Una masa????

Todavía sigo alucinada con lo que he escuchado hoy en la oficina de Queens...

Ella es ya una mujer hecha y derecha, con 3 hijos a su cargo y 2 abortos a su espalda, cuando hemos empezado a hablar sobre si había tenido alguna complicación en sus abortos anteriores, como la gran mayoría, me ha contestado que no, pero poco a poco a medida que ibamos avanzando en la conversación, hemos ido descubriendo que no era así, que en realidad es como siempre, padecía el sindrome postaborto.

Esta mujer, sintió como al bebé se le paraba el corazón dentro de su vientre, aquello le mató por dentro, en la clínica le dijeron, que no se preocupara que eso solo era una masa, que todavía no es un bebé!PERDÓN???CÓMO QUE UNA MASA???
Increible pero cierto señores, esto es lo que las clínicas abortistas venden a las mujeres que van indecisas, que preguntan a ver si lo que llevan dentro es un bebé o no...y digo yo...que les van a decir? que si, que lo que tienen dentro es un bebé, que a los 21 días ya le late el corazón? no señores, eso no interesa, eso supone una pérdida importante de ingresos...que vergüenza!!

Love Thy Neighbor AS THYSELF

While riding on the NYC Metro the other day, I saw ads blanketing half of a metro car, and what few words the ads included, combined with the images that were present, made for a disgusting concept.  It was as if the ad twisted God's Word to promote something promiscuous.  I, for one, won't be watching to see if the show is as backwards as the metro ads.  Let's not talk about the TV show, "GCB," what GCB stands for, or the book that it's based on. Instead, let's talk about the words, "Love Thy Neighbor," which are on the ad.

It is true that on more than one occasion, Christ did say, "Love thy neighbor," but that wasn't ever the end of the sentence. Once, the Sadducees (rivals of the Pharisees) tried to ask Jesus a question that was based on a premise that they themselves didn't believe. Jesus silenced them and gave them a little lesson from God's Word. Now, let's take a look at what follows in the 22nd chapter of Matthew, verses 34-40. Here it is in the ESV:

But when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together. And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question to test him. “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?”  And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.  This is the great and first commandment.  And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets.”

"WWJD"

   The infamous "What Would Jesus Do" saying, Many Christians own the bracelet, but not the mind frame or actions. Let me be the first to say i know I'M NOT PERFECT! What I do know is that way too many young girls are getting abortions because of the fear of being judged by their "Christian" community. If you've read any of my previous blogs you may know that I faced an unplanned pregnancy as a highschool student in a Baptist Christian school. I also grew up in a Christian home. Knowing that I was pregnant, facing expulsion from the school I'd gone to since 4th grade because of this pregnancy, and of course not being married, made the choice for an abortion seem most appealing. I mean, I was pregnant, good Christian girls don't get pregnant out of wedlock, Right?? Wrong! "For ALL have sinned, and come short of the glory of God."-Romans 3:23 

    This is my plea with the Christian community: PLEASE STOP JUDGING THESE WOMEN! You're judgment causes such fear in their minds that they would RATHER choose abortion over LIFE! Surely this is not what Jesus would do? The baby is NOT the sin. It is time to get rid of the fear of humiliation, and ostracism. It's time to embrace, love and help. No more babies should die because of the lack of Christianity in these "Christian" communities.

Abstract "Choices"

The more I work in the Pro-Life movement the more I am appalled at the procedure of an abortion, not just because it is the taking of an innocent human life but because women are doing it without knowing the truth!  I faced a crisis pregnancy at the age of 17. I know first hand what it is to feel scared, and like there is no other choice. These women are normal people who feel like they have no other options. Instead of first learning about these procedures and the harm  caused they make a decision to abort, and end up regretting it.

We have the knowledge and in some cases the life experiences to enlighten these women about the ugly truth of abortion. There are so many resources available that show abortion as it really is, unfortunatly too many people are not interested because of how graphic this material can be. Abortion is the killing of a baby, everyway you look at it, or dont look at it.

St. Valentine, Trampled?

Is real love under attack? Is this a cultural hit-and-run?

