by Jessi Engelsma, Education & Events Coordinator
What does Right to Life of Michigan do?
Before I started working at RLM in the summer I asked this
same question.
I knew that RLM worked in the prolife movement but I didn’t know about all the work they do. Now I’m here to explain that to you.
Right to Life of Michigan works to protect the
precious gift
of life from fertilization to natural death. We have four life
issues that we
work tirelessly on: abortion, infanticide, euthanasia and assisted
suicide. How
do we go about this? Through education, legislation, and political action, and helping our volunteers with motivation and encouragement.
Let me explain.
Right to Life of Michigan works hard to make
sure that all
of our affiliates have the resources they need to educate their
communities
about these important life issues. We also use many different
forms of social
media to reach people and highlight important news articles, new
studies, and
other prolife updates. Our compassion project ads on TV are
another way we
reach people and share stories of prolife women.
Through benefit dinners with engaging speakers and providing
support to our affiliates so they can put on different events
throughout the
year, we motivate the people of Michigan to action. In order for
abortion to
end, we need Michigan to be committed to preserving
life. We also
have an action page on our website where people can go to see what
can be done
NOW to end abortion.
Working in the prolife movement can become
disheartening
since so many times it seems like we are losing the battle.
However, at RLM we
work to encourage and show people that we are winning the fight.
Millennials
like me are the prolife generation and polls are showing that teenagers
are more
prolife than their predecessors. We are initiating change in our
society and every action makes a difference, no matter how small.
We also
encourage community members to participate in prolife events
whether it is a
walk for life, a memorial for the unborn, or even a golf outing.
Showing support for
the prolife movement and engaging with the community is vital for
us!
Finally, RLM works diligently in creating new
legislation
and works hard at passing ongoing legislation. We have a
legislative office in
Lansing that is dedicated specifically to legislation and our
efforts in this
area are being rewarded. These advances are made possible by the many prolife people who turn out at the polls to elect prolife candidates.
So why am I telling you this? Without your
support, we
can’t perform all these tasks. We wouldn’t be able to tell the
public that
every day 75 babies are being aborted in Michigan alone. Abortion
survivors
like Melissa Ohden wouldn’t be able to tell their stories to a
captive
audience. Prolife citizens wouldn’t be aware of events occurring
in their towns.
Right now we have a matching gift for all online donations to the Right to Life of Michigan Educational Fund until the end of the year. These donations are tax deductible and support important educational efforts. We need your support to continue working in the prolife movement to protect women and promote the unborn’s special value of life.
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