February 2018Vol. 38 No. 1 Stopping Abortion Now — One Life at a Time

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Join Us for 40 Days for Life Twin Cities, Lent 2018by Rev. Brian WalkerProgram Director

The 45th anniversary of Roe v. Wadehas come and gone. Since 1973 nearly 61million preborn babies have been killed intheir mothers’ wombs. It is a blight onour nation and a terrible testimony to theworld, by a country founded on Judeo-Christian beliefs and morals. However, asChristians in the pro-life movement, weneed not throw up our hands. Abortionnumbers are down and the number ofabortuaries that are closing for good is onthe increase.

So what has been the root, not the num-bers? What has caused a shift and alsothe shift that more young people self-identify as being “pro-life”? The answerwas, is, and will be, prayer.

Forty Days for Life Twin Cities, Lent2018 is the answer to the question: “Whatcan I do to help end abortion—in my life-time?” We must cry out to God more thanwe cry for justice! Forty Days for LifeTwin Cities during Lent is an excellent

40 Days for Life Lent 2018

February 14 – March 25

Planned Parenthood, 671 Vandalia St.

St. Paul, MN 55114

Daily prayer – 3:00 p.m.through March 18

(You are also encouraged to come outto pray anytime throughout the day.)

Seven-day Jericho March –3:00 p.m. each day, March 19-25

We will march around PP in silenceonce a day for six days. On the sev-enth day, we will march around sixtimes in silence and the seventh timemaking a lot of noise!

83 Babies Saved in 2017 Minneapolis/St. Paul area - 47 totalPlanned Parenthood 24Robbinsdale 11 Whole Woman’s 7 Other (text and client conversations) 5

Orlando area - 31 totalEPOC 12 All Women's Health Center 10 Planned Parenthood 8Unknown location 1

Duluth - 5 totalWomen’s Health Center 4Other (Internet search) 1

83 Babies Documented Saved in 2017!This precious little girl is one of the 83

babies saved from abortion with the helpof Pro-Life Action Ministries’ sidewalkcounselors in 2017. Her very gratefulparents stopped by the EPOC abortioncenter in Orlando on January 2 to thanksidewalk counselor, Pat, who has beensidewalk counseling for several decades,and almost every day now reaches out towomen entering the abortion centers withtruth and love.

The box on the right shows the totalsof babies saved outside the abortion cen-ters in the three areas where we haveoffices. These babies are those we wereable to document this past year. Based onour 37 years of experience, we have faiththat many other babies were saved thatwe just don’t know about.

With the three saved so far in 2018, thisbrings the total of our documented babiessaved since 1981 to 3297! And morelives have been saved through our popu-lar brochure, “We’re Here for You,” usedby sidewalk counselors across the U.S.

Thank you for your prayers, volunteer

and biblical way to, “Cry out for thosebeing led to the slaughter.”

40 Days for Life Twin Cities, Lent2018 will be held from February 14 –March 25 outside Planned Parenthood,671 Vandalia St., St. Paul, MN 55114 witha daily Hour of Prayer at 3:00 p.m.

This international prayer movementsince 2007 has had great success:

• 47 nations (Pro-Life Action Ministrieshad the privilege of facilitating the first 40Days for Life on the African continent.)

• 750,000 volunteers (Thousands in theTwin Cities have participated.)

• 5,251 local campaigns• 13,998 lives saved from death• 170 abortion workers quit• 94 abortion facilities closed for good

(Pro-Life Action Ministries organized the40 Days for Life 2011 fall campaignwhich, by God’s grace, closed the late-term/teaching abortion unit in Health-Partners’ Regions Hospital!)

time and financial support that make thisvital work possible!

Pro-Life Action News is published sixtimes a year by Pro-Life Action Minis-tries, Inc., 1163 Payne Ave, St. Paul, MN55130 (651) 771-1500

Publisher - Brian Gibson, Executive Director

Editor - Debra Braun, Education Director

Permission is granted to reprint articlesfrom this newsletter. Please credit Pro-Life Action News, Pro-Life ActionMinistries, St. Paul, Minn.

