liveaction--2020-02-12--As 2,411 aborted babies are laid to rest, pro-life groups black out social media in their memory

Today , February 12th , marks the day that 2,411 aborted children were given a proper burial after their medically preserved remains were found in the garage and vehicle of deceased Indiana abortionist Ulrich Klopfer last year .
The memorial took place at Southlawn Cemetery in South Bend , Indiana , and included remarks from the state ’ s attorney general , Curtis Hill .
The children ’ s remains were found to be two decades old , but were unable to be individually identified .
No reason has been given as to why Klopfer stored the preserved and packaged @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the garage of his home in Will County , Illinois , ( which were found by his family after his death ) or the remainder in the trunk of a 1990s Mercedes-Benz owned by Klopfer ( found later by police ) , kept in a gated lot in Dolton , Illinois .
Many women came forward after the remains were discovered , seeking to learn whether any of the bodies belonged to their aborted children .
Klopfer ’ s license was revoked in 2015 because of numerous health and safety violations , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as required by Indiana law and a failure to report abuse .
Below is a video of the memorial service from the Susan B. Anthony List : Several pro-life groups — including Live Action , March for Life , Susan B. Anthony List , Created Equal , WeDignify , the Family Research Council , and Human Life Action — are remembering these children in a very public way on social media , using the graphics below : Live Action president Lila Rose encouraged other pro-lifers on social media to remember these 2,411 human @ @ @ @ @ @ @ cover photos .
Remembering these children killed by Klopfer is important , because most aborted children never receive a memorial acknowledging their humanity .
Instead , they are treated as medical waste and are hauled away by disposal companies .
Today , and every day , we grieve the tremendous loss of life caused by legal abortion in America .
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Today, February 12th, marks the day that 2,411 aborted children were given a proper burial after their medically preserved remains were found in the garage and vehicle of deceased Indiana abortionist Ulrich Klopfer last year. The memorial took place at Southlawn Cemetery in South Bend, Indiana, and included remarks from the state’s attorney general, Curtis Hill.
.@AGCurtisHill speaks at the funeral service for Ulrich Klopfer’s 2,411 hoarded aborted baby remains. Hill notes that these baby remains were of “varying sizes and varying estimates” and that some were from late term abortions. (Video via @theresa_olohan) pic.twitter.com/DhTisW4Qv7 — Mary Margaret Olohan (@MaryMargOlohan) February 12, 2020
The children’s remains were found to be two decades old, but were unable to be individually identified. No reason has been given as to why Klopfer stored the preserved and packaged remains of more than 2,200 aborted children in the garage of his home in Will County, Illinois, (which were found by his family after his death) or the remainder in the trunk of a 1990s Mercedes-Benz owned by Klopfer (found later by police), kept in a gated lot in Dolton, Illinois.
Many women came forward after the remains were discovered, seeking to learn whether any of the bodies belonged to their aborted children.
Klopfer’s license was revoked in 2015 because of numerous health and safety violations, including a failure to report underage abortions as required by Indiana law and a failure to report abuse.
Below is a video of the memorial service from the Susan B. Anthony List:
Several pro-life groups — including Live Action, March for Life, Susan B. Anthony List, Created Equal, WeDignify, the Family Research Council, and Human Life Action — are remembering these children in a very public way on social media, using the graphics below:
Live Action president Lila Rose encouraged other pro-lifers on social media to remember these 2,411 human beings by changing their profile pictures and/or cover photos.
Last year, 2,411 infants were found dead in former abortionist Ulrich Klopfer's home. Today, they will be laid to rest. We mourn their lives & the 2,400 children who are killed daily in America's abortion facilities. Join me in blacking out your social profile today in memory. pic.twitter.com/ecsQkrvdgG — Lila Rose (@LilaGraceRose) February 12, 2020
Remembering these children killed by Klopfer is important, because most aborted children never receive a memorial acknowledging their humanity. Instead, they are treated as medical waste and are hauled away by disposal companies. Today, and every day, we grieve the tremendous loss of life caused by legal abortion in America.
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liveaction--2020-02-12--Couple with Down syndrome shows beauty of their love on The Kelly Clarkson Show

Nick and Gabi , who both have Down syndrome , met and fell in love , as many people do .
But what makes their story special is that a video of them went viral and led to the couple ’ s appearance on The Kelly Clarkson Show .
The video of Nick and Gabi features their surprise reunion and it is beautiful .
It ’ s raw emotion lived out in a world in which showing true feelings is often seen as something to be avoided .
Nick and Gabi can ’ t contain that joy and that ’ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to love someone and be loved by someone so much that you don ’ t think twice about showing it or letting other people see it .
Their love is a gift to us all .
But when their parents first learned that Nick and Gabi had Down syndrome , those moments weren ’ t so joyful .
Doctors didn ’ t burst into the room with happy tears celebrating the gift of a new baby .
In fact , Nick ’ s mom told a shocked Kelly : I think part of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ he was born it ’ s like , “ Uh I ’ m really sorry your son has Down syndrome.
” That ’ s literally the way they deliver the message .
And it is so opposite .
So you feel , like , really sorry for yourself as a mom for a couple of weeks or minutes or whatever and then you just this , ya know , every day , every year has just been building… It is the best gift I ’ ve ever received .
Kelly was surprised to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ perspective when delivering a diagnosis of Down syndrome , but that ’ s the way it ’ s been for generations .
Individuals with Down syndrome have been forced to prove their worth to society .
But their worth isn ’ t in their abilities or their disabilities .
They are worthy simply because they are human beings with intrinsic value that can not be taken away by society ’ s desire to “ eradicate ” Down syndrome .
READ : People lie about children with Down syndrome , like my son , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the truth .
Gabi ’ s mother shared the story of how no businesses would give Gabi a job because of her Down syndrome .
So Gabi took matters into her own hands and started a coffee company called Gabi ’ s Grounds .
She is raising money to open a cafe to employ other individuals with disabilities .
She has wanted to have a restaurant since she was a child .
The other guests on the show , including pro-choice comedian Whitney Cummings and chef Wolfgang Puck , along with the audience @ @ @ @ @ @ @ coffee business .
Cummings was even shown dabbing away tears .
Watching individuals overcome the challenges in their lives – with or without disabilities – is inspirational .
But Gabi and Nick also overcame targets placed on their backs by an abortion culture which preaches that women should be able to abort babies based on a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome or any other health condition .
Yet those same individuals would likely applaud Nick and Gabi today .
Through Nick and Gabi ’ s story , the world should be inspired to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
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Nick and Gabi, who both have Down syndrome, met and fell in love, as many people do. But what makes their story special is that a video of them went viral and led to the couple’s appearance on The Kelly Clarkson Show.
The video of Nick and Gabi features their surprise reunion and it is beautiful. It’s raw emotion lived out in a world in which showing true feelings is often seen as something to be avoided. Nick and Gabi can’t contain that joy and that’s an amazing gift to have – to love someone and be loved by someone so much that you don’t think twice about showing it or letting other people see it. Their love is a gift to us all.
Couple With Down Syndrome's Emotional Reunion Brings Everyone To Tears "She's beautiful, she's amazing, and I'm so proud" ? It was love at first sight for Nick and Gabi when they met at a conference for people with Down Syndrome, but they forgot to trade contacts. Watch for the amazing story of how their moms helped reunite these lovebirds ❤ Posted by The Kelly Clarkson Show on Wednesday, February 5, 2020
But when their parents first learned that Nick and Gabi had Down syndrome, those moments weren’t so joyful. Doctors didn’t burst into the room with happy tears celebrating the gift of a new baby. In fact, Nick’s mom told a shocked Kelly:
I think part of it for me is the guilt when he was born it’s like, “Uh I’m really sorry your son has Down syndrome.” That’s literally the way they deliver the message. And it is so opposite. So you feel, like, really sorry for yourself as a mom for a couple of weeks or minutes or whatever and then you just this, ya know, every day, every year has just been building… It is the best gift I’ve ever received.
Kelly was surprised to learn that doctors often offer a negative perspective when delivering a diagnosis of Down syndrome, but that’s the way it’s been for generations. Individuals with Down syndrome have been forced to prove their worth to society. But their worth isn’t in their abilities or their disabilities. They are worthy simply because they are human beings with intrinsic value that can not be taken away by society’s desire to “eradicate” Down syndrome.
READ: People lie about children with Down syndrome, like my son, to encourage abortion. Here’s the truth.
Gabi’s mother shared the story of how no businesses would give Gabi a job because of her Down syndrome. So Gabi took matters into her own hands and started a coffee company called Gabi’s Grounds. She is raising money to open a cafe to employ other individuals with disabilities. She has wanted to have a restaurant since she was a child.
The other guests on the show, including pro-choice comedian Whitney Cummings and chef Wolfgang Puck, along with the audience, applauded the love story and the coffee business. Cummings was even shown dabbing away tears.
Watching individuals overcome the challenges in their lives – with or without disabilities – is inspirational. But Gabi and Nick also overcame targets placed on their backs by an abortion culture which preaches that women should be able to abort babies based on a prenatal diagnosis of Down syndrome or any other health condition. Yet those same individuals would likely applaud Nick and Gabi today.
Through Nick and Gabi’s story, the world should be inspired to end discriminatory abortions — and all abortions.
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liveaction--2020-02-12--Oklahoma judge: State can ban telemed abortions, require abortion to be done only by doctors

