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Source: Prof. Philip G. Ney, founder of "The Society of Centurions," through Priests for Life, accessed 5/29/13.
 

Source: "How will United Methodists respond to the Gosnell horror?" by Rev. Matt O'Reilly, 5/6/13.  . Accessed 5/6/13.
 

Source: "Fetal Development: From conception to birth," Accessed 4/30/13
 

Source: "They Can Quit Too: A Way Out for Abortion Clinic Workers," by Abby Johnson, 4/1/13, Accessed 4/2/13.
 

Source: "Intact families the leading factor reducing future illegitimacy, welfare use: New study," by Ben Johnson, 2/13/13, Accessed 2/18/13
 

Source: "Science Sheds Light on Unborn Human Life," by John F. Cogan, 5/4/02, http://www.sfuhl.org/ Accessed 2/11/13
 

Source: "Science Sheds Light On Unborn Human Life," by John F. Cogan, 5/4/02, p.7 of print edition, accessed 11/5/12.
 

Source: "Men prefer input on partner's abortion," BIG NEWS NETWORK, 10/14/12, . Accessed 10/15/12.
 

Source: “Former GOP Party Chair: Planned Parenthood Targets Blacks,” by Steven Ertelt, 5/22/12, accessed 9/25/12
 

Source: “The ‘Hard Cases’ of Abortion: A Pro-life Response,” Pocket Policy #4, Family Research Council, c.2000.
 

However, [Labor Day weekend], the CBS evening news ran a segment about the substantial gains that pro-lifers are making at the state level.

The segment discusses a recent Guttmacher report which found that 2011 and 2012 were record-setting years in terms of the amount of state-level pro-life legislation that was enacted. Since 2010, 32 states have enacted over 100 pro-life laws."

Source: "Since 2010, 32 States Have Enacted Over 100 Pro-Life Laws," by Michael New, 9/4/1,  . Accessed 9/5/12.
 

Source: Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN), chastising colleagues who voted against HR3541, the “Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act,” Missouri Family Policy Council Jeff City Update, 6/12/12, Accessed 6/12/12.
 

Source: "Polling Data Shows Next Generation Doesn't Endorse Abortion," by Kristan Hawkins, 7/23/12. Accessed 7/29/12.
 

Source: “The First Nine Months” brochure, published by Focus on the Family, Colorado Springs, CO., c.1990.
 

Applications to participate in one of two upcoming training sessions, available from the General Board of Church and Society website, are due July 15.

Source: “Maternal Health Advocacy Trainings,” 6/29/12, accessed 7/9/12. [Note: you may also call the Lifewatch office for additional information.]
 

Source: “I used to be pro-choice, but then the partial-birth abortion debate happened,” by Carol Maxwell, Jan. 25, 2012, accessed 1/25/12 and 6/24/12
 

Source: RCRC amicus brief, Gonzales v. Carhart, accessed 6/24/12.
 

Source: www.rcrc.org/about/members.cfm, accessed 6/19/12.
 

Source: www.rcrc.org/about/history.cfm , accessed 6/4/12.
 

Today, that same mission statement reads, “RCRC was founded in 1973 to safeguard the newly won constitutional right to privacy in decisions about abortion.”

Source: www.rcrc.org/about/index.cfm , accessed 6/4/12.
 

“The 41% of Americans who now identify themselves as "pro-choice" is down from 47% last July and is one percentage point below the previous record low in Gallup trends, recorded in May 2009. Fifty percent now call themselves "pro-life," one point shy of the record high, also from May 2009.”

Source: “‘Pro-Choice’ Americans at Record-Low 41%,” by Lydia Saad, Gallup Poll 5/23/12,  , accessed 5/23/12.
 

Source: Christopher Hitchens, God is Not Great (pp.220-221)
 

(05/15/12) “At the end of this year, Nancy Keenan will step down from her post as president of NARAL Pro-Choice America, the country’s oldest abortion-rights advocacy group. …. In recent years, Keenan has worried about an ‘intensity gap’ on abortion rights among millennials, which the group considers to be the generation of Americans born between 1980 and 1991. While most young, antiabortion voters see abortion as a crucial political issue, NARAL’s own internal research does not find similar passion among abortion-rights supporters.”

