If you’re pro-life, you may know about the annual March for Life in Washington DC. Perhaps you’ve even attended the march yourself!
If you don’t know, here’s what it is: Every year in January, tens of thousands of people come together to celebrate life and call for action to end abortion in America. The March for Life has occurred for almost 5 decades, but this year’s march is a little different than the rest.
In the past, marchers would go to the Supreme Court to pray for the overturn of Roe v. Wade. Last year, that prayer was finally answered.
The overturn of Roe v. Wade has changed the conversation on abortion. While we celebrate the lives saved by the overturn of Roe, a new journey has begun: we are on a mission to fully protect life federally and in every state.
In our newest video, Jeanne Mancini, the President of the March for Life Education and Defense Fund, joins Craig DeRoche to talk about what makes this year’s march so unique – and why we’re still marching even with Roe overturned.
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Emma Rarden
Communications Specialist – Producer
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Dear Friends,
Sanctity of Life Sunday is one week away, and we’d like you and your church to join us in prayer for life and mothers!
2022 saw the end of Roe v. Wade, and it is right that we praise God for this great victory protecting His image in the womb!
But we must also pray for the vulnerable women facing unplanned pregnancies and not knowing where to turn for help. AfterRoe.com can inform us of the abortion laws now in place in our states, but the Church has a light-bearing role to play in loving and supporting these mothers before and after the birth of their children. Some may even be called to adopt children in need of a forever home.
To that end, our team has come up with some graphics (below) and prayer points for you to share in your church on Sunday the 22nd to celebrate God’s protection of life and pray for present needs. We encourage you to join us in making Sanctity of Life Sunday a special time at your church.
- Pray for the end of abortion in all states.
20 states now fully protect life in the womb!
Sadly, 21 states have little to no protections for unborn life at any stage of a pregnancy.
The remaining states remain places of vulnerability for unborn life and mothers.
- Pray for the humanity and sanctity of unborn life to be recognized and valued.
Jeremiah 1:5 states, “Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you.” Each human life is precious in the eyes of God with a unique DNA and characteristics. Let us pray that each precious life is valued by the world.
- Pray that churches support and encourage women in crisis pregnancies.
From throwing a mom a baby shower to supplying tangible needs, churches have an incredible opportunity to be the hands and feet of Jesus to women in the community who are struggling with an unexpected pregnancy, both before and after they give birth. Hosting foster care and adoption orientations also provides families in the church a way to care for children seeking forever families.
- Pray for the safety of crisis pregnancy centers and other groups that serve women.
There are more than 2,700 pregnancy centers across the nation that serve women and their families by providing everything from basic necessities to ultrasounds. Following the release of the Dobbs decision, we witnessed attacks on hundreds of pregnancy centers and pro-life organizations. Thankfully, the House of Representatives this week passed a resolution condemning this violence. Let us continue to support and pray for these facilities that care well for the women that walk in their doors.
- Pray that more leaders in government, churches and business step up to defend life.
As we seek ways to protect life, let us pray for our leaders that they would have boldness to speak up for the life of the unborn and their mothers and creatively find ways to serve the most vulnerable among us.
Feel free to download the image below for use in your services on Sanctity of Human Life Sunday. (To get a hi-res version just click on the image or use this link: (https://familypolicyalliance.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Sanctity-of-Life-Sunday_FPF_BabyPic_4K.png)
Here are some other slides that you can use for informational purposes or to direct prayer.
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As we head into the long weekend to celebrate the legacy and life of Martin Luther King Jr., let us never forget his words, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere,” to prepare our hearts for Sanctity of Life next Sunday. Abortion is an unthinkable injustice for the millions of lives we have lost and for the mothers who have had to overcome extreme hardship in losing their child. “Lord, break our hearts for what breaks Yours.”For Life,
Joseph Kohm, III
Director, Public Policy
The Biden Administration’s FDA announced on Tuesday that abortion pills can now be dispensed at pharmacies across the United States, and we need you to speak up.
While millions of women all over the country are being told these drugs are safe to take at home, away from medical supervision, we know that the exact opposite is true.
The truth is that women who use abortion pills are 50 percent more likely to visit an ER than with a surgical abortion.As of June 2022, there were sadly 28 reported maternal deaths and over 4,200 reported adverse effects, including hemorrhaging and infections. And, of course, these pills end the life of the precious child in the womb.
How do these pills work?
Since Mifepristone’s approval in 2000, women take two-doses to end a pregnancy for any reason up to 10 weeks gestation. The first dose starves the unborn child of hormones needed to develop, which kills the child, and the second dose causes the child to be expelled from the uterus. According to the FDA, two to seven women out of 100 have to return to a medical facility for a surgical procedure to remove the unborn child if the pills are unsuccessful.