Last week , Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter successfully argued before Oklahoma County District Court Judge Natalie Mai to keep two abortion safety laws in place .
The Trust Women abortion facility in Oklahoma City — formerly known as South Wind Women ’ s Center — filed the lawsuit in November 2019 , seeking to overturn a 1978 law stipulating that abortions must be done by a physician as well as a 2012 law prohibiting telemedicine abortions .
The AG Office ’ s brief referenced a 1997 Supreme Court ruling that found “ our prior cases left no doubt that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ abortion procedure , the States may mandate that only physicians perform abortions.
” The Attorney General praised the judge ’ s decision , commenting , “ This is an extreme lawsuit , seeking to overthrow commonsense safety laws that have been on the books for half a century combined .
We appreciate Judge Mai ’ s thoughtful review and decision , which stays faithful to the U.S. Supreme Court ’ s repeated assertion that there is ‘ no doubt ’ that these types of laws are reasonable and constitutional ‘ to ensure the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The Attorney General went on , “ Abortion advocates used to say that abortion should be between a woman and her doctor , but now they are attempting to take the doctor out of the room , and out of the picture altogether .
We look forward to our continued defense of these laws and others that have been enacted to protect Oklahoma women ’ s health and safety , as well as the dignity of the unborn.
” Indeed , abortion advocates have launched a massive push for “ self-managed ” abortion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The Attorney General ’ s office was supported by the Oklahoma State Medical Association , the Oklahoma Association of Nurse Practitioners , and the Telehealth Alliance of Oklahoma .
The Attorney General ’ s press release further noted that overturning the telemedicine law would have had implications for opioid crisis interventions in the state , since opioids can not be prescribed through telemedicine either .
The Trust Women facility , which hospitalized a woman in November of 2018 due to a botched abortion , was supported by the New York-based Center for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ less than six abortion laws in Oklahoma since 2014 .
Trust Women is owned by Julie Burkhart , former political lobbyist for the infamous late-term Kansas abortion provider George Tiller .
Burkhart also owns a Trust Women clinic in Wichita , Kansas , located on the site of Dr. Tiller ’ s former facility .
A third facility located in Seattle closed in December 2019 , according to the website .
Three bills concerning telemedicine bans have recently been proposed in Congress , and Pennsylvania and Ohio also both recently introduced bills to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ According to the Ohio Star , “ If Senate Bill 260 does become law in the Buckeye State , Ohio would become the 20th state to ban telemedicine abortions .
Right now , 21 states have laws requiring doctors to be physically present during the telemedicine abortion procedure.
” For information on abortion pill reversal , click here .
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Last week, Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter successfully argued before Oklahoma County District Court Judge Natalie Mai to keep two abortion safety laws in place. The Trust Women abortion facility in Oklahoma City — formerly known as South Wind Women’s Center — filed the lawsuit in November 2019, seeking to overturn a 1978 law stipulating that abortions must be done by a physician as well as a 2012 law prohibiting telemedicine abortions.
The AG Office’s brief referenced a 1997 Supreme Court ruling that found “our prior cases left no doubt that, to ensure the safety of the abortion procedure, the States may mandate that only physicians perform abortions.”
The Attorney General praised the judge’s decision, commenting, “This is an extreme lawsuit, seeking to overthrow commonsense safety laws that have been on the books for half a century combined. We appreciate Judge Mai’s thoughtful review and decision, which stays faithful to the U.S. Supreme Court’s repeated assertion that there is ‘no doubt’ that these types of laws are reasonable and constitutional ‘to ensure the safety of the abortion procedure.’”
The Attorney General went on, “Abortion advocates used to say that abortion should be between a woman and her doctor, but now they are attempting to take the doctor out of the room, and out of the picture altogether. We look forward to our continued defense of these laws and others that have been enacted to protect Oklahoma women’s health and safety, as well as the dignity of the unborn.” Indeed, abortion advocates have launched a massive push for “self-managed” abortion via the abortion pill in recent years.
READ: Planned Parenthood exec excited for telemed abortions: ‘Let the fun begin!’

The Attorney General’s office was supported by the Oklahoma State Medical Association, the Oklahoma Association of Nurse Practitioners, and the Telehealth Alliance of Oklahoma. The Attorney General’s press release further noted that overturning the telemedicine law would have had implications for opioid crisis interventions in the state, since opioids cannot be prescribed through telemedicine either.
The Trust Women facility, which hospitalized a woman in November of 2018 due to a botched abortion, was supported by the New York-based Center for Reproductive Rights, which has challenged no less than six abortion laws in Oklahoma since 2014. Trust Women is owned by Julie Burkhart, former political lobbyist for the infamous late-term Kansas abortion provider George Tiller. Burkhart also owns a Trust Women clinic in Wichita, Kansas, located on the site of Dr. Tiller’s former facility. A third facility located in Seattle closed in December 2019, according to the website.
Three bills concerning telemedicine bans have recently been proposed in Congress, and Pennsylvania and Ohio also both recently introduced bills to ban telemedicine abortions in their states. According to the Ohio Star, “If Senate Bill 260 does become law in the Buckeye State, Ohio would become the 20th state to ban telemedicine abortions. Right now, 21 states have laws requiring doctors to be physically present during the telemedicine abortion procedure.”
For information on abortion pill reversal, click here.
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liveaction--2020-02-12--Don’t listen when they tell you to just ‘abort and try again.’ My abortion left me devastated.