Of the accounts of the three historical men named, "Valentine," the one that I like most is the one who risked his life--and lost it--in order to marry young men to the women that they wanted to start families with. From what I've read, the Roman Emperor Claudius II thought that single young men made better soldiers than those with wives and families, so he forbid the marriage of young couples. Valentine obviously knew that this was an injustice, and married couples secretly, but when the Romans found out, they killed him.

So why mention all this now?  What does this have to do with us today?  What does the title of this post mean?  Who is trampling the kind of love that we should be celebrating on Valentine's Day?  What kind of love should we celebrate on Valentine's Day, anyways?  Good questions, but let's think about them in another blog.  For now, suffice it to say that the culture we live in is trampling--driving right over--every form of love that has an ounce of purity in it.

I say all this not to leave you with a sorrowful heart on Valentine's Day, but so that you will celebrate Valentine's Day in a way that will not leave you grasping a fistful of regrets later on.

Happy Valentine's Day.  Happy, that is.  Not promiscuous, but happy.  Not divorcing or breaking up, but celebrating the fact that real love overcomes struggles, because real love forgives, and speaks the truth in an environment of unmistakable love. 

Con la violencia tolerancia cero!!

Hoy ha sido un día agotador en el Bronx, historias muy intensas, en especial la última que he atendido, ella tiene 22 años, un niño de 4 y ya ha pasado por un aborto, del cual afirmaba sentirse muy culpable, acude a nosotros creyendo que llegaba a otro lugar ya que desde una clínica le habían mandado justo a la acera de enfrente, pero su destino afortunadamente no era acabar allí, si no en nuestro centro.

Esta niña, tan joven, lleva a sus espaldas una historia muy dura a la vez de triste, su mamá le pegaba cuando niña y ahora es su pareja quien abusa de ella física, psicológica y sexualmente, ella lleva aguantando los abusos de ese indeseable desde que tuvo a su primer hijo, el cual es testigo de todo, este calvario que ella vive en su casa le lleva a no desear tener un hijo de semejante monstruo y decide, ella siente que equivocadamente, abortar, el le hace ver que ella sola no va a poder con un hijo, como para plantearse tener dos...nadie le informa y finalmente aborta, después de esto, ella anulada totalmente por su pareja cree que lo mejor para su hijo es vivir con el, ya que ella "no va a ser capaz" de seguir adelante sin su ayuda...La relación cada vez es peor y coge fuerzas de flaqueza para empezar a reunir dinero y poder marchar de ese infierno, el una vez más le fuerza a mantener relaciones sexuales y así dejarla embarazada de nuevo y así fue, ella que ya lo tenía todo pensado, se vuelve a encontrar atrapada, está embarazada y no tiene a donde ir.
Siendo consciente del dolor que lleva en su corazón debido al otro hijo no nacido, decide que tiene que volver a pasar por eso, que no tiene otra opción...

Después de mucho hablar de hacerle ver que ella merece una vida mejor, que tiene que salir de allí, que esa no es su única opción, es la que le volvería a marcar una herida profunda en su corazón, que no se merece hacerse tanto daño, que ya ha sufrido mucho, que tiene que sanar todo ese dolor y quererse, no dejar que nadie le humille, que CON LA VIOLENCIA TOLERANCIA CERO,que su bebé no tiene la culpa de nada, que gracias a el, ella ha dado con nosotras y que nosotras estamos dispuestas a ayudarle a salir de ese infierno y empezar de cero con sus dos hijos, ella volverá la semana que viene para que le demos las claves, las personas de contacto para salir al mundo con sus dos hijos y empezar a vivir.

Couple Chooses Life Before it's Too Late

Another case of having to do very little to save a life occurred recently when a couple that was walking into an abortion facility for their scheduled abortion was approached by our own Rosanna. She gently talked to them about the free services we offered and they agreed to come with her on our sonogram bus where she would give them a free sonogram.

I had the chance to speak with them for a while and the biggest impression I got was they were simply relieved. Both the young parents, although not married, have stable jobs and don't see a child as an insurmountable burden. It was mostly just pressure from the woman's mother and worries about finishing school that the young parents panicked and scheduled the abortion. After talking with them for a while though, it seemed to them that the mother would come around eventually and that their child was worth the temporary hardship. The man especially had a firm sense of purpose and resolve as he told me his plan for being able to support and provide for his family.

