Real Prolife Stories

Dealing with the unexpected

John and Eileen Anding received quite a shock when their daughter Morgan was born in 1988 with a birth defect called an omphalocele. Fortunately for Morgan, babies with omphaloceles have a good prognosis if there are no other health problems, and Morgan has been healthy ever since her surgery the day she was born. While the Andings will never forget the shock after Morgan's birth, another shock many years later about her condition causes them more grief.

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John R. Bowker is passionate about helping children. He has worked in many areas to improve the lives of children, including helping found Wayne County Community College and having 2007 proclaimed the “Year of the Child” in Michigan. His commitment to helping kids goes beyond just that, though; John has talked the talk and walked the walk.

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Ultrasounds are used by many prolife pregnancy resource centers to reveal the amazing wonder of a child to a mother who is considering abortion. When the Center for Women Pregnancy Counseling Services in Jackson realized they needed a new ultrasound machine, they knew that it would be an expensive yet vital investment in their work.

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Cousins, siblings, aunts and uncles are all blood relatives. Usually this is a metaphor about the strong bonds holding families together. For six-year-old Colleen, however, this is a fact that might have made the difference between life and death. Colleen was diagnosed with sickle cell anemia, a serious blood disorder. Her first hospitalization was only eight months after her birth. Fortunately, her brother William was able to provide the cure to her condition. Her brother's blood is now literally hers as well.

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Over the last eight years, Rabbi Glenn Harris has combined two of his passions, bikes and babies, to help raise approximately $35,000 for a local pregnancy care center. Since 2002, he’s been taking an annual trip on his motorcycle to various destinations and urging others to support him in his efforts to help women in unplanned pregnancies choose life for their unborn children.

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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.

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Pat Vendal, President of Muskegon Right to Life, has discovered a way to use the time she volunteers promoting the prolife cause to financially help the prolife organizations she loves. Pat does this by participating in her employer’s volunteer incentive program and matching gift program.

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Wyandotte Right to Life had many local volunteers participate in an Independence Day parade. Walking in parades is a great way to bring awareness to prolife issues and let people know you are active in the community.

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