My husband and I had been married for years , and we wanted a baby .
I already had two sons from a previous relationship .
When my husband and I finally got pregnant , everyone was so excited .
I was 21.5 weeks when I went in for genetics testing .
The doctor told me coldly that my child was a boy , and that he had spina bifida .
He stood the chance of major birth defects .
I asked the doctor what we should do , and the doctor said it was up to us .
I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ until my brother ’ s girlfriend suggested , “ Just abort it and try again.
” She had recently miscarried a baby , and she was bitter .
I called a number for a pregnancy center but hung up , so my brother ’ s girlfriend called an abortion facility in Little Rock for me .
They were more than happy to see me right away .
But I had doubt .
I felt like it wasn ’ t right , but was so torn about the health of the baby .
The @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to decide , due to how far along I was .
It would be a two-day procedure –and it would fall on my birthday .
I chose to abort .
They gave me a pill and put a seaweed stick in my cervix on the first visit to dilate me .
I was scared .
At home , I remember thinking , this isn ’ t a good idea , but something in me kept going foward .
The next day was my birthday and the day I would abort my baby .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ with signs and cameras trying to convince us to not go in .
My dad was driving , and he kind of told them off .
Inside the clinic , I noticed I was further along than any other women there .
I was so scared .
I took a second pill and laid on the table in my paper robe and began to cry and shake violently .
I remember hearing them say , “ She is going into shock.
” They covered me with an old , itchy blanket .
Gas @ @ @ @ @ @ @ heard the doctor say “ double the gas ” before I passed out .
I woke up groggy and dumbfounded .
What just happened ?
?
I stood up , and blood poured out from me all over the floor .
I remember the nurse saying , “ It ’ s ok , I ’ ll clean it up , ” and I was shoved into the waiting room where everyone stared at me .
I got into my car and drove off with my brother ’ s girlfriend .
It was over @ @ @ @ @ @ @ But my real pain began that night .
I started crying in the shower and cried for the next six months .
I would just burst into tears .
I started drinking and having panic attacks .
I cried on my birthday and on most days .
I was a drug abuser as well .
I knew something wasn ’ t right with me .
Later , my family and I started going to church where we all got saved together one day .
And at church , I learned how God detests @ @ @ @ @ @ @ scared .
I thought I wasn ’ t going to make it to heaven .
But then I talked to someone who encouraged me to go to Options Pregnancy Center in Cabot , Arkansas , where I found out I am not alone .
I am post-abortive and have many symptoms of post-abortion trauma , which can include : guilt , numbness , emotional coldness and unresponsiveness , anxiety , depression , alcohol and drug use , nightmares , eating disorders , loss of interest in sex , avoidance of baby reminders ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ etc . )
, control issues , over-protectiveness toward living children , resentment toward those who were involved in the abortion decision , “ anniversary ” syndrome ( an increase in symptoms around the time of the anniversary of the abortion or due date of the child ) .
READ : Research shows post-abortion trauma is very real , and women aren ’ t alone I spent time in a “ Forgiven and Set Free ” Bible study with some close friends at a pregnancy center and learned God is a forgiving God @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a relationship with me .
My baby is waiting for me in heaven .
I still have post-abortive struggles… the ones that I ’ ll never shake off .
The ones that remind me I ’ m a mommy of five sons , not four .
But now I spend a lot of my time volunteering at a pregnancy center , helping girls in my same situation .
I have had wonderful success with saving babies !
So many of the girls are lost and looking for something , and I enjoy pointing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hurting due to a previous abortion or thinking about abortion please call your local pregnancy center .
They can help you .
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Stories like the one you just read transform hearts and minds .
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” Knowledge is power and CAN open eyes to SEE the truth .
And , YOU can provide the spark to transform someone ’ s mind , just like Ross .
The DAILY publishing at Live Action News is only made possible through generous people , like you , who give $ 5 , $ 10 , or $ 25 .
Your gift today will not only keep these stories coming in 2020 , but also @ @ @ @ @ @ @ minds to be fully pro-life and save lives .
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My husband and I had been married for years, and we wanted a baby. I already had two sons from a previous relationship. When my husband and I finally got pregnant, everyone was so excited.
I was 21.5 weeks when I went in for genetics testing. The doctor told me coldly that my child was a boy, and that he had spina bifida. He stood the chance of major birth defects. I asked the doctor what we should do, and the doctor said it was up to us. I didn’t even think about abortion until my brother’s girlfriend suggested, “Just abort it and try again.” She had recently miscarried a baby, and she was bitter.
I called a number for a pregnancy center but hung up, so my brother’s girlfriend called an abortion facility in Little Rock for me. They were more than happy to see me right away. But I had doubt. I felt like it wasn’t right, but was so torn about the health of the baby. The clinic told me I had one day to decide, due to how far along I was. It would be a two-day procedure –and it would fall on my birthday. I chose to abort. They gave me a pill and put a seaweed stick in my cervix on the first visit to dilate me. I was scared.
READ: Pro-choice reporter becomes pro-life after witnessing parents’ post-abortion grief
At home, I remember thinking, this isn’t a good idea, but something in me kept going foward. The next day was my birthday and the day I would abort my baby. Outside the clinic, there were people with signs and cameras trying to convince us to not go in. My dad was driving, and he kind of told them off.
Inside the clinic, I noticed I was further along than any other women there. I was so scared. I took a second pill and laid on the table in my paper robe and began to cry and shake violently. I remember hearing them say, “She is going into shock.” They covered me with an old, itchy blanket. Gas was placed over my face and I heard the doctor say “double the gas” before I passed out.
I woke up groggy and dumbfounded. What just happened?? I stood up, and blood poured out from me all over the floor. I remember the nurse saying, “It’s ok, I’ll clean it up,” and I was shoved into the waiting room where everyone stared at me. I got into my car and drove off with my brother’s girlfriend. It was over. I could “try again.”
But my real pain began that night. I started crying in the shower and cried for the next six months. I would just burst into tears. I started drinking and having panic attacks. I cried on my birthday and on most days. I was a drug abuser as well. I knew something wasn’t right with me.
Later, my family and I started going to church where we all got saved together one day. And at church, I learned how God detests abortion. I felt so ashamed and scared. I thought I wasn’t going to make it to heaven. But then I talked to someone who encouraged me to go to Options Pregnancy Center in Cabot, Arkansas, where I found out I am not alone. I am post-abortive and have many symptoms of post-abortion trauma, which can include: guilt, numbness, emotional coldness and unresponsiveness, anxiety, depression, alcohol and drug use, nightmares, eating disorders, loss of interest in sex, avoidance of baby reminders (like baby showers, baby stores, etc.), control issues, over-protectiveness toward living children, resentment toward those who were involved in the abortion decision, “anniversary” syndrome (an increase in symptoms around the time of the anniversary of the abortion or due date of the child).
READ: Research shows post-abortion trauma is very real, and women aren’t alone
I spent time in a “Forgiven and Set Free” Bible study with some close friends at a pregnancy center and learned God is a forgiving God and He still loves me and wants a relationship with me. My baby is waiting for me in heaven.
I still have post-abortive struggles… the ones that I’ll never shake off. The ones that remind me I’m a mommy of five sons, not four. But now I spend a lot of my time volunteering at a pregnancy center, helping girls in my same situation. I have had wonderful success with saving babies! So many of the girls are lost and looking for something, and I enjoy pointing them to God.
If you are hurting due to a previous abortion or thinking about abortion please call your local pregnancy center. They can help you.
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liveaction--2020-02-13--AMAZING: Couple’s coworker scheduled an abortion… then she remembered they hoped to adopt

Like many couples struggling with infertility , Tricia and her husband Scott had been trying for years to conceive when they began the process of adoption .
But their journey to parenthood was going to be one they could never have imagined .
Once approved for adoption , the couple continued to wait for a baby as a few years went by .
They wondered if they were ever going to become parents and began to accept that this might not be a possibility for them .
There are 36 couples waiting to adopt for every one baby placed for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their paperwork added to the wait for the couple .
“ We thought , maybe God had other plans for us , ” Tricia told Right to Life of Michigan .
“ We committed to thoroughly spoiling our nieces and nephews.
” Then one of Scott ’ s coworkers , who had always been supportive of their desire to adopt , sent them an unexpected Facebook message .
She was pregnant but felt ill-prepared to raise a child .
She had planned on having an abortion , but then she thought of Tricia @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to terminate – she was actually on her way to the appointment , but she said she remembered Scott and I , and how much we wanted a baby but couldn ’ t have one , ” said Tricia .
“ She realized the weight of her decision and decided to reach out to us.
” The new parents were in the delivery room to welcome their daughter Kyndal on October 7 , 2017 .
For Tricia , who is also adopted , it was “ like coming full circle.
” Kyndal is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ joy to her parents , including her birth mother , who is able to visit her thanks to open adoption .
READ : She chose life and placed her son for adoption .
40 years later , a miracle happened .
“ She is the sweetest , most beautiful blessing , ” said Tricia .
“ It was all definitely orchestrated by God .
I just think , if we had even had children when we were first trying , Kyndal might never have been born.
” The knowledge that Kyndal ’ s @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the abortion had everything gone according to their original plans is not lost on the couple .
They are grateful , said Tricia , that “ God is always faithful.
” Kyndal ’ s birth mother told Tricia that she once thought she would feel guilty placing her child for adoption , but that instead , she has found she is happy knowing that Kyndal is being raised by good parents .
“ It gives me peace knowing her birth mom is also at peace , ” said Tricia .
The couple wanted @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Kyndal ’ s birth mother who gave them permission .
They all hope that it will bring some peace to others who are still on the journey to parenthood .
Perhaps their story will help another woman choose life and adoption for her baby .
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” Knowledge is power and CAN open eyes to SEE the truth .
And , YOU can provide the spark to transform someone ’ s mind , just like Ross .
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Your gift today will not only keep these stories coming in 2020 , but also help us open more eyes and change minds to be fully pro-life and save lives .
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Like many couples struggling with infertility, Tricia and her husband Scott had been trying for years to conceive when they began the process of adoption. But their journey to parenthood was going to be one they could never have imagined.
Once approved for adoption, the couple continued to wait for a baby as a few years went by. They wondered if they were ever going to become parents and began to accept that this might not be a possibility for them. There are 36 couples waiting to adopt for every one baby placed for adoption, but an unknown glitch in their paperwork added to the wait for the couple.
“We thought, maybe God had other plans for us,” Tricia told Right to Life of Michigan. “We committed to thoroughly spoiling our nieces and nephews.”
Then one of Scott’s coworkers, who had always been supportive of their desire to adopt, sent them an unexpected Facebook message. She was pregnant but felt ill-prepared to raise a child. She had planned on having an abortion, but then she thought of Tricia and Scott.
“She was going to terminate – she was actually on her way to the appointment, but she said she remembered Scott and I, and how much we wanted a baby but couldn’t have one,” said Tricia. “She realized the weight of her decision and decided to reach out to us.”
The new parents were in the delivery room to welcome their daughter Kyndal on October 7, 2017. For Tricia, who is also adopted, it was “like coming full circle.” Kyndal is now two years old and is a joy to her parents, including her birth mother, who is able to visit her thanks to open adoption.
READ: She chose life and placed her son for adoption. 40 years later, a miracle happened.
“She is the sweetest, most beautiful blessing,” said Tricia. “It was all definitely orchestrated by God. I just think, if we had even had children when we were first trying, Kyndal might never have been born.”
The knowledge that Kyndal’s birth mother could have gone through with the abortion had everything gone according to their original plans is not lost on the couple. They are grateful, said Tricia, that “God is always faithful.”
Kyndal’s birth mother told Tricia that she once thought she would feel guilty placing her child for adoption, but that instead, she has found she is happy knowing that Kyndal is being raised by good parents.
“It gives me peace knowing her birth mom is also at peace,” said Tricia.
The couple wanted to share their story and reached out to Kyndal’s birth mother who gave them permission. They all hope that it will bring some peace to others who are still on the journey to parenthood. Perhaps their story will help another woman choose life and adoption for her baby.
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liveaction--2020-02-13--Planned Parenthood lost 400k donors last year. These pro-life leaders think they know why.

