35 Ways to Stop Abortion

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Authored by Fr. Frank Pavone (Founder and Director of Priests for Life).

Suggested Activities to Stop Abortion:

1. Pray daily for an end to abortion, for women tempted to have abortions, for doctors and nurses, for legislators, for clergy, for those who work in the pro-life movement, and for those who do not realize how wrong abortion is. Form pro-life prayer teams or prayer groups in homes or parishes. Visit The Great Prayer Project – End Abortion to join in a continuous prayer to end abortion.
2. Read! Be more informed about abortion from such books as Abortion: Question and Answers, by Dr. and Mrs. J.C. Willke.
3. Wear pink and blue ribbons as a sign of support for pre-born boys and girls. Put the ribbons on cars, trees, etc.
4. Wear the “Precious Feet” pin that shows the baby’s feet at 10 weeks after conception. (Available from Heritage House)
5. Use pro-life pins, decals, envelopes, bumper stickers, T-shirts, posters, etc. (Order from Victory Won, 1-800-767-7258 or Heritage House 1-800-858-3040). Place posters and literature on public bulletin boards in supermarkets and other facilities.
6. Take part in First Amendment activities such as Life Chains (National Life Chain (CA), 530-671-5500), prayer vigils (Helpers of God’s Precious Infants (NY), 718-853-2789), literature distribution, pickets, and sidewalk counseling. Attend the Annual January 22 March for Life in Washington DC (202-Life-377). Place pro-life yard signs on your property.
7. Use checks which carry a pro-life message. Contact Promise Checks, 1-800-977-6647.
8. Send letters or articles to newspapers, to your elected officials, and other persons, institutions, and publications regarding respect for life. Have a group of people willing to sign letters that others write. For samples, visit www.priestsforlife.org/letters.
9. Speak up with courage and charity in defense of pre-born babies.
10. Encourage your priest, minister, or rabbi, to speak out against abortion. Priests for Life has resources (1-888-PFL-3448, ext. 237).
11. Book announced Masses for the intention of an end to abortion, and write such intentions on the prayer intention cards that various organizations may mail to you.
12. Take part in local projects and pro-life activities. For information, contact your parish or local pro-life group. Join in pro-life Scripture or rosary services or prayer groups.
13. Leave pro-life literature wherever you can: in public places, at restaurants, as inserts in the mail you send, on cars, etc. Give literature to friends. Send it also in prepaid business reply envelopes that come in the mail. Include it in cards you send for Christmas, birthdays, and other occasions.
14. Get on the mailing list of pro-life organizations. Donate to them. Volunteer for them. A catalog of organizations is available from International Life Services (CA), 213-382-2156.
15. Find out whether candidates running for public office support abortion, and tell others. Send pro-abortion politicians the US Bishops’ document “Living the Gospel of Life.” Help with voter registration and distribution of voter guides. Become involved, as citizens, in political campaigns. Vote in such a way that will advance the protection of life.
16. Use paid advertising, in the Yellow pages and elsewhere, to spread pro-life information.
17. Encourage mothers who have been harmed by abortion to bring suits against the abortion industry. For advice, call 1-800-U-CAN-SUE (Legal Action for Women).
18. Donate pro-life books to your local libraries, schools, colleges, and Churches. Request such books at your libraries and bookstores.
19. Get pro-life programs onto local cable TV stations.
20. Promote adoption. For information, call the National Council For Adoption in Alexandria, VA (703-299-6633) or the Catholic Counseling Services at 1-800-BABY-DUE.
21. Publicize pro-life events that groups are holding.
22. Keep informed of national legislative efforts by calling the National Right to Life legislative hotline in Washington DC at 202-626-8800 x120. Visit www.nrlc.org.
23. Fly the flag at half-mast in respect for the babies killed by abortion.
24. Conduct fundraising efforts for pro-life groups: car-washes, bake-sales, raffles, dinners, penny drives, etc.
25. Run a pro-life booth at fairs, rallies, conventions.
26. Establish a memorial stone to the preborn in a local cemetery or on Church grounds.
27. Do pro-life work on a full-time basis. Inquire at Priests for Life, 888-PFL-3448.
28. Do not use the terms, “going to be a mother (or father)”, “expecting a child” or “a child on the way” when speaking of pregnancy. The child is already there in the womb!
29. Attend annual pro-life conventions, such as March for Life (202-LIFE-377) or National Right to Life (202-626-8800). Sponsor a student to attend such conferences. Recommend speakers to other groups and invite them to your community organizations.
30. Get to know reporters and producers in the media. Inform them. Call in to radio and TV talk shows, and ask questions of the pro-life speakers so as to give them more chance to talk.
31. Gather friends in your home and show pro-life videos, such as “Life Talk” from Life Dynamics (1-800-800-LIFE), the “Be Not Afraid” Holy Hours provided by the Apostolate for Family Consecration (Ohio) 800-77-FAMILY, or videos from Priests for Life (888-PFL-3448). Show these videos to your children’s friends.
32. Do scholarly study and research.
33. In graduation ceremonies, include a remembrance of those who would have been graduating but were aborted.
34. Use the Internet to spread the message. Put a pro-life signature on your emails. Send pro-life messages to your email lists. Visit and learn from pro-life websites. Start a pro-life website.
35. For more ideas, see the books, Closed: 99 Ways to Stop Abortion (available through the Pro-Life Action League, 6160 N. Cicero Ave., Suite 600, Chicago, IL 60646, 773-777-2900, www.prolifeaction.org).