League advocates donations that can help more
than 1,000 women with a crisis pregnancy
Contact: Eric Scheidler, Director of Communications,
Pro-Life Action League,
773-251-8792,
eric@prolifeaction.org; Tom
Ciesielka,
TC Public Relations,
312-422-1333,
tc@tcpr.net
AURORA, Ill., Dec. 4 /Christian
Newswire/ -- Planned Parenthood of Indiana (PPIN)
started a national fury when they became one of the first
Planned Parenthood affiliates to sell gift certificates for
the Christmas season. According to PPIN's president and CEO
in a recent year, thousands of their patients opted for
abortions (see Chicago Tribune on 12/3/08). Planned
Parenthood of Illinois (PPIL) began selling the gift
certificates today.
In response to these "death certificates," the Pro-Life
Action League (PLAL) is encouraging its supporters to give
to a non-profit service, Option Line, the life-saving 24/7
hotline (1-800-395-HELP) that connects callers to local
resource centers that can help manage a crisis pregnancy or
deal with the aftermath of abortion.
The Pro-Life Action League is giving to this cause, too. To
encourage donations to Option Line and remember the birth of
baby Jesus, PLAL will give away copies of the book, "What
Mary and Joseph Knew About Parenting" to the first 100
donors who give $42 or more between now and December 25.
Forty-two dollars is enough to keep Option Line open and
taking calls for half an hour -- helping at least 14 people
in need or as many as 1,000 women if 100 people donate.
"After the national outrage of Planned Parenthood's 'death'
certificates that could be used for abortions, we wanted to
let people know there are much better places to send their
money to assist women who need help dealing with an
unplanned pregnancy. Therefore we are alerting our national
network to send Christmas gift donations to organizations
that we've partnered with for years," said Eric Scheidler,
communications director for the Pro-Life Action League.
The information PLAL is sending their network includes the
following:
We encourage you to give a financial gift to Option Line,
the life-saving 24/7 hotline and call center
(1-800-395-HELP) that facilitates connecting every caller to
her local pregnancy help center (for ultrasound, post
abortion help, housing, material aid, and more) so women
always have the resources they need to choose life. Every
gift of $42 keeps Option Line open and taking calls for half
an hour -- helping at least 14 people in need in those 30
minutes. To make a gift of $42 or more go to the Option Line
website,
www.optionline.org. Write "Mary and Joseph" in the
comments section and they will send you your complimentary
book. Or, send your check made out to Option Line for $42 or
more, with a note to request your book, and send to
Heartbeat International, 665 E. Dublin Granville Rd., Ste
440, Columbus, Ohio 43229. (Option Line is a joint venture
of Heartbeat International and Care Net.) All gifts are tax
deductible.
"Jesus came into the world to give hope to those who needed
help. Mary and Joseph did not have the resources to have
Jesus' birth in the Ritz Carlton, but rather a humble stable
and He turned out fine. What Mary and Joseph knew about
parenting was that even with limited resources there are
ample options to care for a child, choices we know women
will get as a result of donations to Option Line," said
Scheidler.