In the January 30th episode of the 40 Days for Life podcast , former Planned Parenthood of the Heartland manager Sue Thayer , along with 40 Days for Life founder Shawn Carney and current 40 Days for Life campaign manager Steve Karlen , discussed the top five reasons they believe Planned Parenthood hemorrhaged 400,000 individual donors in 2019 , representing a loss of roughly $ 40 million .
Reason # 5 : Planned Parenthood ’ s brand has been “ marred by scandal , abuse , and fraud ” Sue Thayer recalled her time as a manager of an Iowa @ @ @ @ @ @ @ corporation “ did not like to report sexual abuse , ” even though its employees were required to do so .
Thayer noted : Everyone there is a mandated reporter .
Reporting any type of sexual abuse kind of puts the spotlight on the clinic , and they don ’ t like that .
They don ’ t want the person that they ’ re reporting on angry at them , they want continued business .
I vividly remember towards the end of my time there reporting one case of a minor who @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to her .
And I got in trouble for that .
It was a founded case , but my boss did not like that I had called that in without checking in with them first .
Thayer also referenced former Planned Parenthood employee Mayra Rodriguez ’ s successful whisteblower lawsuit last year , when she was awarded $ 3 million in damages after being fired for reporting an abortion provider on staff who was “ consistently injuring women to a severe degree.
” What ’ s more , Planned Parenthood executives have fraudulently @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that they don ’ t actually provide .
In December 2018 , the New York Times published a much-talked about piece exploring allegations of pregnancy discrimination against current and former Planned Parenthood employees .
Recently , Live Action News reported that a Planned Parenthood of Illinois employee embezzled $ 100k from the company between 2015 and 2017 .
Thayer summarized , saying , “ [ Planned Parenthood ’ s ] donors are watching all this , ” seeing that there ’ s “ no shred of integrity there.
” Reason # 4 : @ @ @ @ @ @ @ no one can relate to ” 40 Days ’ Shawn Carney and Sue Thayer both commented on Planned Parenthood ’ s attempts to hyper-sexualize children , including targeting pre-schoolers for sex-ed .
Former Planned Parenthood manager Abby Johnson has noted in the past that Planned Parenthood “ grooms children.
” As previously reported by Live Action News , former sex educator Monica Cline “ said she was told not to educate girls on sex , but to promote and encourage it , as well as contraceptives , with the goal of grooming girls @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : “ Planned Parenthood ’ s executive leadership is quitting or being fired ” Carney said Planned Parenthood is now searching for its third CEO in an 18-month period .
“ Although [ former president Leana Wen ] was a doctor , she wasn ’ t pro-abortion enough , ” he said , which led to her firing .
Planned Parenthood has an increasing focus on abortion , and a decreasing number of actual health care services .
Some have speculated that Planned Parenthood supporters may have been upset by the prolonged “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ severance package months after her firing .
Reason # 2 : The fallout from the 2015 baby body part trafficking scandal continues Five years later , Carney said , David Daleiden ’ s name and explosive videos investigating Planned Parenthood ’ s alleged baby body parts trafficking continue to be in the press .
Carney said that one point everyone watching the videos could agree upon was that the Planned Parenthood staffers were referring to human babies , not to blobs of tissue or clumps of cells .
Carney surmised that the average @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , even if they believed Planned Parenthood ’ s fallacious claim that the videos were edited , involuntarily responded with discomfort or disgust .
In fact , Planned Parenthood lost $ 36 million in 2015 alone .
Thayer recalled the video of Deborah Nucatola , then a top-level medical director for Planned Parenthood , casually discussing deliberately altering abortion procedures to “ crush above the thorax and below the thorax to keep the heart , lungs , liver and thymus fresh.
” Clearly , despite Planned Parenthood ’ s massive PR efforts , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ t be completely whitewashed .
Reason # 1 : Late-term abortion and infanticide advocacy are out of touch with most Americans Carney called 2019 “ the year of infanticide , ” as Planned Parenthood unequivocally supported legislation that would legalize abortion up to the moment of birth .
But Carney said that the “ climax ” of it all was when Virginia Gov .
Ralph Northam appeared to advocate infanticide , describing what would happen to a baby who was accidentally born alive after a failed abortion .
That January 2019 legislation @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the infant would be delivered .
The infant would be kept comfortable .
The infant would be resuscitated if that ’ s what the mother and the family desired.
” ( emphasis added ) As Carney commented , and multiple polls have shown , the majority of Americans , including pro-choice Americans , do not support infanticide .
Planned Parenthood ’ s staunch advocacy of late-term abortion and infanticide may have also caused them to lose donors who just want to support disadvantaged women .
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In the January 30th episode of the 40 Days for Life podcast, former Planned Parenthood of the Heartland manager Sue Thayer, along with 40 Days for Life founder Shawn Carney and current 40 Days for Life campaign manager Steve Karlen, discussed the top five reasons they believe Planned Parenthood hemorrhaged 400,000 individual donors in 2019, representing a loss of roughly $40 million.
Reason #5: Planned Parenthood’s brand has been “marred by scandal, abuse, and fraud”
Sue Thayer recalled her time as a manager of an Iowa Planned Parenthood, pointing out how the corporation “did not like to report sexual abuse,” even though its employees were required to do so. Thayer noted:
Everyone there is a mandated reporter. Reporting any type of sexual abuse kind of puts the spotlight on the clinic, and they don’t like that. They don’t want the person that they’re reporting on angry at them, they want continued business. I vividly remember towards the end of my time there reporting one case of a minor who explained something that her dad had done to her. And I got in trouble for that. It was a founded case, but my boss did not like that I had called that in without checking in with them first.
Thayer also referenced former Planned Parenthood employee Mayra Rodriguez’s successful whisteblower lawsuit last year, when she was awarded $3 million in damages after being fired for reporting an abortion provider on staff who was “consistently injuring women to a severe degree.”
What’s more, Planned Parenthood executives have fraudulently claimed to provide mammograms and other care that they don’t actually provide. In December 2018, the New York Times published a much-talked about piece exploring allegations of pregnancy discrimination against current and former Planned Parenthood employees. Recently, Live Action News reported that a Planned Parenthood of Illinois employee embezzled $100k from the company between 2015 and 2017.
Thayer summarized, saying, “[Planned Parenthood’s] donors are watching all this,” seeing that there’s “no shred of integrity there.”
Reason #4: Planned Parenthood espouses “radical… views that no one can relate to”
40 Days’ Shawn Carney and Sue Thayer both commented on Planned Parenthood’s attempts to hyper-sexualize children, including targeting pre-schoolers for sex-ed. Former Planned Parenthood manager Abby Johnson has noted in the past that Planned Parenthood “grooms children.” As previously reported by Live Action News, former sex educator Monica Cline “said she was told not to educate girls on sex, but to promote and encourage it, as well as contraceptives, with the goal of grooming girls to have abortions.”
Not sure how to answer your kid’s questions about sex, sexuality, bodies, or puberty? Use our sex ed chatbot Roo with your child to help facilitate conversations and answer questions → https://t.co/wO6XC7QrNJ — Planned Parenthood (@PPFA) October 29, 2019
Reason #3: “Planned Parenthood’s executive leadership is quitting or being fired”
Carney said Planned Parenthood is now searching for its third CEO in an 18-month period. “Although [former president Leana Wen] was a doctor, she wasn’t pro-abortion enough,” he said, which led to her firing. Planned Parenthood has an increasing focus on abortion, and a decreasing number of actual health care services.
Some have speculated that Planned Parenthood supporters may have been upset by the prolonged “unprofessional” haggling over Wen’s severance package months after her firing.
Reason #2: The fallout from the 2015 baby body part trafficking scandal continues
Five years later, Carney said, David Daleiden’s name and explosive videos investigating Planned Parenthood’s alleged baby body parts trafficking continue to be in the press. Carney said that one point everyone watching the videos could agree upon was that the Planned Parenthood staffers were referring to human babies, not to blobs of tissue or clumps of cells.
Carney surmised that the average pro-choice Planned Parenthood supporter watching those videos, even if they believed Planned Parenthood’s fallacious claim that the videos were edited, involuntarily responded with discomfort or disgust. In fact, Planned Parenthood lost $36 million in 2015 alone.
Thayer recalled the video of Deborah Nucatola, then a top-level medical director for Planned Parenthood, casually discussing deliberately altering abortion procedures to “crush above the thorax and below the thorax to keep the heart, lungs, liver and thymus fresh.” Clearly, despite Planned Parenthood’s massive PR efforts, the gruesome reality of its work can’t be completely whitewashed.
Reason #1: Late-term abortion and infanticide advocacy are out of touch with most Americans
Carney called 2019 “the year of infanticide,” as Planned Parenthood unequivocally supported legislation that would legalize abortion up to the moment of birth. But Carney said that the “climax” of it all was when Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam appeared to advocate infanticide, describing what would happen to a baby who was accidentally born alive after a failed abortion. That January 2019 legislation ultimately failed. Northam said, “the infant would be delivered. The infant would be kept comfortable. The infant would be resuscitated if that’s what the mother and the family desired.” (emphasis added) As Carney commented, and multiple polls have shown, the majority of Americans, including pro-choice Americans, do not support infanticide. Planned Parenthood’s staunch advocacy of late-term abortion and infanticide may have also caused them to lose donors who just want to support disadvantaged women.
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liveaction--2020-02-13--Don’t use my ‘hard case’ pregnancies to justify abortion

