40 Days for Life Prayer Campaign Starts Next Week
The semiannual 40 Days for Life prayer campaign begins next week.
40 Days for Life is not a rally or protest. It’s a peaceful assembly for prayer and reflection — and it works.
Every year we hear stories of babies saved, abortion clinics shut down, and abortion workers coming to Christ in the wake of a 40 Days for Life prayer campaign.
In the past, 40 Days for Life has said that the “no-show” rate for abortion appointments can go to as high as 75% when someone prays in front of an abortion facility.
This year, pro-lifers will take turns praying on different days and at different times from 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM daily outside the Planned Parenthood facilities in Little Rock and Rogers from February 18 through March 29.
Planned Parenthood does not perform abortions in Arkansas, because state law generally prohibits abortion except to save the life of the mother. However, the organization does refer women to abortion facilities in other states.
Something as simple as praying outside an abortion facility can make a huge difference.
You can learn more about the 40 Days for Life vigils in Little Rock by going to 40daysforlife.com/en/littlerock.
You can learn more about the 40 Days for Life vigils in Rogers by going to 40daysforlife.com/en/rogers.
Articles appearing on this website are written with the aid of Family Council’s researchers and writers.
How Assisted Suicide Turns Healthcare Professionals into Killers
Late last year, New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced a deal to legalize assisted suicide for terminally ill patients.
The so-called “Medical Aid in Dying Act” is supposed to make it possible for patients expected to die within six months to request a prescription for lethal drugs.
Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker signed a similar assisted suicide law in December as well.
Assisted suicide fundamentally changes the doctor-patient relationship from healing to killing.
The Hippocratic Oath promises to “first, do no harm.” Prescribing lethal drugs violates that sacred trust. Doctors should heal — not kill.
Under New York’s law, medical professionals will help people end their lives or refer refer them to doctors who will. This violates the conscience rights of healthcare workers who entered medicine to save lives, not end them.
Studies show assisted suicide corrupts medical judgment. Doctors may spend less time exploring treatment options and pain management when death becomes a “medical option.”
In some countries, assisted suicide and euthanasia are driving palliative care specialists to quit. That hurts everyone.
Being pro-life means respecting innocent human life from conception until natural death. We do not eliminate suffering by eliminating people who are suffering. There is nothing “compassionate” about that.
Articles appearing on this website are written with the aid of Family Council’s researchers and writers.