A Voice for Those Who Can't Speak

Bono spoke recently at a women's conference, encouraging Americans to resist the urge to turn inward during our troubled times. He spoke concerning the crisis in Africa, and our responsibility to help. Part of his speech was:

"History has a way of making ideas that are once acceptable, look ridiculous.
Let's not forget ... "no blacks, no Irish."
Let's not forget ... the back of the bus.
Let's not forget ... apartheid and Jim Crow.
Let's not forget ... women couldn't vote.
Ridiculous, all of it. Totally absurd. We know that now. Most people didn't back then."

Those words are fitting as well for what is happening daily in American clinics, in a culture that has devalued life to a point where we're numb to the absurdity. The star of "Bella," Eduardo Verastegui, speaks up in this video (not for children). Choose English or Spanish.

If you haven't seen the movie "Bella," I highly recommend it - it's a beautiful movie that flows like poetry. It's a story of family, love, healing, and the gift of life.