Source: “Exclusive: NARAL President Nancy Keenan to step down,” by Sarah Kliff, 5/10/12, accessed 5/12/12.
 

Source: Cindy Evans, Lifewatch Administrator and observer of the entire 2012 General Conference.
 

Our office will reopen on May 8. Please keep General Conference in your prayers.
 

Source: “The Psychological Aftermath of Three Decades of Abortion,” by E. Joanne Angelo,MD, The Cost of ‘Choice:’ Women Evaluate the Impact of Abortion, edited by Erika Bachiochi, Encounter Books, San Francisco, c. 2004, p.88-89.
 

Source: “I Can’t Undo My Mistake: A Post-Abortive Woman’s Letter,” by Arland Nichols, 2/9/12,  , accessed 2/19/12.
 

Source: “It’s Official…Despite Obama’s Many, Many Promises, Obamacare Funds Abortion After All,” by Jim Hoft, 3/12/12, accessed 3/26/12
 

Source: “What Science and Scripture are saying to us About the Child Before Birth,” by David Logan , Corner House, Mohill Town , County Leitrim , Ireland . c. December, 2011, page 2-3.
 

Source: Sunday Independent columnist Eilis O’Hanlon, 2/26/12, accessed 3/9/12
 

Source: “Five Abortion Businesses Shut Down Forever,” Personal Update [Pro-Life Ireland ] Issue 115, Feb. 7, 2012,  , accessed 2/20/12.
 

Source: Mary Mahoney, co-founder of “The Doula Project,” as told to Rachel White on page 3 of the “The New York Observer” article, “The Rise of the Abortion Doula,” 11/14/11 (Accessed 2/28/12)
 

Source: “The Unborn Child Develops So Rapidly!” Science for Unborn Life, www.sfuhl.org , accessed 2/19/12.

Source: The Upper Room, accessed 1/31/12.
 

Source: “The Media’s Abortion Blinders,” by Ross Douthat, The New York Times, 2/4/12. Accessed 2/5/12.
 

Source: “Tebow’s family ties,” by Suzy A. Richardson, 12/6/07, accessed 1/12/12.
 

Source: Guttmacher Institute year-end report, January 2, 2012. [Note: Although the terms used come from the “other side” of the abortion debate, the results they report are very encouraging to all pro-life people. Please continue praying and working for life.]
 

Source: Canadian MP Stephen Woodworth, “Prove Unborn Aren’t Human Says Canadian MP in Challenge to Abortion Supporters,” Jan. 12, 2012,  Accessed 1/13/12
 

Source: “What Science and Scripture are saying to us About the Child Before Birth,” by David Logan, Corner House, Mohill Town , County Leitrim , Ireland . c. December, 2011, page 1.
 

Source: Isaiah 9:6 (NIV).

Merry Christmas
from Lifewatch!
 

Source: “Science Sheds Light on Unborn Human Life,” by John F. Cogan, 4/4/02
 

Source: Walter Hoye, pro-life African-American pastor from California, as quoted by Steven Ertelt, LifeNews.com, 11/3/11
 

Source: Missouri Family Policy Council, Joe Ortwerth, Nov. 15, 2011
 

Source: Philippians 1:3-6 (NIV)

Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours from everyone at Lifewatch.
May God’s blessings pour down upon you!
 

Source: “CNN Abortion Poll: Good News. Bad News.” By Mike Spielman, 9/20/11, Accessed 11/14/11.
 

Source: “Herman Cain Gets into Trouble on Abortion,” by Selwyn Duke, 10/24/11
 

(10/25/11) “Proponents of abortion claim that abortion for the pregnant sexual assault victim will somehow benefit her psychological recovery. …. [t]his presumption is offered without any supporting documentation and is contradicted by the findings of two independent studies [Dr. Sandra Mahkorn, 1979, and Elliot Institute, 2000] that the majority of women pregnant from rape actually choose to carry to term.”

Source: Victims and Victors: Speaking Out About Their Pregnancies, Abortions, and Children Resulting from Sexual Assault, Reardon, David C., Makimaa, Julie, and Sobie, Amy, editors, published by Acorn Books, Springfield, IL, c. 2000, p. 40. For more information, click here.