Both left feeling happy we had stopped them from going in and started to get excited about the prospect of having a child. Somehow, I don't think they would look this happy (picture) if they had an abortion.

Fun at EMC

Every Tuesday at our center in Brooklyn we have a MD come in and offer a prenatal clinic for our women that have chosen life! It is such a fun day and very encouraging to see all of the excited clients and their boyfriends/husbands going through this exerience together. These are women who once considered abortion but are now smiling and happy about their choice to parent. Linda (fourth in from the right) is our director at the Brooklyn center. Seeing Linda with these girls is very inspiring. She has such an outgoing and caring personality and its exactly what these women need in this time of crisis. She has such a passion for these women and they know it! They can feel it and they come back just to visit and catch up and of course, show off their babies. The pro-life working environment at a crisis pregnancy center can be somewhat discouraging at times but I always look forward to Tuesdays at EMC in Brooklyn!

The young child

In the queens office i got a phone call from a school consulor asking me if she can send a young lady for a pregnancy test but asked if it can been done without her parents finding out. I said that all of our services are confidential I set up the appointment after her school was over. When she walked in she seem very nervous to talk to me she kept shaking her leg and moving her hair from side to side. I told her to rollout the intake form after I asked her walk.in the consuling room we talked about her parents,school and her boyfriend who which she told me she no longer with and this was the main reason why she wanted an abortion because her pRents told her from day one that if she was to get parent she would have to marry the guy and since didn't tell her parents she was dating anyone how can she go home and tell her parents she pregnant, as well her stepfather had lost his Job and only her mother was working she didn't want to put more of a burned in the family and disappointment she is there oldest child and she doesn't want to show bad habits to her sisters. I asked her how would she disappoint her parent more by them going to a hospital visiting her with a baby in hand or by them visiting her in a grave. She started to cry and said I never thought about that way. I showed her a DVD from natio geographic they show human development from conception to birth aftr that i putanother dvd that talks about how all the potencial complications she may have if she she has an abortion, by this point she still seem like abortion is something she wanted to do. I told her I had another DVD that was very graphic that show exactly how an abortion looks like, she looked at me so puzzle but said yeah I want to see it am still sure I want to do this. After I put the DVD choose blue she started to say I can't do that to my baby it real it a real baby. I told her we can help her in any way we can from a job to a maternity home she was so glad she thank me so much and right after she left the office she said thank you I was about to make the biggest mistake of my life am never going to forget this thank you

Scared!!!!

       Many of the clients we get are young women, some as young as 14 years old. They come in feeling down and like nothing can go right. Feeling like abortion is their only and best alternative. Most of them fearing their parents reaction, not wanting to tell them because they're afraid of getting kicked out of the house. Feeling alone and scared, they come to us wanting an abortion.
       Seeing the reality of what it means to have an abortion they are face with the reality of, I don't want to go through an abortion but yet I'm scared to tell my parents. Adoption for most of them is something they will not do, they just can't see themselves giving their babies away.
       Some of our clients do choose to confront the situation and deal with the consequences that have brought them to that point. Still scared of what their parents will say, they decide to keep their babies. Most soon realized that they were only scared for the unknown but are surprised with their parents support, that even thought they are still disappointed with their choices they will still stand with their daughters even if the boyfriend won't.

      This was the case of one of my clients, 18 years old, came in wanting an abortion because her boyfriend dumped her as soon as he found out she was pregnant. Not wanting to tell her parents about it because she was scared of how they would react, she felt abortion was her best and only option. We spoke with her and did everything that we could to help her, asking God to talk through us, Which their is no dough it my mind that it was him speaking to her through us. After listening to what we had to say and hearing her babies heart beat; crying, she decided to keep her baby. Later that week we spoke and she told me that her mom was really disappointed in her but that she was going to be there for her. Today both she and her mom came in for a sonogram as the Grandma wanted to see her grandchild. They both had this amazingly beautiful smile on their faces as they saw the baby moving around. As they both left, they both thanked me, that meant so much to me but without God, none of that could have been possible. 