Pro-Life Action Ministries is an inter-denominational Christian organiza-tion dedicated to publicly defendingthe sanctity of human life, and savinglives from abortion, infanticide andeuthanasia now through peacefuldirect-action and educational pro-jects. It was founded in 1981 byMichael Gaworski, fbp, and PaulO’Donnell, fbp.

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From the Executive Director, Brian Gibson . . .

The tag line, “Why We March,” isused for the national March for Life inWashington, D.C. This message is usedto promote the march and to promote thelife message on social media and beyond.Rallying around this message are hun-dreds of thousands of marchers whoattend this annual event.

Also, all across the nation, in state cap-itals and major cities, pro-lifers cometogether to march for life. In each ofthese locations, the marchers could justas easily use the same line, “Why WeMarch.”

But this tagline needs to cause us topause and deeply think about what ishappening with abortion. The ultimatereason to give for “Why We March” isbecause the killing of our unborn broth-ers and sisters must come to an end.“Why We March” needs to call usbeyond our comfort zones to a deepercommitment to stand for the lives of theunborn.

It needs to move us to be present at theabortion facilities in prayer and witnesswhere the babies are killed. It shouldmove us to, at the minimum, supportsidewalk counseling, if not outright callus to become sidewalk counselors. Itneeds to place in our hearts and minds thedesire to aid the whole pro-life move-ment in its various forms and efforts toend this horrendous human rights viola-tion. It must open us to the grace of Godto stand up at this time with courage towork to stop this vicious attack on humanlife called abortion.

And even if we were not able to attendany of the marches for life, “Why WeMarch” in this meaning needs to resonateand reverberate throughout our beings.Until this becomes ingrained in our lives,abortion will continue.

Why We March

Please pass this newsletter on to edu-cate and motivate others. A PDFversion is available on our website.

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Besides participating in the national March for Life and other events, Brian Gibsonwas one of the national leaders who spoke at the protest outside the PlannedParenthood abortion center in Washington, D.C. on January 18. Two babies weresaved through the efforts of sidewalk counselors there that day!  (See page 3 forreports of January 22 events organizedby Pro-Life Action Ministries.)

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DuluthAbout 60 participated in the Jericho March for Life outside Duluth’s abortion mill January 22, marching and praying for the end ofabortion. About 10 protesters came to support the killing of unborn children. That evening"A Biblical Manifesto on the Shedding ofInnocent Blood” was held with four men dressed as Old Testament prophets reading 45 scriptures on the shedding of innocent blood.John Miller read his poem, "Innocent Eyes," and gave a message at the Manifesto. There were about 60 that came for that program.

–Sarah Winandy

Central FloridaJanuary 22, 2018 marked the 45th

anniversary of the infamous Roe v. WadeSupreme Court decision which strippedaway all rights from the smallest,youngest and most vulnerable in ourland, the unborn. In the midst of almosta half century, over 60 million little babyboys and girls have lost their lives vio-lently through the brutal act of abortion.

As we gathered on this memorial datein front of the Orlando City Hall, wemourned the lost of these little ones whonever had their right to life, liberty andthe pursuit of happiness; we exposed thebrutality of abortion and the bloodshedwhich flows across this city and thenation; worshiped and lifted up the name

Roe v. Wade Commemorative Events45 Years – Nearly 61 Million Dead

St. PaulDespite an impending major snowstorm,pro-lifers in St. Paul went out to PlannedParenthood to remember the thousandsof babies killed there every year and topray for an end to abortion. Speakers andprayer leaders were John Helmberger,CEO, Minnesota Family Council; Rev.Parnell Mahoney, Maranatha ChristianFellowship; Pastor Roger Barcus, TwinLakes Apostolic Church; Pastor LarryWillman, Payne Ave. Evangelical FreeChurch; Brian Gibson, ExecutiveDirector, Pro-Life Action Ministries; andRev. Brian Walker, Program Director,Pro-Life Action Ministries.

