40 Days For Life: DAY 11: Abortion and Miscarriage Nonsense

 

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Setting the record straight

Can you pray today? Saturday is the busiest abortion day of the week. Sign up to pray now: 40daysforlife.com/locations After the overturning of Roe, pro-choice advocates predicted that countless women would die from lack of access to abortion. It never happened because abortion is not health care. So instead, they tried to confuse the public into believing miscarriage care and abortion are the same thing. Kathy in Columbia, Missouri, met a woman who said she was pro-choice because her friend took a pill used for abortion to deliver a baby she had miscarried. Kathy set the record straight. "I told her that was not an abortion," Kathy reported. "An abortion takes the life of a LIVE baby." The woman smiled and indicated that she would explain the difference between miscarriage care and abortion to alleviate the sorrow of her friend, who was suffering from guilt. After converting from pro-choice to pro-life, she also agreed to pray at the Columbia 40 Days for Life vigil! Even after many years of leading Columbia's campaign, Kathy's volunteer base continues to grow and develop. Three young people are signing up to pray for the first time, and two new volunteers are learning to do Sidewalk Outreach. And a new prayer warrior reported numerous compliments from passersby--and no negative comments--during a three-hour shift at the vigil! Bremerton, Washington Pro-lifers in Bremerton organized their first 40 Days for Life campaign even before the first nationally coordinated vigil back in 2007. And they're still going strong. 40 Days for Life outreach director Ramona Trevino just visited the campaign, where she met a woman with a "spine-tingling" story. "When she was 17 years old, she went in for an abortion," Ramona explained. "But when the nurse turned around, her face suddenly disfigured into a demonic one." The terrified mother fled the abortion center as fast as she could and never looked back. "She believes that God allowed her to see the evil she was about to commit and is so grateful that she and her child were spared from it all," Ramona added. Orange, California The 6:00 a.m. prayer shift can be tough for 40 Days for Life leaders to fill. But Alejandra has it covered all 40 days of the campaign thanks in large part to students from the Santiago Retreat Center Trade School, who are covering the sunrise hour every Monday through Friday. "Their strong and consistent prayer presence in the early morning hours is a powerful offering to the Lord and a bold witness for life," wrote longtime Orange leader Alejandra. "Showing up at dawn sends a clear message: We begin our day with prayer, asking the Lord to intervene, to soften hearts, and to protect every mother and child who will walk through those doors." And a voice came from the heavens, saying, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.” --Matthew 3:17 Dear God, you are a good and gracious father. Help us to stand firm in our identity as your sons and daughters so that we might share your love with everyone we encounter. Heal the wounds caused by our shortcomings and the shortcomings of others. We pray that every parent and child might know that you love them more than anyone else in the world ever can. Amen. For life, Shawn Carney President & CEO, 40 Days for Life

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ALL's Pro-Life This Week Feb. 27, 2026

 

A Time to Be Bold Dear Deaconjohn, This week, Judie encourages us to boldly stand up and demand honesty, truth, and zeal among our fellow pro-life warriors when it comes to protecting the life of babies, never leaving even one behind. READ MORE Read Judie’s other commentaries from the past week on our website. Week in Review Following backlash and a prayer service led by the bishop of the Fort Wayne-South Bend diocese, a pro-abortion professor at the University of Notre Dame has declined promotion. A Planned Parenthood college chapter will host a very troubling “Sex Week” at Arizona State University in March. Susan Ciancio wrote an article about the importance of pro-life education at home through the Culture of Life Studies Program. LEARN MORE Pro-Life Education On March 21, we celebrate World Down Syndrome Day, so we decided to offer our lesson booklet that teaches the beauty of all people, regardless of ability, at a crazy low price. ORDER HERE Lie after lie after lie. That’s what Planned Parenthood tells teens. With this shareable brochure, you can shine the light of truth about this dark organization. SHOP NOW Pro-Life Social Media When he said celebrated Mass in front of Planned Parenthood, this priest showed incredible moral courage and became an inspiration to many. LEARN MORE Pro-Life This Week is made possible thanks to the generosity of our donors. Please consider supporting American Life League with a tax-deductible gift. To contribute securely online using your credit card, click HERE. Or mail your check to our address below. If you would like to know more, please visit our website. Copies may be made if attribution is given. Mention of a person or group or a person's or group's publication does not constitute an endorsement of all the work, publications and/or information of such person or group. Copyright (C) 2026 American Life League. All rights reserved. Our mailing address is: American Life League PO Box 6170 Falmouth, VA 22403-6170 USA

40 Days For Life: DAY 10: The First Sign of Mercy

 

When you stand vigil with your local 40 Days for Life campaign, you're not just the last sign of hope before a woman has an abortion... ...you're also the first sign of mercy if she goes through with it. Our outreach director and former Planned Parenthood manager Ramona Trevino recently visited Beaverton, Oregon, where she met a woman who found healing after passing by the local vigil. "A volunteer handed her a gift bag that contained information on a post-abortion healing retreat," Ramona recalled. "This prompted the young woman to attend!" The vigil participant who provided the retreat information had no idea the woman had suffered the trauma of abortion. But God did. "We never know how God will use our physical presence on the sidewalk to help everyone who passes by," Ramona reflected. About 30 prayer warriors joined Ramona at the vigil prior to a campaign rally at a nearby church. Their presence drew abortion workers' attention. "While we prayed, two Planned Parenthood employees peeked down at us from the top floor," Ramona observed. "The employees are ALWAYS aware of our presence." Make abortion workers aware of your loving presence by signing up to pray at your local vigil: 40daysforlife.com/locations Manila, Philippines The 40 Days for Life campaign looks a little different in the Philippines. Abortion is illegal, and there are no providers. Even the stand that sold abortifacient herbs in a city plaza has packed up and left. But Filipinos want to make sure their country stays abortion-free, so they continue to stand vigil in the public square. They've also made outreach and education a key component of their efforts. "We will reach thousands...at schools," wrote Edgardo, who heads up the campaign. Greenland, New Hampshire The Greenland, New Hampshire, abortion facility's response to the local 40 Days for Life campaign shows what abortion is really about: money. The abortion business describes faithful prayer warriors as "a bunch of losers...outside the clinic with anti-abortion signs." But the abortion facility also acknowledges a need "to offset any community impact" of 40 Days for Life. A strange video accompanying the plea for cash closes with abortion advocates shouting, "Yeah, abortion!" It all goes to show that your peaceful presence outside abortion facilities is bad for business. [pinterest.com image] And he said to them, "Why were you looking for me? Did you not know that I must be in my Father’s house?" But they did not understand what he said to them. He went down with them and came to Nazareth, and was obedient to them; and his mother kept all these things in her heart. --Luke 2:49-51 Lord, we trust that you are always with us even as we encounter the mysteries of life, both great and small. Please give us the grace to accept your will for our lives, especially in the moments when we cannot fully understand how your plan will work together for good. For life, Shawn Carney President & CEO, 40 Days for Life

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