Also called the death penalty, it is the sentence of death after a conviction by a court of law for a criminal offense, conducted primarily in the United States by lethal injection or electrocution. 20 states, including the District of Columbia, have abolished their death penalty laws. Anglicans for Life does not have an official position on the issue of the Capital Punishment. We mourn with families who have suffered & turn to God to redeem the souls of those waiting punishment.

Ahuman right is a right that is justifiably believed to apply to every person in every culture and country. On December 10^th 1948, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was ratified by the United Nations General Assembly in Paris. It was the first written list of human rights to be universally protected. Some of these rights include freedom from slavery, equal protection under the law, protection from torture, and the right to freedom of expression.

The awareness of conscience rights is growing both in the United States and internationally. Conscience Rights are the rights to refuse to act in a way that would violate a person’s conscience, without legal punishment or social discrimination. Some examples are doctors in countries where assisted suicide is legal refusing to help a patient die or nurses declining from participating in abortions in hospitals that perform legal abortions.

Homelessness occurs when people or households are unable to acquire or maintain housing they can afford and are unable or unwilling to find support from family or friends. According to the National Alliance to End Homelessness, in January 2015 564,708 people were homeless on a given night in the United States. About 15 percent of the homeless population (83,170) are considered “chronically homeless” individuals. About 8 percent of homeless people (47,725) are veterans.

Sex trafficking is the forced prostitution of women, men, and children, either through physical force, fraud, or coercion. Victims are often found through social networks, neighborhoods, clubs or bars, or the internet. The most common ages a child enters sex trafficking are between 14-16 years old. In 2008, traffickers made $31 billion buying and selling humans.