Wanted to share a baby save! Marian University Knights for Life started praying with posters at a nearby abortion facility after seeing Unplanned! They hosted our Planned Parenthood Truth tour yesterday as well. They even printed the inspections and are meeting with Right to Life to discuss the failed health reports and terrible Google reviews! Five Marian students prayed outside this abortion facility today and a woman drove out from the back parking lot. She rolled down her windows, looked at them with their signs (having seen them before she went in), and said, “I didn’t do it, I didn’t do it. I didn’t go through with it.”This Students for Life group, after seeing the movie, decided to start witnessing outside the facility. And saved a life right away! Their presence at this particular abortion facility is especially important, given that it's especially dangerous. Just the day prior, an ambulance was called and a woman was taken out on a stretcher.
New MexicoSince my first participation in 40 Days for Life, I spend every Saturday in front of the abortion facility nearest me with a group of other sidewalk counselors. Through that time, our group has had four lives saved (that we know of). The one that makes this ministry so impactful is a girl named Ashley. Ashley’s parents went to the facility nine months ago. We tried to talk them out of the abortion, offering them alternatives and support. It didn’t seem to work even though they were very receptive towards us. However, I sensed a level of uncertainty, so I began to pray that they leave this place. Eventually, we noticed that the abortionist had not arrived and Ashley’s parents had left. We began to look frantically and we blamed ourselves for failing to approach them. Nine months later, on a Saturday, a random car parked in front of the sidewalk. Stepping out of the car was Ashley’s father. He approached us with gratitude and tears as he said, “I knew you guys were gonna be here during these nine months. I’ve seen you guys and I just had to thank you because Ashley was just born yesterday and because of you, we were able to leave this place with her nine months ago.” Since then, I realized the importance of our presence. That we might never know the outcome of a situation but through the power of prayer, we assure that God will heal and protect.The third baby save is the story of an everyday hero. Not every life saved from abortion is a dramatic saga of a tearful encounter at the doors of an abortion facility. Sometimes, a kind word and a nudge in the right direction can make all the difference. A pro-life advocate in New Mexico shared the following:
I have a coworker who’s pregnant (about 5 months). The father left the country to visit his parents and informed her he wasn’t coming back and doesn’t want the baby. She called about a late term abortion in NM and it was too expensive for her, thank God. She reached out to me and I need somewhere to send her for help. She has 2 little girls and this is a boy. She’s talking about maybe adoption but she’s too confused at this point to decide what’s best for them all. None of her family knows about this.Our Regional Coordinator in New Mexico, Christina Coffman, and her pro-life peers there helped to steer this woman towards resources that could help her and her family. Oftentimes, it can be small acts of everyday help that make a life-saving difference!
The abortion battle is one of the biggest “us” versus “them” struggles in modern history. Pitted against one another are two groups of people who believe they are fighting for human rights (definitions vary, of course). With the help of social media, both sides have managed to create one big lump of a common enemy, forgetting…
The state of Washington is trying to force Christian churches to fund abortions. Under a Washington law, all health insurance plans must pay for abortions. Cedar Park Assembly of God is a pro-life, Christian church and opposes abortions. Alliance Defending Freedom filed a lawsuit recently pushing back against Washington State for this very clear violation…
Abby Young, New England Regional Coordinator for SFLA, was visiting the University of Connecticut with our Planned Parenthood Truth display when a random passerby silently approached the pro-life students, shoved one of their banners down, and walked away. This behavior is ugly for a lot of different reasons. For one, look how sullen this…
The SFLA Spring Tour, “Planned Parenthood Truth,” is fully underway, already having visited dozens of college campuses nationwide. The display consists of six banners citing research and inspection reports of dangerous Planned Parenthood facilities, calling for common sense inspections and asking students and passersby: Do you trust Planned Parenthood? The results so far have…
71 ambulances have been called to the St. Louis Planned Parenthood on Forest Park Parkway since 2009. One would think that may raise an eyebrow or two around St. Louis. After all, abortion is supposed to be “one of the safest procedures” right? So now it’s ten years and seventy-one 911 calls later and…
“What should I do with all my free time?” I kept finding myself asking this question in my head, and I decided it was time to actually do something about it. This is my first year in Bloomington (and in general) as a non-student, a wife, and a full-time professional. The hours I used…
On February 19th, five Students for Life groups, community members, Human Life of Washington, the Family Policy Institute, and Washington Women’s Network rallied in front of Senator Patty Murray’s office to protest how she single-handedly stopped the Born Alive Infant Protection Act. There were 50-60 people, holding signs that said, “Resist Infanticide,” “Stop Infanticide,”…
“What do you have going on this weekend?” One Friday, while I was still pretty new at my job, I got this question from a co-worker. What should I tell him? The new season of my guilty pleasure show came out on Netflix. I might go get pizza. I don’t know. My weekends are usually…
It’s Kate Maloney, the Northeast Regional Coordinator for Students for Life. I just wanted to share a quick story with you. My heart was so saddened to hear the following reflection from one of the pro-life medical students I work with in New Jersey: “I just finished a rotation on OBGYN at my medical school, and…
The Pro-Life Movement is alive and thriving in North Dakota. During North Dakota’s 2019 legislative session, two pro-life bills have been introduced in the House of Representatives, one of which would ban dismemberment abortions. House Bill 1546 will not only prohibit human dismemberment abortions but will also provide a penalty for this type of…