1. Share these materials
You'll find
evidence-based resources on this site, ranging from handy summaries of academic research
to ads, campaigns and educational materials. Share this link, encourage others to join the cause.
Help educate others about new evidence that abortion endangers the rights and lives of both the unborn and women. You'll also find resources for help and healing.
2. Choose words with care.
"You mean you didn't want to have an abortion?"
Her question pierced my heart. WOW, I thought, she doesn't know ..."
Coercion takes many direct and indirect forms and can escalate to violence or even homicide
– the leading killer of pregnant women.
In this context, rhetoric about "choice" can take on a new and
often unintended meaning. Unwanted, coerced or forced abortion is doubly wrong, yet common. (Learn more.) Aftereffects – including heartbreak, injury and higher maternal death rates – are widely dismissed by experts, or even condemned by those who don't know.
Until more Americans are aware of widespread unwanted abortions,
pregnancy-related abuse, blackmail or force, etc., it's wise to put abortion
rhetoric into the pretext of unwanted or coerced abortions (including those
deceptively informed or sold by agenda- or profit-driven abortion
providers).
3. Pray
Use these holistic prayer intentions, also available as a downloadable pdf
document, to email or print and share with prayer groups, prayer chains, as
church prayer intentions, etc. This holistic list is
pro-woman/pro-life/pro-family, integrating pre-abortion injustices with post-abortion issues.
4. Run free or low-cost print, internet or radio ads.
There are many options, from simple, text-only messages to full-page
flyers that also serve as bulletin and newsletter inserts, ads, etc. There are radio ads that may even be free, plus affordable
small ads, billboards or full-scale campaigns.
* Run text-only or small ads in bulletins, newsletters, etc.
* Run educational ads that may also be used as flyers or bulletin/newsletter ads or inserts.
* Run The UnChoice radio ads as
free Public Service Announcements (PSAs). Your local family-friendly radio stations may run PSAs at no charge during less popular time slots. Or, run them as paid ads during morning or evening "drive time," news/talk shows or other more popular time slots.
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The UnChoice billboards. You'll find various formats plus a link for help with the logistics of planning and running a billboard in your community. Learn more on our billboard page.
* Plan ahead. There are other things you can do that require a bit more planning. Learn more in our "Ads & Awareness," and "Advocacy & Outreach" sections.
5. Educate leaders and the public
Leaders in all sectors of society need to know that the rights and lives of both babies and mothers are at risk. From pregnancy-related homicide to clinic abuses and post-abortion maternal deaths, women are dying, too. Many of all ages and from all walks of life are at risk of unwanted abortions and the unthinkable heartbreaking or even deadly for mothers, too, aftershock.
The story of unwanted, coerced and forced abortions followed by unreported healthcare negligence and maternal deaths is an untold story. Share the evidence-based "rest of the story," to warn parents, advocates and leaders:
Tell clergy and religious leaders politicians
Tell political leaders, including candidates, legislators, activists and advocates. There is a sample letter on this page you can use as a guideline, and then write in your own words. There are postcards and flyers plus other materials to share from our political kit.
Write a letter to the editor. Use our templates as a starting point and write in your own words. Conduct a letter-writing campaign with a group of like-minded advocates. (Watch the news and calendar for timely events and respond with a letter.) Write to print or on-line media.
6. Learn more. Stay informed.
Get the latest evidence, including new resources and the latest published academic research, from the Elliot Institute. Learn more about this issue on this site and others. Here are a few helpful links:
Books about this issue
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