RESOURCES FOR LIFE

Educate yourself and spread the worldview and wonder of life.
We have listed numerous resources to help in your journey.

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QUOTES TO REMEMBER

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RECOMMENDED BOOK LIST

Pro-Life Education and Apologetics

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Abortion Questions & Answers

Dr. John and Barbara Willke

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comprehensive abortion Q&A

1971-2003

Whatever Happened To the Human Race?

Francis Schaeffer and C. Everett Koop, M.D.

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engaging look at our eroding human rights in the wake of Roe v. Wade

1976

Death before Birth

Harold O. J. Brown

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Christian theology professor brilliantly articulates the pro-life position in the early days of abortion on demand

1977

Abortion: A Rational Look at an Emotional Issue

R. C. Sproul

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theologian, teacher and chairman of Ligonier Ministries, writes with clarity about the abortion debate and faith

1990

Sanctity of Life

Charles R. Swindoll

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senior pastor of First Evangelical Free Church speaks out about the critical issue of abortion

1990

Grand Illusions: The Legacy of Planned Parenthood

George Grant

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well researched exposé on Planned Parenthood

1988-2000

Third Time Around: A History of the Pro-Life Movement from the First Century to the Present

George Grant

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a powerful look at church history and the defense of life since the first century

1991

ProLife Answers to ProChoice Arguments

Randy Alcorn

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Randy Alcorn, pastor, author, & founder of Eternal Perspectives Ministries, presents an exhaustive examination of pro-choice arguments & their corresponding pro-life refutation, a wealth of information & tactics

1992-2000

Lime 5:
Exploited by Choice

Mark Crutcher

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the founder of Life Dynamics presents a well-researched expose on abortion malpractice and abuse of women inside America’s abortion facilities

1996

Answering the Call

John Ensor

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A pro-life appeal to love one’s neighbor

2003

Women’s Health After Abortion: The Medical and Psychological Evidence

Elizabeth Ring-Cassidy and Ian Gentles

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using over 500 medical articles and journals the authors shed light on the physical and psychological impact of induced abortion on women

2003

Why Pro-Life?

Randy Alcorn

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a compelling argument for the pro-life position

2004, 2012

The Case for Life

Scott Klusendorf

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Equipping Christians to engage the culture over life issues, excellent resource

2009

Does the birth control pill cause abortions?

Randy Alcorn

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an in depth discussion of contraception and abortion

2011

Compelling Interest: The Real Story behind Roe v. Wade

Roger Resler

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an in depth look at Roe and its consequences

2012

Love the Least (A Lot)

Michael Spielman

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The founder of Abort73.com helps Christians see their role in ending abortion and advancing the cause of life

2013

What to Expect When No One’s Expecting

Jonathan V. Last

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an engaging discussion of demographics, society’s current attitudes about children, and underpopulation

2013

Recall Abortion

Janet Morana

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the co-founder of Silent No More shares the stories of women who’ve lived through abortion

2013

Abolishng Abortion

Rev. Frank Pavone

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Rev. Frank Pavone, the director of Priests for Life, provides insight and practical encouragement to us all, imploring us to engage in the greatest human rights effort of the day, the abolition of abortion. Anyone who desires to engage in the struggle for life & equality should read this book.

2015

Abortion Worldwide Report

Thomas W. Jacobson and Robert Johnston

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Documentation, analysis, and the memorializing of one billion abortions performed globally in the last hundred years. Powerful resource and sobering account.

2018

Subverted

Sue Ellen Browder

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A former Cosmopolitan writer discusses feminism and how the sexual revolution became fused to the abortion agenda. This well written story beautifully shows how one woman journeyed from darkness to light, from death to life.

2015

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After Abortion Resources

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Forgiven and Set Free

by Linda Cochrane

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After abortion recovery Bible studies for women and men

Whatever Happened To the Human Race?

Francis Schaeffer and C. Everett Koop, M.D.

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After abortion recovery Bible studies for women and men

Help for the Post-Abortion Woman

Teri Reisser, M.S. &
Paul Reisser, M.D.

