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Shawn was raised Catholic in Tyler, TX and is still
Catholic
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When he was in the 8th grade he went to a large Pro-life event
and heard a woman speak about how she had run abortion clinics
originally, and Shawn got convicted to get involved in the Pro-life
movement
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In college Shawn was dating his future wife and she would pray
at abortion clinics and offer alternatives so he joined her
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He got hooked and become a sidewalk counselor
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They did the first 40 Days for Life campaign in 2004, which
included prayer, fasting, community outreach, and a non-stop
peaceful vigil.
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At its foundation, this movement is about prayer
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In 2007, they launched it as a nationally coordinated
effort. It has since spread to 770 cities and over 50
countries
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Women get an abortion because they think they don't have a
choice
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Hearts and mind are changing. Pregnancy resource centers
outnumber abortion providers 3 to 1. Since 1991 over half of
the abortion providers have closed.
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The conversion gate has only swung in one direction
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The election of Donald Trump has definitely elevated the
Pro-life issue. He has delivered on his promises other than
defunding Planned Parenthood.
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There's 3000 abortions every day in the U.S. Every year
in the world there are 56 million abortions, that's equal to all
other causes of death combined
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We've seen 15,000 Moms turn around at the very last moment and
177 workers have had a change of heart and left their job at the
abortion clinic.
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Planned Parenthood stats show the no-show rate for their
employees during a prayer vigil can be as high as 75%
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We're approaching the 100th abortion clinic to close their
doors as a result of a campaign, one of which is their
headquarters.
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One reason Planned Parenthood hasn't been defunded is because
of its potential impact on Medicaid
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They have not gotten much national press coverage but they get
tons of positive local news coverage
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One of our biggest compliments came from the ACLU who said
this is the greatest threat to choice because it's so well
organized and it's local
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In Canada and the UK you cannot talk about Pro-life within 50
meters of an abortion clinic. This has been tried and shot
down every time in the U.S.
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I don't think anyone takes advantage of Freedom of Speech more
than the Pro-life movement. We do this as a patriot
duty.
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In Shawn's book "The Beginning of the End of Abortion",
there's a lot of hope. It includes 40 true stories.
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There was a shift starting about 15 years ago when it started
to become OK to talk about abortion
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The U.S. is the standard. We've exported abortion but
we've also exported the solution
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One story from the book is about a pregnancy center that was
next to an abortion clinic. They built a chapel on the other
side of the wall from where the abortions were being
performed. The abortion doctor heard people singing and
praying and he decided to quit and his abortion facility
closed.
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One guy from Green Bay got involved and challenged men to take
the night shift for a prayer vigil
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We are in an epic battle to live for Christ
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Contact go www.40daysforlife.com