Showing posts with label RU-486. Show all posts
Showing posts with label RU-486. Show all posts

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Truth Prevails in Our Modern Day Culture

This is not an easy story to tell or read. But there is an important message of hope and the need for truth. . .

Last week I received a comment on one of my blogs from a young lady who had taken RU-486 and hours later changed her mind and wanted to stop the chemical abortion process. She told me “I didn’t think I would feel this bad. I’m not religious but I know this isn’t the right thing to do.” Within an hour we were able to make contact with Dr. Delgado in San Diego who is one of the few doctors who has successfully saved the lives of children through progesterone treatment after the chemical abortion pills have been taken.

Unfortunately before the young lady met with Dr. Delgado she ended up in the emergency room with severe cramping and bleeding, worse than she ever expected. I’ll save you from the morbid details (learn more about taking RU-486). The bottom line is that when this young lady went to the emergency room the doctor lied to her and told her it would cause worse damage if she did not take the remaining pills for the RU-486 abortion process.

Overwhelmed, in the worse pain of her life, and bleeding profusely she did as the doctor advised her out of fear for her life and the child’s. The next day she lost her precious child. Her boyfriend wept at the site of the tiny little life and the baby was buried in its grandmother’s jewelry box.

Six days later and the young woman is still in pain and bleeding. She questions how on earth RU-486 can just be handed off to someone. She didn’t even have to consult a doctor or anything! She thought she was going to die, the experience has been so horrible.

This young woman knows what she did and feels tremendous emotional pain because of it. She even says she knows now it is murder and is no longer “pro-choice”. She doesn’t see how abortion is healthy for the woman nor does she believe it is okay to take the life of an innocent child.

What happened here? She learned from a horribly hard truth.

You see, our culture is radically pro-abortion. Our culture convinces woman that abortion is simple and okay, that it is good for women, and that women need abortion as part of their health care. This young woman was duped by the culture and now she will live with the hurt and pain of losing her child for the rest of her life. She now lives with the horrible physical pain that was made out to be simple: only take home a little paper bag then take a few pills and it will all be finished.

It’s easy to be bogged down in sorrow and anger over the culture and stories like these; yet something beautiful has come of this. This young woman has seen truth and will not fall prey to abortion again. She is speaking the hard truth to those around her.

My message to you: Speak truth and and speak it consistently. People may not always listen and may be upset but at the end of the day they will know where the truth is and who will be there to love them every step of the way in discovering and understanding the truth.


Timmerie


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Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Follow Survivors Camp 2011 Live from Your Computer Screen


Over 80 Survivors from across the United States will converge in California on Tuesday, July 6th for the 14th annual ProLife Training Camp:  motivated and ready to become effective voices for the preborn.

You may not be able to join us at camp this year, but you can join our young campers, staff, and world-renown activists from home by following along on our social networking sites!  From July 6th through July 16th, Survivors' staff and Survivors' Campers will post frequent updates, letting the world know what is happening at camp and how lives are being saved and changed forever.  Check in often to see photos from events that happened just moments before!  Read exciting first-hand accounts of pro-life activism, and consider joining us for an event in southern California!

This is a camp you don't have to miss because we're bringing it to you!  

Camp will come alive as you follow us on Facebook and Twitter -- see you in cyberspace!


Standing In Defence of the Voiceless,

Timmerie Millington

Survivor's Director of Communications

Monday, June 20, 2011

Prayer Request-Woman Changed her Mind After Taking RU-486

Dr. Delgado with Colture of Life Family Services (COLFS) in San Diego asks for prayers for "S.M." (name is being kept private).  This woman called Dr. Delgado from Las Vegas after taking an RU-486 abortion pill on Saturday; which she has now changed her mind about and wants to have her baby.  Dr. Delgado is working to have a progesterone treatment for the woman in an effort to thwart any affects of the pill and save the life of the woman's child.  


Please pray that "S.M." is able to have the procedure performed and that baby and mother come out healthy.  


Thank you for being faithful warriors for life and praying for those who are in need.  Please repost this prayer request!


Tuesday 6/21 Update -- Dr. Delgado reports: Yesterday, an ultrasound showed that the baby's heart is still beating! "S.M." has started the progesterone treatment to stop any affects of the RU-486 abortion pill.  Dr. Delgado continues to ask for prayers for "S.M."  I'll post an update as soon as I hear anything more! 



