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Links |
| Abortion |
| 99 Ways to Stop Abortion |
| Chapter one of Joe Schiedler's book 99 Ways to Stop Abortion focuses on sidewalk counseling. |
| Abort73.com |
| This professionally-designed pro-life website gives as much attention to the package as it does to the content. Its chief aim is to convince young people that abortion is a massive injustice of historic proportions. This point-by-point abortion education is driven by audio, video, animation, photography, and medical illustration. |
| Abortion Facts |
| A pro-life site sponsored by Heritage House. |
| Be Not Afraid--Resources for those who have received poor or difficult prenatal diagnosis. |
| Site includes information, family stories, community dialogue and resources for those who may have been asked to choose between terminating a pregnancy or continuing on despite the diagnosis. |
| Call for Life |
| This project to end abortion is non-profit as well as being a voluntary-only operation. Their goal is to end abortion through the unified proLife voices of all citizens of the United States, and also through proLife organizations reaching out to all their proLife contacts.
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| Can I Live? |
| This Nick Cannon music video has a very powerful Pro-Life message. It is the true story of Nick's mom, who was pregnant with him when she was only 17. She was considering abortion, and even went to an abortion facility. Luckily, she chose life. It is not a typical rap song, and the video gives an extra edge by showing the coldness of an abortion clinic. The singing children and Nick hugging his mom at the end is very moving. |
| Helpers of God's Precious Infants |
| A sidewalk counseling and prayer ministry with a large presence in New York City, Chicago, and other cities even outside the U.S.A. |
| Just the Facts |
| An excellent site, very educational, devoted solely to fetal development. |
| No Greater Joy |
| A helpful video available from Pro-life Action League in Chicago and available for viewing online. |
| Pro-Life Action Ministries |
| A sidewalk ministry that started in 1985 based out of St. Paul, MN.
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| Results of a Thirty Year Experiment on Women |
| Author Kathryn Hooks reviews the impact abortion has had on women since it was made legal in all 50 states in 1973. |
| Sidewalk Counseling |
| A general website with some helpful information about sidewalk counseling.
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| The Sidewalk Counselor's Guidebook |
| Some worthwhile online reading about sidewalk counseling on the web written by Judith Fetrow.
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| The Ultimate Pro-Life Resource List |
| Find links for many pro-life organizations as well as information on a variety of life issues. |
| The Women of Roe v. Wade |
| A Harvard law professor discusses the legal issues surrounding abortion. |
| What the Bible Says About Abortion |
| Here is a Christian Bible Study on what God says about abortion compiled by Doug Britton, MFT. It has been created to assist women facing unplanned pregnancy through the decision-making process and to help those who have had an abortion to come to a godly resolution.
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| Partial Birth Abortion |
| 4/5 Infanticide 1/5 Abortion |
| This site has basic information on the mid- to late-term procedure called partial-birth abortion. |
| National Right to Life-Partial Birth Abortion |
| The organization leading the push to end partial-birth abortion, they have extensive and up-to-date information concerning this issue. |
| Partial Birth Abortion on Trial |
| This Cathy Cleaver Ruse article appeared in the Spring 2005 edition of the Human Life Review. In it she uses excerpts from the transcripts that graphically depict the procedure used during a partial birth abortion.
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| After Abortion |
| A Choice to Heal |
| A Choice To Heal is a Christ centered, biblically based, clinically oriented ministry that offers spiritual and psychological healing for those suffering from the effects of abortion.
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| Abortion Recovery Counseling |
| Founded by Stacy Massey in California, this site aims to help those touched by the abortion experience find peace and victory from their past.
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| Abortion Recovery International Network (A.R.I.N.) |
| ARIN has created a database of all the after-abortion organizations in the US and beyond. Search the directory for help near you. Register your after-abortion organization with the Network! |
| Elliot Institute |
| This site contains extensive research and information on the impact of abortion on a womans emotional and physical health. |
| Healing Hearts Ministries |
| Healing Hearts provides confidential one to one e-mail and support group counseling to anyone suffering from the affects of an abortion. |
| Hope Alive USA |
| Hope Alive is an in-depth group counseling program to facilitate healing for those deeply damaged by child abuse, neglect and pregnancy losses of all kinds, and in particular abortion.
