DALLAS, TX, December 18, 2013 (LifeSiteNews.com) – They’re called sidewalk counselors: the pro-life activists who pray, protest and counsel women outside abortion clinics. They’re often the last line of defense between a frightened mother and baby and the abortionist, and they’re so effective that the abortion lobby and pro-abortion politicians have targeted them relentlessly with laws aimed at keeping them far away from abortion facilities and the women who visit them. Read More
Facilities closed:
The permanent closure of an abortion or abortion-referral facility that had a Sidewalk Advocates for Life presence.
Workers who quit:
An abortion worker who was influenced by prayer and sidewalk advocacy to leave the business. We refer all workers to And Then There Were None, a ministry that assists abortion workers in transitioning out of the industry.
Hopeful saves:
A “hopeful save” is recorded when a pregnant woman leaves the abortion/abortion-referral facility still pregnant to “think about it,” armed with life-affirming literature and a referral to the local pregnancy resource center
Babies saved:
A baby is recorded as a “save” when a pregnant woman accepts our offer of help at the local pregnancy resource center (PRC), verbally shares that she has chosen life, or gives us very clear signs that she has chosen life.