—Debra Braun

Photos by Amber Carroll

of Christ, in whom all hope lies; sparkedconversations with passersby; heard tes-timonies from those touched by abortionand rescued from abortion; and we spoke

up for those who have no voice.Our cry is that the rights and protec-

tion that were stolen from the unborn onJanuary 22, 1973 would be restored, andthat this abortion holocaust would cometo a swift and mighty end!

—Michele Herzog

Michele Herzog and members of Victor-ious Living Fellowship/Victorious LivingChristian Academy

Abortion ExposedHundreds of photos of the victims ofabortion are posted at:

www.imagesofabortion.com

You are free to use these photos forposters, brochures, videos, etc. to helpsave lives and advance the pro-lifecause.

A project of Citizens for a Pro-Life Society

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by Debra BraunEducation Director

This ad, “Abortion on your own terms.Options in the comfort of your ownhome,” has been running in the trashyTwin Cities tabloid, “City Pages,” by theWhole Woman’s abortion center inMinneapolis. This abortion mill is part ofthe Whole Woman’s Health abortionchain, based in Texas and founded byMinnesota native, Amy Miller, who hasbeen attempting for years to remove the“stigma” of abortion. Miller has beencaught on an undercover Center forMedical Progress video discussing thetrade in aborted baby parts from herMinneapolis abortion mill.  (Watch thisbrief video on our website, plam.org.Scroll down to “Latest News.”)

An call to Whole Woman’s revealedthat this ad is not referring to a new abor-tion method. Rather, it refers to the two-part “abortion pill” method (RU-486),which Whole Woman’s has been usingfor years. The caller was told that shewould take the first pill in the abortioncenter and the second drug “24 to 48hours later in the comfort of your ownhome.” This is just a new marketing ployto sell abortions.

In a related story, Preterm abortion

center in Cleveland is running billboardswith slogans such as “Abortion issacred”, “Abortion is gender equality”,and “Abortion is life-saving”. A coalitionof pro-life groups, including some whichfocus on promoting the pro-life messagein the Black community, is preparing abillboard campaign to counter theseOrwellian ads.

Immediate Job Opening — Sidewalk Counseling CoordinatorPro-Life Action Ministries, based in St. Paul, Minn., is accepting applications for

the position of Sidewalk Counseling Coordinator. Primary duties include scheduling,equipping, recruiting and helping to train sidewalk counselors and prayer supporters atmultiple abortion centers. Must be willing to sidewalk counsel as needed and as timeallows.

Experience in sidewalk counseling outside abortion centers is required. Alsorequired are good communication skills, close attention to detail, the ability to workwith more than 150 volunteers on a regular basis and the ability to work interdenomi-nationally. Required computer skills include competence in e-mails and in Microsoftprograms such as Word and Excel. Must be committed to the pro-life cause and belongto a Christian church.

This is a full-time position with a ministry salary (call for details), benefits andsomewhat flexible hours. This is a demanding job, but also very rewarding becauseyou will be directly involved in saving lives from abortion! Send cover letter andresume to debra.braun@plam.org or call 651-797-6364.

Pro-Life Action Ministries organizes the most comprehensive sidewalk counseling program inthe nation. Uniquely, Pro-Life Action Ministries also leads the nation with organized prayerpresence outside abortion facilities.

40 Days for Life(from page 1)

Prayer works . . . when and if we pray!You, too, can make history and add to

the numbers, to save more babies, to prayfor abortion industry workers to quit, topray for more abortion facilities to close,to pray for more cities and nations to par-ticipate in 40 Days for Life next year.Abortion numbers are headed downbecause of our prayerful, peaceful pres-ence on the public sidewalks in front ofabortion facilities. We’ve been told thatwhen there is a prayer presence at anabortion facility, appointments are down.Abortion facilities are put on alert that 40Days for Life is coming, and you can bea part of this international movement ofprayer.

For more information about this fam-ily-friendly event, call me at (651) 797-6363 and leave a message; or email me atbrian.walker@plam.org. Please put inthe subject line “40 Days for Life Lent2018.”

Tell a friend, and ask your pastor toattend and share the good news about 40Days for Life with the congregation.Forty-five years of abortion is enough!As I said before, make history, and I’lladd, change the world right side up andproclaim the gospel of life.