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| Love Life America - the Tilly Movie |
| Tilly is a movie about one woman's healing and reconciliation after her abortion, written by Frank Peretti. There is an hour-long panel discussion about abortion recovery and its effects after the film. Love Life America is a non-profit organization dedicated to airing movies like Tilly across the nation. |
| Lumina |
| LUMINA is a non-denominational post abortion referral network committed to getting women the help they need to work through the feelings and behaviors.
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| National Memorial for the Unborn |
| This is a statue located in Chattanooga, TN dedicated to healing generations of pain associated with the loss of aborted children. |
| National Office of Post-Abortion Reconciliation and Healing |
| Go to their web site to find out more about post-abortion stress. Also call 1-800-593-2273 to be referred to you nearest abortion recover group. |
| Pregnancy Centers: Heartbeat and CareNet |
| This site offers information concerning pregnancy support as well as emotional recovery after abortion. They also have women who you can e-mail for help in recovery. |
| Project Grace |
| The misssion of Project Grace is to raise awareness of post abortion trauma through creative media and resources and to help hurting people find healing, forgiveness and restoration in Christ.
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| Project Rachel |
| This site has information concerning abortion recovery, and various testimonies from women who have been through pain and then healing. Also has information on all national Catholic abortion recovery programs, can help you to find the nearest one. |
| Rachel's Vineyard |
| Find out about a weekend retreat program for those suffering after abortion. |
| Ramah International |
| Ramah International can help you if you're hurting. It also raises awareness about the effects of abortion and provides training to equip others to minister to women after abortion. |
| Restoring the Heart Ministries |
| Restoring the Heart Ministries, Inc. helps individuals who have been traumatized by abuse in their lives to become the whole person Jesus Christ desires them to be and to fulfill the purpose for which they were created. Its founder shares her personal testimony of recovery from abortion and offers resources to help others. |
| Safe Haven Ministries |
| This site offers on-line message board emotional support and chat for those who are seeking help after abortion but are not ready to begin a program or who want to be anonymous. |
| Save One |
| The mission of Save One is to reach women suffering in silence after an abortion and to help women reclaim and restore their peace of mind and self-worth. SaveOne provides the necessary tools to assist in rebuilding your life. They offer a twelve-week course at no charge. This course is a journey to emotional, physical, and spiritual healing after an abortion. You will learn how to overcome depression, anger, denial, and guilt while being provided hope for a new beginning. |
| Silent No More Awareness Campaign |
| The Silent No More Awareness Campaign is an effort to make the public aware of the devastation abortion brings to women, men, and their families. It also shares the help available to those who are hurting. |
| Victims of Choice |
| This website is dedicated to abortion awareness and healing. |
| Word of Hope |
| This ministry is through Lutherans for Life. It offers support and help to those who are hurting after an abortion. |
| Alliance for Marriage |
| Organization that promotes marraige and the support of marraige in society. |
| Covenant Keepers |
| Information regarding the Marriage Ministry |
| Engaged Encounter |
| Engaged Encounter (EE) is a retreat designed to provide an atmosphere in which engaged couples, couples considering engagement or newly married couples can enrich the beginning of their marriage relationship. EE provides powerful tools designed to foster communication and mutual decision-making throughout the couple's marriage. The retreat starts Friday evening and ends Saturday evening. During the retreat each couple privately shares with each other their values, desires, and goals for their future as a married couple.
