FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Matt Hadro
matt.hadro@pinkston.co
DALLAS, Texas, June 24, 2022 – Human Coalition president Jeff Bradford issued the following statement in response to the Supreme Court’s ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization:
“My wife and I just celebrated our 29th wedding anniversary. The very reason I’m in the pro-life movement is that 30 years ago, we got engaged and found out we were expecting during our engagement. We ended up at a Planned Parenthood and later, after the abortion of our first daughter, we felt like this was the “unforgivable sin.” Abortion was something no one talked about in our church.
“We found a path to hope and healing, and now I am overjoyed that our four children will be living in a post-Roe world. I am praying for tremendous healing in the land, particularly for all the mothers who have had abortions over the years. I want to assure you – there is hope and healing for you.
“For women facing unexpected pregnancies, the pro-life movement is ready to meet them where they are and help them choose life. We need to be listening to these women about their needs. The vast majority of the women we see tell us that they would prefer to parent if their circumstances were different. We exist to fill in that gap and help ensure that their circumstances change, that they are empowered to choose life.
“Today, we honor the pro-life heroes who have been advocating for women and preborn children for decades. Whether they fought lonely battles in state houses to prevent the passage of pro-abortion legislation, or stood outside abortion facilities in the cold, trying to encourage women that there’s a better way than abortion – this day is for you. We would not be here today as a movement without you, and we owe you all of our gratitude. And we are thankful also for the Supreme Court justices who stood strong in repealing Roe, who did not give in to vociferous opposition.
“Looking forward, we still have many challenges ahead as we try to protect all preborn children. But we will only overcome these challenges by changing hearts and minds, not by bombastic rhetoric or by scoring political points. While we must ensure good laws, love is ultimately the answer to transforming society.
“To our pastors, ministers and priests who have been courageously preaching the truth of life: thank you. I am praying for the rest of the churches to walk alongside women facing unexpected pregnancies, and begin to speak about this issue winsomely and gracefully, providing healing and hope for women. The culture will judge us by our response to women in need.
“Finally, I would like to issue a special call to all men to stand up and be men of courage and honor and protect the women and children in their lives from the evil of abortion. I pray for these families, and that this ruling will change the culture in America to make abortion unthinkable. The child in the womb has incredible value and dignity, and we value preborn children as much as we do born children.”
About Human Coalition
Human Coalition is one of the largest pro-life, pro-woman, and pro-family organizations in the country, commited to making abortion unthinkable and unnecessary. Founded in 2009, Human Coalition has grown from a simple internet outreach idea into a comprehensive care network that reaches women facing unexpected pregnancies, rescues innocent preborn children from abortion, and restores families to stability.
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