Source: “Incredible 9/11 Commercial Promotes Pro-Life Message,” by Steven Ertelt, 9/12/11
 

Source: “Study: Unborn Babies Can Differentiate Touch, Pain in Womb,” by Steven Ertelt, 9/9/11, accessed 9/14/11
 

Source: General Board of Church & Society website, and The United Methodist Book of Discipline
Accessed 9/12/11.
 

Source: “Most Studies Show Abortion Linked To Increased Mental Health Problems,” 9/1/11
 

Source: “Why Pro-Abortion Is Anti-Science,” by Nancy Pearcey, 8/6/11,  (accessed 8/19/11)
 

Source: Vice President Joe Biden in Chengdu , China , 8/21/11 Accessed 8/23/11.
 

Source: “The Real Pregnancy Crisis,” by W. Bradford Wilcox, 5/22/09 accessed 8/11/11
 

Source: “The abortion industry’s war on choice,” by Mailee Smith, 6/14/11
 

Source: “Life and Faith in Hell’s Kitchen,” by William McGowan, 7/29/11
 

Source: “Adult Stem Cells are Treating Thousands of Patients Now,” by David Prentice, 5/17/11
 

Source: “The Politics of Science,” by Karen Tulmulty, Time Magazine, July 31, 2006, p.2, accessed 7/6/11
 

Source: “Embryonic Stem Cell Research – Old Controversy; New Debate,” by Rachel Benson Gold, chart on page 5. The Guttmacher Report on Public Policy, October 2004, Vol. 7, No. 4, accessed 7/6/11
 

Source: Planned Parenthood Federation of America Fact Sheet, September 2010,  , page 2. Accessed 6/21/11
 

Source: “Pro-Life Group: Think Twice Before Joining Komen Race for Cure,” by Steven Ertelt, 6/10/11
 

Source: “New Pro-Life Web Site Links Girl Scouts With Planned Parenthood,” by Steven Ertelt, 5/18/11
 

Source: “NRTL on Guttmacher Report: ‘When tax dollars pay for abortion, you get more abortion,” by Rebecca Millette, 5/27/11
 

Source: “ Gallup Poll: Americans Want All or Most Abortions Illegal” by Steven Ertelt, 5/23/11, accessed 5/24/11. (This article includes a link to the Gallup report.)
 

Source: General Board of Church and Society website for the “Healthy Families, Healthy Planet” initiative, accessed 3/8/11
 

Source: Instructions available here
 

Source: Lifewatch.org
 

Sources: 2008 Book of Discipline, p. 327. Available online here
 Instructions available here
 

Source: “ UK High Court Rules to Expose Eugenic Abortion Statistics,” 4/23/11
 

Source: Church Awareness Project, Elliot Institute, accessed 4/7/11.
 

Source: Abortion Recovery InterNational Care Directory, accessed 4/4/11.
 

Source: ARIN, accessed 4/4/11.
 

Source: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Strength to Love, 1963.
 

Source: Former abortionist Dr. John Bruchalski, as told to Patrick B. Craine, 3/4/11
 

Source: Abortionist Dr. Warren M. Hern, Abortion Practice, p. 101.
 

Source: Dr. Bernard Nathanson, co-founder of NARAL who later became pro-life (7/31/26-2/21/11; RIP)
 

Source: Abby Johnson, former Director of Bryan , TX Planned Parenthood clinic, as told to Kathryn Jean Lozez, 2/18/11
 

“Science Sheds Light on Unborn Human Life,” by John F. Cogan. www.sfuhl.org, page 9.
 

Source: “Science Sheds Light on Unborn Human Life,” by John F. Cogan. www.sfuhl.org, page 9.
 

Source: “Science Sheds Light on Unborn Human Life,” by John F. Cogan. www.sfuhl.org, page 8.
 

Source: “More Faulty Research on the Mental-Health Effects of Abortion,” by Michael New, 12/17/10
 

Source: “Science Sheds Light on Unborn Human Life,” by John F. Cogan, c. 2002, page 7, www.sfuhl.org .
 

Source: Press Release, “Co-Chairs for Congressional Pro-Life Caucus for 112th Congress Announced,” 12/8/10.
 

Source: Luke 2:4-7 , NIV .

MERRY CHRISTMAS!
 

Source: “What They Never Told You About the Facts of Life” brochure, published by the Human Development Resource Council, Inc., Norcross, GA. 2001 http://www.hdrc.org.
 