Pharmaceutical drugs are intended to make us whole and assist with pain, not to electively end the life of a valuable, growing person in the womb. The FDA has again sadly put politics over the health of women, and it will be up to pharmacies, physicians, and elected leaders to reject these setbacks on safety.
What can you do about it?
Family Policy Alliance is urging readers to contact some of our nation’s largest pharmacies and grocers to let them know you do NOT want them to apply to be a part of the FDA’s scheme to push dangerous abortion pills on women. CVS and Walgreens have regrettably already indicated they plan to apply to carry these pills where state laws allow and they need to hear from you.
Additionally, please share this message with your local, community pharmacist and warn them of the dangers of these pills.
Thank you for your partnership in protecting women and their unborn children!
For life,
Ruth Ward
Director – Government Affairs
God spoke and out of darkness, there was light.
The theme of light reflects throughout the Bible. The Father of Lights was there in Genesis at the very beginning. His Son, the Light of the World, was born during the darkest of times with a star lighting the way to Him. And it’s there all the way to Revelation with Jesus’ face shining like the sun and His eyes like fire at the triumphant end.
This is why I believe it’s no mistake that in His grand design, there is a flash of light at the moment of conception when a new life is created. Scientists first observed the “spark of life” in humans in 2016 and have marveled at what it could mean ever since.
In His amazing creativity, He thought to give the creation of new life—even hidden away in the safety of the mother’s womb—a spark of light.
That knowledge gives new meaning to “let your light shine,” doesn’t it?
In this incredible year with all the challenges our nation has faced, we saw Roe v. Wade overturned and around half of the states taking strong steps to protect life. Those states are paving the way for tiny souls, made in the image of the Father of Lights, to not only have the spark of life at their creation, but the chance to shine their light in the world.
Yet we know that roughly the other half of our states are moving in the opposite direction—using the power of government to attempt to snuff out even more of those little lights before they have the chance to really shine.
So, our simple message this season of lights is let their lights shine.
We rejoice with thanksgiving at the overturn of Roe, but the evil of abortion is nowhere close to being eradicated from the United States. We will not rest until the light of life burns brightly and every life made in the image of God is cherished.
This Christmastime, let the beauty of the lights remind you of the first moment of a new life, just as God designed. We pray you will join us in our mission to see abortion made unthinkable, every mother and baby supported and cherished, and every human life valued all the way to natural death.
May God lead our nation out of darkness and may He let their lights shine!
Merry Christmas,
Craig DeRoche,
President & CEO
It has been quite a year on the pro-life front! We saw Roe v. Wade fall, which was a victory of a lifetime. While it was a very welcome and major development, it has, as expected, shifted the abortion debate in a seismic way.
November Election
As we analyze the recent election results, the news on the life issue is mixed. The good news is that before votes were even cast in the election, nearly half the states implemented very strong protections for children in the womb and their mothers After Roe—with eight more having at least some good protections.
The bad news is that in the five states (California, Kentucky, Michigan, Montana and Vermont) where abortion was on the ballot, the pro-abortion side won in each instance.
The results in California and Vermont were no surprise. However, the tough fight in Michigan and the losses in Kentucky and Montana were disappointing. In some ways, these states were the victims of unfortunate timing – fighting this battle at a time when the Left was at maximum motivation following the fall of Roe and other major pro-life victories.
Fearing a more pro-life America, Planned Parenthood alone invested a record-setting $50 million in elections, and those on the left nearly unanimously fell in line—making abortion the paramount election issue in many locations, including those five states where life was on the ballot.
Leadership in DC
We now know that control of the U.S. House will change in January. That means an end to the extreme “abortion-on-demand up-to-birth” approach that Nancy Pelosi’s House has taken at every opportunity. We also sense that persistent legislative efforts to use tax dollars to fund abortion will cease as well. Because of this change in leadership, pro-abortion legislation originating in the Senate will now have much less likelihood of being approved over the next two years.
Election Night did bring many victories for pro-life candidates across the country at all levels of government, but especially in state-level offices and legislatures. These are fantastic victories that will advance pro-life efforts both administratively and legislatively!
The biggest stories from election night were the decisive victories for pro-life governors in Texas, Florida and Georgia – all unabashedly pro-life leaders in their own right who spoke apologetically about their pro-life position. Confident, bold leadership to protect life can prevail, as we saw in these and other locations.
Looking Ahead
We cannot deny that the overturning of Roe was a critical win—and it has already led to the saving of many thousands of babies. But as we said before—and this election proves—the road to making abortion unthinkable still requires our diligence and commitment.
So, while we long for the day when we look back and wonder how we let abortion ever exist in this nation, we are not there yet. Much like the era of Jim Crow laws which desperately sought to legally extend racism in a number of states, we are in the battle to end abortion state by state. As we know from the last 50 years with Roe v. Wade, it is a slow, sometimes painful process.
