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On the Gift of Life, Puerto Rico Points the Way, National Catholic Register – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

On the Gift of Life, Puerto Rico Points the Way, National Catholic Register

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Official portrait of Resident Commissioner Jenniffer González-Colón, (Now Governor Jenniffer González-Colón) provided by her office to the United States Congress. Author Kristie Boyd; U.S. House Office of Photography. This United States Congress image is in the public domain.

The Editors, National Catholic Register, December 30, 2025

EDITORIAL: Puerto Rico Gov. Jenniffer González-Colón just signed a bill into law that affirms the biological fact that life begins at conception.

The theme of the 2026 March for Life is “Life Is a Gift.” Indeed, it’s a gift that’s bestowed lovingly by God himself upon every single human being he has created, in his own image and likeness.

And it’s a gift that needs to be cherished and protected throughout the entirety of every human journey, from the moment of conception through the time of natural death.

Properly catechized Catholics already know this. Unfortunately, though, an ever-increasing percentage of Americans — including many Catholics, sadly — have lost sight of this profound truth.

If that weren’t so, the evil of abortion would never have been legalized anywhere. There also wouldn’t be the concomitant drive to truncate the other end of human life, via the evil of legalized assisted suicide.

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