I became interested in issues of respect for life and individual dignity as a natural extension of my practice as a medical doctor for thirty years, helping save lives, extend lives, and improve the quality of lives. I have now served on the Board of Directors of Birthright-Humble for nearly twenty years, and I also serve as Life Director for Knights of Columbus Council #6878, and concurrently, Knights of Columbus Culture of Life Director for the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston. These activities inspired me to write a book titled “Building a Culture of Life: From Antiquity to Modern Era in the United States,” now available wherever books are sold.

Birthright- Humble is a pregnancy help center dedicated to assisting mothers with everything they need to choose life for their child and have a healthy baby. Volunteers provide material and emotional support as well as educational classes. Mothers in need are helped to obtain the vast array of public and private resources available to them. The Knights of Columbus is a Catholic men’s fraternal organization for charitable purposes with a strong commitment to respect for life and preservation of human dignity.

I developed this web site primarily to provide the reader a basic familiarity with many of these issues, and to provide a single source that people can access regularly, both to keep up with upcoming local pro-life events, and to keep up with major national and international developments on the various topics. Obviously, the issue of most immediate importance about which we can have a more proximate impact is that of abortion in the United States.

The major point of contention in our time is over unrestricted access to abortion and the wealth and political power associated with that industry. However, the focus should be one of helping women avoid circumstances in which abortion seems to be the only option. Since society has largely failed in that respect, the proliferation of pregnancy help centers has progressively attempted to make women aware of all the assistance available to them so they do not feel desperate, hopeless, and abandoned.

In my book, I first present the history of contraception and abortion from ancient times up to recent history in the United States. I then tackle modern controversial issues facilitated by technological advances. I also spend a lot of space on the techniques and consequences of abortion, as well as the topic of which women seek abortion and why they do so. In the final chapter, I point out what is being done to help mothers avoid making this terrible choice, and how we can all help preserve the dignity of women with unplanned pregnancies and untenable situations.

I hope both the web site and book will be educational, informative, and inspiring of activism.

George A. Brooks, MD, PhD