Postcards on the edge
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At the pro-life summit earlier this month we heard from Stephanie Gray, the Gen Y founder of the Canadian Centre for Bio-Ethical Reform.
Many of the activist groups represented at the summit mentioned they were beginning to take the pro-life message to middle schools as well as high schools and colleges. They noted they are seeing pro-abortion indoctrination at younger ages.
Here is one of their tactics for both high school and middle school campuses.
On a preplanned day, pro-life students place one of CCBR’s postcards in as many lockers as possible – without permission, it should be noted*.
Then CCBR representatives stand with small displays outside the school during lunch hour and at the end of the school day to speak with students. See all postcards (and read the message on the back) here.
*Which is fine with me, unless there is some school policy being violated. And even then I’d consider it, depending on the consequence. This is life or death stuff, certainly less risky than hiding Jews or slaves. When I worked at Christ Hospital I would leave fliers about its abortion policy on cars around mine as I left the parking garage after work, even though there was a posted rule against solicitation and I knew I was probably being filmed.
Jill Stanek is a nurse turned speaker, columnist and blogger, a national figure in the effort to protect both preborn and postborn innocent human life.
Are there any postcards for the United States?
Oh. my. word. These postcards are very powerful. I encourage everyone to check the link for all the postcards and the back message. Well done, CCBR, well done. We need these for the USA!!!
I like this. Canada really needs to have some common sense shocked into it re: abortion.
JDC, it would appear that America does as well. :( Such heartbreaking post cards. So needed. Let the nations wake up to the horror of killing our own children every day at your friendly neighborhood abortion center. Now with Black Friday discounts.
But if you expose the truth, you’re an evil, fascist, poopy-head, racist, misogynist bigot!!!122!!!!:LKj;l
What a topsy-turvy world we live in. So, so, sad.
i already posted a thought on fb — but think it needs repeated here. If you know anything at all about PASS – post abortion stress syndrome…you would not be supporting this type of outreach to young people….many post-abortive women AND teenage girls are suicidal. This type of outreach is dangerous and can cause more harm than good. It’s an awful thing that is happening to the pre-born – but we don’t want to be the cause of another death!!! Jesus is gentle – especially to young people — many do not know what to think about abortion at this age… surely we can find another way to share the Truth with young minds rather than SHOCKING THEM BY PLACING POSTCARDS WITH THIS IMAGE ON IT IN THEIR PERSONAL LOCKERS.
Leigh, did you happen to notice the message about post-abortion healing that’s on each and every postcard? What about the postcard entitled “Forgiven & Set Free”?
No Lrning, I did not see the healing on these postcards… I just looked back and still do not see the message on these — perhaps the print is so small I overlooked it. And so would others because of the gross and Large images. I don’t see the FORGIVEN & SET FREE post card either here… perhaps I need to click on another link?? I will go back and check that out. Thank you for sharing… I can say with 100% accuracy I know what PASS is all about on a personal level and many of my post-abortive friends would confirm this and agree with my view. I also work at a crisis pregnancy center and we never use images like this. We have had great results just sharing the love of Jesus and our public and private school abstinence education programs that we offer – we are seeing a decline in teen pregnancy in the county and a drop in abortions locally. These images may be suitable for ADULTS but not teens with young minds.
Do you know that Jessica Smith was post abortive? she drowned her children in the car. Also, the woman how drowned her children in the bathtub – she was a Christian woman suffering with PASS (it was in the news a few years ago) and then locally a teenage girl gave birth and placed her baby in a garbage bag….she was post abortive prior to this because her mother forced her to have an abortion. All these young ladies are in prison now…THEY NEED HELP!!!!
CORRECTION: I THINK THE NAME IS SHANNON SMITH…NOT JESSICA.
You have to click the link to see the postcard messages and the Forgiven & Set Free postcard: http://www.unmaskingchoice.ca/endthekilling/postcards
Thanks Lrning… I did do that and see what you are referring to. But I still do not agree with this approach…sorry. We can educate in many ways and we can have meaningful conversations with friends, teens, adults to discuss these matters. The results of other methods have proven successful. I do not know what the results are of something like this…I only know what the symptoms and affects of PASS does…that is what I am basing my views on. Hope you and others understand and consider the other options. I am post – abortive – I have been through the Forgiven and Set Free Bible Study, I have counseled pregnant teens and women considering abortion and I have spoken on the topic of abortion and the Christian communities responsibility for this horrific crime/holocaust. I can say looking at those images – they are extremely disturbing and repulsive and I have been healed for many years now. I would NEVER share those images with anyone that is seeking abortion or post-abortive. And I am not sure Jesus would share these images like this — especially without asking for the consent of an adult first. We just never know who we are impacting and how it will impact. Let’s contemplate our actions before we act….think through our decisions and approaches and above all else, ask God for direction on these very very sensitive issues.