Pro Choice Groups At March For Life

I was able to go to the March for Life this year and it was fantastic !

As my colleagues and I were on our way to the podium where prolifers were speaking, we came across a certain group.

This group was a number of people who stood against everything we stand for.

This group had their own agenda, and not God's.

This group concluded that it's more important for a woman to have a "choice" in the matter, than for an innocent child to have his or her "choice".

These were pro abortion, pro choice, pro death kinds of people.

They may think they have a point, and according to our current president, they do. However, according to the Creator of life and this universe, it's irrelevant.

God sent his son Jesus, so that we could "have life, and have it more abundantly".

They had signs like "make abortion legal" and "my body , my choice". I really do wonder what God thinks about their signs. . . 

Los atajos no son buenos.

Ayer atendí un caso muy peculiar en la oficina del Bronx, ella era una chica de 20 años, parecía tímida, tenía una mirada dulce, inspiraba ternura.

Empezamos a hablar, quería confirmar su embarazo y abortar, en caso de que fuese positivo. Le pregunté el por qué de su decisión y empezó a contarme su historía.

Actualmente ella tiene problemas con la policía, le pillaron con cocaina en su maleta y está a la espera de jucio, que será en Junio, mientras tanto porta en su tobillo una pulsera para que la policía le tenga controlada.
Me quedé asombrada con todo lo que me contó y le pregunté que como con 20 años había acabado haciendo algo así, me contestó que era la primera vez que lo hacía y que se metió en esto por 5000$ y porque su prima lo hacía de forma más habitual y ganaba dinero fácil...

Mi respuesta fue que, aunque a ella le pareciera difícil de creer y duro de escuchar, dada su situación, lo mejor que le había podido pasar era que le pillaran, porque si no, ella se habría ido metiendo cada vez más en esto y habría acabado creyendo que coger el camino más fácil es el mejor, que tenía que aprender de ese error, precisamente eso, que aunque aparentemente nos parezca que los atajos, las soluciones rápidas son las mejores, a la larga son las que más te perjudican y que el que juega con fuego se quema.
Ella me decía que si que tenía razón y que ella iba a aprender, que ya no se iba a meter en ese tipo de problemas, yo le dije que eso que le había dicho se aplica a todo lo que hacemos en nuestra vida, no solo es para no volver a meterse en problemas con la droga, no, es para todo lo que hagas, la moraleja de tu historia está clara, los atajos no son buenos, no te hagas daño, lucha, no elijas la solución aparentemente más sencilla, con tu embarazo pasa lo mismo, a la larga esa "solución rápida" que quieres elegir, es la que más te va a perjudicar, de lo que siembres recogerás...
Me seguía diciéndo que me entendía...pero que ahora tenía clara su decisión y por desgracia quiere coger otro atajo...

Ójala algo de lo que le dije, le haga pensar...

Si a la vida!

La semana pasada perdí a mi tia, que dolor se siente al perder a un ser querido!!, se siente un vacio inmenso...
Aún tengo ese dolor muy reciente y desde ese día tan triste, el 31 de Enero, cada vez que hablo con las chicas me acuerdo de ella, de mi tia, que desgraciadamente nos dejó y les digo, vosotras llevais un corazón que late dentro de vuestro vientre, portais una vida en vuestro interior, con lo dolorosa que es la muerte, vosotras que teneis la oportunidad de tener vida, como no os alegrais? como no apostais por eso? una vida siempre saca una sonrisa, la muerte provoca el llanto, duele, no desperdicieis vuestro regalo, valorar la suerte que teneis, decir SI A LA VIDA, sonreir!!!
No os caveis vuestra propia tumba, realmente sois unas afortunadas.

Reaching Out To Those In Need

One of our EMC interns had a client by the name of Ebony who was in need of baby supplies.  She has six children and one on the way.  Since we have supplies specifically for donating to mothers in need we were able to help out.  I made the drive to New Jersey and dropped off what I could that would be useful to her and she was very thankful.  It looked like a happy home filled with lots of playful children.