Trying Desperately to “Normalize” the Evil of Abortion

National Sidewalk Counseling & Direct Action Symposium

Minneapolis, Minn. August 2 - 4, 2018 (Thursday evening to Saturday noon)

Watch our website (plam.org) and newsletters for further details as they become available.

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by Debra Braun, Education Director

The branch office of Pro-Life ActionMinistries in Central Florida, directed byMichele Herzog, has conducted “Carol-ing for Life” outside the abortion mills inthe Orlando area for several years andoften babies have been saved as womenare moved by the carols to reconsidertheir decision to abort. This year twobabies were saved from the Robbinsdaleabortion center in Minnesota during ourfirst local “Caroling for Life” event,simultaneously held at three abortioncenters in the Twin Cities on December16! A total of 85 carolers sang outsidePlanned Parenthood and Whole Wom-an’s in addition to the Robbinsdale mill.

Three abortion centers were visited bythe carolers in Central Florida as well,but in that case, as in previous years, theparticipants traveled from mill to mill.

Twelve pro-lifers took part in “Carol-ing for Life” December 15 outside theDuluth abortion center. Seven escortsshowed up to counter the caroling. “Sixabortion-minded mothers went into thebuilding before people began to show upfor the caroling,” said Sarah Winandy ofthe Duluth branch. When the carolersarrived, “it was such a blessed time ofpraise and singing. What's more is thatthe escorts got to hear our songs of praiseto our Savior. We noticed the escortsstanding around waiting for more abor-tion clients, but no more came! PraiseGod! Perhaps our presence and singingdeterred them from coming in.”

All the leaders of our “Caroling forLife” sites agreed that these were power-ful, inspiring mornings!

Two Babies Saved Through “Caroling for Life”

The following gifts were sent to Pro-Life Action Ministries:

In Memory of . . .Gertrude Braun and Henrietta Klein by Bruce and Kathy SchmitBob Schroeder, Henrietta Klein, Marie Zach, and Jason Barton by Duane and Maureen

BraunTheodore and Helen Zach by their grateful childrenJere McCarville by Sr. Rosalia BauerJason Erik Wester by John and Joan WesterAdam Wagoner by Joan WagonerMarilyn Mooney by Richard and Mary Shapiro

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Caroling, and braving

the bitter cold in Duluth

While singing the beautiful carols,we always make sure to reach out tothe abortion-bound women andmen as well! (Outside OrlandoWomen’s Center December 23)

Above -- An empty manger provides a sad symbol of abortion during the carolingoutside the St. Paul Planned Parenthood. As sidewalk counselors reached out to theabortion clients outside Whole Woman’s in the Parkside Building in Minneapolis, thecarolers sang traditional Christmas songs, which of course, often refer to God’s love.For 90 minutes, the pro-abortion escorts (at both entrances, bottom photo) alsoheard these carols. We prayed that they would stop participating in this evil.

“Hail Satan” Defacing UpdateIn the last newsletter we reported thata mechanic at Sears in Duluth hadwritten “Hail Satan” on the battery heinstalled in the van driven by SarahWinandy which displays beautifulphotos of unborn babies and pro-lifemessages. That employee has sincequit and the apologetic manager re-placed the battery for free. At Sarah’srequest, the Sears staff wrote “JesusChrist is King of Kings and Lord ofLords” on the new battery!

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Pray for . . .

Listing AbortionistsA hallmark of our ministry has been

confronting the evil of abortion with thelove of Christ. This approach has includ-ed publicly identifying who the abortion-ists (and pro-abortion leaders) are. Thepractice of placing the names of abor-tionists in this newsletter has a twofoldpurpose: to ask for your heartfelt prayersfor the conversion of those listed and toinform you so that you are not patients of

Judith Johnson

Judith Johnson is an ob-gyn inDuluth, Minn. and is affiliated with mul-tiple hospitals in the area, includingEssentia Health-St.Mary's Medical Cen-ter and St. Luke's Hospital. She recentlysent a letter to her patients stating thatshe was leaving her practice at St.Luke’s to work full-time at the abortioncenter in the Building for Women begin-ning January 2018. She has been theChairperson of the Board for this “non-profit” abortion center, at least in 2013and 2014 according to tax records. Also,she helped write a paper on screening for“selected fetal disorders” so it is not sur-prising to learn that she has abortedbabies with anomalies at St. Luke’sHospital.

