By Keri Landeche, SFLA Northeast Regional Coordinator Every time I set up a pro-life display on campus, I hope that in some way, shape or form this will change hearts and minds and ultimately save lives. I imagine many of us working in the pro-life movement feel the same way. You are always looking to plant that seed of compassion and hope and support. At Canisius College in Buffalo, NY, the students and I got to do just that. I brought the Students for Life of America Planned Parenthood Project to the campus, which consist of giant pink banners that give statistics on the business model of Planned Parenthood and the amount of tax dollars given to the abortion giant every year – which is all taken from the organization’s own annual report. Suffice to say, it takes awhile to set up. On this brisk October morning, the students and I were getting to work arranging the resources and installing the banners and we noticed a grounds maintenance man that happened to be cleaning the windows in the student center nearby. Wearing overalls and a jacket, he approached our table and started to engage one of the students in the pro-life club, asking a lot of questions regarding a supposed hypothetical situation: What would you tell a 14-year-old girl who gets pregnant and is too young to have a child? How would she be able to handle the judgement of her peers even if she wanted to place the baby for adoption? What options does she really have when her parents want her to have an abortion? As I listened to the man ask these questions, I realized these weren’t just hypothetical questions. Something inside of me provoked me to ask, “Is she still pregnant?” The man then looked at me and said, “yes!” He began to tell us how his 14-year-old neighbor has found herself pregnant. He explained that she is too young and how even if she did want to parent or place the child with an adoptive family, she could be mocked by her peers. He told us how bright of a young woman she is and how this pregnancy will change her future. It seemed like he had a relationship at least with her parents and the situation was obviously of concern to him. We wanted to give him as much information as we could. Thankfully, we had the local Pregnancy Resource Center (PRC) information and a lot of resources on hand to give him about the risks of abortion. We asked him to remind this young girl that she is not alone and that there are so many people who care about her and her baby who want to help! He said he would give her the information and keep me posted on her situation. Today showed me the importance of having a continual presence on campus and ALWAYS having local PRC’s resources on hand. You never know who will pass by and whose life you can save. Please pray for “S” to choose life. We know this will not be an easy road for her.]]>
North Dakota Judges Forced to Allow Down Syndrome Abortions Even Though They’re “Eugenic”
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Something unusual happened recently in a courthouse in Fargo, North Dakota. Two federal appeals judges, Ralph Erickson and Bobby Shepherd, were reviewing an Arkansas bill that would make it illegal to target babies with Down Syndrome for abortion. They wanted the bill to be allowed. But a 1992 judicial precedent forced them to deem it unconstitutional. So what did Judge Erickson do? He asked the Supreme Court to overturn the previous bad decision and give states the authority to ban abortions. The dissent written by Erickson delved deeply into his concerns that this type of license to kill based