Martin Luther King, Jr. noted, “the arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” Whether we experience advances or setbacks, we persist in the proclamation of the sanctity of life across our nation, and we are not going anywhere. There is simply too much at stake.
John 1:5 tells us that the light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. Interestingly enough, science itself has observed the light of life – an actual flash of light occurring at the moment of every human conception – the very beginning of life itself!
May that be a profound encouragement to us all as we press forward in the work to make a difference and quite literally, help spread the light of life!
For the light of life,
Robert Noland
Director, Audience Engagement
For the midterms, Planned Parenthood announced a record $50 million spend.
At the same time, nearly every candidate running as a Democrat this election cycle decided to feature abortion at the center of their platform. That’s not a coincidence.
Taking a human life is lucrative. Saving a human life is not.
Behind the heavy curtain of the Democratic National Committee sits the massive abortion industry. Planned Parenthood alone rakes in over $1.5 billion annually. It has proven remarkably agile at increasing the demand for its product, manipulating $600 million in annual cashflows from taxpayer subsidies, and diversifying its revenue streams (think trafficking human body parts).
But behind the curtain of pro-life politics are newborn Americans. Some are in the arms of scared but brave mothers who were told they didn’t have what it takes to love their children. Others are in the arms of scared but brave adoptive mothers who volunteered to love someone else’s child as their own. All of them managed to avoid the Big Abortion machine. There, they would have become one of more than 600,000 babies each year who never find their way into someone’s arms.
There is no “Big Pro-life.” It doesn’t exist.
In fact, the pro-life movement is the opposite of an industry. Industries are hungry for profit. The pro-life movement actually advocates for Americans to choose the far more costly option of birthing and raising a child.
Pro-life work is rawly humanitarian. It is often thankless and politically risky, more likely to result in a net financial loss than a gain. Pro-life advocates rarely meet the babies they help save. Their motivation is their conviction that all persons are created equal and deserving of the right to life. As with all great human rights movements, that is more than enough.
And perhaps that’s why Democratic leaders are begging for your vote in 2022. They have everything to lose and nothing to gain in supporting the right to life. Abortion masquerades as a social issue, but it’s money-driven Politics 101 at its finest.
The big, profit-driven industry cozies up to its political allies and hires lobbyists to keep them happy. Those lobbyists are rewarded for every year they maintain the industry’s government “contracts” on top of direct-to-market dealings. And just to ensure continued goodwill, the bloated industry drops some of its cash into the politicians’ campaigns.
Meanwhile, no pro-life industry means no money. The pro-life politician doesn’t receive a dime from the children and mothers she saves. Adoptive families don’t give kickbacks. Pregnancy resource centers—busier than ever providing mentoring, diapers, baby clothes and much more—don’t have the budgets or desire to become a political force.
To Big Abortion, the death of a child is worth as much as $750. To pro-lifers, the life of a child is priceless.
When money is involved, the picture quickly becomes clearer and more self-interested. That’s why President Biden made his desperate pitch to voters: vote for my party and we’ll give you the last 50 years of Roe abortion policy plus today’s abortion extremism. That’s why the President’s Administration officials are competing to see which policy can get the “attaboy” from Big Abortion fastest: free abortion travel from the Pentagon, abortions in public schools, abortions at Veterans Affairs facilities. Stay tuned for an announcement from the White House that it will be converting the West Wing into a surgical abortion facility with an abortion pill vending machine in the lobby.
It doesn’t matter that the vast majority of Americans disagree with late-term, on-demand, taxpayer-funded abortion. When Big Abortion pulls the strings, their puppets move into action.
This election, American voters will hear hollow words about a “woman’s right to choose” and that “abortion is healthcare.” When they do, they should stop and listen.
In abortion politics, money talks. And it’s a lot louder than the newborn cries that will never be heard.
Voting for life and for families,
Autumn Leva
Sr. Vice President, Strategy
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Macy Petty stood outside the Supreme Court, awaiting news of its decision. The announcement came: Roe v. Wade had been overturned. Macy fell to the ground in tears of joy.
Then, California Democrats – and Hillary Clinton – used her image to promote their radical pro-abortion agenda, calling her tears “sad.”
It’s part of a bigger trend this year. We are well into the 2022 election season, and you’ve probably seen countless abortion-themed ads from the Left.
With less than a week to go till Election Day, it’s time to answer the question: why is the Left so obsessed with abortion?
Join us TODAY to get the answer. Hear from Family Policy Alliance’s Craig DeRoche and Autumn Leva as they discuss what YOU need to know about this election. Plus, watch a special guest appearance from Macy Petty as she shares her compelling story.
