Expose the Evil [Abortion]

I have spent more than half my life strategizing about how the people of God can most effectively fight and end abortion. There is no one line that summarizes my conclusions better than what St. Paul wrote in Ephesians 5:11, “Have nothing to do with the fruitless deeds of darkness, but rather expose them.”

Evil flourishes when it is hidden; injustice festers when the victim is unseen. And history demonstrates that those who have overcome social injustices have followed Paul’s advice to expose the evil. For instance, those who fought the slave trade in Britain went to the ports to draw pictures of the boats and how the slaves were kept in them like sardines.

Exposing evil causes it to collapse under its own weight, as it confronts the light of human conscience. Overcoming injustice does not require that everyone believe it is injustice. There is, rather, a critical mass at some point in the spectrum, when “enough” people are so convinced. The good news is that those people already have the conscience to reject the evil. The problem is that the evil hasn’t been sufficiently exposed for them to see it.

So it is with abortion. The more it is exposed, the more people reject it. Public opinion on abortion in America has been amazingly stable since Roe vs. Wade. The most significant shift occurred when the details of the partial-birth abortion procedure were exposed in the mid-nineties. Never did a larger audience see and hear in more detail what abortion actually is.

Statistics. Most Americans have no idea of the immense numbers of abortions, or that abortions occur throughout pregnancy. The abortion supporters themselves provide us the statistics. See the Alan Guttmacher Institute’s website, www.agi-usa.org. Just seeing these facts awakens many people that a change in abortion policy is necessary.

Descriptions. Medical textbooks like Abortion Practice use the word “decapitate” and “dismember” to describe what happens to the baby in abortion. Moreover, there are now more sworn court testimonies from practicing abortionists than ever before, on all different abortion procedures (see www.priestsforlife.org/pba). Again, the abortionists’ own words work against them! When we expose evil in this way, nobody can accuse us of making it up!

Devastation to women, men, and families. More and more mothers, fathers, and families of aborted children speak out about how they have been devastated. The power of their testimony changes minds and hearts. (See www.SilentNoMoreAwareness.org/testmonies)

Corruption in the abortion industry. Read the book Lime 5 (contact us) and see how malpractice, fraud, and sexual abuse are rampant in legal abortion clinics. See www.ClinicWorker.com to learn of other abuses and violations.

The road to ending abortion is clearly open in front of us. Simply take the evidence above and put it before the conscience of everyone you can.

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Preface of Father's Email message:

January 31, 2006

Dear Friends of Life,

As I bring you my latest column in Spanish and English (see below), let me also comment on two news items from today.

First, of course, Justice Samuel Alito was confirmed and sworn in today as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court. Again we see that elections have consequences. This new Justice, who will be much friendlier to pro-life concerns than was Sandra Day O'Connor, would not be on the Supreme Court today if all of you had not worked as hard as you did for the elections of 2004.. It was the coming change of the Supreme Court that motivated so many of us.

I ask you to pause and reflect for a moment. Where is all the power of the pro-abortion movement? Why couldn't the pro-abortion and other liberal organizations that are so well-funded and have so many friends in Hollywood, the media, and the political world, stop the confirmation of Justice Alito? They certainly wanted to and they certainly tried. For that matter, why weren't they able to keep President Bush from a second term?

The fact is that we have things that they don't have, including a stronger grassroots network, and the right message. So thank you again - and let's gear up now for the elections of 2006 and 2008 so that we can replace more Supreme Court Justices!

On another note, you may have seen the news that Coretta Scott King, wife of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., died last night. Her niece, Alveda, told me this morning that the family appreciates your prayers. (You may send a note of condolence to the King family at mail@priestsforlife.org.) Alveda, as you know, continues fighting for Dr. King's dream of equal dignity for all human beings by fighting for the right to life of unborn children. We are happy to have her as our director of African-American outreach.

On other matters:

-Please be sure to read my reflection on Pope Benedict XVI's new encyclical and what it says to the pro-life movement. See www.priestsforlife.org/articles/godislovecommentary.htm

-In my previous email I spoke about the powerful film "A Distant Thunder." We are taking orders for this now here at Priests for Life. It is $16, and you can place an order by emailing orders@priestsforlife.org. If you didn't see my review of it, visit www.priestsforlife.org/articles/adistantthunder..htm to read it.

-Tomorrow is Feb. 1, so I will be posting a new online poll at www.priestsforlife.org. Visit and give us your opinion!

-This week, the program airing on our Gospel of Life TV shows on Sky Angel is called "Civil Rights and Abortion", and Alveda King is my guest. Next week, the topic is "Who Was the Jane Roe of Roe V Wade?" and my guest will be Norma McCorvey. The Gospel of Life show airs on "Angel One" on the Sky Angel Satellite System every Monday at 3:30am, Tuesday at 2:00 am, Thursday at 8:30am and Saturday at 7:30pm (all times Eastern).

-This Friday at 10pm ET (and 2am on Saturday), my Defending Life program on EWTN will be about "Healing the Wounds" and will explain the similarities and differences between Rachel's Vineyard and Project Rachel. Theresa Burke and Vicki Thorn will be my guests. The following week, "Project Rachel" will be the subject of the show, with Vicki Thorn again joining me. You may want to bring these shows to the attention of your priests!

God bless you! Fr. Frank

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