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Planned Parenthood Confronted by 40 Days for Life Campaigners

March 25, 2011
These Missouri cities were visited by Planned Parenthood’s “big pink bus” recently. It’s basically a combination pep rally wagon / fundraising machine on wheels. More »

40 Days campaign bringing attention to sex trafficking, federal funding of abortion

February 16, 2011
Earlier this week, the 40 Days for Life campaign in St. Louis and in locations across the country held an hour long vigil outside Planned Parenthood facilities for victims of underage sex trafficking More »

40 Days for Life to return Sept. 22

September 1, 2010
The 40 Days for Life program is making a return to St. Louis this fall. The campaign, which calls on participants to fast and pray for an end to abortion, will begin Wednesday, Sept. 22, and conclude on Sunday, Oct. 31. More »

St. Louis Review – 40 Days for Life campaign to return to St. Louis this fall

August 27, 2009
The effort, which calls on participants to fast and pray for an end to abortion, will begin Wednesday, Sept. 23, and conclude on Sunday, Nov. 1. Numerous archdiocesan parishes were among the 32 churches and organizations who participated St. Louis’ first 40 Days for Life campaign, held during Lent of 2009. There were more than 700 individual participants. More »

Planned Parenthood ‘changing focus’ to medical abortions

March 25, 2009
The report shows that while the number of Planned Parenthood surgical abortion facilities has dropped, the taxpayer-funded abortion provider is simply “changing focus,” says Marie Hahnenberg, a researcher for American Life League. More »

40 Days For Life Featured on KFUO AM

February 18, 2009
Maria Thompson & Brian Westbrook talk about 40 Days For Life St. Louis on Paul Claytons Morning Radio Show… More »

Anti-abortion group to stage prayer vigil in St. Louis area

February 14, 2009
Suburban Journals — “St. Louis area pro-life advocates will join together with people of faith and conscience from many other communities from coast to coast to kick off the area’s own version of the ground breaking 40 Days for Life Campaign,” St. Louis 40 Days for Life Co-Director Maria Thompson said in a press release. More »

Lenten program to focus on prayer for life

February 13, 2009
St. Louis Review — In 1973, Maria Thompson had an abortion. She eventually came to regret her decision and became pro-life. So when she gave birth to her first child in 1978, Thompson told herself that she never wanted her children to go through a similar experience. More »