( Save The 1 ) My experiences with crisis pregnancies have made me adamantly pro-life , with a perspective I could never have imagined .
I got pregnant at 16 by my 18-year-old boyfriend when I ran away from home ; I got life-threateningly pregnant again at 22 by my abusive addict boyfriend ; and I got pregnant at 24 by a rape .
In each case , there were people telling me what a wise choice abortion would be for me , what a compassionate choice for the child .
I have since been told that should I get @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the local hospital will recommend abortion , for my own safety .
And yet , I am totally opposed to exceptions for rape and incest in pro-life laws and exceptions for ” maternal health , ” which is so broadly defined under current case law it can mean anything… .
… When I got pregnant as a teenager , I was in shock .
I thought , naively , that what my boyfriend and I were doing was enough to prevent it .
I was raised Catholic , and I knew what @ @ @ @ @ @ @ so it was unthinkable , and I eventually agreed to place the baby for adoption rather than parent .
It was agonizing from the beginning to think one day I would be giving her to another family , but I wanted her to have the best in life , things I wouldn ’ t be able to provide .
Her adoptive parents talked to me on the phone regularly and I felt comfortable with who they were , and that they would be good parents .
I just wished I could be the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ precious girl .
READ : After this 11-year-old ’ s father raped her , her stepmother forced her to have an abortion The thought of giving her up was tearing me apart but the pregnancy did not proceed normally .
I ended up in the hospital for weeks , on bed rest , trying to prevent a very premature birth .
I had the chance to watch my little girl grow via ultrasound : I saw her heart beating , I saw her sucking her thumb and playing with her toes , and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ around her head .
Ironically , I made it to full term before tragedy struck in an unexpected way .
My daughter Lillian Mary was stillborn because of a cord accident .
I would have given anything , I would still give anything , for her to open her eyes or grasp my finger , even for a moment .
But I had the chance to love her and know her in the womb .
If I had aborted her to stay in school , like some of my friends recommended , I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ life .
I would never have known how beautiful she was , or held her perfect body , wrapped in hospital blankets , in my arms .
I could never have seen her face in my nieces .
At least I had the chance to hold her and see her face .
.
.
.
With my son Gaven Joseph , I was not so fortunate .
The pregnancy was rough from the beginning .
I went to a high risk clinic in Pittsburgh and the doctors and social workers there strongly suggested @ @ @ @ @ @ @ my psychosocial risk factors in addition to the physical risk factors .
The baby ’ s father was an alcoholic , an addict , and abusive , and the high risk clinic knew it .
I was working with a social worker on plans to safely leave him once my son was born .
Physically , there were things that required monitoring but as the pregnancy progressed , they appeared to resolve , until I reached 22 weeks and became extremely sick with a respiratory infection .
I was hospitalized in Pittsburgh and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ had just moved out of intensive care when I felt a terrible pain , and saw something even worse : blood .
My nurse called the doctor on call on my floor .
After performing an urgent bedside ultrasound , they determined two things : my son was alive , but I had a placental abruption which was causing the bleeding .
The doctor on the unit told me not to panic , that the tear was minor , and that the OB/GYN doctors saw these all the time and could handle it @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , because if they could just keep me pregnant a couple more weeks , my son ’ s chances of survival were good .
But when the OB got there , that all changed .
She said they would be doing a D & E immediately — which I knew was an abortion procedure , because not only was there an abruption , my blood pressure had risen to a point she considered to be preeclampsia , which could only be cured by delivery .
I protested , knowing that my son was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ my placenta was minor , that my blood pressure could be lowered by medication , that I could remain on bed rest , and that there was no way I would consent to a D & E .
She countered that they wouldn ’ t be doing any of those treatment options , but if I objected so strongly to a dilation and evacuation — ripping my baby apart limb by limb , she would “ induce ” me instead .
It was early in the morning , by parents weren ’ t @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I had no advocate there , and I didn ’ t know what to do .
I naively hoped to force them to provide life-saving care to my son if he survived labor and delivery .
At the very least , if the doctors refused care like this doctor was doing , he would die in my arms , knowing he was loved , rather than being ripped to pieces .
But it became a moot point .
They induced me , I went into labor , and everything went terribly wrong .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ off a cascade of bleeding , shock , and inability to clot .
I hemorrhaged my life away , as I was in shock and respiratory failure .
I had a near-death experience where I saw my son and my daughter with the white bright light , running together .
I wanted to go with them , but it wasn ’ t my time .
My parents had arrived at the hospital later that morning and were there to tell me it was time to allow the doctors to take my son via @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even a hysterectomy to stop the bleeding , to try to save my life .
At the last ultrasound done to check on the placental abruption , my son was still alive .
But things had gotten much worse and I didn ’ t know if he was still alive or not , and I wasn ’ t in a great state in being able to make decisions .
I didn ’ t want to live at my son ’ s expense ; in fact , at that point I wanted to die @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his death .
I refused and refused to sign the consent .
I could not help but wonder if they had done what I ’ d asked them to do for treatment instead of inducing labor , maybe I wouldn ’ t be in this position now .
I ’ d totally lost trust in these physicians .
READ : Lesley McAskie was raped , but she says : ‘ I never got over my abortion ’ My parents reminded me that the intent was not to kill my son but to try @ @ @ @ @ @ @ I had a moral obligation to try to live , that it was not morally acceptable to choose to die with my son .
They saw it as equivalent to committing suicide .
Reluctantly , I signed the papers .
I consented .
I found out later that the doctors didn ’ t give me much of a chance to live : as soon as I signed the papers , they actually ran down the hall to the OR .
They didn ’ t even give my parents a chance to say goodbye @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to give me the last rites , and my family called all of our connections with the simple message “ Megan is dying , please pray.
” I survived , but even to this day , I feel guilty for it .
I would have died for my son , but he died for me instead .
After I lost my son , I moved back to Michigan and eventually recovered enough to try to go back to church .
That didn ’ t work out so well for me .
I was @ @ @ @ @ @ @ knew from a young adult group at my parish , on the anniversary of my daughter ’ s funeral .
He was a friend , I thought , someone I could trust and talk to about Lillian and about my feelings of alienation because of the loss of my son .
That trust was misplaced .
I went to the hospital , reported the rape to the police , and four counts of 1st degree criminal sexual conduct charges were filed… .
… As I was preparing for the preliminary hearing , I @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rape .
I got in for an emergency counseling appointment because I was completely overwhelmed .
I was shocked , horrified , shaking , vacillating between wanting to keep the baby I barely knew was there and being concerned I would hate him if he were a boy and looked like my rapist .
I was a mess and I needed to talk to someone who dealt with this sort of situation .
But my counselor ’ s response was to tell me that since I ’ d been raped , Medicaid would @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Planned Parenthood in town and I could get in right away since the crisis center worked with them .
I was astonished that she didn ’ t ask how I felt about being pregnant , or what I wanted to do , but just offered me an immediate abortion as though that would fix something .
I was already so conflicted about being pregnant by a violent act , and here was the solution being proposed : stick metal instruments into my already violated body and rip that baby right out , like @ @ @ @ @ @ @ it would not !
I had already been through the violation of the induction and subsequent violent D & E with my son Gaven Joseph , to save my life .
Subjecting myself to a surgical procedure to end the life of this child would be physically painful , emotionally destructive , and gravely wrong .
And it wouldn ’ t wipe away the rape .
I couldn ’ t blame my baby for how he or she came to be .
I couldn ’ t think of my child as “ my @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ that evil man ’ s daughter.
” Whoever he or she would be , their father ’ s sins and crimes were not theirs .
My child was innocent .
But I never got the chance to know who that child would be .
After being on the stand all day at the preliminary hearing in the rape case , I began to bleed… .
BIO : Megan Mishler is the oldest of 7 , resides in Michigan and is a pro-life blogger for Save The 1 .
She is passionate about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s Note : This article has been edited from its original format .
It was published at Save The 1 and is reprinted with permission .