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| Abstinence |
| Abstinence Clearinghouse |
| A resource for finding abstinence-based programs for kids. |
| Best Friends Foundation |
| This is an effective program that uses positive peer pressure to encourage kids to abstain from sex as well as from using drugs, alcohol, and other destructive behaviors. |
| Choosing the Best |
| Choosing the Best produces medically based curricula that promote healthy relationships—and have resulted in decreases in teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted diseases. |
| Christian Answers |
| This site provides biblical answers to contemporary questions from creation/evolution to youth issues. |
| Dare 2 Share's Blaze Conference Tour |
| Dare 2 Share equips young people to share their faith and to understand what they believe and why. It holds conferences across the country--a great opportunity for churches and youth groups. |
| Documentary: "Tracy's Choices" |
| Tracy is an example of a young person, filled with promise and Possibilities, who consistently made the wrong choices. This is a film that reminds viewers - you aren't just a victim of your past or of circumstances - there is a need for accountability and for personal responsibility. People need to know they are NOT invincible, it can happen to you, and some of the choices you make today can kill you. |
| Easton Publishing |
| Another great resource for brochures, videos and books. |
| Gravity Teen |
| A great site for teens dealing with tough issues including sex, self-esteem, pregnancy, and abortion. |
| Heritage House |
| Offers resources such as chastity curriculum, promise and chastity rings. |
| Life Cycle Books |
| A great resource of support materials for abstinence education. |
| Lifeway |
| A summary of teen trends related to sexuality. |
| Passion and Principles |
| Creator of both faith-based and public school abstinence education curriculum. |
| Plugged In Online |
| This Focus on the Family website reviews the content and ideas expressed in current movies, music, and television. |
| Project Reality |
| Project Reality, creator of Game Plan and Navigator, is committed to effectively communicating to students the benefits of abstinence until marriage and receives strong support from parents, teachers and students alike. |
| Sex & Young America |
| The constant sexual messages of our culture have shaped today's more permissive society. Young people are especially at risk, as they are growing up bombarded with messages that give them a false view of sex and relationships.
For a year and a half, the National Coalition for the Protection of Children & Families traveled the country to interview teens about these issues. Over 600 interviews with young people from across the United States revealed their desire to learn the truth about sex from adults they trust.
In partnership with organizations such as, Campus Crusade for Christ, Hope Now, Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship, Josh McDowell Ministry and Young Life, the National Coalition set out to produce products to help adults effectively talk about sex with youth. The result - Sex & Young America and Sex & Young America: The Real Deal.
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| Teen Aid |
| Teen-Aid produces curricula materials for public and private schools as well as offering materials developed by others but which still conveys the skills and integrity of abstinence, fidelity and character. |
| The National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy |
| A secular organization that has lots of usable resources, but does not promote abstinence until marriage exclusively. |
| True Love Waits |
| This site encourages student to remain sexually abstinent until marriage. It provides guidelines to the students as well as their parents on how to accomplish this goal. |
| WhykNOw |
| WhykNOw is a fact-based abstinence program present live to schools, church youth groups, and civic organizations. |
| Stem Cell Research |
| Do No Harm |
| This link has extensive information on stem cell research, bioethics, and cloning. |
| Ethical Issues in the 21st Century |
| We face today an unprecedented deluge of ethical dilemmas, many of them relating to extraordinarily rapid developments in science and technology. Things that were previously science fiction are now technically possible, but should we go ahead and do them? Might there be negative consequences that we have not thought through properly? |
| Mike Reagan's, "I'm With My Dad on Stem Cell Research" |
| Son of late President Reagan speaks out about how embryonic stem cell research conflicts with his father's policies and would not have cured him from Alzheimer's. The Center for Bioethics and Culture has posted Mike Reagan's article. |
| Stem Cell Research: Workable Alternatives |
| An analysis of stem cell research: the process, pro's and con's, alternatives, and ethics by Focus on the Family Canada. |
| Still Births/Miscarriage/Hard Diagnosis |
| Angels in Heaven |
| Angels in Heaven™ Ministries is a non-profit, non-denominational, Christ-centered ministry dedicated to sharing the hope of Jesus Christ with families who have suffered the loss of a loved one, particularly that of a child.