Source: Margaret Sanger, Woman and the New Race, Part XVIII “The Goal,” c.1920,  (accessed 11/26/10).
 

Source: “What They Never Told You About the Facts of Life” brochure, published by the Human Development Resource Council, Inc., Norcross , GA. 2001.
 

- in the US House of Representatives, 248 of the members will now be pro-life, well above the 218 needed for a simply majority. That, plus another 33 Congressman who are supportive of at least some restrictions on abortion leaves us just 11 seats (out of 435) short of the 292 we would need in the house for a two-thirds majority for passing pro-life legislation over President Obama's veto pen; and

 - in the US Senate, there are now 46 solidly pro-life seats, plus 14 additional Senators who support some restrictions on abortion, which just barely meets the bare minimum of a 60-vote filibuster-proof majority for at least some abortion restrictions, but still 7 senate seats short of overriding Obama's veto pen.

Source: Lifewatch Advisory Board member John Lomperis’ analysis of NARAL Pro-Choice America’s “Blog for Choice” report on the 2010 elections, 11/3/10. Full report available here. (Disclaimer: be forewarned of some offensive language in the comment section.)
 

Source: The United Methodist Church website , 11/1/10.
 

Source: “Science Sheds Light on Unborn Human Life,” by John F. Cogan. www.sfuhl.org, p.84.
 

Source: “Women Who Have Abortions Four Times More Likely to Abuse Drugs, Alcohol” by Steven Ertelt, 5/3/10
 

Source: “Sex and Consequences,” by Jill Stanek. 9/29/10
 

Source: “Women, Abortion, and the Brain,” by Evelyn Birge Vitz and Paul C. Vitz, 9/20/10
 

Source: “New GOP ‘Pledge to America ’ Calls for Tax-Funded Abortion Ban, HCR Repeal,” by Steven Ertelt, 9/21/10
 

Source: Rachel Welch, 5/8/10
 

Source: “What They Never Told You About the Facts of Life” brochure, published by the Human Development Resource Council, Inc., Norcross , GA. 2001.
 

Source: “Later Abortions More Likely to Be Unwanted, Are Linked to Psychological Problems,” Elliot Institute Press Release, August 27, 2010
 

Source: “Obama Admin Relents, Posts Pro-Abstinence Education Study After Complaints,” by Steven Ertelt, 8/24/10. (A pdf link to the study is included at the end of the article.)
 

Source: “48% Say It’s Too Easy To Get An Abortion in America ,” Rasmussen Reports, 816/10
 

Source: “An ARTful discussion on childbirth,” by Barbara Lukert, MD, 8/6/10

NOTE: Medically speaking, there is no such thing as a “fertilized egg.” Upon conception, when the egg and sperm unite, a new human being is formed. The proper medical term for this first cell is “zygote.” If allowed to grow to maturity, a new baby will be born (approximately) 280 days after conception. ( – scroll down.)
 

Source: “ University of North Carolina to Force Students to Pay for Abortion-Providing Insurance,” by James Tillman, 8/10/10
 

Source: “Science Sheds Light on Unborn Human Life,” by John F. Cogan, c. 2002, page 5. www.sfuhl.org.
 

Source: “Latest Adult Stem Cell Advance Gives Sight to the Blind,” by Peter J. Smith, 6/29/10
 

Source: “Before the Cross: Good Catholics cannot be pro-choice; The Fifth Commandment demands respect for life as God’s most precious gift,” by Archbishop Robert J. Carlson, 7/6/10

Source: “Sex and the church – An ordained single woman and The Discipline,” by Anonymous, General Board of Church & Society, 6/7/10

NOTE: For a more scriptural interpretation of marriage and sex, read Cindy’s report from a spring 2010 NAE forum, here
 

Source: National Helpline for Abortion Recovery
 

Source: “Science Sheds Light on Unborn Human Life,” by John F. Cogan. www.sfuhl.org.
 

Source: “New Barna Study Explores Current Views on Abortion,” June 14, 2010.
 

