But as we all are very much aware, that’s not the whole story. Other states have also accomplished disturbing things – in support of abortion. Some have enthroned abortion in their state constitutions. Several have initiated marketing campaigns inviting women to visit and get their abortions there, far from home. And organizations like Planned Parenthood have opened facilities in pro-life states specifically to refer women across state lines for abortion, effectively turning them into “abortion tourists” as they travel to New Mexico, California, Illinois – the list goes on. In 2022, we celebrated a huge victory as Roe fell. We celebrate that victory still – even as we dive deeper into our work to help women and families, to open hearts and minds, and to make abortion not only illegal … but unthinkable. As the nation’s largest pro-life sidewalk advocacy organization, Sidewalk Advocates for Life’s work is more necessary than ever. But in order to keep on serving women and saving lives – more than 18,300 so far – we also have to make some adjustments. In states where abortion is legal, Sidewalk Advocates continue to go to the sidewalk outside abortion facilities to connect with the women going inside. These Advocates offer life-affirming resources in the local community – but they must also be informed about resources in the communities that the women are coming from, which may be hundreds of miles away. In states where abortion is banned or limited, the mission of Sidewalk Advocates is the same, although the location may have changed. Instead of going to the sidewalk outside abortion facilities, these Advocates go to the sidewalk outside abortion-referral facilities, striving to connect with women seeking referrals for out-of-state abortions. It is so much easier to lead a woman to life-affirming resources in her community if she hasn’t already invested time and money traveling to a different state for an abortion! ...”Unthinkable” from page 103 WWW.PRO.LIFE | 1 (800) 858-3040 | 919 S. MAIN ST, SNOWFLAKE, AZ 85937 104
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