57 things you can do to help the Pro-Life Cause

1) Pray daily for an end to abortion, for women tempted to have abortions, for doctors and nurses, for legislators, for clergy, for those who work in the pro-life movement, and for those who do not realize how wrong abortion is. Form pro-life prayer teams or prayer groups in homes or parishes. "Spiritually adopt" an unborn child, praying for him/her throughout a nine-month period. Perform acts of fasting and self-denial.

2) Read! Be more informed about abortion from such books as Why Can't We Love Them Both?, by Dr. and Mrs. J.C. Willke (Available from Hayes publishing 513-681-7559.) Other books are available from Hayes or from Life Cycle Books (1-800-214-5849). Priests for Life has a resource guide to other books, pamphlets, audio and video tapes (1-888-PFL-3448).

3) Wear pink and blue ribbons as a sign of support for pre-born boys and girls. Put the ribbons on cars, trees, etc.

4) Wear the "Precious Feet" pin which shows the baby’s feet at 10 weeks after conception. (Available below.) You can also wear the pro-life red rose. (Available from NRLC Rose Account, 51 Candice Circle., Springfield, MA 01107).

5) Use pro-life pins, decals, envelopes, bumper stickers, T-shirts, posters, etc. (Available below). Place posters and literature on public bulletin boards in supermarkets and other facilities.

6) Take part in First Amendment activities such as Life Chains (National Life Chain (CA), 530-671-5500), prayer vigils (Helpers of God’s Precious Infants (NY), 718-779-0698), literature distribution, pickets, and sidewalk counseling. Attend the Annual January 22 March for Life in Washington DC (202-Life-377). Place pro-life yard signs on your property.

7) Use checks which carry a pro-life message. Contact Life Checks, PO Box 1, Joppa, MD 21085-0001. (800-874-5910, or fax 410-676-0049)

8) Send letters or articles to newspapers, to your elected officials, and other persons, institutions, and publications regarding respect for life. Have a group of people willing to sign letters that others write. For samples, ask for "Letters to the Editor" from Life Dynamics at 1-800-800-Life. 

9) Speak up with courage and charity in defense of pre-born babies.

10) Encourage your priest, minister, or rabbi, to speak out against abortion. Priests for Life has resources (1-888-PFL-3448, ext. 237).

11) Book announced Masses for the intention of an end to abortion, and write such intentions on the prayer intention cards that various organizations may mail to you.

12) Find out your doctor’s position on abortion. If he/she does abortions, express your disapproval and switch to a pro-life doctor. If a hospital near you does abortions, express your disapproval and use another hospital. Provide your doctor with pro-life literature.

13) Find out who the local abortionists are. Some of them do it "on the side". Let them know your opposition to abortion. Pray for them by name. 

14) Take part in local projects and pro-life activities. For information, contact your parish or local pro-life group. Join in pro-life Scripture or rosary services or prayer groups.

15) Leave pro-life literature wherever you can: in public places, at restaurants, as inserts in the mail you send, on cars, etc. Give literature to friends. Send it also in prepaid business reply envelopes that come in the mail. Include it in cards you send for Christmas, birthdays, and other occasions.

16) Help to counsel women who are tempted to have abortions. (Inquire at the numbers above or your local Crisis Pregnancy Center.)

17) Support a local Crisis Pregnancy Center with donations of baby/ maternity clothes and other needed items. Help to collect such items. If there is not a center near you, help to start one. Help existing centers to obtain sonogram machines and to upgrade to medical clinic status.

18) Get on the mailing list of pro-life organizations. Donate to them. Volunteer for them. A catalog of organizations is available from International Life Services (CA), 213-382-2156.

19) Add the words "born and pre-born" at the end of the Pledge of Allegiance.

20) Find out whether candidates running for public office support abortion, and tell others. Send pro-abortion politicians the US Bishops' document "Living the Gospel of Life." Help with voter registration and distribution of voter guides. Become involved, as citizens, in political campaigns. Vote in such a way that will advance the protection of life.

21) Spread the word that forgiveness, healing, counseling, and support groups are available for women and men who have been wounded by abortion. Call the National Office of Post-Abortion Reconciliation and Healing at 1-800-5-WE-CARE. Send testimonies of post-abortion healing to Priests for Life.

22) Spread the word about the harmful effects of abortion. Subscribe to the Post-Abortion Review, PO Box 7348, Springfield, IL 62791.

23) Use paid advertising, in the Yellow pages and elsewhere, to spread pro-life information.

24) Encourage mothers who have been harmed by abortion to bring suits against the abortion industry. For advice, call 1-800-800-Life (Life Dynamics Incorporated), or 1-800-U-CAN-SUE (Legal Action for Women). Find information about malpractice suits in newspapers or court records and send it to Priests for Life.

25) Call legislators and discuss the Contract With American Women, a set of compelling steps to protect women from the lack of regulation of the abortion industry. Call Life Dynamics (Texas) 1-800-800-Life for information.