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| Be Not Afraid |
| If you have received a difficult diagnosis for your pregnancy, this website will provide information and support. You are not alone. |
| Down Syndrome and the Einstein Syndrome |
| The 15-year old sister of a child with Down syndrome created this site to show that every life is precious, especially those with Down syndrome. Indirectly, the information here counters the belief that unborn babies with Down syndrome should be aborted. This sensitive, personal, and practical site has essays about processing the diagnosis, helpful treatments such as nutrition versus medication only, personal stories of people with experience, and setting the best expectations for a Down Syndrome child. The information is up-to-date on the latest developments, making it great for research. |
| Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep |
| All life deserves to be honored no matter how short its time on Earth and that is exactly what volunteer photographers are doing each time they help a family in need. The Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep Foundation is here to share the pain and aid the healing after the death of a child.
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| P.A.T. (Providing A Treasure) Ministry |
| The P.A.T. Ministry provides a beautiful white treasure box filled with a burial gown, bonnet and other items to help ease the pain of the loss of an infant. |
| Piedmont Women's Center |
| Contact Annette Lamb at the Piedmont Women's Center for support after a miscarriage, still birth, or abortion: 1146 Grove Rd, Greenville, SC 29605 or 864-233-3828.
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| Prenatal Partners for Life |
| When parents receive a negative diagnosis about their unborn child, this site provides the support, info and encouragement they need. |
| Stepping Stones |
| Stepping Stones is a Christ centered ministry for couples facing fertility challenges or pregnancy loss. |
| The Haven Network |
| A charitable organization that provides hospice care for unborn babies. It strives to meet the needs of grieving families by collaborating with physicians and clergy at the time they receive the diagnosis of their pre-born baby’s terminal condition to bring a caring and sensitive response to broken-hearted families.
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| RU486 |
| RU-486 Info |
| This website has been created by the Family Research Council to provide the public, the press, and the public health community with accurate background information and news about RU-486 - the abortion pill - also known as "mifepristone" or "Mifeprex."
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| Brokeness in Sexual Intimacy |
| Blazing Grace |
| This Christian website is helpful to those struggleing with any form of sexual addiction. |
| Sexual Addiction |
| If you are struggling with any form of sexual addiction, get honest with yourself and seek help. This website is a great place to start. |
| Sought Out |
| Many times in abortion recovery, women and men face healing from sexual brokenness. Sought Out, Inc., provides support, prayer, and information to those desiring freedom from sexual and relational brokenness through the redemptive power of Jesus Christ. It's vision is to equip people to walk in sexual and relational wholeness in Christ. |
| Victims of Pornography |
| Help for sexual addiction.
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| XXX Church |
| If you are struggling with any form of sexual addiction, this website can help. |
| Other Organizations |
| American Collegians for Life |
| The oldest pro-life organization for college students in the U.S. |
| American Life League |
| American Life League is dedicated to activism, education, and protecting the unborn. |
| Americans United for Life |
| This is a good site for law and education. |
| Anglican Province of Christ the Good Shepherd |
| An orthodox Anglican Province that recently established a NOEL Life Outreach and joined the Common Cause Coalition of the Anglican Communion Network. The Province holds the Holy Scriptures as the divinely inspired and inerrant Word of God in written form and follows the Book of Common Prayer. The Province consists of churches and ministries in the United States, Latin America, Canada, and Spain, and on any given Sunday, communes in excess of 15,000 people around the world. |
| BeAVoice.net |
| Will you be a voice for truth? This is a branch of Focus on the Family that will help you speak out on life issues. |
| Center for Marriage and Families |
| The mission of the Institute for American Values is to increase public awareness of the invaluable role of marriage in a healthy society. One of the ways they hope to accomplish this is by offering free downloadable resources on marriage, motherhood, and fatherhood on this website. |
| Child and Family Statistics |
| US government web site with statistics on marriage in America. |
| Christian Coalition of America |
| The largest and most active conservative grassroots political organization in America.
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| Christian Life Resources--Life Witness |
| Life Witness is a program through Christian Life Resources. Life Witnesses are one of more members of a congregation who work with their pastor to help create an awareness of current life issues and also inform others of upcoming pro-life events and programs.
