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Why Letters to the Editor Online or in Print Still Matter
How to Write Effective Letters that Get Published
4 Sample Letters to Use as a Guide or Idea-Starter
How Timing and Tie-ins Can Multiply Your Impact
Even Further
Letters to the Editor Count Twice ...
And Then Multiply Even More
 It's
not fuzzy math, it's smart economics! Use this guide today or file it away
for your next
planning meeting. You'll reach many compassionate, interested people
with one letter. You can change hearts and minds, inspire action, or give
hope and options to those already hurt.
One letter
costs nothing yet reaches hundreds of readers or viewers while also
influencing policymakers, pundits, reporters and editors. Media
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including journalists from other publications
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may follow-up by further investigating or covering the story.
In print or online,
Letters to the Editor are still an important part of a classic public
forum. It's more than a modern-day "soapbox," it's a virtual megaphone. The
"powers that be" in all sectors of society keep an eye on the pulse of
public opinion. One letter to the editor is considered to represent the
views of hundreds of others who share similar views, but didn't take time to
write. Politicians, policymakers, media and media watchdogs take note of
new, respectfully presented and factually supported information.
Newsworthy: Most Abortions Are Unwanted
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Illegal, Yet Common
Evidence indicates that most abortions are unwanted or coerced. It's also
true that forced abortions are happening here. This is headline news! It
defies conventional wisdom and rationale about "choice" and "safety," before
or after abortion. Coercion is seldom reported yet common and
illegal, even under current lax abortion laws. This "pre-abortion"
reality is a pivotal preface to "post-abortion" harm and heartbreak.
Newsworthy: Women Are Dying, Too, Before or After Abortion
Women are being exploited or killed, not just during abortion but before,
such as those abused, marginalized, tortured or killed for resisting. Others
die during or after abortion. (For supporting examples, see
Forced Abortion in America or our
Unsafe: maternal death rates page.)
This is often overlooked in public debates. Facts about pre- and
post-abortion risks can also deter those coercing or considering abortion
right now or challenge leaders who look the other way.
Tips for Writing Persuasive Letters that Get Published
There are many "do's and don'ts" for writing effective
letters. We've summarized them into a handy guide called "Tips
for Writing Letters that Get Published." You'll also find tips about how
to time your letter in sync with current events and dates for further
impact.
Four Sample Letters You Can Use as a Guide
We have four sample letters you can use as idea-starters. But
remember to write in your own words and maintain a respectful,
non-presumptive tone that simply educates people about important new
evidence they may not have heard. We will also be sending you these and
other letters one at a time as a reminder in the months ahead.
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Most abortions are unwanted or coerced, with serious
aftereffects. Abortion puts women at risk, too.
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Privately funded studies expose abortion's abuses and
risks the government won't research.
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Women are coerced or forced into unwanted abortions.
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Unwanted abortions are common. Women deserve real
choices, not the illusion of choice.
Find these four letters in a
downloadable MS Word document, plus other tips and resources on our
Letters to the Editor page.
Abortion touches everyone in one way or another. You can
write anywhere --
from school, church or civic news sites and publications to
youth groups, parents, men's, women's, or senior citizen publications --
and you will reach individuals and families who need to hear this or others
who can help.
An Important Reminder
Our work and resources are made possible by the help of generous volunteers
and the support of a very short list of
sustaining partners. Thanks to them and other partners, we are seeing
momentum-changing shifts in education, legislative and outreach arenas.
The Elliot Institute's multi-pronged efforts are working on many fronts.
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Published academic research documenting abortion's impact
before and after abortion
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Public presentations and media outreach
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Books and publications
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The UnChoice campaign and materials
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Church Awareness Project
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Content-rich web sites
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Proactive, abuse-thwarting, rights-defending and
life-saving legislation
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Resources for help, hope and healing
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Other research, education and outreach,
20 years and counting!
All this and more yield real returns in the effort to expose
and stop the injustices and end abortion sooner rather than later.
If you find this
work helpful, please consider
volunteer or
financial support today. Please light one candle today and God
bless you as our valuable partner in this work. It matters!
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