Real Prolife Stories   The appearance of medical care is not enough "Slow code" for many is a term in abstract debates on medical ethics, but for Brad and Jesi Smith, it became a well-defined fixture in their lives and the life of their daughter Faith, who has the disease Trisomy 18. The Smiths believed doctors always looked out for the best interests of their patients, but they were wrong. A "slow code" is the practice of doctors giving the appearance of providing life-saving treatment to patients, but in reality withholding effective care to ensure the patient dies. FULL STORY Making the wise, responsible, and loving choice Adeline Raymond defied the odds. She was given a one-in-ten chance of surviving her birth, not by her doctors, but by statistics. If it were up to some of her doctors, Adeline wouldn't have made it. Her parents Andy and Ida said they were told by doctors to abort her. Adeline's misfortune was being diagnosed in the womb with multiple birth defects. FULL STORY A changed outlook on life A women who considered herself strongly pro-choice and believed in a "war on women" had her entire worldview challenged when she first heard the heartbeat of her unplanned daughter in the womb. Now she can't imagine a world without her daughter in it or how people can vote for candidates who would call her daughter a punishment. FULL STORY Being prolife in two places at once If you turn your radio dial to WLQV-AM in metro Detroit, you are likely to hear Pastor Christopher Brooks hosting his shows Equipped for Life or Christ and the City. Throughout Black History Month in February, Right to Life of Michigan hosted a Life Speaker’s Series and was counting on strong prolife voices from WLQV-AM like Pastor Chris to kick it off with a live radio broadcast. When it came time on February 1 to host his show, however, Pastor Chris had somewhere better to be. FULL STORY Mother chooses hope after troubling prenatal diagnosis Pregnancy was a natural and normal part of life for Bernadette and her husband Phil. After having seven children, the Grandville couple thought their family was complete, but the couple received a surprise when they found out they were expecting their eighth child, Hannah. During the first ultrasound, the routine of another otherwise uneventful pregnancy was replaced with anxiety after the surprised sonographer left the room to consult with a doctor. FULL STORY

RLM Affiliate & Volunteer Spotlight   Using art to advance the culture of life For aspiring elementary school art teacher Jennifer Evans, the meeting with her teacher for her final class project was not going well. With two weeks to go before the project deadline, her teacher was threatening to censor her work. Jennifer thought the decision to include a prolife message in her work might not go over well with her art teacher, but the Thornapple Kellogg High School senior was undeterred. FULL STORY The 'Life After 40' twins Life After 40, our educational campaign showcasing the growth and development of unborn babies, came to a close on January 22, the 40th memorial of Roe v. Wade. For 40 weeks, a fact about life before birth was shared every week on the Right to Life of Michigan website, blog and social networking profiles. For one family in Fowler, Michigan, Life After 40 took on special meaning. FULL STORY Abortion business relocation mobilizes community One summer day in 2010, Shannon Wygant received a shock. His wife told him that the abortion clinic in Waterford where he traveled to for peaceful prayer, had suddenly moved to his own town of Clarkston. Shannon and his community rallied together to deliver a surprise of their own by renting office space on the floor below the abortion clinic to open a prolife pregnancy resource center. FULL STORY Jackson SFL group makes a difference Almost 30 students have joined the Jackson Students for Life (SFL) organization to support the prolife movement. These students are doing whatever they can to make their presence known, including diaper drives, traveling to the annual March for Life and participating in the annual prolife Day of Silent Solidarity. FULL STORY Students for Life to the rescue Pregnancy resource centers are places for pregnant women to seek help. They offer a wide range of support services for women in their hours of need, but they often depend heavily on the generosity of volunteers to help them provide those services. When Jackson Right to Life found out two of their local centers were in dire need of diapers, they decided they needed to help. It was their students for life group though that got the show on the road; three vans, to be precise. FULL STORY

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