Standing In Defence of the Voiceless,

Timmerie Millington

Friday, June 3, 2011

Unplanned Chapter 14, 'The Wrong Side of the Fence'

Abby is only a few days away from leaving her position as Director at Planned Parenthood and finds herself struggling while in the building where lives are taken. . .



“I looked into the waiting room and saw clients with sad lives waiting their turn for our help, and wondered if each of them was simply a dollar sign, a source of revenue, to this organization.” -- Abby Johnson Unplanned page 143


After Abby realized she wouldn’t be gone before the next scheduled round of abortions which were to be performed that day using chemical abortion drug RU-486, she broke down into tears. She decided she had to leave, and while walking out of the Planned Parenthood door, Abby saw the greeting card that sidewalk counselor Elizabeth had given her two years prior:


“The Lord has done great things for us and we are filled with JOY.”
Psalm 126:3

I am praying for you, Abby!
- Elizabeth


Abby immediately left Planned Parenthood and drove to Coalition for Life’s office across the street; where she met with pro-life volunteers and her well known adversary, Shawn Carney. Abby expressed that she didn’t know what she planned to say once arriving there. It is clear that deep down inside Abby knew she would find refuge and acceptance in that office.


From this chapter, I learned the importance of consistency and the expression of love to those who disagree with us about abortion. You never know when someone you’ve talked to may turn away from abortion. With persistence, patience, and love, abortion advocates will always know they can come to us. I encourage you to reflect on the idea of patient, loving persistence in your pro-life vocation, as I plan to myself, and always be available for those who may, one day, turn their back on abortion.


Do you know anyone who has changed views from pro-abortion to pro-life?  Comment and share the story.  

Monday, March 14, 2011

Unplanned Chapter 8, ‘My Enemy, My Friend’

At this point in the book Abby has taken over as the Planned Parenthood director for a clinic in Texas and the first few weeks turn out to be very eventful . . .


As the new director of Planned Parenthood Abby had two goals she really worked to accomplish:

  1. Reduce the numbers of abortions by pushing contraception.
  2. Create a strong relationship between Coalition for Life and her Planned Parenthood.

Because of Abby’s horrible experience with the chemical abortion through a method known as RU-486, she strongly advocated against the use of this form of abortion, especially after the six week point in a woman’s pregnancy. Out of fear, Abby trained her employees to provide informed consent for chemical abortion RU-486. When clients insisted on aborting by RU-486 she emphasised that employees tell patients that, “it might be bad -- really bad.” Many women called the clinic after taking the pills because there were experiencing severe bleeding and cramping, and thought they were dying. Abby was especially concerned for patients who returned for a surgical abortion after a failed or incomplete chemical abortion.


One day a young woman came into the clinic asking for advice regarding a chemical abortion. She had no money but obtained four abortion pills. Abby wanted her to be safe and offered a free chemical abortion, which the woman obtained. A week after the woman’s abortion she came back and was still pregnant! The woman was 7 ½ weeks along in her pregnancy with a healthy baby, this woman took it as a “sign from God” and chose to keep her baby!

As is common in the pro-life movement, Abby speaks of overly zealous pro-lifers who are not very gentle in their approach, very different from the conduct of Coalition for Life. These people would show up now and again outside of the Texas Planned Parenthood and cause problems. “Even as a believer in women’s right to choose, I hated to see such actions strengthen the cause of abortion, and that is precisely what they did.” Abby Johnson, Unplanned (88).

The good actions of many can be quickly over looked when there are such horrible actions by others: In one week, Abby once received three death threats, one at home, one at work, and one stuck to the windshield of her car. One even mentioned Abby’s daughter Grace by name and said it’s “too bad” she will no longer have a mom. Abby’s peaceful demeanor with Coalition for Life volunteers was compromised by these notes. Something that really struck out to me is when Abby looses her temper over the situation. After witnessing a clinic protester taking photographs of clinic patient's license plate numbers, Abby called out to the peaceful Coalition for Life volunteers, “He solidifies your opposition against you.” Abby Johnson, Unplanned (89).

One day Elizabeth, a Coalition for Life volunteer, left a beautiful bouquet of lilies for Abby with a car reading:

The Lord has done great things for us, and we are filled with JOY. Psalm 126. 
I’m praying for you Abby!

This loving act from Abbey’s opposition touched Abby deeper than we can imagine! More is accomplished by treating others kindly than threatening them with hateful speech.

Standing In Defence of the Voiceless,

Timmerie Millington