October Outreach – Thoughts & Prayers 4

Fourth in a Series. Project Goals:

Ask your pastor to preach about coerced abortion and post-abortion issues from a compassionate, Pro-Woman/Pro-Life perspective!
Join the project and use the resources to encourage and help pastors and other church leaders to speak about these issues.
Pray! Invite other church leaders and individuals to join this outreach.

During October, many pro-life individuals and organizations are participating in prayer, fasting, vigils, events and other community outreach efforts. This type of prayerful and practical outreach matters for babies, women and families, for a multitude of reasons.

The following and upcoming excerpts of Forced Abortion in America and Pro-Woman/Pro-Life prayers are reminders of what is at stake and why it matters.

This is the fourth in a series of excerpts from:

Forced Abortion in America (downloadable versions include the flyer, fact sheet and 22-page report with citations),
Pro-Woman/Pro-Life Prayers page (also available as a downloadable pdf),

The “Forced Abortion in America” excerpts are disturbing, yet important to read. They expose profound exploitation and human rights abuses associated with abortion, especially for women and families in vulnerable situations. (See “help” links below.)

For individuals and groups planning ahead for next year, reading excerpts of this report followed by prayers makes a good Lenten offering, prayer group project, personal devotion, etc.

FORCED ABORTION REPORT EXCERPT:

Doctor Stabs Girlfriend with Syringe Outside Parking Garage to Force Abortion … A New York physician was sentenced to prison after repeatedly stabbing his girlfriend with a syringe filled with an abortion-inducing drug. A witness said the man shouted, “I’m giving you an abortion!” as he forced the woman to the ground near a hospital parking garage. She later gave birth to a healthy boy.
Three Hit Men Hired to Kill Unborn Baby After Woman Refuses Abortion … A pregnant Arkansas woman was within days of her due date when she was beaten and kicked in the abdomen by three men, killing her unborn baby girl. She said she pleaded for her child’s life as her attackers told her, “Your baby is dying tonight.” The woman’s boyfriend was convicted of planning the attack.
Man Beats Girlfriend For Refusing to Go into Abortion Clinic … A man pleaded guilty to two counts of simple assault for beating up his girlfriend outside an abortion clinic in Washington, D.C. Witnesses said he beat the woman after she refused to enter the clinic after speaking with pro- life advocates outside. She later gave birth to a healthy baby.

(Download the complete “Forced Abortion” Report.)

EXCERPT FROM PRAYERS PAGE

Pray …

for all women who have lost children to abortion or pregnancy loss, and for those struggling with infertility
for mothers who were emotionally and spiritually wounded, or physically injured, by abortion, and those who suffered trauma related to unwanted and coerced abortions
for fathers hurt by abortion: those who have lost a child, those involved in an unwanted or coerced abortion and those who were denied the opportunity to support their partners and unborn children
for fathers grieving the loss of a child to abortion or other pregnancy loss, and those struggling with infertility
for pregnancy resource centers and post-abortion ministries to receive the practical and spiritual support to continue and improve their work to help those who are at risk of abortion and those struggling after an abortion

(Download the entire list of prayer intentions)
(Download a list of places to find help before or after abortion. Those being coerced can also contact thejusticesfoundation.org/cafa for immediate help.)

Prayer is powerful. Education is, too, because the truth will ultimately prevail.

Have you shared these materials with your pastor and asked him to speak about these issues, including widespread coercion and post-abortion heartbreak, from a pro-woman/pro-life perspective? What response did you receive? What is planned for the future?

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