What The Abortion Atmosphere Is Like

   

I had a client in her 30's come to our center for a consultation. She is pregnant and in her first trimester.

She has been able to give birth to 5 wonderful children. She also has a history with abortion.

She almost had 3 abortions, but only made it through 2. This is the story that she told me during the consultation. Here is what happened:

She scheduled herself an appointment to get an abortion in the city. She arrived on time, put on the gown they gave her, and waited on the table for the nurse to come in with the drugs.

The nurse completed the injections of the drugs to numb the pain. The only things left to happen was for the doctor to come in and perform the actual abortion. Finally he came. As he was getting on his gloves, something abnormal happened. The whole room heard a loud scream and excessive crying along with it. It was coming from a patient in a different room. 

It was from the last woman the doctor performed the abortion on. The doctor then turns to (my now client) and says to her, "I'm so sorry. I'll be right back". He leaves the room with my clients body positioned to get this abortion, drugs already injected in her body, and mind all made up for this action to take place. 

He ends up taking half an hour to come back to my client. She told me, "My legs started gettin numb. So I said, 'just forget it' ". So, she left the clinic that day, continued on with prenatal care, and had her now 5 month old son ! Praise God. 

But this is only one story of what can and does go on at abortion clinics in this country. 

The 100% Effective Way to Avoid Pregnancy

Many times when sidewalk counseling the people that the counselor talks to exiting and entering the abortion facility are there for services other than abortion. There is plenty of opportunity however, to still spread a positive message about the truth of sexuality.

This picture on the left is one such instance. Of course, some people may say that they aren't getting an abortion when they actually are, but in this case I'm very confident because the couple was leaving the facility before the doctors had even arrived.

When the couple says that they aren't interested in getting an abortion or don't believe in them, I will explain to them that obtaining services from the abortion mill that aren't related to abortion is still supporting the facility. More importantly however, I will try to convey the message of chastity.

This may be surprising, but many people receive this message well. I'll start by asking what the best way to not get pregnant is - they'll reply to use some form of birth control. Wrong! The best way - and the only way that is 100% effective, is to abstain from sex. This is obvious, but I think some people are relieved to hear this - almost like a light bulb going off. "Oh yes, this is the correct answer." Of course there is no way of knowing whether or not the people will follow through, but at least someone is telling them the truth.

Even if there is only a Planned Parenthood nearby where they 'only' refer for abortions. I think that sidewalk counseling even at a place like that would be effective because of what I have just said - people need to know the truth of human sexuality.

Be The Voice For The Unborn

    No aborted baby can ever grow up to say
they were glad that they weren't born. No

 aborted baby can grow up to say anything. This
 is where you and I come in. It's time to be the

voices of the unborn! No woman WANTS to have an abortion, there are so many emotional

 and physical side effects. These women feel like it's their only way out. They feel the pressures of

the world, of their families, friends, bills, etc. The fear and the pressure of their individual situations

 blinds them to the fact that they are the lifeline to the baby growing inside of them. They need support. They need someone to believe in them. They need to see God's love through me and you. Get involved!

Be the voice for the unborn!!!

Chastity....it's all about freedom.

Recently while I was training at one of our centers, I sat in on a counseling session of a very young girl who had come in for a pregnancy test. She'd actually been in for a test some weeks before, but wanted to be sure so we agreed to give her another. She and her boyfriend were both relieved that she wasn't pregnant.

The girl- let's call her Megan- was 15 and her boyfriend was 16. They were both darling kids and obviously adored each other. Our counselor spoke to her alone, and began by asking her a few questions about her life and situation. She was very quiet and looked away shyly at first, but finally opened up to the counselor's warm and friendly personality. At this point we discovered something very surprising- she and her boyfriend were both virgins! But because they had become more intimate and had some sort of sexual mishap, Megan wasn't sure if she could have gotten pregnant or not and she was hearing conflicting opinions from her friends. Her paranoia led her to our center- twice.

The counselor began to talk with Megan about her relief at finding out that she wasn't pregnant, about how she wasn't ready to have a baby in her life, and how having a sexual relationship with her boyfriend could lead to a baby, because babies are the natural consequence of sex. Then he spoke about the one and only way ensure that you never get pregnant- abstinence.