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After abortion recovery

A Solitary Sorrow

Teri Reisser, M.S., M.F.T.

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finding healing and wholeness after abortion

Surrendering the Secret: Healing the Heartbreak of Abortion

Pat Layton

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Abortion recovery workbook

Redeeming A Father’s Heart: Men Share Powerful Stories of Abortion Loss and Recovery

Keven Burke LSW, David Wemhoff, and Marvin Stockwell

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Men talk about their loss and trauma from past abortions

Real Abortion Stories: The Hurting and the Healing edited

Barbara Horak

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powerful stories of loss, trauma, and recovery from abortion

Changed: Making Sense of Your Own or A Loved One’s Abortion Experience

Michaelene Fredenburg

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an open compassionate examination of abortion grief, loss, and recovery

Shepherding Women in Pain

Bev Hislop

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understanding and helping women who’ve experienced trauma, excellent resource with multiple topics

Fatherhood Aborted

Gary Condon & David Hazard

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A book that looks at how men grapple with abortion & lost fatherhood. Discover God’s heart and His design for men through this healing resource. Men need to read this book.

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Sidewalk Counseling, Communication & Rescue

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Pro-Life 101: A Step-by-Step Guide to Making Your Case Persuasively

Scott Klusendorf

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After abortion recovery Bible studies for women and men

Wednesday Mourning: A sidewalk counselor’s journal of God’s grace in the abortion struggle

Mary Verwys

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understanding the heart of a sidewalk counselor and their critical role in rescue

Abandoned

Monica Migliorino Miller

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understanding the early years of clinic rescue and its importance, warning this book contains graphic images of aborted babies

40 Days For Life

David Bereit & Shawn Carney

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inspirational stories from the ongoing 40 days for life prayer campaigns in front of the nation’s abortion facilities

Persuasive Pro Life: How to Talk About Our culture’s Toughest Issue

Trent Horn

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a former member of Justice for All shares his insights into how to articulate the pro-life position

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Former Abortion Industry Personnel Who
Have Become Pro-Life

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The Hand of God

Bernard N. Nathanson, M.D.

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Bernard Nathanson, founding activist for abortion rights & abortionist, tells the story of his journey to the pro-life position & faith in God

Blood Money: Getting Rich Off a Woman’s Right to Choose

Carol Everett

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former abortion clinic director tells her story of transformation and faith

Unplanned

Abby Johnson

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former director of a Texas Planned Parenthood becomes pro-life

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Surviving  Abortion

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Gianna: Aborted… and Lived to Tell About It

Jessica Shaver and Gianna Jessen

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the incredible true story of a saline abortion survivor who’s become an advocate for Christ and a pro-life champion

In That Secret Place: An Abortion Survivor’s Story

Terri Kellogg and Hope Hoffman

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a story of an early failed abortion, adoption, and love

You Carried Me

Melissa Ohden

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The memoir of Melissa Ohden sharing her journey of discovery as an adopted daughter and survivor of an attempted saline abortion in 1977.


Fetal Development


In the Womb

Peter Tallack


National Geographic explores the miracle of human life in utero

Before We Are Born: Essentials of Embryology and Birth Defects

Kieth L. Moore, PhD, FIAC, FRSM and T.V.N. Persaud, MD, PhD, DSc, FRCPath


embryology textbook

Letters to My Dad:

Diary of a Preborn Daughter

Joel Patchen


What is the impact of a single life? Journey with Brooke Anna as she discovers her calling & the purpose for her life.


Rape & Abortion from the Pro-Life Perspective


The Missing Piece

Lee Ezell


a mother’s story of rape, pregnancy, adoption, and a later reunion with her daughter who was conceived from the rape

Victims and Victors

edited by
David C. Reardon,
Julie Makimaa, & Amy Sobie


a large study of rape and incest victims who did & did not choose abortion, firsthand insight from the victims of sexual assault


Pro-Life Devotionals


Pro-Life Reflections for Every Day

Frank Pavone


brief daily meditations from the director of Priests for Life

Love Is for Eternity

Joel Patchen


a daily examination of the Bible’s counsel on life

Who Am I?