Democrats are Campaigning on Abortion in 2022 – Here’s Why
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This election, the future of unborn children is on the ballot. Join us to find out why and learn what you can do to help!
Kind regards,
Emma Rarden
Communications Specialist – Producer
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Dear Friends,
For the first time ever, voters in Kentucky have the opportunity to directly affirm the sanctity of life when they cast their ballots in the current election.
Our allies in The Family Foundation have provided the information below, and we wanted to forward it to you.
For more information please reach out to The Family Foundation or visit their Yes for Life webpage.
The Family Policy Alliance Team
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Dear Friend,On Election Day, Nov. 8th, Kentuckians—for the first time ever—will have the opportunity to directly vote to protect the sanctity of vulnerable human life and safeguard our tax dollars from paying for the horrors of abortion. The “Yes for Life” constitutional amendment, Amendment #2, will appear at the very end of every Kentucky ballot and simply says this: “Are you in favor of amending the Constitution of Kentucky by creating a new Section of the Constitution to be numbered Section 26A to state as follows: To protect human life, nothing in this Constitution shall be construed to secure or protect a right to abortion or require the funding of abortion?” If Amendment #2 is to pass, we need the support of the Body of Christ in Kentucky. We need Christians to vote “Yes for Life” and encourage their family, church, and community to join them.I’m excited to share a new video we have produced to encourage Kentucky churches, and all pro-life Kentuckians, to honor God with their vote on Nov. 8 and help ensure the passage of Amendment #2
Our team at The Family Foundation has put together additional resources, including church bulletin handouts (see below) and our special pro-life Kentucky Citizen, that we are making available.
Thank you for joining with us to ensure that Kentucky can lead our nation in restoring a culture of life that honors God and protects all His image bearers.
Faithfully, in Christ,
David Walls
Executive Director
The Family Foundation
How does someone go from the youngest mayor of Detroit, to a prisoner in a cell, to a pastor starting his own ministry? Kwame Kilpatrick has done just that, and he sat down with Craig DeRoche, CEO of Family Policy Alliance, to share his inspiring testimony.
The two also discussed Proposal 3 in Michigan, a much-watched ballot initiative that, if passed, would protect a “right” to abortion and sterilization – likely including for minors. If it becomes law, the proposal even has the potential to override age of consent laws and parental rights protections.
Craig DeRoche and Kwame Kilpatrick unpack it all in today’s LIVESTREAM:
From Politician, to Prisoner, to Pastor:
A Conversation with Kwame Kilpatrick
Thursday, October 27, 2022
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After serving in the Michigan House of Representatives, Kwame Kilpatrick became the youngest mayor of Detroit from 2002 to 2008. His time in office ended after he was convicted of 24 federal felony counts, landing him a 28-year sentence in federal prison. In January 2021, President Donald Trump commuted his sentence. Kilpatrick came to know Christ on his journey, and his faith brought him up and out of his lowest days. Today, Kilpatrick is a pastor and leads Movemental Ministries.
Kilpatrick’s story is a reminder that the Holy Spirit can transform even those who feel beyond hope. I am personally excited to share his story, and I hope to see you in the audience!
See you soon,
Emma Rarden
Communications Specialist – Producer
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Dear Friends,
On June 23rd, Title IX turned 50 years old. Title IX is the landmark law that ensures women have equal access to education and athletic opportunities. Instead of celebrating this watershed for women’s rights, President Biden chose Title IX’s golden anniversary to pervert the law and advance his extreme abortion agenda.
If this new rule takes effect, the Administration will succeed in forcing abortion into even pro-life states through “Title IX.”
In the proposed rule, the Administration redefines “discrimination based on sex” to include “termination of pregnancy.” This means that even if a state already protects life in its laws, any school that receives any federal funding will be forced to make abortion accessible for students or else lose their federal funding.
TELL THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION YOU OPPOSE ENSHRINING ABORTION IN SCHOOLS
This new rule would hijack Title IX to create abortion sanctuaries in federally funded colleges and universities by requiring them to provide abortion or lose their federal funds. Beyond that, it may even require faith-based schools or K-12 schools to make abortion accessible to their students.
This rule will lead to costly litigation for schools, organizations, and individuals who object to providing abortions because of their conscience or sincerely held religious beliefs.
A rule like this could make colleges dispense abortion pills like candy and force pro-life healthcare providers to violate their consciences. Please submit a public comment opposing this dangerous rule now!
We encourage you to share this information with your family and friends–every comment can help slow down and may even stop this rule! We’ve provided some comments for you to use, but the more personal you can make your comments, the better.
Thank you for using your voice to protect human beings in the womb and their mothers!
Sincerely,
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Joseph Kohm III
Director of Public Policy