As the counselor began to elaborate on the benefits of abstinence before marriage, Megan listened intently with trusting blue eyes wide open, as if she felt that the counselor was her big brother. He gently explained about the unnecessary burdens of a sexual relationship, especially for someone so young. Sex is like duct tape- it emotionally binds two people together with the "Love Hormone" oxytocin, and breaking off that relationship is an emotional ripping apart. And it has much more of an effect on girls than on guys. Chastity, on the other hand, creates freedom...freedom from unnecessary worries, emotions, babies, STD's.

"You have your whole life ahead of you!" he said. And again something along the lines of, "You are a princess... you deserve the best. You deserve to share this with someone who is going to love you for the rest of your life." The counselor told her about those of his female friends who are saving themselves for their spouse, and how amazing it is to see the level of respect they have for themselves and others have for them. They are so incredibly happy when they get married, he said.


When the counselor finished, he looked at Megan, smiled, and said with a laugh, "Now that we've said alllll that, do you think we're completely crazy?" "No, no!" she assured us. "I really liked what you said." She was extremely happy to have talked with the counselor and was very thankful for all the information. "After being so worried that I was pregnant, I don't really feel like doing any of that stuff anymore."

Like the vast majority of kids in New York City, it seems, she had never heard a chastity message before, and it had probably never even crossed her mind that such a lifestyle even existed! Although we will never know what choice she made after she left our center, we gave her a choice. We created an alternate path for her by opening her eyes to information that she'd never heard before. It was undoubtedly the first- and possibly the last- time for her to hear such a message. And I could see immediately the benefit of her having this kind of conversation with a man.  As she left, I silently prayed that she would never forget that honorable guys like that really do exist.

Planned Parenthood, round II

A little-known fact about Planned Parenthood is that it was founded by a racist eugenicist, Margaret Sanger. Sanger was part of an elite group of eugenicists whose vision was essentially the same as Hitler's, and she even spoke at at least one Klu Klux Klan meeting. I cannot respect any organization that was founded on racism with a goal of wiping out the African American race along with other minorities and "imperfect" people- and which remains racist to this day, targeting African Americans for abortions. Here in New York City, 60% of black babies are aborted. According to the 2006 census, African Americans are not replacing themselves and are in danger of extinction by 2100, thanks to abortion.

This is an extremely important aspect of the pro-life movement to be educated on, because regardless of a person's opinion about abortion, he or she cannot debate history- and so it's a great way to open up discussion about Planned Parenthood. Most people, even pro-lifers, don't have any idea of the depth of corruption in this organization's roots. It is important to understand that PP was not founded on "women's rights" but on an agenda of ethnic cleansing for the United States. Below are some great informative websites to get started:

Margaret Sanger's "Negro Project":

http://www.toomanyaborted.com/?page_id=13

Margaret Sanger:

http://blackgenocide.org/sanger.html
http://www.gateway.org/content/pdf/quotes.pdf

overview of current PP racism by Alveda King, the niece of MLK, Jr:
http://www.priestsforlife.org/africanamerican/blog/index.php/blacks-face-racial-challenge-from-abortion

PP accepting racist donations:
http://liveaction.org/planned-parenthood-racism-project

For the full story, I highly recommend an excellent documentary about the founding of Planned Parenthood and eugenics in the USA called "Maafa21." It's very long but extremely fascinating and informative. I challenge anybody to say that Planned Parenthood was NOT founded on racism and eugenics after watching this film. It is available to order at maafa21.com, or in segments on on youtube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASrFufnMNDg

Letter to Susan G. Komen

To Whom it may Concern:

 

My name is Gregory Webb and briefly - I would love to 'walk with you,' in good conscience I cannot however because of the funding of Planned Parenthood - which is the largest provider of abortions in America.

 

I hope the way they publicly humiliated you shows you their true colors. Abortions and hormonal contraceptives are both shown to increase the risk of breast cancer and if you don't believe me, time will make your organization look idiotic as the abortion/hormonal contraceptive machine fades to actual science.

