The pro-lifers I know and have worked with over the course of three decades ignore the armchair quarterbacks carping from the sidelines. Many babies' lives are being saved by those who serve.
""Every day in the United States pregnancy resource centers assist an average of 5,500 Americans, female and male, young and old, with sexuality-and-pregnancy-related concerns. The reach of America's pregnancy centers and the scope of their success continue to attract new attention. In January 2008, on the eve of the 35th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade, Nancy Gibbs of Time magazine cited the "evidence that the quiet campaign for women's hearts and minds, conducted in thousands of crisis pregnancy centers around the country, on billboards, phone banks and websites, is having an effect" in reducing abortion rates, which are down by one third from their U.S. high.
"Assisting women, counseling couples, providing goods and services, offering free and confidential pregnancy care, these "centers for women's true reproductive health," as Heartbeat's president, Dr. Margaret Hartshorn, calls them, are playing an indispensable role in the health of our families and communities. They are witnessing and acting in the spirit of Matthew 25:40, "Whatever you did for one of the least of my brothers of mine, you did for me."
In just one of those 2,300 pregnancy resource centers alone,
"Over 20,000 women and their babies have been recipients of grants totaling over $4,000,000."
You lifted my burden--
"Dear Cradle of Hope, I want to thank you with my whole heart for helping me. It's not easy to ask for help but it's nice to know that in my time of need, there is someone/organization out there. t helps me and my situation and helps to lift some of my burdens." ~ Laura
Our daughter came early--
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Volunteer Counselor--
"Thank you so much for "being there" to provide help and hope to the numerous women and babies in critical situations. You truly make a difference! I am espeically grateful to Cradle of Hope for fulfilling requests that our local agency in Mankato periodically submits on behalf of women in need. Thank you all for being the "hands and feet" of Christ. God will continue to bless and provide all that is needed for Cradle of Hope. In His Service," Sally
Registered Nurse--
"Thank you so much for the generous grants provided to many of "the moms" I care for during pregnancy. I feel so fortunate to be able to share the news and hear or see the joy in the good news. Thanks, again, to all who are involved in this process." Linda C. RN
Telephone Message--
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I decided to carry my child--
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A 'Gift' back--
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Triplets--
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It's a well researched and detailed statistics website. Kudos to the man
The US is not at the highest in terms of % -- the highest is Greenland at 51%, and the US is 22.6% with theUK at 21% for 2008
Mexico is just 0.09%
Abortion peaked in the US from 75-80 (nice graph he has), but the highest number of abortions was in 1990 - 1.6 MILLION. 2008 is lower at 1.2 million babies murdered but still too high.
I moved to Poland last year and one of the family friends is part of a pro-life group that is working to reduce the loopholes for an abortion. Right now in Poland an abortion is allowed only for three reasons: 1. Danger to mother's life, 2. Rape, 3. Mental/physical health of mother and child
Note that these are the 3 excuses that pro-baby-murder activists cite, yet they account for just 160 abortions a year in a country 1/10th (approx) the size of the US. So, there are only 1,600 or 2,000 abortions that of these kinds in the US
And the family friend wants to remove options 2 and 3. I agree with him. Since the banning of most forms of abortion, there has been no increase in pregnancy-related deaths
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You can find also interesting statistics for Northern Ireland, which though a part of the liberal UK, has the same strict anti-murder laws as Poland. Of course, the Northern Irish women can just hop across to Scotland to kill, but that's a journey for a purpose no matter how easy and many presumably think, because the murder of baby rate in N. Ireland is 4.4% only as compared to 22% for England, 20% for Wales and 19% for SCotland
WHAT does any of that, beautiful as it is, have to do with this article that you defended? I did not question your commitment to the cause. Why are you acting as if I have? Further implying that somehow, I am NOT?
I am asking you straight up WHY you defended an article designed to KEEP allowing abortions while freeing the conscience? And you will not answer a straight question with a straight answer. WHY?