Silent No
More, 40 Days for Life Team Up to Help Women Suffering From
Abortion
Steven Ertelt
LifeNews.com Editor
March 5, 2009
Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) -- Two leading pro-life groups
have teamed up to help women suffering from abortions and
who regret their abortion decision. Noticing that many women
who are still needing help after an abortion are noticing
the 40 Days for Life outreach events, the groups are hoping
to combine forces to help them.
Shawn Carney, of 40 Days, tells
www.LifeNews.com about the genesis of the new
partnership.
"While traveling to 40 Days for Life sites across North
America, I frequently hear stories of people who are drawn
in by the sight of people praying in front of the abortion
centers -- people who've either had abortions themselves, or
people who supported others' decisions to abort," he said.
"Many of these people were in anguish for years -- but had
not taken the first step to seek Christ's healing until
something touched them through 40 Days for Life," he added.
Carney says the Silent No More Awareness Campaign stepped up
to the plate to help these people and is calling upon 40
Days participants to stand in unified prayer at as many of
the 40 Days for Life vigil sites as possible next Tuesday.
That's the date the pro-abortion activists have set aside to
honor abortion practitioners.
"That concept flies in the face of the destruction we know
abortion causes," said Carney, "not just for the baby whose
life is taken, but for the mother, the father -- and many
others including extended family and friends.
Janet Morana, co-founder of Silent No More, talks about the
special day.
“We will stand with those in the 40 Days for Life vigils
outside abortion businesses to let women know that abortion
doesn't end a problem, it creates a lifetime of new ones,”
she told LifeNews.com. “We will bear witness that the
abortionist’s tools don't just attack an unborn child’s
body, they attack a woman’s soul.”
Georgette Forney, another co-founder of the group and a
woman who regrets her own abortion decision, says having the
joint effort on March 10 provides real help for
post-abortive women rather than honoring the abortion
practitioners who took their children and injured them.
“The abortion industry says that March 10 is ‘Thank Your
Abortion Provider Day,’” she told LifeNews.com. "We will
reclaim that day by sending a different message to our
abortion providers – stop the lies, put down your killing
tools, and seek forgiveness.”
Carney says he appreciates having the post-abortion group
involved.
"We are highly encouraged that the Silent No More Awareness
Campaign is urging women and men who have found healing in
the wake of abortion to stand witness in front of abortion
facilities on March 10 in connection with 40 Days for Life,"
he said. "The message of post- abortion healing plays an
important role in the dismantling of the abortion culture
and the construction of a new culture of life."
Women who are involved with the campaign will be carrying
signs that read, "I regret my abortion," and men will be
holding signs with the message, "I regret lost fatherhood."
Carney hopes the outreach will help other women avoid
abortions.
"It is our fervent hope that women with abortion
appointments on March 10 will see the silent, prayerful
witness of others who have walked in their shoes, and avoid
making a tragic decision that could haunt them physically,
psychologically and spiritually for years and years to
come," he said.
This outreach is the product of an effort that took place in
Charlotte, North Carolina, where two of the local 40 Days
for Life campaign leaders are also regional coordinators for
the Silent No More Awareness Campaign.
One day of last fall's 40 Days for Life vigil was set aside
as Silent No More Day, where women and men with abortion
experiences were asked to bring their signs and join
volunteers for prayer outside the Charlotte abortion
facility where the vigil was being held.
Related web sites:
Silent No More Awareness Campaign - http://www.SilentNoMoreAwareness.org
40 Days for Life - http://40daysforlife.com
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