Americans saw a political milestone this month as more pro-life lawmakers were elected to the House of Representatives than ever before, but the nation also quietly reached a less joyful mark.In January, the National Right to Life Committee provided a new analysis of the total number of abortions done in the 37 years since the Roe v. Wade decision.
The Supreme Court handed down its controversial ruling — allowing virtually unlimited abortions at any time throughout pregnancy — in January 1973. The NRLC analysis found that 52 million unborn children had been killed in abortions as of January.
The analysis also found that the best estimate for the current number of annual abortions in the United States — involving both the surgical abortion procedure as well as the dangerous abortion drug RU 486 — is 1.2 million.
As a result, the United States likely passed the 53 million abortion mark on November 1 — the day before Americans went to the polls to vote in a pro-life House majority and target President Barack Obama’s pro-abortion allies for defeat.
Obama has done everything in his power to advance abortion and continue that pro-abortion legacy of the Supreme Court, including naming two more pro-abortion jurists in Elena Kagan and Sonia Sotomayor. He has also expanded that 53 million abortions by authorizing abortion funding in various instances and decreasing funds for abstinence education. Full story at LifeNews.com
Saturday, November 27, 2010
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 21, 2010
The Knights of Columbus, the Orange County Catholic Diocese and Birth Choice Health Clinics Held Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
The Knights of Columbus, the Orange County Catholic Diocese and Birth Choice Health Clinics celebrated the installation of the fourth new 4D ultrasound machine and the launch of the new Birth Choice Mobile Clinic. Kathleen Eaton, the founder and CEO of Birth Choice, Bishop Cirilo from the Orange County Diocese, and dignitaries from the Knights of Columbus made brief presentations and participated in this historic ribbon cutting ceremony.
This has been and continues to be a powerful community effort. Working together, four Knights of Columbus parish councils raised more than $200,000 and purchased four new 4D ultrasound machines in support of Birth Choice Health Clinics. According to Hank Evers, the Knights’ project chairman, “we’re more than half way to acquiring the fifth unit and don’t intend to stop as long as Birth Choice continues opening clinics.” Half of the funds were raised locally by the parish councils at St. Edward the Confessor, Our Lady of Fatima, Mission Basilica and St. Timothy parishes. “For every dollar we raise at the local community level, our Supreme or headquarter council in New Haven, Connecticut will match it evenly.” Birth Choice will use these ultrasound machines in their five licensed medical clinics and mobile clinic to enhance their level of medical services and counseling.
Jennifer Wallace, Birth Choice Clinic Director stated, "In June, our very first 4-D ultrasound was delivered to the steps of the Long Beach Birth Choice Clinic. We had just started fundraising to equip all six of our medical clinics with this new generation of ultrasounds. The Knights of Columbus answered the call and have generously gifted us with the funds necessary to bring Birth Choice Health Clinics to that next level.”
“In the past,” Wallace continued, “we have used the 2D ultrasounds to show our clients black and white images of their babies. With the introduction of the 4D, we will be able to show these young women a life-like image of their child. The technological advancements of the 4D are so dramatic that the images obtained show an uncanny resemblance to the child after they are born. We will be introducing our clients to their unborn child in a powerful way that is only made possible through the medical advances of the 4D ultrasound and the generosity of the Knights of Columbus."
The Knights of Columbus Ultrasound Initiative serves as a concrete way for Knights to support the health and wellness of pregnant mothers and their babies. Launched Jan. 22, 2009, the national project has raised more than $1.8 million by local and state councils using the matching funds to purchase ultrasound equipment. “It (the initiative) has been a blessing to us ... that the Knights should do something like this to help,” said Birth Choice founder and CEO Kathleen Eaton.
“Ultrasound diagnostics has been instrumental in the success Birth Choice has enjoyed since becoming fully licensed health clinics,” said Eaton. Starting as a small call-in pregnancy resource center in 1981, Birth Choice has grown into six community health clinics serving thousands of young women and men annually in Southern California, providing medical services, education and support to individuals in need of free services.
The six Birth Choice Health Clinics, including the mobile clinic, are licensed community care clinics offering free medical services that include ultrasounds, pregnancy tests, HIV/AIDS testing, STD testing and treatment, first-trimester prenatal care and well woman care. Birth Choice also runs two parenting programs out of each of the clinic locations. Beginnings is a unique educational program for pregnant women to better prepare them for motherhood, and The Dad Project is a male mentor program, run by community leaders, that strives to empower young fathers to be the best dads that they can be. In January 2011, Birth Choice Health Clinics will be implementing a Marriage and Family Therapy program to offer free professional counseling to Birth Choice clients.
