A Catholic family’s response to opposing abortion: Adopt, adopt and vote

SUNBURY, Ohio – For the Young family in rural Sunbury, Ohio, activism begins at home.

The conservative Catholic family chooses to live out their anti-abortion beliefs through adoption, foster parenting, and raising their children to believe in the sanctity of life. They are also determined to teach their children about political candidates they see as compatible with their beliefs.

The night before this year’s presidential election, Erin and Mike Young gathered around a bonfire near their farmhouse with their children, Lucas, 8, Gianna, 7, and Isaac, 5, to pray for Donald Trump to be the “pro-life candidate.”

A small group from the church they attended also attended the “Patriotic Rosary” ceremony.

With rosaries in their hands, they prayed for the nation and its leaders. They prayed for former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris. They recited the “Hail Mary” prayer for each state and “every soul that dwells therein.”

As the fire subsided, they sang “War March of the Republic” and “Star-spangled Banner”.

The next afternoon, Election Day, three children placed “Future Ohio Voter” stickers. Isaac and Lucas wore Trump baseball caps. They got into their father’s truck to go to the polling place. My mother had voted before. Around the voting booth, they pressed their faces closer to watch their fathers vote for Trump.

“To teach our children why it is so important to vote for leaders who honor and protect life,” said Erin, who homeschools the children. She says she and her husband were told that one of their children was born after his biological mother used an abortion drug that didn’t work.

“They know and they understand why we voted for Trump. They know he’s the most pro-life president,” he said a little more than a week after the election. “Now the election has gone our way. We still need to focus What’s happening in Ohio. Because the authority was given back to the states. “We still need to pray, and we still need to fight against abortion laws in our state.”

Ohio voters approved a law a year ago. constitutional amendment provided access to abortion. Roe v. Claiming that Supreme Court appointees who helped reverse the Wade case deserve credit, Trump has repeatedly said states should decide the issue.

Young people said they were not disturbed by Trump’s decision to appoint abortion rights advocate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to head the Department of Health and Human Services, despite their conflicting stances on abortion. “Abortion is now a state issue, not a federal one,” Mike said.

The family next plans to attend the National March for Life in Washington on January 24.