Back Alley Abortions - on Main Street, USA

 

"Back alley abortions. These three words commonly used by pro-abortion activists bring to mind a desperate woman secretively knocking on an unmarked door, whispering the name of a friend who referred her. The phrase conjures images of dirty instruments, brutal pain, infection and death.

With abortion now widely available—legal, safe and rare, so we’re told—this gruesome image is supposed to be a horror of the past.
Except it isn’t.
An Internet search on the phrase botched abortion brings up 540,000 results in a split second. Here’s a sampling from just the first page:

911 Call Warned Woman Dying from Botched Abortion (March 2014)
Planned Parenthood Settles $2 Million Case After Botched Abortion (Feb. 2014)
New lawsuit: Planned Parenthood forced, botched abortion (Feb. 2013)
Autopsy Proves Planned Parenthood Killed Woman in Botched Abortion(Sept. 2012)

And of course, the horror of Kermit Gosnell’s legal back-alley-style butcher shop in inner-city Philadelphia made headlines around the world.

The truth is, while “legal” still plagues those who fight against abortion and “rare” has long since surrendered, even “safe” offers no guarantee at all. The back alley is now Main Street, with the blessing of the U.S. Supreme Court." From Brad Mattes: http://www.lifeissues.org/thelatestnews.html

So, what can you do about all this? Pray! PRAY and FAST. St. Peter Chrysologus (died about 450, long before the parting of ways) said, "Fasting is the soul of prayer, mercy is the lifeblood of fasting. So if you pray, fast; if you fast, show mercy...." Sounds like 40 Days for Life, doesn't it. Be PRAYERFULLY Pro-Life. be PEACEFULLY Pro-Life, showing mercy, never condemnation..

Sign up to pray one hour a week or 1 hour an day, THIS SUNDAY at your church. Then pick up a Yard Sign (suggested donation is $5) Be PUBLICALLY Pro-Life; put your sign along the street.

Prayer times start THIS Wednesday, September 24th and end November 2.

Abortions more dangerous than childbirth

Finally! A reputable study with national data from Denmark. A huge reputable study, showing beyond any reasonable doubt, that abortion is definitely more dangerous that childbirth. This is reported by Brad Mattes from Life Issues Institute, Inc:
http://www.lifeissues.org/breakingnews/2014/bn9-12-14.htm

Pro-abortion activists fight for abortion throughout pregnancy for any reason—no exceptions. Their fundamental argument centers on women’s health. But stunning research shows this concern is all smoke and mirrors. Pro-abortion activists have long tried to claim that abortion is safer than childbirth. For years they’ve touted manipulated numbers, trying in vain to bolster this myth.

We’ve always known those statistics were bogus, and a study by Dr. Priscilla Coleman and Dr. David Reardon reveals abortion is much more dangerous to women than giving birth. And the results are sadly even more devastating to women’s health than even I had anticipated.

First, let me [Brad Mattes] vouch for the authors of this research. I know them both to be solid individuals with a reputation for thoroughness. I met Dr. Coleman in Santiago, Chile where we lectured at their largest university. We again shared an academic podium in Quito, Ecuador the following year.

Second, allow me to explain why this study is so important. It’s compelling because of its unmatched scope: The study includes a large number of women—nearly one-half-million—experiencing first-time pregnancies. The medical records are profoundly reliable because the data was compiled from Danish government sources including fertility records of births and stillbirths, the national abortion registry and cause of death registry. The study covers an extensive ten-year time period, providing comprehensive long-term data. It analyzes both early and late-term abortion compared to childbirth. In other words, this isn’t a biased study with a relatively small sample size produced to cater to pro-abortion activists—or any side for that matter. This research was conducted at the national level, over the course of a decade, providing substantial credibility, a comprehensive level of detail, as well as earning publication in respected medical journals. The reliability has been substantiated, which is why the results are even more troubling.        

 When it comes to which is safer—abortion or childbirth—the results speak loudly and clearly:

• During the first six months after an early abortion (12 weeks or less), a woman has double the risk of death compared to giving birth.
• During the first year following a late abortion (after 12 weeks) a woman has over three times the risk of death compared to giving birth.

