(April
7, 2017 – Chicago, IL) As
Christians worldwide mark the death of Jesus Christ on Good Friday, April 14, 2017, the Pro-Life Action
League leads Christians across America in A Way of the
Cross for Victims of Abortion, commemorating the deaths of
nearly 60 million children lost to abortion since its legalization in 1973.
Abortion facilities coast-to coast will be visited by somber crowds engaged in
prayer and meditation on this Christian holy day.
“No one is untouched by the crushing
guilt upon our society for allowing the deliberate destruction of our most
vulnerable brothers and sisters,” explained Eric Scheidler, executive director
of the Pro-Life Action League and national coordinator of the event. “Whether
we have actively supported so-called ‘reproductive rights’ or we’ve merely looked
the other way while these children’s lives are ended, their blood is on our
hands.”
“There are many things wrong in our
world today, but this intentional killing
of our young is among the most heinous. As Christians, we seek Christ’s
forgiveness for our sins. This sin of killing our own children is one
that our society must repent of. If we cannot protect the infant in the womb,
we will never truly be a civilized, compassionate people. As long as we
continue to discard unborn babies, all our efforts to help the poor, needy and
disenfranchised ring hollow.”
Scheidler noted his concern that the
political battles of the day over abortion can overshadow the injustice being
done to unborn children. “Abortion isn’t just a political issue or a moral question.
Children at the most fragile state of human life are actually dying by the
thousands every day. And every day, mothers who have chosen abortion suffer for
making that choice. On Good Friday, we will
remember all those touched by abortion, and offer our deepest prayers.”
Solemn Good Friday
prayer vigils will be held at abortion clinics across the country, many of them
affiliates of Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest abortion franchise. A
list of vigil locations nationwide is available here.
Click here
to watch a two-minute video documenting A Way of the
Cross for Victims of Abortion.
About the Pro-Life Action League
The Pro-Life Action League was
founded by Joe Scheidler in 1980 with the aim of saving babies from abortion
through direct action. Not content to await a political or judicial solution to
abortion, the League seeks to stop the killing of unborn children right now
through all available peaceful means, including public protest, sidewalk
counseling, education, youth outreach, and national leadership.
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