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Pro-Life Campaign Helps Save 297 Babies from Abortion

By Audrey Barrick|Christian Post Reporter

The 40 Days for Life campaign is in its last days and so far, 297 babies have been reported saved from abortion, according to the latest report.

"297 – Praise God!!" organizers wrote in their campaign blog this week.

One woman in Sacramento, Calif., was six months pregnant and planning to abort because her doctor insisted that the baby had multiple deformities.

After speaking and praying with a 40 Days for Life volunteer, the unidentified woman proclaimed that she was keeping her baby and walked away from the abortion clinic.

More than 130 communities in the United States, Canada, Australia and Northern Ireland are hosting 40 Days for Life events through April 5. Events include praying, fasting, holding peaceful vigils outside abortion clinics and raising awareness about the pro-life movement.

"Many people think about abortion in abstract terms," said Shawn Carney, spring campaign director for 40 Days for Life. "But 40 Days for Life shows that abortion is real, it’s in their neighborhoods, and it has devastating results – not only for the babies, but for mothers, fathers and many others."

In the latest report by the campaign staff, one employee who works at an abortion clinic said she plans to quit her job.

"An abortion center employee has been talking to the 40 Days for Life prayer volunteers outside of her workplace – and she wants out!" according to the campaign blog. "Her message was simple – she just couldn’t take it any longer. It was time to look for a new job."

Carol Marie, one of the local 40 Days for Life coordinators, commented, "If you ever wondered if what we’ve been doing has been making a difference, well the Lord has given us an answer, loud and clear.

"Lives are being saved, people are leaving the business and we are costing them the money that motivates the doctors to do what they do. All praise and glory goes to God!"

This year is the fourth 40 Days for Life campaign and is the first time the events are running with a pro-choice president in the White House.

President Barack Obama recently reversed a policy that banned federal funding for embryonic stem cell research and also repealed the Mexico City Policy which prohibited funding for overseas abortion providers.

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  • Sat Apr 18, 2009 12:54 am Agree: 0   Disagree: 1

    Well this is good news. Since we know the precise number, perhaps we can follow them through life and see how many invent a cure for cancer as opposed to how many become criminals, abuse children or commit murder.

  • Sat Apr 04, 2009 12:11 am Agree: 0   Disagree: 0

    FYI...maternity home for pregnant teens has saved over 100 babies since opening. Save the Babies is a powerful ministry, but it needs financial support. State funding is practically non-existent. Expectant mothers are housed, educated in childbirth and parenting, given alternate pro-life choices, enrolled in school (if of school age) and kept in church. After childbirth, they are monitored closely and get support in finding low-income housing and job placement, if desired. If you'd like to support a great anti-abortion ministry, call 910-486-8100 for more information on how you can help. Thank you in advance and God Bless You!!

  • Thu Apr 02, 2009 12:45 pm Agree: 2   Disagree: 2

    Amen to that Chas! And I though I was the only Catholic on this site!:)

    Praise God! We Catholics support this pro-life ministry!
    We pray for your efforts!

    God bless you all!

  • Chas »
    Thu Apr 02, 2009 12:23 pm Agree: 2   Disagree: 1

    Praise God! We Catholics support this pro-life ministry!
    We pray for your efforts!

    God bless you all!

  • Thu Apr 02, 2009 9:18 am Agree: 4   Disagree: 1

    Flagged as inappropriate. show Shawn Carney, congratulations, your vision will save millions of unborn children that otherwise would have been destroyed. May God continue to Bless you and provide the multitudes of people to support your campaign in every sense of the word. We don't need a President with a pro-choice mentality, we need a president to honor God, period. hide

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