People who are considering abortion need to see the truth. They are doing it younger and younger, without really thinking about what actually happens. If they are not strong enough to see these images, then they shouldn’t be thinking about doing it.
Leigh,
These images are not the only things that cause pain to those with PASS. Post-abortive women I know have said that seeing kids playing in the park or hearing a vacuum cleaner bring pain. Why? Because all of these are triggers of the real source of their trauma: the abortion they had.
We don’t remove parks or vacuum cleaners from society. Instead, we help those with PASS to deal with them in a positive way by directing them to real healing. Why should it be any different with abortion images?
Leigh, i disagree with you. What about the girls who haven’t aborted? Who are pregnant and considering it? What if this changes their mind and saves their baby’s life? What about the girls who haven’t had sex yet and are being pressured? What if this sways them towards chastity?
I saw images like this as an 8 year old child and THANK GOD I did because years later as an adult I had an unplanned pregnancy but chose life because I KNEW what abortion was because I had see these types of pictures!
Leigh,
If the mother you’re referring to (who drowned her children in the bathtub) is Andrea Yates- she suffered from Post-Partum Psychosis, (PPP), not PASS. She never had an abortion.
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Why do we allow women to get pregnant who are not willing to carry to term?
That is the basic problem. We’ve got to prevent pregnancies in those who don’t want to become mothers.
Denise, we are not communist China. Who “allows” children or doesn’t “allow” children? Who decides? What if someone wants children but they’re not “allowed”? That is a scary thought to me! Forced abortion..infanticide…
Women have access to contraception. That has not reduced the abortion rate at all. So please stop beating this dead horse. You always bring this up. The problem is the ATTITUDES of selfish adults, not the fact that women can get pregnant.
Please read ALL of my comments. There are BETTER METHODS and PROVEN METHODS.
I understand what most of you are saying. But I bet most of you are not POST-ABORTIVE.
@ Sydney M: Do women who aren’t pregnant have abortions?
Do pregnant women who want babies have abortions?
I understand what you’re saying Leigh, but graphic images have had proven results as well. I owe my pro-life stance to graphic images. These images aren’t just dropped in lockers and that’s it. CCBR reps are available during lunch and after school to talk to the students. Clearly CCBR is also concerned about post-abortive women receiving these postcards, hence the information regarding healing on each one.
Here is one of the best articles I’ve read on the use of graphic images.
http://liveactionnews.org/ending-the-killing-why-graphic-images-of-abortion-are-necessary/#_
I am post-abortive. If people are old enough to get abortions then they are old enough to see what one looks like. Americans must face the reality of this most common medical procedure.
The medical profession and the policy makers (and Planned Parenthood) have got to stop acting like abortion is no big deal.
Suppose anti-abortion laws work. Suppose 1 million and 1/2 more babies are born each year.
Will they be well cared for?
Denise, yes, some women who want babies, including the one they’re carrying, still abort. Abortion is a complex issue and there are many reasons why women abort. One big reason is that women feel unsupported. I personally have 2 friends who aborted (one did twice) even though they WANTED their babies. They had no support. One was coerced by her fiance. The other was coerced by her parents. I will say it again, the problem is the SELFISHNESS of adults, not the fact that women can get pregnant.
Btw, contraception, as I said, has not solved the need for abortion. Abortion has skyrocketed. I was on the pill. I took it faithfully every day at the same time and wasn’t on antibiotics and I got pregnant.
Hi Leigh,
I am post abortive. The INTENT is what is important to remember. Is the intent of these postcards to hurt, shame or guilt those that have aborted?
No. The intent is to educate those on what abortion does to an innocent human being. We are trying to wake up a generation of those that are old enough to abort but not old enough to see the outcome??!!
There are resources available for post abortive healing and those should be made available.
The road to Hell is paved with good intentions.