 

Of course your cause is a great one and should be supported  - but let those who want to support abortion and contraception give money to Planned Parenthood, and those who want to support initiatives to end breast cancer give money to you. Period.

 

Sincerely,

 

Gregory Webb

Planned Parenthood, round I (a.k.a. handy dandy PP fact sheet)

In the midst of the controversy surrounding Planned Parenthood's federal funding, here is my own two cents...

there is absolutely no justification for supporting an organization which makes money (regardless of the amount) by killing babies- NONE. No amount of other services that Planned Parenthood provides is worth the life of a single innocent child being ripped apart in its mother's womb.

To say that the good Planned Parenthood does outweighs its evil is like saying that the good the Nazis did outweighed their evil. “Sure- Hitler may have killed 11,000 people in concentration camps, but hey, he built great roads and he sure fixed the economy!” I don't buy that, and neither can I accept any disguise for an organization which kills more than 1.1 MILLION preborn children worldwide each year.

Aside from asking how anybody can defend the biggest abortion business in the entire world, and through that, defend the reprehensible act of abortion itself, I will ignore abortion altogether. I will not even talk about abortion when listing the multitude of corruptions found in Planned Parenthood. So here is just a sampling of reasons (with links for more detailed info) that Planned Parenthood doesn't deserve a cent of taxpayer funding:

Planned Parenthood covers up statutory rape:

http://liveaction.org/monalisa

http://www.childpredators.com/

http://www.mrctv.org/videos/planned-parenthoods-cover-reported-rape

http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/archive/ldn/2005/apr/05040504

http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/archive/ldn/1970/51/7051605

...and child prostitution rings:

http://liveaction.org/traffick

Planned Parenthood breaks numerous laws:

http://www.aul.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/PPReport_MAIN-REPORT_Download.pdf

http://www.lifesitenews.com/news/107-count-criminal-case-begins-against-planned-parenthood-in-kansas/

http://www.operationrescue.org/archives/tx-abortion-abuses/

PP claims that abortion is not the main focus of its services, yet it performs more and more abortions every year (http://exposeplannedparenthood.net/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/Services-to-Women.jpg) and now it is mandating that all of its affiliates must perform abortions by 2013 (http://liveaction.org/blog/abby-johnson-three-planned-parenthood-deceptions/). PP is misleading about providing the service of mammograms (http://www.jillstanek.com/2011/02/cecile-richards-misleads-planned-parenthood-does-not-provide-mammograms/) and also misleading about the portion of its services which constitute abortions (http://liveaction.org/blog/planned-parenthood-presidents-abortion-claim-false/). Planned Parenthood does not prevent or reduce abortions (http://liveaction.org/blog/pps-new-abortion-numbers-going-nowhere-but-up/). PP is legally classified as a non-profit, but as anyone who works their rear end off in a non-profit knows (myself included), "non-profit" means you don't make a profit. But PP's financial reports indicate otherwise. For instance P.P. made a profit of $63 million dollars in its 2008-2009 fiscal year (http://www.lifeissues.org/pp/)!

Many claim that without Planned Parenthood, millions of women will have nowhere to turn to for basic healthcare. That statement is the equivalent of saying without Wendy's, I will have no access to hamburgers. This is the USA and there is an abundance of other affordable health clinics- for instance, the clinic I work for, which offers low-cost & also completely free services to anybody who can't afford it, but is non-profit and takes no government funding. Additionally, there are about 7,000 federally funded community health centers where people can go to get all the services which PP claims would be unavailable if they didn't exist:

about community health centers: http://www.nachc.org/client/documents/America%27s_Health_Centers_updated_3.09.pdf

and finally, to find a community health center: http://findahealthcenter.hrsa.gov/Search_HCC.aspx

Internship Recruitment

 My colleague Greg Webb and I were able to attend the Students for Life Conference.

We were able to network with hundreds of young people in highschool and in college.

Chris Slattery was there helping us recruit.

We recruited the internship opportunity that takes place in NYC for young people all over the world.

We made many connections and got the word out there.

If you are interested in an internship here in NYC, contact Chris Slattery, president and founder of EMC.