Source: “Another Undercover Video Shows Kentucky Abortuary Failing to Report Child Sex Abuse,” by Peter J. Smith, 4/21/10
 

Source: Rachel Welch, 5/8/10
 

Source: “TLC Singer Chilli Describes Abortion Grief: ‘I Cried Almost Every Day for 9 Years’” by Kathleen Gilbert, 5/14/10
 

Source: “The New Normal on Abortion: Americans More ‘Pro-Life.’” by Lydia Saad, 5/14/10
 

Source: Ed Whelan, 4/30/10
 

Source: Press release from Rep. Pitts, 4/22/10
 

NARAL's Nancy Keenan told Newsweek … that she considers herself a member of the "postmenopausal militia" – a phrase that captures the situation of pro-abortion leaders who are aging across the board, including the leadership of Planned Parenthood, and the National Organization for Women. …. In addition, Newsweek revealed that NARAL's own research on American youth shows more reason for Keenan to worry: a survey conducted by the group found that, while 51 percent of pro-life voters under 30 considered abortion a "very important" voting issue, only 26 percent of abortion supporters in the same demographic felt similarly.”

Source: “NARAL’s President Admits: Pro-Aborts Aging, Pro-Lifers Young and Zealous” by Kathleen Gilbert, 4/21/10

“Media Malpractice at March for Life”
 

Source: “Making an Informed Decision About Your Pregnancy” brochure. Published by Frontlines Publishing, Grand Rapids , MI. 1994.
 

Source: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, news conference 3/30/10
 

Profiles for individual states are also available by clicking on the State Profiles link.

Source: NARAL Pro-Choice America ,  assessed 3/29/10.
 

Source: “Text of Executive Order on Abortion in Stupak-Obama-Democrats health Care Compromise,” by Steven Ertelt, 3/20/10
 

Source: UM Bishop Scott J. Jones, sermon at the 2010 Annual Lifewatch Service of Worship, 1/22/10. The text of the entire sermon can be read here >>>
 

Source: “Science Sheds Light on Unborn Human Life,” by John F. Cogan. www.sfuhl.org, p.52.
 

Source: Abby Johnson, former Planned Parenthood Director, in an interview with CitizenLink.com, Jan. 8, 2010
 

Source: “Abortion Aftermath: The Complexity and Distortions of Post-Abortion Research” by Dr. David C. Reardon, c.2000, accessed 1/27/10.
 

Source: “Tebow’s Super Bowl ad isn’t intolerant; its critics are,” by Sally Jenkins, 2/2/10
 

Source: “Poll Shows Youngest Americans More Pro-Life on Abortion Than Baby Boomers,” by Steven Ertelt, 1/22/10

 Source: January 18, 2010 letter from Rev. Paul Stallsworth and John Lomperis, members of the Lifewatch/TUMAS board, to Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE), a pro-life United Methodist who voted for the Senate health care bill in exchange for political favors for his state. (Read the entire letter HERE)

Source:“Nationwide Study Finds More Youth Today Say They Would Make Responsible Choices than Predecessors 20 Years Ago,” Press release of Harris Interactive poll done for the Girl Scouts of the USA, Dec. 2, 2009

(01/13/10) A December 2009 nationwide survey released by Girl Scouts of the USA found that … “one third of teenagers say they intend to wait until they are married to have sex compared to less than a quarter (24 percent) in 1989.” The same poll found that “girls are less likely than boys to say they would have sex (18 percent vs. 38 percent) or advise an abortion (6 percent vs. 12 percent)….”

Source:“Nationwide Study Finds More Youth Today Say They Would Make Responsible Choices than Predecessors 20 Years Ago,” Press release of Harris Interactive poll done for the Girl Scouts of the USA, Dec. 2, 2009

Following the worship service, also in the United Methodist Building, the Annual Lifewatch Board meeting commences at 11:30 am. All are welcome and encouraged to attend the events of the day.
 

Source: Psalm 65:5
 

Source: ProLife Answers to ProChoice Arguments by Randy Alcorn, revised edition c. 2000, ISBN # 1-57673-751-9, page 65.
 

Source: “The Man Who Made Pelosi Cry ‘Uncle,’” Nov. 9, 2009
 

Source: “CNN Poll: 61% Oppose Tax-Funded Abortions, 63% Oppose All of Most Abortions,” by Steven Ertelt, Nov. 18, 2009
 

Source: “The reality of abortion – YouTube-style”, 11/14/09
 

Source: A Child is Born, published by Delacorte Press/Seymour Lawrence, New York, NY, c.1966; Eighth Printing 1980, p. 50
 

Source: Christine Mize, Lifewatch member and President of Jackson County (IL) Right-to-Life.
 

