Fifth 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 fifth 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:
- Boyfriend Breaks Into Home, Assaults Girlfriend Who Had Refused Abortion … A man pleaded guilty to forcing his way into his girlfriend’s Buffalo, N.Y., house and beating, kicking, and punching her after she refused to have an abortion. The victim, who was three months pregnant, told police the man said to her, “I’m going to beat that baby out of you.”
- Man Admits on Tape to Giving Wife Abortion Drug; Tries to Convince Her She Really Wanted Abortion … An Air Force service member stationed in Alaska was dishonorably discharged and was sentenced to 9 years, six months in prison for secretly using the drug Misoprostol to force his wife to miscarry after she refused to abort. The woman later recorded her husband admitting to the act but trying to convince her that she really wanted an abortion.
- Man Stalks Ex-Girlfriend Who Refused to Abort; Threatens Her After Baby’s Birth … A Washington man was convicted for stalking his ex-girlfriend after she gave birth to their son. The woman told prosecutors he punched her in the stomach and tried to rape her when she refused to abort and continued to threaten her after the baby’s birth, forcing her to get a protective order against him. The state Supreme Court upheld the man’s conviction in 2008.
(Download the complete “Forced Abortion” Report.)
EXCERPT FROM PRAYERS PAGE
Pray …
- for guidance, wisdom and unity among those working to end abortion and offer support to unborn children, mothers, fathers and families, especially those at risk of unwanted or coerced abortions
- that all of us will respond to the needs of mothers, fathers and families around us and rise to the challenge of creating a more authentically pro-woman, pro-life and pro-family culture where that legitimate rights of unborn children and their mothers, fathers and families are defended
- that leaders will become better educated about pregnancy- and abortion-related injustices, and be willing to defend the authentic rights of the unborn and their mothers and fathers
- for leaders who will challenge all of us, especially counselors and others in positions of authority, to give fair and honest information about abortion and provide meaningful alternatives and support to those facing 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?