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| Christian Research Institute |
| A general christian site with resources on abortion. |
| Christianity Today |
| An on-line magazine with support for Christian parents and families. |
| Coalition for Marriage, Family, and Couples Education |
| Site had information on how to resolve confilct and create healthier marriages. |
| Concerned Women for America |
| CWA is the nation's largest public policy women's organization with a 25-year history of helping its members across the country bring Biblical principles into all levels of public policy. |
| Culture of Life Foundation and Institute |
| This is a great resource for education and equipping prolife leaders. |
| Desert Stream |
| This ministry proclaims the transforming power of Jesus Christ to the sexually and relationally broken, and equips the church to minister effectively in those areas. Check out: www.desertstream.org. You can also go directly to their pastors’ page by using |
| Dianne Irving Library |
| Fr. Jerry from LifeIssues.net has compiled articles written by Dianne N. Irving on a wide variety of life-related topics. The Library web page contains various "categories" of issues about which she has written at the top of the page, and the lower section rotates these articles, as well as articles relating to them that are in current news stories. |
| Educational Life Resources |
| Good resource for ordering high quality fetal models and brochures and posters with accurate fetal development information. |
| Family & Life |
| Family & Life is a pro-life education and awareness organization committed to the promotion of the culture of life; protecting human life and helping women, children, unborn babies and families in vulnerable situations. |
| Family Facts |
| The Heritage Foundation's familyfacts.org catalogs social science findings on the family, society and religion gleaned from peer-reviewed journals, books and government surveys. Serving policymakers, journalists, scholars and the general public, familyfacts.org makes social science research easily accessible to the non-specialist.
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| Family Life |
| Offers marriage support for Chrisitans, including resources such as books, with a focus on conferences accross the U.S. |
| Family Research Council |
| "The Family Research Council (FRC) champions marriage and family as the foundation of civilization, the seedbed of virtue, and the wellspring of society." |
| Feminists for Life |
| Refuse to choose between women and children, women deserve better than abortion. |
| Focus on the Family |
| This is a comprehensive website for all family and faith related issues. |
| Friends for Life |
| A pro-life outreach to college students. |
| Human Life International |
| Their mission is to defend life, faith, and family around the world. |
| Libertarians for Life |
| Founded in 1976 to show why abortion is a wrong, not a right. Their reasoning is expressly scientific and philosophical. |
| Life Coalition International |
| Their vision is to: "To participate in the "Great Commission" by accurately representing God's heart concerning the unborn - that this and future generations would not be abandoned."
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| Life Issues Institute |
| An educational pro-life group with great resources. |
| Life Site |
| Canadian pro-life organization. |
| Life's Edge |
| This is the Wisconsin Teens for Life newsletter. It includes articles, tough questions, real answers, and facts--by teens for teens. Check out their links, t-shirts, and resources for teens. |
| Lutherans for Life |
| A fellowship of pro-life Christians in the Lutheran tradition. |
| March for Life |
| This is the official website of the annual March for Life held in Washington, DC every January. |
| Marriage Savers, Inc. |
| Founded in 1996, Marriage Savers® is a ministry that equips local communities, principally through local congregations, to help men and women to: Prepare for lifelong marriage, strengthen existing marriages, and
restore troubled marriage
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| Massachusetts Citizens for Life |
| This comprehensive website gives current facts, statistics, legislation, and resources, which pertain not only to Massachussets but to the whole nation. This organization seeks to influence public policy on both local and national levels with a respect for the value of life. |
| National Life Center |
| A great resource for locating a pregnancy center in your area (800-848-LOVE). |
| National Right to Life Committee |
| One of the largest pro-life organizations in the United States. |
| OptionLine |
| Where to go if you're looking for a pregnancy center in your area (800-395-HELP). |
| Physicians for Life |
| This is a prolife medical group of thousands of doctors. |
| Presbyterians Pro-Life |
| The pro-life organization in the Presbyterian Church. |
| Priests for Life |
| This is a site run by the Roman Catholic group "Priests for Life." Although they reach out to help priests and pastors speak on life issues, they also help the laity, and there web page has a lot of great pro-life information. |
| Pro-Choice or Pro-Life: Hate Crimes, Abortion, and Violence in America |
| This website's main focus is homeschooling information, but the webmaster also features an interesting section on hate crimes that provides thoughtful data regarding abortion. |
| Pure Intimacy |
| A site affiliated with Focus on the Family, it’s designed to highlight some of the dangers of looking for sexual fulfillment on the Internet. Check out PureIntimacy.org If you want a test to determine if you or someone you know is addicted to online porn, go HERE. Or if you want to find helpful resources for recovering from online addiction go HERE
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| Rock for Life |
| RFL is committed to offering the truth about abortion, infanticide, and euthanasia to America's youth through music and ministry.