Source: “Support Abortion? Not So Much, Says Pew,” Oct. 2, 2009

(The poll Overview can be found here)
 

Source: “Abortions Raise Risks for Subsequent Babies,” 9/20/09
 

Source: “Between A Woman and Her God: Clergy and Women Tell Their Stories,” RCRC, c.2004, Forward, page 5.

P.S. Both The United Methodist Church's General Board of Church and Society (GBCS) and the Women's Division, General Board of Global Ministries (WD/GBGM) are affiliated with RCRC.

Lifewatch believes these institutional relationships are inconsistent with United Methodist teaching on abortion.

See Paragraph 161J in The Book of Discipline (2008).
 

Source: “Walk: Pro-Life Is Pro-Women,” by Michelle Walk, 9/28/09
 

Source: http://www.abort73.com. Accessed 9/21/09.
 

Source: “Pro-Life Congressmen and Planned Parenthood Agree: Health Care Bill Funds Abortion,” Sept. 11, 2009
 

(09/08/2009) “We should hire … colored ministers, preferably with social-service backgrounds, and with engaging personalities. The most successful educational approach to the Negro is through a religious appeal. We don’t want the word to go out that we want to exterminate the Negro population and the minister is the man who can straighten out that idea if it ever occurs to any of their more rebellious members.”

Source: Margaret Sanger, Founder of Planned Parenthood, as quoted by The Collins Report, Jan. 22, 2009, http://www.collinsreport.net/ 
 

Source: “Science Sheds Light on Unborn Human Life,” by John F. Cogan. www.sfuhl.org, page 100
 

Source: Dr. Arnold Halpern, former director of a Planned Parenthood abortion clinic
 

Source: “Over-the-Counter Abortion Pills Lead to Menstrual Complications,” by Patrick B. Craine, Aug. 4, 2009
 

Source: “CBS News Covers Up Abortion Funding in Health Care in Misleading Factcheck,” by Steven Ertelt, Aug. 6, 2009
 

Source: “Researcher: Abortions Double Risk of Premature Birth in Subsequent Pregnancies,” by Steven Ertelt , June 29, 2009
 

Source: “New Poll Shows Americans Continuing to Move Toward Pro-Life Position on Abortion,” July 10, 2009
 

Source: “Milestones of Early Life: How You Began Your Journey,” published by Heritage House ‘76, Inc., c.2005.
 

Source: The United Methodist Church General Board of Church and Society website,accessed 7/6/09.
 

Source: “Progressive Berkeley minister denounces ‘genocide,’” by Andrew Walden, Hawaii Free Press, 6/28/09
 

Source: Unprotected: A Campus Psychiatrist Reveals How Political Correctness in Her Profession Endangers Every Student, by Anonymous/Miriam Grossman,” c.2006, p. 85.
 

Source: “Pro-Life Social Networking Web Site Launched for Teenagers, Young Adults,” by Steven Ertelt , 6/11/09
 

Source: “Louisiana Nurse Wins State Supreme Court Battle in Plan B Conscience Case,” by Steven Ertelt , May 20, 2009
 

Source: David Harsanyi, “Is the Abortion Debate Changing?” 5/27/09
 

Source: “Science Sheds Light on Unborn Human Life,” by John F. Cogan, c. 2002. www.sfuhl.org, p. 8.
 

Source: Rev. Katherine Hancock Ragsdale (Episcopal Vicar), Sermon “Our Work is not Done,” July 21, 2007.

Note: This is the pastor and sermon which Mark Tooley referenced in a recent column in “The American Spectator, “High Priestess of Abortion.” She received so many negative comments from the sermon that it was removed from her website. As of May 2, 2009 when I found it, it was posted here under the title, “Remarks of the Rev. Katherine Hancock Ragsdale, Birmingham , AL”
 

Source: “NC United Methodist Renewal Groups Host Ecumenical John Paul II ‘Theology of the Body’ Seminar,’” 5/7/09.

For more information, contact Rev. Paul Stallsworth at 252-726-2175.
 