(Save The 1) My experiences with crisis pregnancies have made me adamantly pro-life, with a perspective I could never have imagined. I got pregnant at 16 by my 18-year-old boyfriend when I ran away from home; I got life-threateningly pregnant again at 22 by my abusive addict boyfriend; and I got pregnant at 24 by a rape. In each case, there were people telling me what a wise choice abortion would be for me, what a compassionate choice for the child.
I have since been told that should I get pregnant again, the high risk clinic at the local hospital will recommend abortion, for my own safety. And yet, I am totally opposed to exceptions for rape and incest in pro-life laws and exceptions for ”maternal health,” which is so broadly defined under current case law it can mean anything….
… When I got pregnant as a teenager, I was in shock. I thought, naively, that what my boyfriend and I were doing was enough to prevent it. I was raised Catholic, and I knew what abortion was in the clinical sense, so it was unthinkable, and I eventually agreed to place the baby for adoption rather than parent. It was agonizing from the beginning to think one day I would be giving her to another family, but I wanted her to have the best in life, things I wouldn’t be able to provide. Her adoptive parents talked to me on the phone regularly and I felt comfortable with who they were, and that they would be good parents. I just wished I could be the one to be a mother to my precious girl.
READ: After this 11-year-old’s father raped her, her stepmother forced her to have an abortion
The thought of giving her up was tearing me apart but the pregnancy did not proceed normally. I ended up in the hospital for weeks, on bed rest, trying to prevent a very premature birth. I had the chance to watch my little girl grow via ultrasound: I saw her heart beating, I saw her sucking her thumb and playing with her toes, and I saw her hair like a halo around her head.
Ironically, I made it to full term before tragedy struck in an unexpected way. My daughter Lillian Mary was stillborn because of a cord accident. I would have given anything, I would still give anything, for her to open her eyes or grasp my finger, even for a moment. But I had the chance to love her and know her in the womb. If I had aborted her to stay in school, like some of my friends recommended, I would have missed having her in my life. I would never have known how beautiful she was, or held her perfect body, wrapped in hospital blankets, in my arms. I could never have seen her face in my nieces.
At least I had the chance to hold her and see her face. . . .
With my son Gaven Joseph, I was not so fortunate. The pregnancy was rough from the beginning. I went to a high risk clinic in Pittsburgh and the doctors and social workers there strongly suggested that I ought to abort, considering my psychosocial risk factors in addition to the physical risk factors. The baby’s father was an alcoholic, an addict, and abusive, and the high risk clinic knew it. I was working with a social worker on plans to safely leave him once my son was born. Physically, there were things that required monitoring but as the pregnancy progressed, they appeared to resolve, until I reached 22 weeks and became extremely sick with a respiratory infection.
I was hospitalized in Pittsburgh and I had finally started improving. I had just moved out of intensive care when I felt a terrible pain, and saw something even worse: blood. My nurse called the doctor on call on my floor. After performing an urgent bedside ultrasound, they determined two things: my son was alive, but I had a placental abruption which was causing the bleeding. The doctor on the unit told me not to panic, that the tear was minor, and that the OB/GYN doctors saw these all the time and could handle it.
I was hopeful at that point, because if they could just keep me pregnant a couple more weeks, my son’s chances of survival were good. But when the OB got there, that all changed. She said they would be doing a D&E immediately — which I knew was an abortion procedure, because not only was there an abruption, my blood pressure had risen to a point she considered to be preeclampsia, which could only be cured by delivery.
I protested, knowing that my son was still alive, that the tear of my placenta was minor, that my blood pressure could be lowered by medication, that I could remain on bed rest, and that there was no way I would consent to a D&E. She countered that they wouldn’t be doing any of those treatment options, but if I objected so strongly to a dilation and evacuation — ripping my baby apart limb by limb, she would “induce” me instead.
It was early in the morning, by parents weren’t there, and I felt bullied. I had no advocate there, and I didn’t know what to do. I naively hoped to force them to provide life-saving care to my son if he survived labor and delivery. At the very least, if the doctors refused care like this doctor was doing, he would die in my arms, knowing he was loved, rather than being ripped to pieces.
But it became a moot point. They induced me, I went into labor, and everything went terribly wrong. The placental abruption completely tore, setting off a cascade of bleeding, shock, and inability to clot. I hemorrhaged my life away, as I was in shock and respiratory failure. I had a near-death experience where I saw my son and my daughter with the white bright light, running together. I wanted to go with them, but it wasn’t my time.
My parents had arrived at the hospital later that morning and were there to tell me it was time to allow the doctors to take my son via an emergency D&E, or even a hysterectomy to stop the bleeding, to try to save my life. At the last ultrasound done to check on the placental abruption, my son was still alive. But things had gotten much worse and I didn’t know if he was still alive or not, and I wasn’t in a great state in being able to make decisions. I didn’t want to live at my son’s expense; in fact, at that point I wanted to die with him rather than be responsible for his death.
I refused and refused to sign the consent. I could not help but wonder if they had done what I’d asked them to do for treatment instead of inducing labor, maybe I wouldn’t be in this position now. I’d totally lost trust in these physicians.
READ: Lesley McAskie was raped, but she says: ‘I never got over my abortion’
My parents reminded me that the intent was not to kill my son but to try to save me. They strongly felt I had a moral obligation to try to live, that it was not morally acceptable to choose to die with my son. They saw it as equivalent to committing suicide. Reluctantly, I signed the papers. I consented.
I found out later that the doctors didn’t give me much of a chance to live: as soon as I signed the papers, they actually ran down the hall to the OR. They didn’t even give my parents a chance to say goodbye, much less to call a priest to give me the last rites, and my family called all of our connections with the simple message “Megan is dying, please pray.”
I survived, but even to this day, I feel guilty for it. I would have died for my son, but he died for me instead.
After I lost my son, I moved back to Michigan and eventually recovered enough to try to go back to church. That didn’t work out so well for me. I was raped in February 2007 by someone I knew from a young adult group at my parish, on the anniversary of my daughter’s funeral. He was a friend, I thought, someone I could trust and talk to about Lillian and about my feelings of alienation because of the loss of my son. That trust was misplaced.
I went to the hospital, reported the rape to the police, and four counts of 1st degree criminal sexual conduct charges were filed….
… As I was preparing for the preliminary hearing, I found out I was pregnant from the rape. I got in for an emergency counseling appointment because I was completely overwhelmed. I was shocked, horrified, shaking, vacillating between wanting to keep the baby I barely knew was there and being concerned I would hate him if he were a boy and looked like my rapist. I was a mess and I needed to talk to someone who dealt with this sort of situation.
But my counselor’s response was to tell me that since I’d been raped, Medicaid would cover “the procedure” at the Planned Parenthood in town and I could get in right away since the crisis center worked with them. I was astonished that she didn’t ask how I felt about being pregnant, or what I wanted to do, but just offered me an immediate abortion as though that would fix something.
I was already so conflicted about being pregnant by a violent act, and here was the solution being proposed: stick metal instruments into my already violated body and rip that baby right out, like that will fix it. No, it would not!
I had already been through the violation of the induction and subsequent violent D&E with my son Gaven Joseph, to save my life. Subjecting myself to a surgical procedure to end the life of this child would be physically painful, emotionally destructive, and gravely wrong. And it wouldn’t wipe away the rape. I couldn’t blame my baby for how he or she came to be. I couldn’t think of my child as “my rapist’s son” or as “that evil man’s daughter.” Whoever he or she would be, their father’s sins and crimes were not theirs. My child was innocent.
But I never got the chance to know who that child would be. After being on the stand all day at the preliminary hearing in the rape case, I began to bleed….
Continue reading entire article at Save The 1.
BIO: Megan Mishler is the oldest of 7, resides in Michigan and is a pro-life blogger for Save The 1. She is passionate about post-abortion recovery and ministries.
Editor’s Note: This article has been edited from its original format. It was published at Save The 1 and is reprinted with permission.


liveaction--2020-02-13--HORRIFIC: Couple aborts third trimester baby with abortion pills, hides body in shoebox

