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'''National Sanctity of Human Life Day''' is an observance declared by several [[President of the United States|United States Presidents]] who opposed [[abortion]] typically proclaimed on or near the anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision in ''[[Roe v. Wade]]''. |
'''National Sanctity of Human Life Day''' is an observance declared by several [[President of the United States|United States Presidents]] who opposed [[abortion]] typically proclaimed on or near the anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision in ''[[Roe v. Wade]]''. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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President [[Ronald Reagan]] issued a presidential proclamation on January 13, 1984, designating Sunday, January 22, 1984 as National Sanctity of Human Life Day, noting that it was the 11th anniversary of ''Roe v. Wade'', in which the Supreme Court issued a ruling that guaranteed women access to abortion.<ref>https://www.reaganlibrary.gov/research/speeches/11384c</ref> President Reagan was a strong [[anti-abortion]] advocate who said that in ''Roe v. Wade'' the Supreme Court " |
President [[Ronald Reagan]] issued a presidential proclamation on January 13, 1984, designating Sunday, January 22, 1984 as National Sanctity of Human Life Day, noting that it was the 11th anniversary of ''Roe v. Wade'', in which the Supreme Court issued a ruling that guaranteed women access to abortion.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reaganlibrary.gov/research/speeches/11384c|via=Ronald Reagan Presidential Library & Museum|title=Proclamation 5147 -- National Sanctity of Human Life Day, 1984|first=Ronald|last=Reagan|date=1984-01-13}}</ref> President Reagan was a strong [[anti-abortion]] advocate who said that in ''Roe v. Wade'' the Supreme Court "struck down our laws protecting the lives of unborn children".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1986/01/17/us/president-deplores-abortion-proclaims-a-human-life-day.html |title=President Deplores Abortion; Proclaims a Human Life Day |newspaper=The New York Times |date=1986-01-17 }}</ref> |
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Reagan issued the proclamation annually thereafter, designating Sanctity of Human Life Day to be the closest Sunday to the original January 22 date.<ref>see: 1989 and 2006 when January 22 fell on a 4th Sunday as in the original 1984 date of the proclamation. Though it is usually the case, National Sanctity of Human Life Day is not simply "the 3rd Sunday in January"</ref> His successor, [[George H. W. Bush]], continued the annual proclamation throughout his presidency.<ref name= |
Reagan issued the proclamation annually thereafter, designating Sanctity of Human Life Day to be the closest Sunday to the original January 22 date.<ref>see: 1989 and 2006 when January 22 fell on a 4th Sunday as in the original 1984 date of the proclamation. Though it is usually the case, National Sanctity of Human Life Day is not simply "the 3rd Sunday in January"</ref> His successor, [[George H. W. Bush]], continued the annual proclamation throughout his presidency.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://government-programs.laws.com/national-sanctity-of-human-life-day|title=National Sanctity of Human Life Day - LAWS.com|date=April 6, 2015}}</ref> Bush's successor, [[Bill Clinton]], discontinued the practice throughout his eight years in office, but Bush's son and Clinton's successor, [[George W. Bush]], resumed the proclamation and did so every year of his presidency.<ref name="voa">{{Cite news |title=Bush Names This Sunday 'Sanctity of Life' Day |work= Voice of America - English |language=en |url=https://www.voanews.com/archive/bush-names-sunday-sanctity-life-day |access-date=2021-04-30}}</ref> |
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At the end of the first year of his presidency, [[Donald Trump]] issued a proclamation declaring Monday, January 22, 2018 to be National Sanctity of Human Life Day;<ref>https:// |
At the end of the first year of his presidency, [[Donald Trump]] issued a proclamation declaring Monday, January 22, 2018 to be National Sanctity of Human Life Day;<ref>{{cite web|url=https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/president-donald-j-trump-proclaims-january-22-2018-national-sanctity-human-life-day/ |via=[[NARA|National Archives]] |work=[[whitehouse.gov]] |title=President Donald J. Trump Proclaims January 22, 2018, as National Sanctity of Human Life Day }}</ref> however, the next year, his proclamation set it again to a Sunday, that being January 20, 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/presidential-proclamation-national-sanctity-human-life-day-2019/ |via=[[NARA|National Archives]] |work=[[whitehouse.gov]] |title=Presidential Proclamation on the National Sanctity of Human Life Day, 2019 }}</ref> |
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The day is |
The day is observed in some churchesasSanctity of Human Life Sunday, including in some parishes of the [[Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod]]. |
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According to the Proper Calendar<ref> |
According to the Proper Calendar<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.usccb.org/about/divine-worship/liturgical-calendar/proper-calendar.cfm|title=Proper Calendar for the Dioceses of the United States of America}}</ref> of the Catholic Church in the [[United States]], as requested by the [[United States Conference of Catholic Bishops]] (USCCB) and approved by the [[Holy See]], 22 January (or the 23rd if the 22nd is a Sunday) is observed as the "Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children". |
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<blockquote>''O GOD our Creator, we give thanks to thee, who alone hast the power to impart the breath of life as thou dost form each of us in our mother's womb: grant, we pray; that we, whom thou hast made stewards of creation, may remain faithful to this sacred trust and constant in safeguarding the dignity of every human life; through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, ever one God, world without end. Amen.''<ref>Divine Worship p. 671</ref></blockquote> |
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==Response== |
==Response== |
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| ⚫ | In an [[amicus brief]] filed by the National Lawyers Association in the case of ''[[Elk Grove Unified School District v. Newdow]]'', National Sanctity of Human Life Day was cited as an instance of the executive branch acknowledging the theistic philosophy of the United States government.<ref>NLA Brief</ref><ref name="auto"/> |
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The proclamation of National Sanctity of Human Life Day has been heralded by [[National Right to Life Committee|National Right to Life]] as "a wonderful statement of what the [[pro-life]] movement is really all about" while [[Abortion-rights movements|reproductive rights]] groups like [[NARAL Pro-Choice America|NARAL]] and [[Planned Parenthood]] have denounced it, saying it signals a desire to roll back the rights of women.<ref name=cnn011503>"Bush Declares..."</ref> |