Since becoming fully licensed medical clinics in 2007, Birth Choice has logged over 37,000 client visits.
The Knights of Columbus is the world’s largest lay Catholic organization with more than 1.75 million members worldwide. Last year, Knights gave more than 68 million hours of their time to charitable causes and donated more than $144 million to charity.
Contact information:
Kathleen Eaton, Birth Choice
Founder and CEO
kathleen@birthchoiceclinic.org
Hank Evers, Knights of Columbus
Project Chairman
hankevers@aol.com
949-940-6063
September 21, 2010
The Knights of Columbus, the Orange County Catholic Diocese and Birth Choice Health Clinics Held Ribbon Cutting Ceremony
The Knights of Columbus, the Orange County Catholic Diocese and Birth Choice Health Clinics celebrated the installation of the fourth new 4D ultrasound machine and the launch of the new Birth Choice Mobile Clinic. Kathleen Eaton, the founder and CEO of Birth Choice, Bishop Cirilo from the Orange County Diocese, and dignitaries from the Knights of Columbus made brief presentations and participated in this historic ribbon cutting ceremony.
This has been and continues to be a powerful community effort. Working together, four Knights of Columbus parish councils raised more than $200,000 and purchased four new 4D ultrasound machines in support of Birth Choice Health Clinics. According to Hank Evers, the Knights’ project chairman, “we’re more than half way to acquiring the fifth unit and don’t intend to stop as long as Birth Choice continues opening clinics.” Half of the funds were raised locally by the parish councils at St. Edward the Confessor, Our Lady of Fatima, Mission Basilica and St. Timothy parishes. “For every dollar we raise at the local community level, our Supreme or headquarter council in New Haven, Connecticut will match it evenly.” Birth Choice will use these ultrasound machines in their five licensed medical clinics and mobile clinic to enhance their level of medical services and counseling.
Jennifer Wallace, Birth Choice Clinic Director stated, "In June, our very first 4-D ultrasound was delivered to the steps of the Long Beach Birth Choice Clinic. We had just started fundraising to equip all six of our medical clinics with this new generation of ultrasounds. The Knights of Columbus answered the call and have generously gifted us with the funds necessary to bring Birth Choice Health Clinics to that next level.”
“In the past,” Wallace continued, “we have used the 2D ultrasounds to show our clients black and white images of their babies. With the introduction of the 4D, we will be able to show these young women a life-like image of their child. The technological advancements of the 4D are so dramatic that the images obtained show an uncanny resemblance to the child after they are born. We will be introducing our clients to their unborn child in a powerful way that is only made possible through the medical advances of the 4D ultrasound and the generosity of the Knights of Columbus."
The Knights of Columbus Ultrasound Initiative serves as a concrete way for Knights to support the health and wellness of pregnant mothers and their babies. Launched Jan. 22, 2009, the national project has raised more than $1.8 million by local and state councils using the matching funds to purchase ultrasound equipment. “It (the initiative) has been a blessing to us ... that the Knights should do something like this to help,” said Birth Choice founder and CEO Kathleen Eaton.
“Ultrasound diagnostics has been instrumental in the success Birth Choice has enjoyed since becoming fully licensed health clinics,” said Eaton. Starting as a small call-in pregnancy resource center in 1981, Birth Choice has grown into six community health clinics serving thousands of young women and men annually in Southern California, providing medical services, education and support to individuals in need of free services.
The six Birth Choice Health Clinics, including the mobile clinic, are licensed community care clinics offering free medical services that include ultrasounds, pregnancy tests, HIV/AIDS testing, STD testing and treatment, first-trimester prenatal care and well woman care. Birth Choice also runs two parenting programs out of each of the clinic locations. Beginnings is a unique educational program for pregnant women to better prepare them for motherhood, and The Dad Project is a male mentor program, run by community leaders, that strives to empower young fathers to be the best dads that they can be. In January 2011, Birth Choice Health Clinics will be implementing a Marriage and Family Therapy program to offer free professional counseling to Birth Choice clients.
Since becoming fully licensed medical clinics in 2007, Birth Choice has logged over 37,000 client visits.
The Knights of Columbus is the world’s largest lay Catholic organization with more than 1.75 million members worldwide. Last year, Knights gave more than 68 million hours of their time to charitable causes and donated more than $144 million to charity.