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| Sanctity of Life Ministries |
| A society of lay people committed to "mobilizing the faithful in a grace filled consecration to promote the Love of God and neighbor from the moment of conception to natural death." |
| Science for the Unborn Human Life |
| This site is a good research site because its goal is to be an, "objective, fact-based report describing the development of the unborn child." It not only provides a comprehensive step-by-step description of fetal development, but also provides good links to other resources on the subject. |
| Spirited Productions |
| This website features a theatre group that writes and produces life-affirming plays. |
| Susan B. Anthony List |
| This organization trains pro-life activists and candidates, educates on the importance of voting, and advocates pro-life legislation in Congress. |
| Teens for Life |
| This is an upbeat website that poses relevant questions about abortion, sexual purity, and life issues. There are lots of links to new music, concert info, and famous people addressing teens about faith and life choices. |
| The American Center for Law and Justice |
| Although not limited to life issues, this group commonly defends pro-lifers in the courts. |
| The Culture of Life Foundation and Institute |
| An organization that promotes the protection of all life from conception to natural death. |
| The National Marriage Project |
| Based out of Rutgers, this is a secular, academic research project on marriage in American culture. It is pro-marriage from a sociological point of view, and issues yearly reports and speacial topic reports as well. |
| U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Secretatiat for Pro-Life Activities |
| Education site of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. |
| Virtue Online |
| VirtueOnline is the Anglican Communion's largest Biblically Orthodox Online News Service, read by more than 1,000,000 readers in 45 countries each year. Challenging, controversial, never dull, VirtueOnline exists to keep its readers informed about the worldwide Anglican Communion and to preach the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ. |
| Worldwide Marriage Encounter |
| This program tries to foster communication between couples to not only heal broken marriages, but to strengthen strong ones as well. |
| Miscellaneous Topics |
| American Pain Society |
| A multidisciplinary educational and scientific organization dedicated to serving people in pain. |
| CaringOnline.com for Eating Disorders |
| This is the second largest website in the world--and the people are full of God's grace and hope. The Center for Counseling and Health Resources can help with eating disorders, depression, abuse, and addiction. |
| Focus on Your Child |
| The Call is an online assessment tool that helps guide discussions between parents and teens (age 16 and above) on discovering God's calling in their lives. |
| Human Life Review |
| This is a well respected journal on life issues. |
| International Association for the Study of Pain |
| Membership in IASP is open to scientists, physicians, dentists, psychologists, nurses, physical therapists, and other health professionals actively engaged in pain research and to those who have special interest in the diagnosis and treatment of pain. |
| Light Dancers |
| An Outreach Ministry of Spiritual Encouragement For The Exotic Dancer. |
| Minirth-Meier New Life Clinics |
| Sponsored by Turning Point, these clinics offer help and healing for tough problems. |
| Remuda Ranch Programs for Anorexia and Bulimia |
| Remuda Ranch provides Biblically based, intensive inpatient programs for women and adolescent girls suffering from anorexia, bulimia and related issues. They offer hope and healing to patients of all faiths. |
| Stepfamilies Seminars |
| The mission of the Better Life Counseling Center (BLCC) is to provide excellent, professional Christian counseling to individuals, couples and families. |
| Great Prolife Products |
| Catholic Impression |
| Order one of two colorful ribbon magnets for your car. One says, "Protect the Unborn" while the other proclaims, "Abortion Hurts Women". This type of message reaches many men and women within communities who would not normally see a life-affirming message.
