John,

Your support in making What to Say When 2: Your Proven Guide in the New Abortion Landscape an instant national best-seller is putting abortion in the national spotlight!

This week, I joined Bill O'Reilly for a highly animated interview on both the book and the state of the abortion debate in America:

To watch the interview, click the image or visit:

youtube.com/watch?v=2P66L1Ee5ZA

This interview will surprise you. While Bill and I generally agree that abortion is wrong, we had a robust and compelling debate over:

• Whether abortion advocates fail to recognize the humanity of unborn babies...or whether they're simply fine with killing innocent children;
• How to discuss abortion when most people still believe it's a religious issue;
• Whether abortion still makes people uncomfortable.

Tune in and then grab your copy of What to Say When 2:

40daysforlife.com/2

Kansas

Abortion thrives when it exists in the shadows and on the margins, out of sight and out of mind. That's why community outreach is so critical for reminding the public of the harm abortion causes both women and children.

During his recent trip visiting campaigns across Kansas and Missouri, 40 Days for Life general counsel Matt Britton joined the Bott Radio Network--which broadcasts on 121 stations across the country--to discuss how prayer will end abortion.

He also addressed 100 students at Benedictine College--as well as top deans and the school president.

Photo: Brett Meister

Phoenix, Arizona

About 100 pro-lifers attended a recent prayer rally in the Valley of the Sun. The event was headlined by Bishop John Dolan of the Diocese of Phoenix.

"I'm grateful to you for your blessing of presence; your prayers, as we begin these 40 Days for Life," Bishop Dolan encouraged attendees.

Sister Bethany Madonna told attendees how she was praying at an abortion facility when she encountered a sobbing high school classmate. The experience led her to her vocation with the Sisters of Life.

"Her cries cried out to me," Sister Bethany recalled. "The blood of her unborn child cried out to me. That day, I knew something more was being asked of my life."

Read more in this beautiful article from the Catholic Sun: catholicsun.org/2024/09/27/bishop-opens-40-days-for-life-fall-campaign-with-message-of-hope-focus/

When Herod realized that he had been deceived by the magi, he became furious. He ordered the massacre of all the boys in Bethlehem and its vicinity two years old and under, in accordance with the time he had ascertained from the magi.

--Matthew 2:16

Lord, we pray that you bless all lawmakers with the courage of the magi. We ask that you bestow wisdom and good judgment on those who serve in government. Give them the strength to do what is right and the courage to risk their careers to protect the unborn. Help them to use their positions of authority to cherish and defend life in America. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Amen.

For life,

Shawn Carney

President & CEO, 40 Days for Life