The headline on SocialistWorker.org gets straight to the point: “40 ways to oppose 40 Days for Life.”
If you read the article, you’d think the sky was falling.
“Anti-abortion fanatics will descend on women’s clinics around the country … [and] harass women outside of clinics in attempts to disrupt the clinic’s ability to provide health care,” the rhetoric-filled diatribe begins.
Of course, a typical 40 Days for Life vigil looks like the image above … and it is successful precisely because it is prayerful and peaceful.
And it must be working, as the pro-abortion author suggests countering 40 Days for Life by getting involved in activities such as raising money for pro-abortion causes and pursuing health care “reform” that requires mandatory abortion coverage.
The writer also links to a collection of purported pro-abortion “truths” – such as the myth that 5,000 women died annually from illegal abortions prior to Roe v. Wade.
The man who came up with that figure – Dr. Bernard Nathanson, a founder of NARAL – admitted after his pro-life conversion that this infamous statistic was a flat-out fabrication.
It’s a sign of desperation, which is all the pro-abortion side has.
As for “anti-abortion fanatics” harassing women … well, accusations are a dime a dozen. But since pictures are worth a thousand words, here’s a quick look at a number of 40 Days for Life vigils around the world.
See for yourself!
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Coyoacan, Mexico
Gherla, Romania
Iztapalapa, Mexico
Medellin, Colombia
Navojoa, Mexico
Vukovar, Croatia