Please pray that Johnson would rec-ognize the dignity and value of everyhuman life, would leave the abortionindustry and turn her life over to Christ.

those committing abortions.The criteria for placing someone on

this list is that the individual is directlyinvolved in committing abortions andthat this has been reasonably verified.We have resoundingly condemned anysort of physical or psychological threatsto anyone involved in abortion. Ourdesire is for the love of God to permeatethe lives of those associated with abor-tion, that they will turn away from theharm they inflict and become followersof Christ as so many before them havedone. Please pray for the following abor-tionists:

MinnesotaCarol Ball, David Baram, KristiBorowski, Robin Bresette, StevenBrown, Thomas F. Campbell, WilliamCliby, Peter D’Ascoli, Norman Davies,Sean Dowdy, Kathryn Eggleston, JuneFahrmann, Abimbola Famuyide,Kimberly Fischer, Hope Frisch, MelvinFrisch, Lynn Hagedorn, MarileeHanson, Rise Hatten, Liz Jordan, BeniKatz, Christopher Klingele, FrederickKravitz, Mary Mahoney, MiriamMcCreary, Catherine McKegney,George Miks, Judith Ney, DonnaRandall, Carl Rose, Mark Tanz,Carrie Terrell, Kenneth Trofatter, DirkVan Oppen, Wendy White, TimothyWilson

Central FloridaJodelle Allen, Fernando Betancourt,Ralph Bundy, Gary Dresden, EmilFelski, James Gengalbach, Kathy Hirtz,Darwin Jackson, Michael Loss, MerriMorris, Harvey Roth, James

Pendergraft, Jose Raul Quintana, FrankRodriguez, Christopher Saputa, PhilipWaterman, Randall Whitney

Is Your Doctor Involved in Abortions?

Does Your Doctor PrescribeAbortifacient Birth Control?

Ask your doctor if he/she does abor-tions or refers for them, or prescribesabortifacients such as the Pill, Ortho Evra(the “patch”), Depo-Provera (the “shot”),Nuva-Ring, the “morning-after pill,”implants, or the IUD. All these methods(and others) can cause very early abor-tions by thinning the lining of the uterusso that if breakthrough ovulation occurs(which is possible) and a new life is con-ceived, the young human being may notbe able to attach to the uterine lining andtherefore he or she dies. These methodscan also be very dangerous, even deadly,to the woman. If you live in Minnesotaand would like to go to a completely pro-life physician, we have a list of such doc-tors. Call (651) 771-1500.

Natural Family PlanningFor information about the safe, effec-

tive and morally acceptable methods ofNatural Family Planning (NFP), con-tact our office, or One More Soul at: 1-800-307-7685 or www.OMSoul.com. OneMore Soul has resources to help peopleunderstand how children are a greatblessing from God, and how contracep-tion is extremely harmful to women, andtheir marriages, and consequently tofamilies, Church and society.

President Trump’s Pro-Life RecordDuring his first year in office,

President Donald Trump has alreadyproven to be the most pro-life presidentin history. First on the list of his pro-lifeaccomplishments is keeping the extreme-ly pro-abortion, pro-Planned ParenthoodHillary Clinton from winning the presi-dency.

Other pro-life accomplishments by theTrump administration include:

MEXICO CITY POLICY President Trump restored the “Mexico

City Policy,” which prevents tax fundsfrom being given to organizations that

Court and is working closely with theSenate to fill vacancies in Federal andAppellate Courts.

TITLE X In 2016, the Obama Administration

issued a regulation to prevent states fromwithholding Title X funds to providersdeemed unsuitable, such as PlannedParenthood.