Tears always help the soul!!!!

       On Monday I received a client who of course wanted an abortion, 24 years old, very intelligent and very sweet. I could tell something was seriously wrong with her, she had a fake smile on her face, she was definitely holding back her tears.
      We spoke for about an hour, I asked her what was wrong many times and to please let me help her. She wasn't telling me much other than she felt she had to have the abortion. I asked her time after time why she felt that but she wasn't letting her open up. Finally after trying for a long time, she finally felt comfortable with me and told me why she was so sad. Her exact words were "I was so happy when I found out I was pregnant but my whole family turned their backs on me and are telling me that I have to have this abortion".
       I spoke with her and told her that she wasn't alone, that if she wanted to have her baby to fight for him or her. She was still telling me that she had to have the abortion with that smile on her face, trying to hold back her tears. She told me that she had already even picked out names for the baby, had stop smoking and drinking so it would harm her baby. At this time my heart was breaking as I was feeling her pain, I asked her if she wanted to see her baby, reluctantly she said yes. I took her to our sonogram room and waited for her to come out.
      After a couple of minutes her and I were once again sitting face to face. I asked her if she was able to see her baby and that's when she couldn't hold back anymore, she started to cry, I cried with her and told her that everything was going to be alright. Looking her right in her eyes I begged her to please let us help her. At first she just didn't know what to do, but her motherly instincts came out and that's when she finally said that she was going to keep her baby and fight for him or her!. With tears still in our faces we both just started to laugh and enjoy such an amazing moment, I told her that she was my first client who had made me cry but that I was happy.

      I know that God was with us in that room as well as his Angels because that moment was magical and such an amazing blessing not only for her but also for me. Before she left I gave her the first outfit for her baby and still with tears in our eyes we continued to laugh. Later that night she texted me and told me something that will always stick in my heart, she said "My baby will know about you". To me that is worth more than any trophy or degree I could have ever won!

Facing Your Fears

In an article by Life Site News titled, "I dreaded going to the abortion clinic to protest, but what happened next was incredible", by Shaun McDonnell, one man's testimony of overcoming his fears is made manifest and a new commitment to Life is born.  After making a commitment to pray in front of an abortion clinic, after being inspired by a pro life activist, Kelling Clinger, Shaun was finding it hard to follow through with it.  One day, after his bible study group session, since he was only one mile away from the abortion clinic, he felt God wanted him to go there and pray for the women.  Shaun was repelled by the idea of protesting at a clinic and every fiber in his body went against this.  However, Shaun overcame himself for the Lord and felt it was the right thing to do, and what the Lord wanted him to, to visit this abortion clinic.

When he got there he met a man by the name of John Barros, a pro life activist that spent a great deal of time trying to persuade women to keep their babies.  John was on fire and went to great lengths to get the pro life message to the women.  Shaun saw the dark reality of what is going on in our midst, the mass killing of unborn babies.  This reality made Shaun sick to his stomach and he was greatly distressed about what to do.  John was very outspoken and Shaun was very skeptical as to whether John's tactics were effective or helpful in the least. Shaun was convinced and amazed at the display of three women that day that changed their minds and chose life due to John's message.  Shaun was convinced that the Lord was at work in the brave souls that are reaching out to these desperate women.  Shaun's new message to the world is that we should commit to doing something for the pro life cause at least once in our lives, even if we don't feel like it.

But The Greatest Of These Is Love

 

   Love, pro-life work cannot be done without it. Having love for the mother and for her baby are what makes this most effective. These women sometimes come into our centers feeling depressed. Depressed because of past abortions, life situations, and most of all the "problem" at hand, their pregnancy. It is our passion to tell them how special they are, how precious their baby is and how they deserve to be happy no matter what. We can't alleviate all of the issues but we can give them something they so desperately need, love. No matter what their decision upon leaving our centers, we still desire to follow up with the clients and see that they are doing well emotionally and physically. We build relationships with these women and it is truly rewarding. 

 

   Let me close by saying this, the "love" we show is only given to us by God and through immense prayer. He is a God who loves us perfectly, wholly and truly.

 

1 Corinthians 13:13  "And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love."