Source: Pew Research Center Publications
 

Source: “New Figures Showing Teen Birth Rate Rise Point to Need for Abstinence Education,” by Steven Ertelt, March 18, 2009
 

Source: "Urge repeal of expanded ‘Provider Refusal Rule'", GBCS website, 3/31/09

[NOTE: Known as the “conscience clause” to pro-life groups, Lifewatch believes this should be allowed to stand. We encourage readers to submit comments in support of the policy.]
 

Source: “ South Park stops short of Baroness Warnock on the ‘duty to die,’” by Sam Leith, Sept. 20, 2008
 

Source: “Undercover Videos Get Planned Parenthood De-Funded,” by Brian Burke, 3/16/09
 

Source: Day Gardner, president of the National Black Pro-Life Union, March 6, 2009
 

Source: “Science Sheds Light on Unborn Human Life,” by John F. Cogan, p. 46. www.sfuhl.org
 

Disclaimer/warning! Some readers may find portions offensive.

Source: Gary Graham (“Ambassador Soval” on TV series “Star Trek: Enterprise ”), “Flashpoint! A Woman’s Right To Choose,” 1/27/09
 

Source: "Pill creator regrets population decline", by Erin Roach, 2/5/09, Baptist Press
 

Source: “Americans Approve of Most Obama Actions to Date,” Gallup Poll Jan.30-Feb.1, 2009
 

Source: “Post-Abortive Women Express their Grief on Steps of Supreme Court,” by Kathleen Gilbert, Jan. 26, 2009
 

Source: “Faith on the Hill: The Religious Affiliations of Members of Congress,” The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, December 19, 2008
 

Source: “New Survey Finds Only 9% of Americans Support Unrestricted Abortion,” Jan. 5, 2009,
 

Source: Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
 

Source: Micah 5:2 (NIV)
 

Source: “’When Does Human Life Begin?’ Even Earlier Than Many Suppose” by Susan E. Wills, Dec. 7-13, 2008 issue
 

Source: “The Day I considered Abortion” by Andrea Stone, Today’s Christian Woman, December 1, 2008
 

Source: “Planned Parenthood Continues Violating FDA Guidelines on Abortion Drug,” by Steven Ertelt, Sept. 12, 2008

Source: Cathy Callaghan, cofounder, Feminists for Life
 

Source: PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT, abort73.com, accessed 11/3/08.
 

(11/04/2008) On September 18, 2008 the “Family Research Council released a study demonstrating which state level parental involvement laws are most effective in reducing abortions among minors. The study is the first comprehensive analysis of minor abortion data from nearly all 50 states between 1985 and 1999. Overall, the findings indicate that when a state enacts parental involvement law, the abortion rate falls by an average of approximately 13.6 percent. The study is available on www.frc.org .”

Source: “Family Research Council Releases New Study on Successful Abortion Reduction Legislation,” September 18, 2008.
 

Source: Linda Bales, GBCS
 

Source: Tsiaras, A. and Werth, B., From Conception to Birth: A Life Unfolds, New York , Doubleday, 2002, p. xv (as reported in the “Milestone of Early Life” brochure, footnote #38)
 

Source: “Sexually Active Teenage Girls ‘Twice As Likely’ To Suffer From Depression,” by Thaddeus M. Baklinski, Sept. 23, 2008

Source: “U.S. Abortion Rate at 30-Year Low,” by Steven Reinberg, Sept. 23, 2008
 

Source: Camille Paglia, Sept.10, 2008
 

Source: “APA Insider says Report on Abortion is a ‘Politically-Motivated Exercise’ in Support of Legal Abortion,” by Hilary White, August 18, 2008, LifeSiteNews.com.

For more articles on the APA study, read “American Psychological Association Ignores Abortion-Mental Health Problem Link,” Aug.13, 2008 and “Psychologists: APA Deceptive on How Abortion Adversely Affects Women, Men,”  Sept. 9, 2008.
 

Source: 2008 General Conference – adopted April 30, 2008 by a vote of 796 in favor and 24 opposed.
 

Source: Serrin Foster, president of Feminists for Life, press release 6/28/2000.

FFL Member Nominated for Vice President of the US
 

Source: Abortion Questions & Answers, by Dr. & Mrs. John W illke, Hayes Publishing Company, Inc., Cincinnati, OH , c.2003, pp.70-71.