Joel Patchen


a Comprehensive Pro-Life Bible Study


Pro-Life Fiction


Tilly

Frank Peretti


a heartfelt story of loss and hope

A Perfect Persecution

James R. Lucas


a futuristic look at a world without dignity or conscience

Witness Writer

Joel Patchen


Historical fiction – A time traveler explores heaven and earth, men and angels, and the last 200 years of history.

Hushed

Joel Patchen


a new take on an old classic, a novel that calls for action

Letters to My Dad:
Diary of a Preborn Daughter

Joel Patchen


What is the impact of a single life? Journey with Brooke Anna as she discovers her calling and the purpose for her life.

EDUCATE YOURSELF ABOUT ABORTION AND THE PRO-LIFE POSITION

Pray and fast often – asking God to forgive our nation, raise up deliverers, and end abortion in our land.


RECOMMENDED MOVIES LIST

Movies That Convey the Pro-Life Perspective


It’s A Wonderful Life

PG


classic Christmas staple about the value of every single life

1946

Courageous

PG-13


a film about dads, courage, and faith

2011

Maafa 21: Black Genocide in 21st Century America M


a documentary from Life Dynamics tracing the Eugenic roots of population control and the targeting of black America

2010

The Gift of Life

NR


Mike Huckabee’s powerful pro-life documentary

2011

Bella

PG-13


a great movie about love, hope, and adoption

2006

October Baby

PG-13


The story of an abortion survivor

2011

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The story of an abortion survivor

2011

Sully

PG-13


captain Sully Sullenberger’s remarkable water landing that saved 155 passengers and  crew

2016

Gifted Hands

NR


The Ben Carson story

2009

Gimme Shelter

PG-13


powerful story about a young girl and her struggle to give life

2013

Expelled

NR


a look at academic prejudice in the scientific community towards intelligent design, and the dangerous conclusions the theory of evolution can produce

2008

To Save A Life

PG-13


a film about growing up, faith, and the power we each have to touch lives

2010

The Giver

PG-13


a futuristic look at life dominated by a government that suppresses dignity and individual worth in an attempt to create a utopia

2014

A Quiet Place

PG-13


a suspense thriller about a  family living in a futuristic time of terror. The film explores powerful themes concerning sacrifice and human worth.

2018

The Way

PG-13


a father travels in the footsteps of his departed son

2011

Blood Money

NR


a powerful pro-life documentary looking at the business of abortion

2010

Gosnell

PG-13


Film about notorious Philadelphia abortionist, Kermit Gosnell, media bias, and the horrors of abortion.

2018

Horton Hears A Who!

PG


fun for the whole family, great pro-life allegory written well before abortion on demand. Even Dr. Seuss knew, “a person was a person no matter how small.”

2008

Unplanned

R


the story of Abby Johnson and her departure from Planned Parenthood

2019

The Finest Hours

PG-13


inspirational family film about honor, duty, and courage. Celebrating the beauty of saving lives.

2016


Movies of Faith and Inspiration


Soul Surfer

PG-13


the story of Bethany Hamilton

2010

A River Runs Through It

PG


a movie about fishing, loss, and love

1992

Do You Believe

PG-13


faith and second chances

2015

The Time to Live is Now

NR


inspiring life of Lygon Stevens

2013

The Gospel of John

PG-13


the entire Gospel of John presented as film, very good

2003

The Case for Christ

PG


The story of Lee and Leslie Strobel and their journey to faith, especially Lee’s encounter with the validity of the Bible through investigative journalism

2017

Facing the Giants

PG


a film of triumph and faith

2006

The Passion

R


The events of the crucifixion, excellent but graphic

2004

Woodlawn

PG


Inspirational family film about revival and football

2015

Pay it Forward

PG-13


the multiplied power of good works

2000

Letters to God

PG


a boys battle with cancer touches many lives

2010

I Can Only Imagine

PG


Powerful story of Bart Millard the lead singer for Mercy Me

2018

Tender Mercies

PG


a western singer rediscovers family and faith

1983

The Ultimate Gift

PG


a young man learns the value of life through an inheritance

2006

Secretariat

PG


Inspirational film about Secretariat, running the race, and the heart of a champion