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In an [[amicus brief]] filed by the |
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==See also== |
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==References== |
==References== |
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<ref name=lawscom11>[http://government-programs.laws.com/national-sanctity-of-human-life-day National Sanctity of Human Life Day]. laws.com retrieved from government-programs.laws.com on Nov 28 2012</ref> |
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{{Reflist}} |
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| ⚫ | *{{cite news |url=http://www.cnn.com/2003/ALLPOLITICS/01/15/bush.abortion/ |title=Bush declares National Sanctity of Human Life Day |publisher=CNN.com |date=2007-01-15 |access-date=2007-10-05}} |
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*{{cite book |last=Gaustad |first=Edwin S. |author2=Leigh Schmidt |title=The Religious History of America |url=https://archive.org/details/religioushistory00gaus_0 |url-access=registration |publisher=HarperCollins |year=2004 |isbn=0-06-063056-6}} |
*{{cite book |last=Gaustad |first=Edwin S. |author2=Leigh Schmidt |title=The Religious History of America |url=https://archive.org/details/religioushistory00gaus_0 |url-access=registration |publisher=HarperCollins |year=2004 |isbn=0-06-063056-6}} |
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*{{cite web |url=http://washingtonpost.findlaw.com/supreme_court/briefs/02-1624/02-1624.mer.ami.nla.html |title=Supreme Court Briefs: No. 02-1624 | |
*{{cite web |url=http://washingtonpost.findlaw.com/supreme_court/briefs/02-1624/02-1624.mer.ami.nla.html |title=Supreme Court Briefs: No. 02-1624 |work=FindLaw.com |access-date=2007-10-05}} |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/261463 Proclamation 5147, 1984] |
*[https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/261463 Proclamation 5147, 1984] |
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*[https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/260156 Proclamation 5292, 1985] |
*[https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/260156 Proclamation 5292, 1985] |
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*[https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/253098 Proclamation 5931, 1989] |
*[https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/253098 Proclamation 5931, 1989] |
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*[https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/268166 Proclamation 6090, 1990] |
*[https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/268166 Proclamation 6090, 1990] |
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*[https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/268424 Proclamation 6241, 1991] |
*[https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/268424 Proclamation 6241, 1991] |
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*[https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/266237 Proclamation 6397, 1991 (for 1992)] |
*[https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/266237 Proclamation 6397, 1991 (for 1992)] |
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*[https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/211115 Proclamation 7752, 2004] |
*[https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/211115 Proclamation 7752, 2004] |
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*[https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/211576 Proclamation 7863, 2005] |
*[https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/211576 Proclamation 7863, 2005] |
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*[https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/214418 Proclamation 7975, 2006] |
*[https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/214418 Proclamation 7975, 2006] |
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*[https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/269369 Proclamation 8101, 2007] |
*[https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/269369 Proclamation 8101, 2007] |
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*[https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/331819 Proclamation 9691, 2018] |
*[https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/331819 Proclamation 9691, 2018] |
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*[https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/333354 Proclamation 9838, 2019] |
*[https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/333354 Proclamation 9838, 2019] |
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*[https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/proclamation-9978-national-sanctity-human-life-day-2020 Proclamation 9978, 2020] |
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*[https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/proclamation-10136-national-sanctity-human-life-day-2021 Proclamation 10136, 2021] |
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[[Category:January observances]] |
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National Sanctity of Human Life Day is an observance declared by several United States Presidents who opposed abortion typically proclaimed on or near the anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision in Roe v. Wade.
President Ronald Reagan issued a presidential proclamation on January 13, 1984, designating Sunday, January 22, 1984 as National Sanctity of Human Life Day, noting that it was the 11th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, in which the Supreme Court issued a ruling that guaranteed women access to abortion.[1] President Reagan was a strong anti-abortion advocate who said that in Roe v. Wade the Supreme Court "struck down our laws protecting the lives of unborn children".[2]
Reagan issued the proclamation annually thereafter, designating Sanctity of Human Life Day to be the closest Sunday to the original January 22 date.[3] His successor, George H. W. Bush, continued the annual proclamation throughout his presidency.[4] Bush's successor, Bill Clinton, discontinued the practice throughout his eight years in office, but Bush's son and Clinton's successor, George W. Bush, resumed the proclamation and did so every year of his presidency.[5]
At the end of the first year of his presidency, Donald Trump issued a proclamation declaring Monday, January 22, 2018 to be National Sanctity of Human Life Day;[6] however, the next year, his proclamation set it again to a Sunday, that being January 20, 2019.[7]
The day is observed in some churches as Sanctity of Human Life Sunday, including in some parishes of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod.
According to the Proper Calendar[8] of the Catholic Church in the United States, as requested by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) and approved by the Holy See, 22 January (or the 23rd if the 22nd is a Sunday) is observed as the "Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children".
In an amicus brief filed by the National Lawyers Association in the case of Elk Grove Unified School District v. Newdow, National Sanctity of Human Life Day was cited as an instance of the executive branch acknowledging the theistic philosophy of the United States government.[9][4]
