Pro-Life Campaign Helps Save 297 Babies from Abortion
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.
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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President Barack Obama recently reversed a policy that banned federal funding for embryonic stem cell research and also repealed the Mexico City Policy which prohibited funding for overseas abortion providers.