Contact information:
Kathleen Eaton, Birth Choice
Founder and CEO
kathleen@birthchoiceclinic.org
Hank Evers, Knights of Columbus
Project Chairman
hankevers@aol.com
949-940-6063
Saturday, June 19, 2010
Ultrasound Initiative Press Release
Below is the Official Press Release for the Knights of Columbus Ultrasound Initiative. Click on an image to enlarge it.
Sunday, May 23, 2010
Ultrasound Machine Video
Click on the link below to watch a video showing the machine the Knights of Columbus Ultrasound Initiative raised funds to buy for Birth Choice's Long Beach facility:
Ultrasound Video
Thank you to all who have made this possible!
Ultrasound Video
Thank you to all who have made this possible!
Sunday, May 9, 2010
A Nationwide Movement
Below is the link to an article from the official Knights of Columbus website.
Knights of Columbus Ultrasound Program Assists Pregnant Women
Knights of Columbus Ultrasound Program Assists Pregnant Women
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
Monday, April 26, 2010
Redemption and Recovery
If you have experienced an abortion, or been involved with someone who has, you may be struggling to come to peace with that decision. Here is a site devoted to helping restore lives, reconcile couples and reconnect families.
http://www.abortionrecovery.org/
http://www.abortionrecovery.
Bear with each other and forgive whatever grievances you may have against one another. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. - Colossians 3:13
Friday, April 23, 2010
Join the Winning Team
NARAL's President Admits: Pro-Aborts Aging, Pro-Lifers Young and Zealous
WASHINGTON, D.C., April 21, 2010 (LifeSiteNews.com) - The pro-life movement in America is growing in leaps and bounds, attracting young, zealous women to defend the unborn in droves - a fact that even the president of NARAL has now admitted.Read the entire article here.
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Statement of Progress
Through the hard work of many Knights we have raised over $66,500 to date.
We now have the funds to buy 2 Ultrasound Machines, one 4 D Machine for the Long Beach Clinic and another for the New Mobile Clinic.
We submitted applications to our Supreme Office for the matching funds two weeks ago and should receive their check in the next few weeks.
We are about $4,000 short to buy a third Machine to be used in the Mission Viejo Clinic.
We should be able to raise this money before the end of April.
After the third machine is purchased we will meet to set a new goal.
Thank you to everyone who is making the Ultrasound Initiative possible.
We now have the funds to buy 2 Ultrasound Machines, one 4 D Machine for the Long Beach Clinic and another for the New Mobile Clinic.
We submitted applications to our Supreme Office for the matching funds two weeks ago and should receive their check in the next few weeks.
We are about $4,000 short to buy a third Machine to be used in the Mission Viejo Clinic.
We should be able to raise this money before the end of April.
After the third machine is purchased we will meet to set a new goal.
Thank you to everyone who is making the Ultrasound Initiative possible.
"Weave in faith and God will find the thread."
Seeing is Believing!
Here is the brochure for the actual machines that are being purchased through the Knights of Columbus Ultrasound Initiative. Click on an image to see it enlarged.
Ultrasound Coupon Saves Baby's Life
Here is a link to an article from last month, proving just how effective ultrasound machines are in changing the hearts of abortion-minded mothers.
Ultrasound Coupon Saves Baby's Life
By David Bereit, National Coordinator, 40 Days for LifeMarch 5, 2010 (40DaysforLife) - Last week, we reported on a young mother in Louisville, Kentucky who chose life for her baby after redeeming a coupon for a free ultrasound. That story struck a chord with the 40 Days for Life team in Southfield, Michigan...
The full text of the story is available here:
Ultrasound Coupon Saves Baby's Life
Ultrasound Coupon Saves Baby's Life
By David Bereit, National Coordinator, 40 Days for LifeMarch 5, 2010 (40DaysforLife) - Last week, we reported on a young mother in Louisville, Kentucky who chose life for her baby after redeeming a coupon for a free ultrasound. That story struck a chord with the 40 Days for Life team in Southfield, Michigan...
The full text of the story is available here:
Ultrasound Coupon Saves Baby's Life
Saturday, April 3, 2010
Many Thanks & Moving Forward
Thank you to all who attended the "Family Knights Out"! Each person who made it out last week played a crucial role in serving and protecting the unborn. This project could not function without the love and support of everyone involved. Please continue to accompany the Knights of Columbus Ultrasound Initiative as we move forward with raising funds to save precious lives, and please continue to spread the word!