An Ohio couple is facing felony charges after they allegedly induced the delivery of their 29-week-old preborn baby boy using a type of abortion pill , intentionally causing his death .
The incident occurred on September 19 , 2019 , but according to ABC 6 , the indictment was just unsealed on Monday .
Kalina V.E .
Gillum , 21 , and her boyfriend Braden C. Mull , 25 , were indicted last week on charges of involuntary manslaughter , endangering children , tampering with evidence , and abuse of a corpse .
According to the Canton Rep , the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ duty of care , protection or support , ” and “ treating a human corpse in a way that would outrage reasonable community sensibilities.
” Jenny Gonzalez-Wells , Assistant Licking County Prosecutor , said that Gillum took 12 Misoprostol tablets which the couple had ordered from India .
“ The intention , ” said Gonzalez-Wells , “ was to induce labor and terminate her pregnancy .
She was in her third trimester , so she [ was ] between 28 and 29 weeks pregnant a the time.
” Misoprostol is a drug used @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and it is also the second pill taken during a first-trimester chemical abortion ( abortion pill ) .
During a chemical abortion , Misoprostol induces labor and leads to the delivery of a preborn child after the first pill ( Mifeprisotone ) has caused the baby ’ s death .
Misoprostol alone will not cause the preborn baby to die .
Taking Misoprostol without having first taken Mifeprisotone for an abortion is not approved by the FDA .
The day after taking the Misoprostol , Gillum gave birth to a son in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ found that the baby was born healthy .
Children born as young as 21 weeks can survive outside the womb with medical assistance .
Police say no attempt was made to provide the baby with medical care and the couple did not call 911 .
Gillum , however , went to Licking Memorial Hospital with Mull for medical treatment for herself with the umbilical cord still exposed .
Since there was no baby , doctors became suspicious .
A doctor at the hospital contacted police and noted that the umbilical cord was “ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ been a full term infant.
” Police searched the couple ’ s apartment and found the baby boy in a shoebox inside of a garbage bag .
Additional evidence recovered by police showed that the couple purchased the Misoprostol tablets knowing that Gillum was in the third trimester with the plan to abort the baby because they already have one child — who is not in their custody — and they did not want another .
Despite the fact that taking Misoprostol alone during pregnancy will often lead to a live birth , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ actively and illegally distribute these abortion drugs worldwide .
Some of the groups have been warned by the FDA to cease and desist ; they refuse .
Other pro-abortion sources have instructed women to obtain Misoprostol from a veterinarian should they be unable to get it elsewhere .
If they experience complications , the women are told to go to the emergency room and claim they are miscarrying .
Gillum ’ s story reflects what these groups tell women as shown in the image below : Gillum and Mull are each being held @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 150,000 bonds .
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UPDATE, 12/3/20: Braden Mull, the father of the child, has pleaded guilty to child endangerment and abuse of a corpse in this case. In exchange for his agreement to testify against Kalina Gillum, the original charges of involuntary manslaughter and tampering with evidence were dropped. He faces up to four years in prison and a fine of $12,500. Read more here.
2/13/20: An Ohio couple is facing felony charges after they allegedly induced the delivery of their 29-week-old preborn baby boy using a type of abortion drug, intentionally causing his death. The incident occurred on September 19, 2019, but according to ABC 6, the indictment was just unsealed on Monday.
Kalina V.E. Gillum, 21, and her boyfriend Braden C. Mull, 25, were indicted last week on charges of involuntary manslaughter, endangering children, tampering with evidence, and abuse of a corpse. According to the Canton Rep, the couple is accused of “violating a duty of care, protection or support,” and “treating a human corpse in a way that would outrage reasonable community sensibilities.”
Jenny Gonzalez-Wells, Assistant Licking County Prosecutor, said that Gillum took 12 Misoprostol tablets which the couple had ordered from India. “The intention,” said Gonzalez-Wells, “was to induce labor and terminate her pregnancy. She was in her third trimester, so she [was] between 28 and 29 weeks pregnant a the time.”
Misoprostol is a drug used to treat ulcers or induce labor, and it is also the second pill taken during a first-trimester chemical abortion (abortion pill). During a chemical abortion, Misoprostol induces labor and leads to the delivery of a preborn child after the first pill (Mifeprisotone) has caused the baby’s death. Misoprostol alone will not cause the preborn baby to die. Taking Misoprostol without having first taken Mifeprisotone for an abortion is not approved by the FDA.
The day after taking the Misoprostol, Gillum gave birth to a son in the bathroom of their apartment. According to 7 News Boston, “A coroner later determined that there was nothing medically wrong with the baby, reports indicated.” Children born as young as 21 weeks can survive outside the womb with medical assistance. Police say no attempt was made to provide the baby with medical care and the couple did not call 911. Gillum, however, went to Licking Memorial Hospital with Mull for medical treatment for herself with the umbilical cord still exposed. Since there was no baby, doctors became suspicious.
READ: Tragic: Late-term baby found dead in airplane toilet at LaGuardia

A doctor at the hospital contacted police and noted that the umbilical cord was “too large for it not to have been a full term infant.” Police searched the couple’s apartment and found the baby boy in a shoebox inside of a garbage bag. Additional evidence recovered by police showed that the couple purchased the Misoprostol tablets knowing that Gillum was in the third trimester with the plan to abort the baby because they already have one child — who is not in their custody — and they did not want another.
Despite the fact that taking Misoprostol alone during pregnancy will often lead to a live birth, groups such as Women on the Web actively and illegally distribute these abortion drugs worldwide. Some of the groups have been warned by the FDA to cease and desist; they refuse. Other pro-abortion sources have instructed women to obtain Misoprostol from a veterinarian should they be unable to get it elsewhere. If they experience complications, the women are told to go to the emergency room and claim they are miscarrying. Gillum’s story reflects what these groups tell women as shown in the image below:
Gillum and Mull are each being held in the Licking County jail on $150,000 bonds.
Editor’s Note, 2/13/20: An earlier version of this article indicated the baby was “born healthy.” This has been corrected to state that the coroner found that there was “nothing medically wrong with the baby,” according to 7 News Boston.
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liveaction--2020-02-13--Lawmakers urge FDA to scrutinize ‘unethical’ abortion pill experiments on African women

Congressional leaders have issued a letter of concern over what they refer to as “ an unethical chemical abortion trial ” which is using the abortion pill to end second trimester pregnancies in minority women in the West African nation of Burkina Faso .
The letter , dated February 7 , 2020 , was addressed to Health and Human Services ( HHS ) Secretary Alex Azar and FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn , and signed by Reps. Mark Meadows ( NC-11 ) , Ron Estes ( KS-4 ) , and Chris Smith ( NJ-4 ) , as well as 29 additional @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : The study recruited Burkinabe women who were 13-22 weeks pregnant—the second trimester—to test the effectiveness of mifepristone and misoprostol for an abortion…We find it troubling that Burkina Faso was selected as the location for this clinical trial , where poor health and safety conditions endanger the participants involved .
Burkina faces a severe lack of medical professionals… .
Charlotte Lozier Associate Scholar Dr. Christina Francis reacted to the trial , saying , “ In general , throughout Africa , regardless of whether you ’ re in this big city or a small @ @ @ @ @ @ @ difficult to come by .
There are national shortages very frequently… .
And so , even if you ’ ve got a woman in , say , the biggest hospital in the capital of Burkina Faso , that doesn ’ t mean that she ’ s going to have access to blood products just because she ’ s in that hospital.
” Given that one of the possible adverse effects of the pill is heavy bleeding , the Congressional letter goes on to state , “ [ … ] Africa also faces frequent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ’ s director , Dr. Blandine Thieba , even acknowledged the dire need for blood bags in the country during the study.
” In other words , if something goes wrong during the trial , Burkina Faso isn ’ t equipped to deal with the consequences .
The clinical trial began recruiting in August of 2017 and is being sponsored by Gynuity Health Projects .
The abortion pill — Mifeprex combined with a second drug called Misoprostol — has only been approved in the U.S. by the FDA to end an early pregnancy @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is 70 days or less since the woman ’ s first day of the last menstrual period .
Live Action News previously documented how , in this clinical trial , Gynuity is recruiting children and adult women for late-term abortions from 13-22 weeks .
Gynuity , founded by Beverly Winikoff , M.D.
, M.P.H , who had a previous contract with abortion pill manufacturer DANCO Laboratories , has been aggressively working to expand abortion and has also been sponsoring U.S. abortion pill clinical trials via TelAbortion .
Winikoff was previously employed at the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pill into the U.S. and set up DANCO .
As previously documented , the Population Council has been heavily steeped in eugenics .
In addition , the abortion pill , formerly called RU-486 , has ties to the manufacturer of the deadly gas Zyklon-B , used by the Nazis during the Holocaust .
Gynuity has other concerning connections : • , as well as the • funded 2017 990 funded ” experiments as well as their clinical trial will take place at Packard-funded abortion facilities • Packard funded Planned Parenthood in their their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to Gynuity on their own website appears to have been mysteriously scrubbed cached ACI Africa Editor-in-Chief Fr .
Don Bosco Onyalla , part of a coalition of pro-life activists exposing the move , called the trial “ immoral and unethical ” and told EWTN the group is “ taking advantage of African [ women ] …It is a way of promoting the culture of death in Africa and trying to limit populations when abortion is illegal in that very country….
” Onyalla even questioned whether bribery may have been involved in getting the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ The law does not permit abortion .
It is interesting to find out how this company was able to find a way of entry into the country….
” A Tweet thread published by the Charlotte Lozier Institute addressed the trial as well , writing : “ [ …T ] he most common adverse effect is hemorrhaging .
And in a country where blood is in short supply , this can be a dangerous , potential deadly consequence…This study reflects the dark history of the abortion industry ’ s involvement in population control @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Bangladesh and India.
” The Congressional letter urged the FDA “ to carefully review this trial , ” noting , “ We are deeply concerned that this trial was not conducted in accordance with good clinical practices… .
We are seeking clarification on whether this trial was approved by the Institutional Review Board ( IRB ) ….
” Lawmakers noted an additional concern that the move may have violated this FDA Statute , by unnecessarily exposing the pregnant women to risk , let alone their preborn children .
“ I am deeply concerned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ vulnerable women in a developing country in danger under the guise of ‘ maternal health ’ for the pursuit of expanded profits for the abortion industry .
Tactics like this used by Gynuity , and others within the industry , are reprehensible , and my colleagues and I remain committed to holding groups like this accountable for their unethical actions abroad , ” Rep .
Meadows wrote in a press release .
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Congressional leaders have issued a letter of concern over what they refer to as “an unethical chemical abortion trial” which is using the abortion pill to end second trimester pregnancies in minority women in the West African nation of Burkina Faso.
The letter, dated February 7, 2020, was addressed to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Alex Azar and FDA Commissioner Stephen Hahn, and signed by Reps. Mark Meadows (NC-11), Ron Estes (KS-4), and Chris Smith (NJ-4), as well as 29 additional colleagues. It reads, in part:
The study recruited Burkinabe women who were 13-22 weeks pregnant—the second trimester—to test the effectiveness of mifepristone and misoprostol for an abortion…We find it troubling that Burkina Faso was selected as the location for this clinical trial, where poor health and safety conditions endanger the participants involved. Burkina faces a severe lack of medical professionals….
Charlotte Lozier Associate Scholar Dr. Christina Francis reacted to the trial, saying, “In general, throughout Africa, regardless of whether you’re in this big city or a small village, blood products tend to be difficult to come by. There are national shortages very frequently…. And so, even if you’ve got a woman in, say, the biggest hospital in the capital of Burkina Faso, that doesn’t mean that she’s going to have access to blood products just because she’s in that hospital.”
Given that one of the possible adverse effects of the pill is heavy bleeding, the Congressional letter goes on to state, “[…]Africa also faces frequent blood shortages, and the clinical trial’s director, Dr. Blandine Thieba, even acknowledged the dire need for blood bags in the country during the study.”
In other words, if something goes wrong during the trial, Burkina Faso isn’t equipped to deal with the consequences.
The clinical trial began recruiting in August of 2017 and is being sponsored by Gynuity Health Projects. The abortion pill — Mifeprex combined with a second drug called Misoprostol — has only been approved in the U.S. by the FDA to end an early pregnancy up to 10 weeks or one which is 70 days or less since the woman’s first day of the last menstrual period. Live Action News previously documented how, in this clinical trial, Gynuity is recruiting children and adult women for late-term abortions from 13-22 weeks.
Gynuity, founded by Beverly Winikoff, M.D., M.P.H, who had a previous contract with abortion pill manufacturer DANCO Laboratories, has been aggressively working to expand abortion and has also been sponsoring U.S. abortion pill clinical trials via TelAbortion.
Winikoff was previously employed at the Population Council, which brought the abortion pill into the U.S. and set up DANCO. As previously documented, the Population Council has been heavily steeped in eugenics. In addition, the abortion pill, formerly called RU-486, has ties to the manufacturer of the deadly gas Zyklon-B, used by the Nazis during the Holocaust.