President Trump signed into law H. J.Res 43 to restore authority to states todirect Title X funds to providers they

perform or promote abortion overseas.The policy was later expanded to includea broad range of health-related U.S. for-eign aid and renamed Promoting Life inGlobal Health Assistance.

UNFPA FUNDING The Trump administration cut off fund-

ing for the United Nations PopulationFund due to that agency’s involvement inChina’s compulsory-abortion program.

SUPREME COURT President Trump appointed Neil

Gorsuch to the United States Supreme (continued on next page)

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Regular Prayer Times Outside the Abortion CentersWe encourage you to join in with the following groups or start your own prayer timeoutside an abortion center. We strongly encourage prayer groups from all denomina-tions. If you start going out and would like to have your group listed here, please con-tact Debra Braun at (651) 797-6364.

Central FloridaAll Women's Health Center 431 Maitland Ave., Altamonte SpringsTuesday 11:30 a.m., (Rosary), St. Margaret Mary, Jim (407) 864-8934Wednesday 9:30 a.m., (Rosary), St. Mary Magdalen, Larry (407) 453-4583Fourth Saturday 8:30 a.m., Liberty Christian Center,

Yannick and Tabitha Rice (407) 600-5957

EPOC 609 Virginia Dr., OrlandoThird Saturday 10:00 -11:00 a.m., St. Paul's Presbyterian Church, Nita (407) 737-2907

Orlando Women’s Center (OWC) 1103 Lucerne Terrace, OrlandoSecond Saturday 8:30 -11:30 a.m., Holy Name of Jesus and Ascension K of C groups from

Melbourne, Tony (321) 917-8694

Planned Parenthood 726 Tampa Ave. (SW corner of the Citrus Bowl), OrlandoWednesday 10:00 a.m., (Rosary), Blessed Trinity Catholic Church

St. Paul/MinneapolisLittle Canada Planned Parenthood 91 Viking Dr., W.Second Wednesday 11:00 a.m. - noon, St. John’s Culture of Life Committee,

Eric Cooley, Pastoral Minister, (651) 288-3268Third Saturday 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Maria (651) 777-4585

Please join us in praying and/or holding signs.

Planned Parenthood 671 Vandalia St., St. PaulThursday 5:00 p.m., (Rosary), Bob (612) 247-1166 Friday 8:00 - 9:00 a.m., 9:30 - 10:30 a.m., 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. (Rosary), SJV Seminarians,

Kevin (734) 660-5169 Friday 9:30 a.m., (Rosary), led by a priest of the ArchdioceseFriday 3:00 p.m., (Rosary), Legion of Mary (651) 439-9098 Saturday 7:30 - 8:30 a.m., Hope Community Church, Brian (763) 221-5227Third Saturday 11:00 a.m., (Rosary), Cathedral of St. Paul Knights of Columbus #14752,

Al Rohweder (651) 779-6171Richfield Planned Parenthood 6527 Lyndale Ave., S.Wednesday 1:00 p.m., (Rosary), Helen (612) 822-8360

Robbinsdale abortion center 3819 W. Broadway, RobbinsdaleDaily 6:00 p.m., (Rosary), John (612) 913-2785First Thursday 9:30 a.m., (Rosary), Anne (612) 860-1454, inside the Chapel of the Innocents

next doorSaturday 10:00 a.m., (Rosary), led by Rev. Thomas DufnerLast Saturday 9:00 - 10:00 a.m., Hope Community Church, Sarah (612) 703-1407

Whole Woman’s 825 S. 8th St., MinneapolisSaturday 7:30 a.m., (Rosary), Bob (612) 247-1166Second Saturday 8:00 a.m., (Rosary), Joyce (612) 644-3232

DuluthWomen’s Health Center 32 E. First St.Tuesday 10:00 a.m., (Rosary), Marie Opfahl (320) 384-6292

St. Cloud, Minn.Planned Parenthood 451 E. Saint Germain St.Friday 6:00 p.m., (Rosary, Divine Mercy Chaplet), Knights of Columbus and SCSU for Life,

Jim Tembrock (320) 253-1564Rochester, Minn.