Source: “High abortion rate worries NY experts,” by Gale Scott, Crain’s New York Business.com, August 10, 2008.
 

Source: “New Web Site Clearinghouse Features Info on Abortion’s Risks, Complications,” by Steven Ertelt, Aug. 5, 2008

Source: Sherri Shepherd, actress and co-host on “The View,” in an interview with the “Precious Times” magazine.
 

Source: VM Rue et.al., “Induced abortion and traumatic stress: A preliminary comparison of American and Russian women,” Medical Science Monitor 10:SR5-16, 2004 – as published in the Winter 2007 issue of “The Post-Abortion Review.”
 

Source: Guttmacher Institute, accessed July 13, 2008.
 

Source: “Science Sheds Light on Unborn Human Life,” by John F. Cogan. www.sfuhl.org, p. 6.
 

Source: “Abstinence Education Proponents Prepare One Million Parent March,” by Steven Ertelt, www.lifenews.com, June 2, 2008.
 

Source: “her choice to heal: finding spiritual and emotional peace after abortion,” by Sydna Masse and Joan Phillips, Chariot Victor Publishing, Colorado Springs, CO., c. 1998, p.14.
 

Source: “Unborn Baby Undergoes Successful Surgery at 22 Weeks Gestation,” by John Jalsevac, June 9, 2008, LifeSiteNews.com
 

Source: “The First Nine Months” brochure, published by Focus on the Family, Colorado Springs, CO., c.1990.
 

Source: “Moral Issues Divide Westerners From Muslims in the West,” by Magali Rheault and Dalia Mogahed. Gallop poll, May 23, 2008.
 

Source: Carol Everett, describing how she sold abortions, April 28, 2008.
 

Source: UNPROTECTED: A Campus Psychiatrist Reveals How Political Correctness in Her Profession Endangers Every Student, by Anonymous, M.D., c.2006, Penguin Group Publishers, New York, NY. ISBN#1-59523-025-4, p. 103.
 

Source: pollingreport.com, Accessed 4/8/08.
 

Source: Elizabeth Cady Stanton, in a letter to Julia Ward Howe, Oct. 16, 1871.
 

Source: Karen Tumulty, “The Politics of Science, Time Magazine, 7/31/06. Emphasis added.
 

Source: David Crary, “Financial strain a factor in abortions", USA Today, 1/18/08
 

Source: “Science Sheds Light on Unborn Human Life,” by John F. Cogan. www.sfuhl.org
 

Source: Eric Slaughter, as quoted by Mary Ann Wyand in “Testimonials affirm sanctity of life at annual prayer service,” The Criterion, February 8, 2008.
 

Source: “Young join fight to end abortion,” by Stephanie Simon, February 15, 2008.
 

Source: “Abortion’s battle of messages” by Frances Kissling and Kate Michelman, The Los Angeles Times, Jan. 22, 2008.
 

Citing sworn testimony of women who had abortions presented by The Justice Foundation and acknowledging that abortion hurts women, the Court concluded that "some women come to regret" their abortions. "Whether to have an abortion requires a difficult and painful moral decision" and is "fraught with emotional consequence," the Court said. The Court also noted that "severe depression and loss of esteem can follow" an abortion but that there is no reliable data on the size of the problem.

To that end, The Justice Foundation and Operation Outcry want to collect one million declarations from women and men who have been harmed by abortion. To learn more or to complete a declaration, visit their website.

Source: The Justice Foundation and Operation Outcry.
 

Source: “The Psychological Aftermath of Three Decades of Abortion,” by E. Joanne Angelo,MD, The Cost of ‘Choice:’ Women Evaluate the Impact of Abortion, edited by Erika Bachiochi, Encounter Books, San Fransisco, c. 2004, p.95
 

Source: Senator Hillary Clinton, United Methodist lay member, speaking to the Planned Parenthood Action Fund gathering, July 17, 2007.
 

Source: “Milestones of Early Life: How You Began Your Journey,” published by Heritage House ‘76, Inc., c.2005.
 

Source: “Does America Know Roe?” by Devon Williams, Dec. 13, 2007. www.citizenlink.org/
 

Following the march, also in the United Methodist Building, the Annual Lifewatch Board meeting commences at 3:00 pm. All are welcome and encouraged to attend the events of the day.