26) Donate pro-life books to your local libraries, schools, colleges, and Churches. Request such books at your libraries and bookstores.

27) Get pro-life programs onto local cable TV stations, by producing your own or contacting Life Matters Productions, PO Box 565, Lincoln Park, MI 48146.

28) Promote adoption. For information, call the National Council For Adoption in Washington, DC (202-328-1200) or the Catholic Counseling Services at 1-800-BABY-DUE. 

29) Publicize pro-life events that groups are holding.

30) Keep informed of national legislative efforts by calling the National Right to Life legislative hotline in Washington DC at 202-393-LIFE. Visit www.nrlc.org. 

31) Visit and write to legislators and elected officials to discuss abortion and how they can help to stop it. Good legal information is available from Americans United for Life, 310 South Peoria St., Suite 300, Chicago, IL. 60607-3534.

32) Obtain the Pro-Life Shopper’s Guide as a way of knowing which companies assist the abortion industry (available from St. Antoninus Institute, 4110 Fessenden St. NW, Washington, DC 20016).

33) Publicize the names of women who have died from legal abortion so people learn that "legal" does not mean "safe." A partial list is available from Priests for Life (1-888-PFL-3448).

34) Fly the flag at half-mast in respect for the babies killed by abortion.

35) Promote pro-life music. (Contact us for sources.)

36) Conduct fundraising efforts for pro-life groups: car-washes, bake-sales, raffles, dinners, penny drives, etc.!

37) Participate in the "Prodigal Project" by giving abortionists and their staff a special flier made by former abortionists! Dialog with abortion supporters. Contact Priests for Life for more info.

38) Run a pro-life booth at fairs, rallies, conventions.

39) Establish a memorial stone to the preborn in a local cemetery or on Church grounds.

40) Do pro-life work on a full-time basis. Training is available on how to raise your own support. Inquire at Priests for Life, 888-PFL-3448.

41) Do not use the terms, "going to be a mother (or father)", "expecting a child" or "a child on the way" when speaking of pregnancy. The child is already there in the womb!

42) Use pro-life greeting cards. Call Life Expressions 1-800-736-LIFE.

43) Attend annual pro-life conventions, such as March for Life (202-Life-377), Human Life International (540-635-7884), or National Right to Life (202-626-8800). Sponsor a student to attend such conferences. Recommend speakers to other groups and invite them to your community organizations.

44) Get to know reporters and producers in the media. Inform them. Call in to radio and TV talk shows, and ask questions of the pro-life speakers so as to give them more chance to talk.

45) Learn and spread the stories of former abortion providers and of abortion survivors! For information: Pro-Life Action League (Chicago) at 773-777-2900 or Priests for Life at 1-888-PFL-3448.

46) Gather friends in your home and show pro-life videos, such as "Life Talk" from Life Dynamics (1-800-800-Life), the "Be Not Afraid" Holy Hours provided by the Apostolate for Family Consecration (Ohio) 740-765-4301, or videos from Priests for Life (888-PFL-3448). Show these videos to your children's friends.

47) Do scholarly study and research. Contact the Association for Interdisciplinary Research in Values and Social Change, 419 7th St. NW, Suite 500, Washington, DC 20004.

48) View an actual abortion and challenge others to do so. Use graphic images of abortion on posters and other material. Ask for the Harder Truth video at 562-777-9117. Visit www.abortionNo.org.

49) LEARN (Life Education and Resource Network) promotes pro-life involvement among the Black community. Write to PO Box 6357, Virginia Beach, VA 23456 or visit www.learninc.org.

50) Hispanics for Life promotes pro-life involvement among the Hispanic community. Write to PO Box 9086, Torrance, CA 90508 or call 310-320-9640.

51) Learn about RU-486 and the dangers of this chemical abortion procedure. For information, call Life Issues Institute (Ohio) at 513-729-3600, www.lifeissues.org.

52) Women who want to enter religious life may consider the Sisters of Life, 198 Hollywood Ave., Bronx, NY 10465, (718) 863-2264, www.sistersoflife.org, or the Servants of the Gospel of Life (Archdiocese of Indianapolis). 

53) In graduation ceremonies, include a remembrance of those who would have been graduating but were aborted.

54) Use the Internet to spread the message. Put a pro-life signature on your emails. Send pro-life messages to your email lists. Visit and learn from pro-life websites. Start a pro-life website.

55) Download a free Christian prolife message sticker from Michigan Christians for Life at http://infoteam.com/nonprofit/mcfl/free.htm

56) For more ideas, see the books, 
Closed: 99 Ways to Stop Abortion (available through the Pro-Life Action League, 6160 N. Cicero Ave., Suite 600, Chicago, IL 60646, 773-777-2900, www.prolifeaction.org),         or 
52 Simple Things You Can Do To Be Pro-Life, by Anne Pierson and Carol Risser (order from Life Cycle Books, 1-800-214-5849).

57) If you have other ideas, don't keep them to yourself! And if you feel you can't do them, pass them along to those who can!