Gynuity has other concerning connections:
ACI Africa Editor-in-Chief Fr. Don Bosco Onyalla, part of a coalition of pro-life activists exposing the move, called the trial “immoral and unethical” and told EWTN the group is “taking advantage of African [women]…It is a way of promoting the culture of death in Africa and trying to limit populations when abortion is illegal in that very country….”
Onyalla even questioned whether bribery may have been involved in getting the trial into that country, saying, “The law does not permit abortion. It is interesting to find out how this company was able to find a way of entry into the country….”

A Tweet thread published by the Charlotte Lozier Institute addressed the trial as well, writing:
“[…T]he most common adverse effect is hemorrhaging. And in a country where blood is in short supply, this can be a dangerous, potential deadly consequence…This study reflects the dark history of the abortion industry’s involvement in population control efforts abroad in developing countries such as Bangladesh and India.”
The Congressional letter urged the FDA “to carefully review this trial,” noting, “We are deeply concerned that this trial was not conducted in accordance with good clinical practices…. We are seeking clarification on whether this trial was approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB)….”
Lawmakers noted an additional concern that the move may have violated this FDA Statute, by unnecessarily exposing the pregnant women to risk, let alone their preborn children.
“I am deeply concerned that a group would so blatantly put vulnerable women in a developing country in danger under the guise of ‘maternal health’ for the pursuit of expanded profits for the abortion industry. Tactics like this used by Gynuity, and others within the industry, are reprehensible, and my colleagues and I remain committed to holding groups like this accountable for their unethical actions abroad,”Rep. Meadows wrote in a press release.
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liveaction--2020-02-14--Virginia delegates walk out as pastor prays for protection for preborn children

A recent invocation at the Virginia House of Delegates drew controversy this week .
Rev .
Dr. Robert Grant , Jr. , of The Father ’ s Way Church in Warrenton was invited to pray , and as he did so , some lawmakers walked out or heckled him , expressing ire over what they perceived as an inappropriate and overly political prayer .
Grant expressed traditional evangelical views on marriage in his prayer , and this angered many .
But he also took the time to plead for the lives of preborn human beings in a state where abortion @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the day .
Grant asked that lawmakers would “ not provoke God ’ s anger by making laws that can destroy the fabric of this great state and our wonderful country , ” adding that “ God is love and God is merciful .
God is holy and God is also judgment.
” He pleaded , “ Please do not provoke His anger and bring wrath upon this state by what you create as law.
” Grant then prayed for the protection of preborn children : I pray that you may understand that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ a chance to be born .
God is the giver of life and people have no right or authority to take life .
The unborn has rights and those rights need to be protected .
They should never be denied the right to exist , the right to develop , or the right to have a family .
The Word of God has given us a warning : “ Woe to anyone who harms an innocent child.
” Every one of you sitting here today can guarantee these rights to these little innocent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their trimesters as we speak .
Please do not ignore their little voices .
I pray for a heart change today and may the Lord God have mercy upon this leadership… .
READ : Despite dangers to women , Virginia votes to eliminate abortion regulations Rev .
Grant also addressed in his prayer issues of concern to the Black community , such as prison reform and even the targeting of the Black community by the abortion industry : … Why are there so many abortion clinics near African-American communities ?
This is planned @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
This needs immediate attention .
According to the Virginia Mercury , some delegates felt attacked by the tone and format of the prayer : “ Is this a prayer or a sermon ?
, ” a delegate yelled from the Democratic side of the chamber as the prayer turned increasingly political .
Speaker Eileen Filler-Corn , D-Fairfax , ultimately ended the prayer by banging her gavel and moving right into the Pledge of Allegiance .
Democrats were sharply critical of the prayer ’ s tone , calling it a breach of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ added that the prayer , rather than feeling like a “ blessing ” over legislators , felt like “ condemnation.
” Grant ’ s response to the controversy , according to ChristianNews.net , was unapologetic .
“ I think that the statehouse belongs to all the citizens .
And all the citizens have a voice , ” he said .
“ If it ’ s my turn to have a voice , and I am a pastor , what do you expect from me ?
If you don ’ t want to hear @ @ @ @ @ @ @ then don ’ t invite one.
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A recent invocation at the Virginia House of Delegates drew controversy this week. Rev. Dr. Robert Grant, Jr., of The Father’s Way Church in Warrenton was invited to pray, and as he did so, some lawmakers walked out or heckled him, expressing ire over what they perceived as an inappropriate and overly political prayer.
Grant expressed traditional evangelical views on marriage in his prayer, and this angered many. But he also took the time to plead for the lives of preborn human beings in a state where abortion extremism seems to be the order of the day.
Grant asked that lawmakers would “not provoke God’s anger by making laws that can destroy the fabric of this great state and our wonderful country,” adding that “God is love and God is merciful. God is holy and God is also judgment.” He pleaded, “Please do not provoke His anger and bring wrath upon this state by what you create as law.”
Grant then prayed for the protection of preborn children:
I pray that you may understand that all life is precious and worthy of a chance to be born. God is the giver of life and people have no right or authority to take life. The unborn has rights and those rights need to be protected. They should never be denied the right to exist, the right to develop, or the right to have a family.
The Word of God has given us a warning: “Woe to anyone who harms an innocent child.” Every one of you sitting here today can guarantee these rights to these little innocent children of Virginia. They are in their trimesters as we speak.
Please do not ignore their little voices. I pray for a heart change today and may the Lord God have mercy upon this leadership….
READ: Despite dangers to women, Virginia votes to eliminate abortion regulations
Rev. Grant also addressed in his prayer issues of concern to the Black community, such as prison reform and even the targeting of the Black community by the abortion industry:
… Why are there so many abortion clinics near African-American communities? This is planned urban genocide and you can change this. This needs immediate attention.
Hear the entire prayer below:

According to the Virginia Mercury, some delegates felt attacked by the tone and format of the prayer:
“Is this a prayer or a sermon?,” a delegate yelled from the Democratic side of the chamber as the prayer turned increasingly political.
Speaker Eileen Filler-Corn, D-Fairfax, ultimately ended the prayer by banging her gavel and moving right into the Pledge of Allegiance.
Democrats were sharply critical of the prayer’s tone, calling it a breach of the normal protocols for guest clergy.
Some added that the prayer, rather than feeling like a “blessing” over legislators, felt like “condemnation.”
Grant’s response to the controversy, according to ChristianNews.net, was unapologetic. “I think that the statehouse belongs to all the citizens. And all the citizens have a voice,” he said. “If it’s my turn to have a voice, and I am a pastor, what do you expect from me? If you don’t want to hear what a pastor has to say, then don’t invite one.”
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