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| Easton Publishing Co. |
| A full catalog on the web with educational literature on all life issues (AIDS, abortion, abstinence, death and dying, parenting, and pregnancy). |
| Hayes Publishing |
| A great source for brochures for those involved in sidewalk counseling. They can also be reached at 513-681-7559. |
| Heritage House 76 |
| This is a great resource for prolife merchandise (Silent No More Awareness and Breast-Cancer and Abortion resources available here too). |
| LifeWay Church Resources |
| LifeWay is a great resource for prolife, family, and faith products. |
| Victory Won |
| Victory Won makes poster, signs, billboards, and even provides you with a kit to do your own. The Silent No More Awareness billboard was made through them. |
| Adoption |
| Adoption |
| An extensive adoption web site with just about everything you need to know before adoption, after adoption, the process, resources, and more. |
| Bethany Christian Services |
| Bethany is a non-profit, Christian, pro-life adoption agency with 75 locations in 31 states and 16 countries. |
| Christian Adopt |
| This site is a discussion and support for Christian families involved in adoption. |
| Exiled Mothers |
| This website was created by mothers who lost their babies to the adoption industry. They did not surrender them willingly. They were vulnerable (young, unwed, sick, or poor), and coerced by others they trusted to release their children for adoption.
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| National Adoption Center |
| An adoption agency that specialized in finding homes for hard to place children. |
| National Adoption Information Clearinghouse |
| This factsheet discusses some of the emotional issues that parents face after making the decision to place an infant for adoption, in surrendering the child, and in handling the feelings that often persist afterwards. In addition, it addresses some of the emotional issues of parents whose children are permanently removed from them and whose parental rights are terminated. |
| National Council for Adoption |
| An adoption awareness think tank, advocacy organization, and public information/educational group. |
| Snowflakes: Embryo Adoption Program |
| With almost 40 years of experience in adoptions, Nightlight Christian Adoptions is prepared to work with genetic families and adopting families in completing the cycle of life and building loving families. |
| U.S. Department of State |
| Bureau of Consular Affairs, Overseas Citizens Services, Office of Childrens Issues, International Adoption Department. Provides some governmental information concerning overseas adoption. |
| Assisted Suicide/Euthanasia |
| Advance Medical Directives |
| Find out the facts concerning living wills and durable power of attorney. |
| Assisted Suicide is Losing Support |
| Euthanasia expert Wesley Smith points out that the tide is turning for the assited suicide movment. What is one big reason? Disability activists as well as a healthy skepticism for HMO's. |
| Australia's Dr. Death: Spreading the Assisted Suicide Gospel |
| Information on the so-called "right to die" movement. |
| Death--It's A Part of Life |
| A doctor who is also a priest is interviewed cocerning care for the sick and dying. Some good points are made concerning Christian death and medical care. |
| Euthanasia.com |
| This site has extentive information concerning euthanasia and assisted suicide in the United States and around the world. |
| International Task Force on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide |
| A group that promotes the sanctity of life until natural death. |
| Kaiser Solicits Doctors. |
| Some groups that should be protecting patients seem to be encouraging assisted suicide to save money. |
| Living With Dignity |
| "17 years ago I decided I could no longer face life. I wanted to die - a
strong wish that lasted over 10 years. If euthanasia were legal then, I
would no longer be here to write this. But I have changed my outlook on
life," writes Alison Davis. In this article, she discusses her disability and her desire to die, and what gave her a reason to live.