Love is a fruit in season at all times, and within reach of every hand.
-Mother Teresa
Thursday, March 18, 2010
Family Knights Out!
Next week, March 22nd - March 25th, several wonderful restaurants have generously offered to donate a portion of their profits to the Ultrasound Initiative! If you print out the flier below and bring it with you to a restaurant on the corresponding date, you can help support the Ultrasound Initiative just by going to dinner!
We hope to see you there!
We hope to see you there!
Monday, March 15, 2010
Hello and Welcome!
Thank you for being interested enough to come here to view our blog. Here is a brief description of the program. We hope you will be involved!
Last month, the Knights of Columbus – a Catholic fraternal organization of 1.7 million men – announced an amazing initiative to support the pro-life movement. Under their program, the national organization will provide a 100% match on funds raised by the local councils to purchase ultrasound machines for qualified pro-life pregnancy help centers. A local council is working with three other parish councils to raise money and support the purchase of no less than four ultrasound machines for Birth Choice, the pro-life clinic with multiple locations in our area of southern California.
Why This is Important
Nationwide over 75% of abortion minded women choose life for their babies after seeing their baby move in the womb and hearing the sound of its heartbeat. Since the day Birth Choice became a fully licensed medical clinic, they have had over 69,000 hits on their website, seen 29,538 clients in their clinics, performed over 2,800 ultrasounds and saved 1,576 babies that would have been aborted.
Participating in the Knights of Columbus Ultrasound Initiative will provide Birth Choice the needed tools to open the hearts of the thousands of young women they see yearly.
There Are Are Several Ways You Can Support This Wonderful Cause:
-Donate any amount you can provide through our PayPal account.*
-Mail a check made payable to The Knights of Columbus to:*
Douglas Batezel
603 Calle Fierros
San Clemente, CA 92673
Please be sure to write "Ultrasound Initiative" on the memo line
-Join us for "Family Knights Out" March 22nd - March 25th. Some of OC's greatest restaurants will be contributing a percentage of every meal purchased to the Ultrasound Initiative. Just print out the flier and take it to dinner with you... its a win-win-win!
-Help us spread the word! Tell your family and friends about this project that will help give every baby the chance to be born!
*-All donations are tax deductible.
The Birth Choice Clinics model is revolutionary in its comprehensive scope. As a result, the successful transition of abortion-minded mothers to mothers who have either kept or placed their baby in adoption, is among the highest in the nation.
You can join us in protecting the yet-to-be-born!
Last month, the Knights of Columbus – a Catholic fraternal organization of 1.7 million men – announced an amazing initiative to support the pro-life movement. Under their program, the national organization will provide a 100% match on funds raised by the local councils to purchase ultrasound machines for qualified pro-life pregnancy help centers. A local council is working with three other parish councils to raise money and support the purchase of no less than four ultrasound machines for Birth Choice, the pro-life clinic with multiple locations in our area of southern California.
Why This is Important
Nationwide over 75% of abortion minded women choose life for their babies after seeing their baby move in the womb and hearing the sound of its heartbeat. Since the day Birth Choice became a fully licensed medical clinic, they have had over 69,000 hits on their website, seen 29,538 clients in their clinics, performed over 2,800 ultrasounds and saved 1,576 babies that would have been aborted.
Participating in the Knights of Columbus Ultrasound Initiative will provide Birth Choice the needed tools to open the hearts of the thousands of young women they see yearly.
There Are Are Several Ways You Can Support This Wonderful Cause:
-Donate any amount you can provide through our PayPal account.*
-Mail a check made payable to The Knights of Columbus to:*
Douglas Batezel
603 Calle Fierros
San Clemente, CA 92673
Please be sure to write "Ultrasound Initiative" on the memo line
-Join us for "Family Knights Out" March 22nd - March 25th. Some of OC's greatest restaurants will be contributing a percentage of every meal purchased to the Ultrasound Initiative. Just print out the flier and take it to dinner with you... its a win-win-win!
-Help us spread the word! Tell your family and friends about this project that will help give every baby the chance to be born!
*-All donations are tax deductible.
The Birth Choice Clinics model is revolutionary in its comprehensive scope. As a result, the successful transition of abortion-minded mothers to mothers who have either kept or placed their baby in adoption, is among the highest in the nation.
You can join us in protecting the yet-to-be-born!
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