Getting involved to stop abortion

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Is there anyone out there that can help point me in the right direction to STOP abortions? What can I do to get involved? I want to actually do something instead of sitting around whining about it. What do you reccomend? I want to work my butt off to try and get this horror stopped.
 
Delphinus85 said:
Is there anyone out there that can help point me in the right direction to STOP abortions? What can I do to get involved? I want to actually do something instead of sitting around whining about it. What do you reccomend? I want to work my butt off to try and get this horror stopped.
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If your a male, I would recommend joining the Knights of Columbus, if there is a council in your parish.
I have been the Pro-Life Chairman of my council for 15 years and it has been rewarding. The fundraisers are not only helpful in raising awareness and funds, they can be a lot of fun as well.
Whether you’re male or female, you can also volunteer at a local crisis pregnancy center or find out from one of these centers where to march or picket.
 
Delphinus85 said:
Is there anyone out there that can help point me in the right direction to STOP abortions? What can I do to get involved? I want to actually do something instead of sitting around whining about it. What do you recommend? I want to work my butt off to try and get this horror stopped.
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Join a pro-life group. I just did myself. Then see what you can do from there. I think going to protests and stuff might be a good thing if you’ve got the time, but first step is defiantly finding a good local or national pro-life organization to get involved with. Even showing support through simple financial donation or payed up membership will help them drastically to support their causes.

Contacting a pro-life policy supporting political party might be another avenue of choice, these guys actually go into battle in the political arena to get the law changed every day. Plus they focus on direct political action in the upper echelons rather than the clinic to clinic stuff that the other non-political Pro-life groups are involved in.
 
First of all, join a pro-life orgainization. The Knights of Columbus and other Catholic organizations sponosor such organizations. There is also national Right to Life, which has chapters in every state and in most counties within each state. You can find all these either through your parish or with an internet search.

Next, work for a program:
  1. Raise money – we do fish-fries at my little church, and challenge the local Protestant churches to match us.
  2. Make your presense known – we put up signs (“Pregnant? Need Help? Call 1-800-XXX-XXXX”) We also include our chapter number and meeting schedule.
  3. Support pregnancy crisis centers – we do not have one in our county (but we’re working on that.) The number on our sign refers to one in the next county, and we raise money for them.
  4. Get churches to agree to “adopt” a pregnant girl – that is, provide her with moral support, transportation, help with the bills, baby stuff and so on.
  5. Interface with your state legislature and push for things like making a 4D sonogram part of “informed consent” and allowing underage girls who have been pressured into abortion to sue after reaching majority.
 
Thank you all for your response. Do you think an acceptable form of tithing would be to give my %10 to a local pregnancy crisis center or to a prolife group?
 
Delphinus85 said:
Is there anyone out there that can help point me in the right direction to STOP abortions? What can I do to get involved? I want to actually do something instead of sitting around whining about it. What do you reccomend? I want to work my butt off to try and get this horror stopped.
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There are many ways to get involved. I suggest you take some time to inventory your particular strengths, weaknesses, charisms, etc, through prayer.

You could do any/all of the following depending on your time, skills and abilities:
  • volunteer at a crisis pregnancy center
  • volunteer with your parish respect life committee, or start one if your parish doesn’t have one
  • sidewalk counsel or pray at abortion clinics-- get with a local pro-life group for training
  • join your state Right To Life organization to work on the political/legislative end
  • support pro-life causes monetarily through donations
 
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Thank you all for your response. Do you think an acceptable form of tithing would be to give my %10 to a local pregnancy crisis center or to a prolife group?
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I don’t see why not, but split it with the Church – keep putting money in the collection plate.
 
Delphinus85 said:
Thank you all for your response. Do you think an acceptable form of tithing would be to give my %10 to a local pregnancy crisis center or to a prolife group?
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Part of whatever amount you give through stewardship can be to pro-life groups/causes, but do not neglect your duty to your parish and diocese.

Pro-life causes are worthy, but we must support our parishes and diocese as well.

Only you can decide where to give your money. Local crisis pregnancy centers are always in need, but so are the state and national organization who try to make in impact on legislation and elections.

Pray about it, and see what you are being led towards.
 
Each of us has a different way of bringing legalized abortacide to an end. The term abortacide is no longer in the dictionary (see Webster 1956).
Some people protest in front of clinics. Others like myself take a quieter approach including the rosary and spiritual adoption.
Our country has checks and balances. I have been writing to congress for passage of the following constitutional amendment since the Roe v. Wade decision.
“Recognizing that without life there is no liberty, every reasonable effort shall be made to protect the life and dignity of the individual from the moment of conception.”
This amendment addresses the less than black and white situations such as hostage crises and Triage situations.

