I just received an email from Melissa Ohden who founded the Abortion Survivors Network https://abortionsurvivors.org . When she found out her mother tried to abort her by saline injection in 1977, she also discovered that her mother never knew that she survived after being expelled from the womb.

As a teenager, she felt “alone, like an accident, like a mistake.” One can hardly imagine the anguish she felt. As an adult she rebelled against the “silence and shame” of the “abortion culture” and began to speak publicly. When others revealed their stories to her, she founded the Abortion Survivors Network to provide a means for abortion survivors to contact each other and learn how to heal from the knowledge that they were not wanted and their mothers tried to kill them.

Now there are 397 members of the Network. Many of their stories are found on the web site. An Empowered by Life healing retreat was just held at Jordan Ranch in Schulenberg. Through peer support and educational programs abortion survivors are demanding to be recognized as more than a piece of tissue, more than a “choice,” and some are in training to become speakers to share their stories and bring survivors “into the light out of the darkness of abortion.”

At the other end of the spectrum, Shawn Carney, President of 40 Days for Life, has announced the confirmed survival of the 19,000-th (+) baby due to a 40 Days for Life campaign to pray outside abortion clinics for a change of heart in women headed for abortion: https://www.40daysforlife.com . The next campaign is September 22-October 31.

Meanwhile, Teresa Strack, Executive Director of Life First https://lifefirst.org , continues her leadership role in “Building a Respect for Life from the Ground Up” through prayer vigils, referral to pregnancy resource centers, and educational outreach. Life First is hosting a table at the Texas Youth Summit August 27-28, and will lead a 40 Days For Life Kick-Off Rally at the Planned Parenthood clinic on Louetta on September 18. Visit the web site for details and to learn more about the astonishing array of programs of outreach to the community.

Don’t forget to check this web site under the Upcoming Pro-Life Activities tab for other events which you might be able to attend.