Denise, what do you make of this study? It suggests that anti-abortion laws do work by significantly reducing the number of abortions, but they also reduce the number of unwanted pregnancies by increasing the expected cost of sexual activity (since the abortion option is removed from the picture). The net result is that people have greater incentives to abstain from sex or use reliable contraception, so changes in the birth rate are either modest (as in post-Roe America) or negligible:
https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&q=cache:dgpzxlQboE0J:www.dartmouth.edu/~dstaiger/Papers/LevineStaiger%2520JLE%25202004.pdf+The+Journal+of+Law+and+Economics+2004+communist+europe&hl=en&gl=ca&pid=bl&srcid=ADGEESgHVHsmd2qCbCfe_HlDZho_o-c0k2BRk-MWfA_2yyyP8h7kknG8uyviPas52KrUF5fZF7MB7EXJR0XAlSnImrOCR1LhzbwAqU3g32JR2m0fKR9l3wfC1mwKHdeVjsFJpjyuk4bM&sig=AHIEtbQSAlgaDusNCOnlJHDPU5is6OnV3Q
I respect anecdotal evidence, but are there are studies–hard data–showing the effects emotionally charged images like this have on people when they’re at their most vulnerable?
I do recall young people being shown photos of violent auto accidents during the ’70s with the intent of reducing the number of accidents and promoting responsible driving. As I recall, the results were disappointing.
Regardless, I’m curious. Is anyone here aware of any studies?
These guys seem to like them:
http://www.who.int/bulletin/volumes/87/8/09-069575/en/
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/11/101119205212.htm
I don’t know of any studies on CBR-type displays, but the partial-birth abortion debate did have a lasting effect on public opinion. The gruesome nature of the act was the main focus.
Oooh…. I thought this was a follow-up article to the one yesterday about PP’s recipe book. Sorry, my mistake.
These guys seem to like them:
Well, that’s smoking. But, yes, the WHO document is the kind of study I’d like to see concerning this question.
@ Navi: Anti-abortion laws may indeed have such effects.
Even though abortions were easily accessible when I was growing up, I didn’t want to have one. That’s why I limited intimacies to ways that didn’t lead to pregnancy until my tubal ligation at age 24.
If abortion is legal, could we still encourage people to limit activity to ways that don’t lead to pregnancy?
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So we shouldn’t show the truth?
Women that have had abortions and are struggling can be TRIGGERED by so many things. The baby aisle in Target, a baby shower invite, a pregnant friend, maternity clothes, the prolife billboards across America, a friend’s BABY for goodness sake.
We as friends who KNOW they have aborted need to tell them of the hope and healing of abortion recovery.
There are so many post abortive friends I have that reached out for help AFTER seeing the truth of what abortion did to our children.
If I had a nickel………for every time a post abortive woman has said to me, “If only I had known!!”
My friend tried to drink herself to death after her abortion. She never saw an aborted baby. She knew what she had lost. Her child. Her child was dead! And it tore her heart apart and she no longer cared about herself. She wanted to hurt herself because she despised herself for what she had done to her baby.
When she got pregnant again she was going to have another abortion because her family wanted her to. I showed her what her living 6 week old baby looked like. She chose life! She had her baby.
I wouldn’t have, in that situation, showed her a photo of an aborted baby. So yes, there may be situations where it is entirely inappropriate to show photos of aborted babies but I do think there are many, many situations where it is good. And it makes people see the truth, that abortion kills a baby.
I have heard testimony from women who were driving to the abortion clinic to kill their babies and saw pro-lifers holding posters of aborted children and they realized they could NOT do that to their babies! And they didn’t abort! So these photos do work.
Leigh, you say you work in a CPC. I agree with you that it wouldn’t be a good idea to use these images in such a setting. But that isn’t to say there aren’t some circumstances that warrant using these images. The abortionists want us to cover up their evil deeds. These clinics never wanted these children’s bodies to see the light of day.
I’m post abortive and silent no more. Abortion needs to be illegal, worldwide.
Navi, thanks for that study link! I found it fascinating, and have archived a copy for future use in discussion with my pro-choice family members!
Thanks very much folks.
the debate on this remains unresolved, therefore continues.
Perhaps, we all can learn from an odd true story. Some fellows were drinking excessively at a bar. When they got hammered, they also got obnoxious, very obnoxious. the personality changes were so marked that when confronted by their wives, the two dismissed all objections. So the ladies had their hubbies videotaped, obnoxious behavior and all!
When challenged with this new info, the two swore off drinking, for about three weeks! When asked: ‘But why return (even worse)?’ They replied ‘So what?’ That’s a very hard question to answer. I think it will totally evade an inebriated mind.
I think maybe we have a similar situation here. Challenging might not be what is right, even if the short-cut does appear worthwhile.