Evanston, Lincolnwood to View Human Victims of Abortion

The abortion issue remains in the headlines. The cry of pro-life advocates has remained constant for over 40 years, that the lives of these human children are valuable. Wednesday, August 30, residents and passersby in Evanston and Lincolnwood will be introduced to a close-up photo of the face of a child aborted at 15 weeks, with large text reading, “His only baby picture.” Other signs show the hands of an abortion victim at 11 weeks and the tiny foot of a child aborted at 8 weeks, with captions reading “Ten perfect fingers,” and, “She’ll never learn to walk.”

Eric Scheidler, executive director of the Chicago-based Pro-Life Action League, explains, “We combed through hundreds of abortion photos to find those that would best highlight the humanity of abortion’s unborn victims. Rather than emphasizing the blood and gore of the abortion procedure, the emphasis of our education campaign has been shifted to focus on the lost lives of these children.”

“We invite viewers to consider abortion not just as a political controversy or moral question, but as a real, human tragedy, with victims who deserve our sympathy,” Scheidler added.

WHAT:

The Face the Truth Tour campaign, “They Were Our Brothers and Sisters,” visits busy intersections in Lincolnwood and Evanston, where Pro-Life Action League volunteers will hold large signs featuring carefully selected images of abortion victims, with captions designed to evoke sympathy from passersby. View the images at http://prolifeaction.org/victims.

WHEN & WHERE:

Wednesday, August 30, 2017

• Lincolnwood: 9 to 10:30 a.m., Touhy and Cicero, MAP: https://goo.gl/KK3Bhm
• Evanston: 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., Davis and Ridge, MAP: https://goo.gl/zYVmA7
• Lincolnwood: 3 to 4:30 p.m., Touhy and McCormick, MAP: https://goo.gl/F29koM

About the Pro-Life Action League

The Pro-Life Action League was founded by Joe Scheidler in 1980 with the aim of saving babies from abortion through direct action, and is now headed by Joe’s son, Eric. Not content to await a political or judicial solution to abortion, the League seeks to stop the killing of unborn children right now through all available peaceful means, including public protest, sidewalk counseling, education, youth outreach, and national leadership. Visit www.prolifeaction.org to learn more.