Stanek weekend Q: How will you mark the 42nd anniversary of Roe?
I have many plans for “Roe week,” beginning today when I pick my son-in-law Andy Moore up from the airport.
Andy will be speaking at Springfield Right to Life’s Recommitment to Life Rally in the Illinois State Capitol Rotunda tomorrow.
Then he and I will fly to D.C. tomorrow night, and I’ll be attending pro-life events January 21-23 nonstop, including the March for Life on the 22nd. (See StanekReport.com for a list of events nationwide.)
Next Saturday I’ll fly to Texas, where I’ll attend the Austin Rally for Life, and on Sunday I’ll speak to pro-life college students for Texas Right to Life.
It will be a week of mixed emotions. The horror of the Roe v. Wade decision on January 22, 1973, only becomes less comprehensible as the years go by and the death toll mounts, now at 57 million babies. But getting the once-annually opportunity to see many friends and colleagues is always encouraging and inspiring.
What about you? How will you be marking the terrible 42nd anniversary of Roe v. Wade?
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.
I will stand for life by being pregnant! I’m not due until later this year, but I definitely am NOT having an abortion, so that’s my contribution this year. :-)
Going to the March in DC with my husband
March for Life with my student group.
Congratulations, Mother in Texas!
My usual prayer vigil outside of Planned Parenthood and being a part of the national boycott — no work, no business.
I’m a counselor at a life-affirming clinic so I’ll be working there that day and then attending a Memorial Mass and Celebration of Life reception hosted by Pro Life Across America afterwards.
For Life!
Going to a Rally for Life at a Courthouse and then a Rosary later that evening.
I think I’m coming to the march and meeting up with mk…a former mod here.
During the nine days for life:
Pray the sorrowful mysteries of the rosary daily.
Pray the prayers of the USCCB daily.
My Act of Reparation for the 9 Days for Life: Tweeting from Heather King’s “Poor Baby A Child of the 60’s Looks Back on Abortion”
Celebrating womens freedom.
Lined the sidewalks and held signs and prayed with members of our local parish this afternoon from 2-3 as part of a nationwide Life-Chain.
Mother in Texas!!! Congrats!! When are you due? I’m due September 10th. I’m 6 weeks and 3 days pregnant today!
I wanted to participate in the local march one of the Catholic churches in my area is so kind to host every year. We have a nice service at the church then march through town to the courthouse–only blocks away from the killing center that kills 1,000 babies every year. Then Knights of Columbus opens up their hall and we head up the street for hot chocolate and cookies. I love to go every year and last year they snapped a pic of me holding my “Stop abortion now” sign for the local paper. But this year everything was icy today. Roads were horrible and my driveway was a sheet of ice. Church services at my church were even canceled so I didn’t go anywhere.
So I guess on the 22nd I’ll mark the anniversary quietly with my 3 children-2 born and one in my womb.
Congrats Syd….happy new year to all! I haven’t been on in a while. Nothing personal. See more..of you guys in 2015.
Celebrating women’s freedom from abortion.
Wrong party MoJoanne
Praying all day for an end to abortion.
Just the usual…working
There isn’t anything local going on that I know of & I don’t dare protest in front of PP during the week…they share the office buildings w/ my employer :P
A march sounds like a good idea. You guys should do one every year to mark the anniversary of Roe.
Ok, I’m joking a bit.
Anyway, I hear the abortion rate is at a post-Roe lows.
Anything else new around here?
heather,
that is awesome you can make it to the DC march. I haven’t been there yet but hope to some day…say hi to mk for me if you see her :)
hal,
no, nothing new really…still getting the occasional trolls
Hi TS….will do so. I went by myself in 2007.
There is no freedom gained when we kill our unborn offspring in order to gain equalty.
“When we consider that women are treated as property it is degrading to women that we should treat our children as property to be disposed of as we see fit.” – Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Thank you, JDC!
Sydney,
Congratulations to you, too! I’m past the first trimester, and probably near the end of the second (pregnancy brain takes a minute to convert weeks into months and then sometimes I get it wrong, so I either look it up or the doc tells me. I just know the due date and when I go back to the doc, but I don’t like making specifics known on the internet for privacy reasons).
I wish everyone the best with standing up for life.
There is no way I will be able to make it to the DC march. There is going to be a smaller march where I live, so I hope to participate in that.
Mother In Texas and Sydney M,
Congratulations! I’m so excited for both of you :)
“Celebrating womens freedom. ”
I am certainly grateful to live in the United States, where women have freedom, as opposed to many countries (especially in the Middle East) where women are second-class citizens.
It’s sad and a bit laughable that so many pro-aborts associate Roe v Wade with freedom and women’s rights when abortion kills unborn girls in the womb every day. It’s also disrespectful to those women in other countries who are truly oppressed and have to fight for basic rights and freedoms.
Something to ponder…we can only do what we can and with the Supreme court filled with pro aborts I do not believe I will see abortion end in..my lifetime. ( just stating the obvious ) something to ponder….Ruth Bader Ginsberg actually survived pancreatic cancer. Its usually..a death sentience and it’s claimed the lives of 2 of my favorite actors…Michael Landon and Patrick Swayze….. she fought for her life and WON! However she sits on her perch and is condoning the slaughter of the unborn!”! I refer to her as ” the giant insect ” She’s going to get hers on judgement day!!!
I can’t believe I’ve been on this blog for 10 years! where has the time gone? Also I’ve befriended an African American coworker who confided to me that she has to work so much to support her 5 kids out of wedlock and she’s also had multiple abortions. She has the opportunity to get married. Her ex has called her and told her he’s given his life to Christ. Her abortions have caused problems in her pregnancies….. I did take the time to educate. I’m also encouraging that marriage. She texted me yesterday that she’s thinking about it. She is a nurse but she’s told me she’s pro choice.. I don’t want to scare her so I’m going slow with it. Please pray for Shamika!
There is no freedom gained when we kill our unborn offspring in order to gain equality.
Amen, Ladybug! Very well said. The quote by Elizabeth Cady Stanton – considered by many today to have been a founding feminist – is so true and so apropos.
I am certainly grateful to live in the United States, where women have freedom, as opposed to many countries (especially in the Middle East) where women are second-class citizens.
It’s sad and a bit laughable that so many pro-aborts associate Roe v Wade with freedom and women’s rights when abortion kills unborn girls in the womb every day. It’s also disrespectful to those women in other countries who are truly oppressed and have to fight for basic rights and freedoms.
Amen, Lucy! I appreciate and agree with your remarks.
Heather, I’m praying with you for Shamika. So glad you are there in her life to be a positive influence and a true friend. :)
I don’t know if I’ll be able to attend a rally this year (work schedule is iffy), but at the very least I’ll be praying as usual.
Celebrating women’s freedom from abortion.
Me too, MoJoanne. And celebrating the fact that at least some women are given biologically-correct info about the offspring in their wombs, including 4-D ultrasounds.
I get to go to the DC March for Life! I lived in the pacific nw until this year and I am so so eager to stand for life! My father, brother, sister, and 15month old daughter will be with me :)
I also am doing the 9 days for life and brought my daughter and sister to pray at our local abortion clinic today.
I know it’s late, but I’m marking the anniversary by reading over all my old blogs and praying for my lost siblings and the 57 million others that died with them. May this be the end :)
I celebrated by freely making the choice to have a late term abortion and drinks with my girls.
Yeah Roe v Wade