She Saved (2) Lives...

Pro-Life Friends,

And just like that, she saved two lives.

When the Programs Coordinator of Students for Life of America headed to a prayer vigil outside a local abortion facility just 3 weeks ago, she had no idea that she was about to save two lives.

Standing there with other members of Students for Life of America, Becky gently approached women who were heading into the abortion facility. Prepared with literature on free resources and local pregnancy crisis centers, she gracefully pleaded the women to reconsider going into the facility. "We'll help you," she said. "We're here for you- we know this must be hard."

"Abortions aren't very safe. Women have left this very clinic in ambulances."

Most of the women hurriedly walked by and entered the facility. Becky pressed on.

"Hi- Can we talk for a few minutes?"

The woman looked up. Her interest had sparked and Becky could see that her eyes were crying out for help. "I'm Becky and I'm here to help. I know this must be hard—but you have other options. Free options."

After a few minutes of gentle conversation, the women decided she was not going to have that abortion. She would cancel the appointment and get the help that was offered.

A life saved- just like that. When Becky realized this woman was keeping her child, her heart leapt with joy. Later that day, she happily told the rest of the SFLA staff "a life was saved today."

We quickly reminded her that she didn't save just one- but two lives. Abortion kills children and harms women. She saved that woman from agonizing physical, emotional, and spiritual pains that she would have encountered if she had gone through with the abortion.

As you probably know, side effects of abortions are uterine hemorrhage, uterine perforation, endometriosis, pelvic inflammatory disease, coexistent ectopic pregnancy, asherman syndrome, Post- Abortion Syndrome (depression, drug/alcohol abuse, anxiety attacks, flashbacks, suicidal tendencies, etc) and studies are now showing that the risk of getting breast cancer is increased by 50% of women who have abortions.

She saved one life from being killed and saved another from years of pain. Just like that.

Becky was Sidewalk Counseling, which is one of the many methods SFLA utilizes to end abortion. SFLA goes across the country training college students in various pro-life outreaches for their campus pro-life groups. Sidewalk Counseling is one of our most requested training sessions, and we are happy to offer it.

Students for Life of America does not charge college students to help them start new campus groups and we provide them with entirely free resources and training. We know that we must equip this generation to be pro-life leaders and the most effective way to reaching the most students is keeping things at no-cost.

However, we must fundraise to keep things this way. Students for Life of America is a national non-profit organization that reaches more than 443 campus pro-life groups. Based outside of Washington DC, our vision is to raise up pro-life leaders who will end abortion and change hearts and minds about abortion where it's most needed: on our nation's college campuses.

Please consider a tax-deductible investment in the pro-life movement today.

You can donate to Students for Life of America through our Facebook Cause or by going directly to our website at www.studentsforlife.org and clicking 'donate.' Your donation will go directly to providing resources and training to campus pro-life groups.

Remember, this training is invaluable, and think of Becky's impact on that woman and her unborn child. If more young pro-lifers had this training, imagine how many lives across this nation could be saved.

In just a couple minutes, she saved two lives. Please give others the opportunity to do the same.

Donate today: www.studentsforlife.org or through the Facebook Cause.


For Life,
Liz Forest
Director of Outreach
lforest@studentsforlife.org.jw@gmail.com