Activism Day
SFLI Activism Day for November 11th, 2009: "I'm Pro-Life Ask Me Why!" This Activism Day will give you the opportunity to learn more about pro-life issues, practice discussing them with others and share the pro-life message with others. Here’s What YOU Can Do: 1. Educate Yourself – Watch the video on the front page, read and explore this entire website learn more and review the links and documents below. 2. Educate Your Circle of Influence – Use what you’ve learned to educate your personal circle of influence, i.e. your pro-life group, your friends and family and recruit them to join the Activism Day to ...
Planned Parenthood
Because of the central place held by Planned Parenthood in promoting and providing abortion, anyone investigating the abortion issue should know some basic information about this organization. Most of the information below is from Planned Parenthood's 2006-2007 annual report, which includes figures from calendar year 2006, the most recent period for which data is available. How Many Abortions does Planned Parenthood Perform Each Year? In 2006, Planned Parenthood performed 289,750 abortions, or approximately 23% of all abortions, making them the largest abortion provider in the United States. Even as the overall national abortion rate goes down, Planned Parenthood continues to perform more ...
Sharing the Pro-Life Message
Have you ever been in a situation like one of these? At the summer block party, a neighbor asks about the pro-life bumper sticker on your car. Your professor speaks out during class about being pro-choice, as if no one with any intelligence could possibly oppose abortion. At Thanksgiving dinner, your sister-in-law casually mentions that she just sent a donation to Planned Parenthood. During a pro-life demonstration you’re participating in, a passer-by walks over to you and angrily asks ...
Pro-Choice Reasoning
Response to Common Pro-Choice Views Some arguments against the pro-life side are directed to the abortion issue itself, while others focus more on the perceived hypocrisy or insensitivity of pro-lifers. Offered here are brief responses to the most common pro-choice arguments, summing up the key points in response to each. For more detailed treatment of these issues, consult the resources to be found under the Resources tab of this website. A Fetus isn’t really a Human Being. “Fetus” is a Latin term meaning “little one”, used to describe a stage of development, just like “infant” or “adult”. A fetus conceived by human ...
Abortion Facts
Abortion Methods, Facts and Figures For many people, abortion is more of an idea than a hard reality. Often the most stalwart abortion proponents know little about how many abortions are actually performed in the United States, or what the principal abortion methods are. Learning the facts about abortion can lead to a change of heart about the morality of abortion. Many of the statistics in this chapter are taken from the Guttmacher Institute, the research arm of Planned Parenthood, the largest abortion provider in the U.S. The Guttmacher Institute has been compiling data on abortion since 1968. Since they favor abortion, ...
