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The Do’s and Don’ts of Sidewalk Counseling

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A recent Supreme Court ruling struck down a seven year-old anti-sidewalk counseling buffer zone law in Massachusetts. This 9-0 decisioncould impact similar laws around the country, and ultimately re-open the doors for sidewalk counselors across the nation to engage with abortion-determined women and men as they enter clinics. But exactly how do we counsel these women and men in a way that is helpful, compassionate and full of grace? Read Dave Sterrett’s interview below to find out.

Dave, tell us a little bit about yourself and your background with sidewalk counseling.

I’ve recently joined Online for Life as the National Director of Church Outreach. Before that, I was intimately involved with the pro-life movement, volunteering as a sidewalk counselor at several abortion clinics in and around Dallas, Texas.

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Facilities closed: 

The permanent closure of an abortion or abortion-referral facility that had a Sidewalk Advocates for Life presence.

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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.

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