In Social Action:

The mission of the St. Luke Pro-Life Committee is to promote the Church's constant teaching that all human life is a precious gift from God. We offer educational, pastoral care and advocacy programs that promote the value and dignity of every human life, from conception to natural death.

Pro-Life Activities

We promote the Church's constant teaching that human life is a precious gift from God. The committee implements the U.S. Bishop's Pastoral Plan for Pro-Life by offering educational, pastoral care, and advocacy programs that promote the value and dignity of each human life, from conception to natural death.

Upcoming St. Luke Pro-Life Events

Cancer Survivor Speaker Coming to St. Luke

Heidi Floyd, Ambassador for the Vera Bradley Foundation for Breast Cancer, was two months pregnant when she was diagnosed with breast cancer.

She will be sharing personal accounts of her experiences with breast cancer to deliver a compelling message of the importance of research for prevention, detection, treatment and a cure on Tuesday, October 25, at 7:00 PM at St. Luke Catholic Church.

There will be an opportunity for questions and sharing of your own cancer stories at the end of the presentation. All are welcome to attend.

Upcoming Local Pro-Life Events

40 Days for Life

Join other St. Luke parishioners in the National 40 Days for Life campaign, a focused period of time of prayer and fasting for the end of abortion at the largest abortion facility in Indiana, Planned Parenthood, 8590 Georgetown Road. We are keeping vigil on Fridays from 8 AM to 6 PM. For more information contact the St. Luke Pro Life committee at stlukeprolife@gmail.com.

Did you know?

In 2005, 1.21 million abortions were performed in the U.S1 The abortion ratio, the proportion of pregnancies ending in abortion, was 22.4. In other words, 22% of all pregnancies in the U.S. (excluding miscarriages) ended in abortion in 2005.

Q&A

Are there medical situations in which it is moral to withhold nutrition and hydration?
Yes. For example, a patient in the last stages of stomach cancer is already dying from that condition. Such a dying patient, or others who can speak for the patient, may decide to refuse further feeding because it causes pain and gives little benefit. The administration of nutrition and hydration in this case would pose a burden on the stomach cancer patient that is disproportionate to its benefit. By contrast, the "vegetative state" is not in itself a case of imminent dying, and the reception of nutrition and hydration itself does not generally constitute a burden for him or her.3