Author: Maria Gallagher

By Maria V. Gallagher, Legislative Director, Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation It’s been said that good things come in “threes.” Certainly, that proved to be the case for Miami resident Christine Taala. As The Epoch Times reports, Taala was initially shocked when she discovered she was going to give birth to triplets. You see, Taala had suffered the loss …

By Maria V. Gallagher, Legislative Director, Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation I was reminded recently of how one single human life can change the world. I received word on Facebook that the father of a childhood friend had died. He was a long-time restauranteur who was a beloved member of his community. His generosity and devotion to …

 By Maria V. Gallagher, Legislative Director, Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation As I posted on my favorite social media platform, Instagram, one day, I paused a moment to reflect. I was about to add my preferred hashtag–#prolife. It occurred to me that such a hashtag contains a profound level of meaning. #prolife means to support life in its …

By Maria V. Gallagher, Legislative Director, Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation I woke up in the middle of the night with a thought dangling in my brain: When the eyes change, the heart can begin to change. It seemed to me that what my dream was communicating was the idea that, when we begin to look at …

By Maria V. Gallagher, Legislative Director, Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation I gazed at the photo, overwhelmed by the sight. It was a picture of a precious newborn baby girl—a girl who could easily have not been here, were it not for a woman who was willing to reach out to a pregnant woman with love, compassion, …

By Maria V. Gallagher, Legislative Director, Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation I walked into the National Right to Life Convention not knowing quite what to expect. After all, the nation is recovering from a worldwide pandemic which has dramatically altered just about every facet of life. I wondered if people would turn out, if our interactions would …