A Survivor's Report From the Supreme Court

· Posted 09/11/06 by Kortney

It was a powerful scene in front of the United States Supreme Court. Twenty Survivors laid down on a cold and wet ground to represent the millions of innocents who never had a voice.

See the AP photo featuring Kelli Macleod, Survivor and veteran of several Summer Leadership Training Camps, participating in the Million to One Memorial.

Although November 8th was dreary – literally and figuratively – with rain and disappointing election results, the Survivors headed out to the Supreme Court with hope. We were met by a group of abortion supporters with their “Keep Abortion Legal” signs, but they were easily outnumbered by the pro-life contingent.

As the Supreme Court heard arguments in the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban case, faithful pro-lifers took a stand outside the historic building.

Read Fr. Frank Pavone�s Reflections on the Oral Arguments.

A press conference was held on the steps of the Supreme Court at 9 am, with many different pro-life groups represented. As Director of Survivors� Campus Life Tours , I spoke about the generational shift in our culture from outright abortion advocacy to a growing concern for the preborn.

I told of how our travels to campuses all over the country give us hope for the future. Our generation is tired of the emptiness that comes from the promiscuity and resulting death of children which our culture promotes.

The pro-abortion groups tried their best to interrupt by screaming out meaningless slogans. They never truly responded to our message, but rather changed the subject and held up coat hangers.

As people lined up to enter the Supreme Court, I led the Survivors in a Million to One Memorial. Rev. Pat Mahoney spoke while we remained on the ground, sopping wet and shivering for over an hour. He called on our nation to turn to God and end the killing of millions of innocent children, represented by myself and other Survivors lying on the ground.

As the Supreme Court heard the government and Planned Parenthood argue about whether or not there should be a constitutional “right” to partially deliver and brutally murder an infant, we were praying. Praying for the nine justices to see the truth and take a small step towards ending the legal slaughter of human beings in the United States.

Interestingly, the pro-aborts were silent from the time the Memorial began until we dispersed. Really, how could they have responded?

Many media surrounded the Memorial, took pictures, and asked questions. At 11 a.m. we stood up, drenched and weary, to end in prayer.

The past week in Washington, D.C., has taught me this: let us not be discouraged by anything. God has a plan and He is working in ways we may not understand or recognize.

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