Planned Parenthood 1212 7th St., NW Call Paula (507) 398-5677 for details.

deem suitable.

CONSCIENCE PROTECTION The Trump administration has taken

action to protect the moral and religiousrights of conscience so that medical pro-fessionals, religious institutions andemployers may not be forced to partici-pate in abortion.

OTHER LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVES In advance of votes in the U.S. House

of Representatives on the No TaxpayerFunding for Abortion Act (H.R. 7) andthe Pain-Capable Unborn ChildProtection Act (H.R. 36), the WhiteHouse issued a statement affirming thatPresident Trump would sign the bills. (Asthis newsletter went to press) the Senatehas not yet taken action on these mea-sures.

Additionally, during his campaign forthe presidency, Trump expressed supportfor directing funding away from PlannedParenthood, the nation’s largest abortionprovider. In a September 2016 letter topro-life leaders, he noted that, “I am com-mitted to…defunding Planned Parent-hood as long as they continue to performabortions, and re-allocating their fundingto community health centers that providecomprehensive health care for women.”

(Thanks to the National Right to LifeCommittee for this list. Since this wascompiled, President Trump, surroundedby pro-lifers in the Rose Garden, spoke tothe March for Life in Washington via livevideo, and he declared January 22, 2018as National Sanctity of Human Life Day.He has also taken many other adminis-trative steps to advance recognition of theunborn in the policies and activities ofvarious federal agencies. And his De-partment of Justice has launched a for-mal investigation into Planned Parent-hood's illegal baby parts traffickingscheme.)

Trump’s Pro-Life Record(from page 6)

For at least the second year in a row,the Planned Parenthood abortionmill in St. Paul was closed on MartinLuther King, Jr. Day, this yearJanuary 15. However, they resumedkilling black (and other) babies thenext day.

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St. PaulFebruary 14 - March 25 — 40 Days for Life Twin Cities, Lent 2018 (see page 1)February 24 and March 24 — STAND! Monthly Prayer RalliesPlanned Parenthood, 671 Vandalia St., St. Paul, 8-9 a.m. (new time) www.plam.org/stand/March 12 — Sidewalk Counseling Training Seminar (see box at left)March 19 - 25 — Jericho March (see page 1)March 30 — 35th Annual Good Friday Vigil, 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. (Details to come.)Weekly — “Living the Gospel of Life” show with Brian Gibson and Angela Erickson Relevant Radio, 1330 AM, Twin Cities, 11:30 a.m., Saturday or listen online at:www.plam.org/programs/radio-show/

Central FloridaFebruary 20 and March 20 — “Jesus Loves the Little Children” Days, 9:45 - 11:00 a.m. Planned Parenthood, 726 Tampa Ave., Orlando (but call 407- 230-2557 to verify location, inlight of not knowing when PP is actually closing that abortion center). Bring your children andteens out to sing, pray, do sidewalk LIFE chalk art, make signs, and try to save babies!

DuluthFebruary 14, Ash Wednesday — “For the Love of the Unborn” Prayer VigilBuilding for Women, 32 E. First Street, Duluth, 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 noonWeekly — Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 7:30 - 9:00 a.m. or later in front of the Building For Women, 32 E. 1st St., Duluth, for prayerand/or sidewalk counselingThursdays — Prayer Vigil and Witness exposing Planned ParenthoodUsually 2:30 - 3:30. For details, call Sarah Winandy at (715) 969-4506.

(See page 2 for contact information to obtain details about any of these events and otherongoing daily and weekly activities. See also “Regular Prayer Times” on page 7.)

Calendar of Events

20 weeks from conception

Sidewalk CounselingTraining Seminar

Monday, March 127:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Bethlehem Baptist Church720 13th Ave., S.

Minneapolis, MN 55415

Learn how to save babies by peace-fully reaching out to those enteringabortion centers. Prayer supportersare also welcome. No charge.

For more information or to regis-ter, contact: debra.braun@plam.orgor call (651) 797-6364.

Immediate job opening in ourSt. Paul office:

Sidewalk CounselingCoordinator

See page 4.