Check it out for yourself: http://www.lifeissues.org/breakingnews/2014/bn9-12-14.htm

Please share this freely with your neighbors. This is BIG!

"Old White Guys"

Saturday, there were escorts, so very little information was shared on the sidewalk. But it was interesting: all the escorts at my gate were "old white guys." Isn't that what "they" say makes up the pro-life community? I would have sworn I've heard that slur. Well, Saturday the "old white guys" were guarding the gates of PP.

One even had a button that read, "I (heart) pro-choice girls." This on a white-haired, long-haired, old hippie type male. Reckon he "loved" them because they wouldn't mind destroying the evidence? It was a little scary to me!

Was it the same guy? I'm not sure of that, but one of the guys had lots of bumper stickers on his car. One read: There is no flag big enough to cover the shedding of innocent blood. That one I liked! But why was it on HIS car? Apparently, he didn't see the irony of his guarding PP's ability to shedding MUCH innocent blood while his bumper sticker proclaimed it evil.

Saturday was the Walk for Life. I did NOT make my goal of $1200 (It's wrong on the website, and there's a gremlin living there who won't let me fix it.) However, the Coalition says we have until October 4th to get some more money. Sooo, if you have a spare dime... https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?shva=1#inbox/1486209f3b234064?compose=14862a590c909b0d

Tuesday we saved just one baby - the baby God wanted most that day. Surely He NEVER started a baby just to be aborted, but He gave us that free will.

Oh, that one day we all choose to do what HE wants.

40 Days for Life starts Wednesday, September 24th with SYATP. Day before that is the Kick-Off and Pastor's Dinner in Conroe; day after is the WPCC Fundraising Banquet at Camp Allen.

On your mark...

Depo-Prevora and Pregnant

 

We saved a baby, but we also had a quite a scare with this couple. After visiting the Blue Bus, and so deciding FOR life, (for this their second baby,) they then drove into PP's parking lot! What gives? I prayed harder...Two hours later they came out, assured me that yes, they were keeping the baby, and drove off.

So what gave? Only the Lord himself knows for sure, but I hope they were raising a scene in there! She had been on Depo-Prevora (ie, "the shot".) Had PP warned her that it WASN"T all that effective? She was NOT our first client to be pregnant while on Depo. I hope she raised her voice and let others in there know what was what!

Not only is it not so effective, one of the more common side-effects is to make one FAT! Ummm, Like all the hormonal contraceptives. Heard anything about an epidemic of obesity in America? Didn't it start about the same time as "the pill"? Of course, I'm obese, and I've never been on those hormones, but it does raise a question...

3. Speaking of letting others know...One woman came in, 11-12 weeks pregnant, not wanting an abortion. She said, "They told me to come to the blue Bus." They? PP? We never found out, but there have been other women who have stated up front that they "wanted their babies," who have been directed by PP employees to come to our bus.

4. Watch for more details - National Day of Remembrance for Aborted Children is Sept 13, at Forest Lawn Cemetery , Almeda-Genoa Rd, Houston. I'll be there - can you?

Good Friday Baby Save

It was definitely a GOOD Friday for one little child - a six week old preborn baby who NOW has a chance of being born!

The Holy Spirit was at work (as usual) on the sidewalk today. When I arrived, each driveway had several sidewalk counselors, so I moved to the corner where the cars turn to get to the driveways. Well, there were LOTS of cars turning - but most of them were pray-ers looking for a parking spot. So, I directed parking even as I stopped cars to pass out info.

 

About 10:05 a.m., just after the Stations of the Cross had begun, there was quite a traffic jam of parkers. Into the fray comes an older car. (How old? Well, it had fins!) I stop the male driver who was alone in the car.

"Are you picking up someone?"

"My cousin."

"Did she go in for an abortion?"

"Huh? I just dropped her off."

"Well, this IS the largest known abortion center in the world."

"What???"

"When did you drop her off? You'd better go get her!"

So he did! About 30 minutes later, they drive out and they are smiling. He DID stop the abortion. Yes, that was why she needed the ride. Perhaps she had never told anyone she was pregnant. But as a cousin, apparently he was willing to step up and be a support for her!

FAMILY - what a wonderful gift from God! And Praise Him for this baby save!