2010

The Blind Side

PG-13


the story of Michael Oher

2009

Heaven is for Real

PG


a young boy’s experience with heaven

2014

McFarland USA

PG


An inspiring film about accomplishing dreams through hard work, family, and determination

2015


Atrocities, Inspiration and Lessons from History


Judgment at Nuremberg

NR


based on the Nuremberg trials after WWII

1961

Amistad

R


a movie about fishing, loss, and love

1992

Cesar Chavez

PG-13


the story of Cesar Chavez and the labor movement

2013

Harriet

PG-13


The inspirational story of Harriet Tubman

2019

The Hiding Place

PG


The story of Corrie ten Boom, rescuer of Jews during the Holocaust

1975

To End All Wars

R


based on the story of Ernest Gordon and his experiences as a POW

2001

42: The Jackie Robinson Story

PG-13


breaking baseball’s color barrier

2013

A Hidden Life

PG-13


One man’s refusal to fight for the Nazi regime

2019

Chariots of Fire

PG


the story of Olympic runner Eric Liddell and his British track team

1981

Amazing Grace

PG


the story of William Wilberforce and the abolition of the British slave trade

2007

Return to the Hiding Place

NR


The story of Hans Poly, the Dutch Resistance, and Corrie ten Boom

2013

Wallenberg: A Hero’s Story

NR


the multiplied power of good works

2000

The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler

NR


Warsaw Ghetto rescuer of 2,500 Jewish children

2009

Unbroken

PG-13


Powerful story of Bart Millard the lead singer for Mercy Me

2018

Schindler’s List

R


the story of Oscar Schindler, and a portrait of the madness of the Nazi party

1993

The Ultimate Gift

PG


German student who resisted the Nazis and paid with her life

2005

Secretariat

PG


Inspirational film about Secretariat, running the race, and the heart of a champion

2010

Glory

R


Civil War and the 54th Massachusetts, famous black regiment

1989

For Greater Glory

R


true story of Catholic persecution and resistance in Mexico

2012

McFarland USA

PG


An inspiring film about accomplishing dreams through hard work, family, and determination

2015

RECOMMENDED MUSIC LIST


Music  Emphasizing Life


Life

Eddie James

Lifesong

Casting Crowns

PRO-LIFE WEBSITES

a great source for videos, posters, books, fetal models, etc.

national network of pregnancy resource centers

pro-life resources and strategies for defeating Planned Parenthood

Catholic's speak out for life

a powerful prayer strategy designed to end abortion

a good resource about abortion industry violations and malpractice

abortion survivors

track the development of your baby week by week

locate the nearest pregnancy center to your location

creating a culture of life through education and outreach

counseling for those considering
an abortion, post-abortion healing
and other resourcesabortion survivors

Pastor Walter Hoye/informative, abortion’s impact, especially on the black community

national pro-life rally in Washington, DC every January

abortion recovery Project Rachel

adoption services including embryo adoption

news and information pertaining to abortion

creating a culture of life through education and outreach

after abortion help

helping abortion workers leave the abortion industry

network of pro-life high school and college groups

media optimization group helping PRC's target their message effectively

mobile clinic rescue and cutting edge pro-life strategies

news and information pertaining
to abortion

international prayer movement to end abortion

Serving the preborn and their parents since 1968

PROGRESS. undercover investigations into the selling of fetal body parts

Encouraging the clergy and the faithful to stand for life

Christian Worldview

investigation and education about the abortion industry’s many human rights violations

Life site news.com


Take the LIFE TEST!


Take the LIFE TEST!

What Do You Know About Abortion?

Click on the LIFE TEST image, print it out, and find out what you do and do not know about abortion. After you’ve completed the test, check your answers using the answers link.

 

This LIFE TEST is found in  WHO AM I?—a comprehensive
Pro-Life Bible study—designed to help you answer all these questions and more.