When asked about Roe v. Wade, Harriet Myers said “both are good ways to cross the Potomac.”😛
 
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I just need to get out there ya know? It’s hard not to feel so hopeless (and helpless) in all of this. Oh! And one other thing, my mom had an abortion was she was young, if I do any of this, do you think I’m going to hurt her?
 
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I just need to get out there ya know? It’s hard not to feel so hopeless (and helpless) in all of this. Oh! And one other thing, my mom had an abortion was she was young, if I do any of this, do you think I’m going to hurt her?
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Talk to her. She might want to learn about Rachel’s Vineyard.
There used to be a clinic across the street from where my brother lived. Sometimes the picketers could be very cruel and lacking in the compassion that needs to be displayed.
One day, a woman came up stairs and asked him and my sister-in-law if they would babysit while she took her daughter to the clinic across the street.
Because of my sister-in-law’s history, she spoke with authority when she said, “I wish you wouldn’t.” That was all that was needed.
 
Delphinus85 said:
Nice 😃

I just need to get out there ya know? It’s hard not to feel so hopeless (and helpless) in all of this. Oh! And one other thing, my mom had an abortion was she was young, if I do any of this, do you think I’m going to hurt her?
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No, although it may make her feel uncomfortable. One organization you need to talk to is Project Rachael, who can help you understand how your mother might feel.
 
In order to stop abortions you have to address the root causes of the problem.
In fact no woman has an abortion who feels adequately supported by the men in her life. By “support” is meant physical, emotional, psychological, moral and spiritual support.
Thus the way to stop abortions is to get the men to stand up to their responsibility to love and care for the women in their lives. This covers wives, daughters, granddaughters, girl friends, co-workers, etc. No woman should feel that she is alone in the face of the responsibility for a new life.

Matthew
 
One relatively easy step is to write a letter to the editor. Mine just got published today!

forums.catholic-questions.org/showthread.php?t=178217

So if nothing else good happened today, at least the #1 newspaper in the capitol of New York State ran a letter on Page A8 that used the phrase “America’s abortion holocaust.” Who knows how many people read it — maybe a few hundred? So for the 30 minutes it took to write and send the letter, there’s a few hundred people reading the truth about abortion. A good investment of time.
 
Delphinus85 said:
Nice 😃

I just need to get out there ya know? It’s hard not to feel so hopeless (and helpless) in all of this. Oh! And one other thing, my mom had an abortion was she was young, if I do any of this, do you think I’m going to hurt her?
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I was going to advise you to follow what your heart is telling you to do, such as helping out at your local Pregnancy Center, but after reading about your mother I think this is where you should start.

Read up on post-abortive women. It will enlighten you about your Mom and even some of the issues you may have had being raised by a woman who suffers from this trauma.

Here’s a good site if you’re Catholic. rachelshope.org/articles.html

Here’s another: the Elliot Institute, one of the nation’s leading authorities on post-abortion issues. afterabortion.org/

If your Mom hasn’t already done so she really needs “reconciliation”.

God Bless You and God speed!
 
We’ve talked about abortion for 35 years, only one group has figured out how to end it the right way, there are thousands of people working on ineffective ways to do it. You want to help? Watch this movie, it will change your life AND it will provide you the answer you are looking for:

youtube.com/profile?user=cbrinfo
 
del,

There is no substitute for actually being at the abortion clinic to save mothers souls and babies lives. Helping at the CPC is good and prayer is always good but these can never take the place of being at the clinic itself. I go everyday. Let me know if you need any advice.

Thanks
Chris
 
Since you wanted suggestions, I will give you a list of some of the things we have participated in…

  1. *]Volunteer at a pregnancy crisis center
    *]Donate baby clothes, maternity clothes, baby shampoo, diapers, etc to a center
    *]join a prolife club… we not only help at crisis centers but we do these things too:
    *]make and sell rosaries… all proceeds go to pregnancy center
    *]March for Life every January
    *]PRAY!
    *]take in teen foster kids who are pregnant
    *]solicit stores to donate baby “goods” to a local pregnancy center
    *]pray at abortion clinics
    *]counsel women outside of abortion clinics
    *]donate money
    *]write letters, get involved politically … one of the biggest things that will change a mothers mind to keep her baby is getting to see an ultrasound of the baby!!! There is legislation we are fighting for that would require an ultrasound before you can have an abortion…

    oh…and I forgot… until I looked down at my shirt… wear prolife tee shirts… the one I am wearing now is from the march for life last January. My other one is for prolife tee shirt day… I bought one for each member of the family (all 6 of us) and we wore them out together that day.
 
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