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| National Right to Life Committee |
| A national pro-life organization that addresses abortion as well as assisted suicide and euthanasia. |
| Nightingale Alliance |
| This site has comprehensive information concerning end of life issues including facts, current news, and social support. |
| Not Dead Yet |
| Made up of those with disabilities, this organization works to support life and stop euthanasia and assisted suicide. |
| Physicians for Compassionate Care |
| Physicians opposed to assisted suicide and euthanasia. They affirm the role of the physician to heal the sick and alleviate suffering. |
| Successful Stepfamilies |
| A list of resources for stepfamilies. |
| Breast Cancer & Abortion |
| Breast Cancer Prevention Institute |
| The Breast Cancer Prevention Institute is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) corporation, which educates healthcare professionals and the general public through research publications, lectures, and the internet, on ways to reduce breast cancer incidence. |
| Heritage House 76 |
| Heritage House 76 produces a wide variety of life-affirming products including abortion-breast cancer resources and Silent No More Awareness merchandise. |
| The Coalition on Abortion/Breast Cancer |
| An international women's organization whose purpose is to protect the health and save the lives of women by educating and providing information on abortion as a risk factor for breast cancer. |
| Cloning |
| Cal Thomas: Why Not Cloning? |
| Pro-lifers favor a uniform life ethic, covering the unborn, the handicapped, the elderly, racial and religious minorities, and in short, all human life. |
| Center for Bioethics and Public Policy |
| Promotes intellectual dialogue to develop public policy that respects the sanctity of all human life. |
| Dianne N. Irving Library |
| Fr. Jerry from LifeIssues.net has compiled articles written by Dianne N. Irving on a wide variety of life-related topics. The Library web page contains various "categories" of issues about which she has written at the top of the page, and the lower section rotates these articles, as well as articles relating to them that are in current news stories. |
| Do No Harm: The Coalition of Americans for Research Ethics |
| Do No Harm: The Coalition of Americans for Research Ethics is a national coalition of researchers, health care professionals, bioethicists, legal professionals, and others dedicated to the promotion of scientific research and health care which does no harm to human life. |
| Ethical Issues in the 21st Century |
| We face today an unprecedented deluge of ethical dilemmas, many of them relating to extraordinarily rapid developments in science and technology. Things that were previously science fiction are now technically possible, but should we go ahead and do them? Might there be negative consequences that we have not thought through properly? |
| Ethics and Medicine: An International Journal of Bioethics |
| Established in 1984 the journal of Ethics and Medicine promotes policies and practices that meet the moral peramiters of the Hippocratic oath. |
| Human Cloning: On the Backs of Women |
| In the name of science, women will be the ones to suffer if we allow human cloning. |
| Snowflake Embryo Adoption Program |
| This site has information on adopting human embryos. |
| The Antrhopocentric Cosmos? by Dr. Chris Fischer |
| The Center for Bioethics and Culture has posted this intersting article on their website about the theology of emerging biotechnology and how it relates to humans, made in the image of God. |
| The Impact of Human Cloning on Women |
| How are eggs harvested? |
| End of Life Issues |
| Advance Medical Directives |
| What is a living will? What is an Durable Power of Attorney? Focus on the Family provides an article with great information concerning health care and planning for end of life decisions from a Christian perspective. |
| Death--It's A Part of Life |
| A doctor who is also a priest is interviewed concerning care for the sick and dying. Some good points are made concerning Christian death and medical care. |
| Guidelines for making end-of-life decisions |
| What do you do if a loved one cannot make his or her own medical decisions due to an injury or terminal illness? How can you make the right choices for them? The following may be helpful in making medical decisions for family members (or for yourself). |
| International Taskforce on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide |
| This explains the different options to prepare for death and dying and Advanced Directives that protect against euthanasia and assisted suicide. |
| Living With Dignity |
| "17 years ago I decided I could no longer face life. I wanted to die - a
strong wish that lasted over 10 years. If euthanasia were legal then, I
would no longer be here to write this. But I have changed my outlook on
life."
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| Nightingale Alliance |
| This site has comprehensive information concerning end of life issues including facts, current news, and social support. |
| Nursing Home Information Available |
| The federal government has posted all medicaid/care eligable nursing homes on the internet, complete with evaluations to compare each facility. |
| CitizenLink Forum on Gambling |
| Focus on the Family with extensive information on gambling. |
| National Council on Problem Gambling, Inc. |
| NCPG works to increase public awareness of pathological gambling, ensure the widespread availability of treatment for problem gamblers and their families, and to encourage research and programs for prevention and education. |
