Local Abortion Facility May Lose Its License

Karen Gushta
13 Sep 2016
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The Fort Lauderdale Women’s Center, site of seven 40 Days for Life prayer vigils over the past three and a half years, may lose its license to perform abortions. Complaints have been filed against the center and three others owned by late-term abortionist Dr. James Pendergraft by the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA). The Agency states that Pendergraft is no longer eligible to operate abortion clinics in Florida. In February, the Orlando Sentinel reported that the AHCA filed administrative complaints against Pendergraft in January as a consequence of his arrest by Spartanburg, South Carolina Sheriff deputies on October […]

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Why We stand For 40 Days and Pray

Karen Gushta
2 Mar 2015
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“When I went to have my abortion, if there was someone standing and praying in front of the center, I don’t think I would have gone through with it,” said Tewannah Aman, who had an abortion as an 18 year-old. “If I had seen someone holding a sign, as I now do, that read ‘I regret my abortion’ I would not have done it.” When she first found out she was pregnant, Tewannah was excited. But when she shared her good news with a close family member, “She sat me down,” said Tewannah, “and told me that I was too […]

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Prayer to End Abortion Brings Change

Karen Gushta
7 Mar 2014
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The effort to protect the sanctity of human life is advancing on many fronts. In 2013, 4,648 fewer abortions were performed in Florida than the previous year. And across the nation, 87 abortion centers were closed last year. The national statistics reflect this—the abortion rate in the U.S. has fallen to its lowest since 1973.  Yet, in Florida, the abortion rate is still higher than the national average and, together, Broward and Miami-Dade counties account for more than 25 percent of all Florida abortions. Last year in Broward County, one out of every four babies conceived was aborted. Statistics like […]

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Abortion Clinics Closing Around America

Karen Gushta
4 Oct 2013
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The heavy wooden doors of the building had a sign warning, “No Soliciting, No Trespassing.” The door opened and a woman came out, sobbing and weeping uncontrollably. As she looked toward the high iron fence surrounding the parking lot in front of the building, a woman standing on the sidewalk held up a sign, “Jesus Forgives and Heals.” Looking away, the weeping woman ignored the offer of prayer and got into a waiting car, intensely purposing to avoid looking at the sign or the woman holding it. A powerful local influence This incident occurred during a 40 Days for Life […]

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New Book Gives Hope & Mercy

Karen Gushta
10 Mar 2013
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Released in January, 40 Days for Life: Discover What God Has Done… Imagine What He Can Do is a book that is bringing hope and fresh enthusiasm to the pro-life effort. It documents peaceful vigils, prayer and fasting, and community outreach campaigns at the local level, which has been changing the face of the pro-life movement. Authors David Bereit and Shawn Carney write about the 2004 launch of the first 40 Days for Life campaign in College Station, Texas, where the pro-life movement was dwindling. At the same time, it appeared that “Planned Parenthood was picking up speed.” While praying […]

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Fighting for the Unborn

Karen Gushta
7 Oct 2012
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Can prayer be one of the most powerful tools in the campaign for the sanctity of life across America? John Aman, president of Broward Right to Life, thinks so. He sees it as a “local solution to a national problem.” Therefore, Aman and others have acted locally to join a national campaign called “40 Days for Life,” which is taking place this fall in 314 cities. Starting on September 26, activists started gathering in front of abortion centers in 49 states and the District of Columbia, as well as locations in seven Canadian provinces and four overseas nations. The most […]

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