Gerard's Thoughts and Commentary

  Friday, March 19, Sue Thayer, Director of Outreach for 40 Days for Life celebrated with Lynnwood 40 Days for Life as Kent PP closed at the end of February along with two other Washington State Planned Parenthood clinics. Next Step Pregnancy Services in Lynnwood hosted the event. Sue is a humble, soft-spoken, birth, adoptive, and former foster mom, who adores babies and children.  Thayer started working in a Storm Lake, Iowa Planned Parenthood facility that provided only family planning services but felt she was helping women.  In April of 1991, Sue was approached to manage a Des Moines, Iowa Planned Parenthood. However, as a management requirement, she was expected to watch live surgical abortions. Clearly and quickly, Sue responded, “Abortion is murder.” The regional director then falsely stated it is not murder unless the fetus is viable. Sue remarked to the audience, “if everybody could see an abortion, it would stop...it is so horrible!” We know and science tells ...

  Contact your state lawmakers regarding abortion bills Friday, February 5, 2021 1:30am OPINION LETTERS               Jan. 22, 2021 was the 48th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court abortion decision, which codified abortion as law of the land. In other words, destroying or killing unborn human beings is not only legal, but is acceptable in America. How sinfully tragic that unborn human life is clearly not valued as 63 million infants since 1973 have lost their lives to abortion, violating our most basic right, the right to life. In Washington state, there are several pieces of legislation of concern. I urge you to contact your local representatives on the following: HB 1008, prohibiting abortion on the basis of Down syndrome, yes; SB 5053, requiring notification to parents or guardians in cases of abortion, yes; HB 1009, concerning extending higher education student health plan coverage to include abortion, no. Further, the following are also im...

NW Catholic http://www.nwcatholic.org/news/local/eucharist-prayer-sustain-ed-mohs-in-his-pro-life-advocacy.html October 30, 2019 Written by Nathan Whalen Published in Local Ed Mohs, a member of Immaculate Conception Parish in Everett, is a longtime advocate for pro-life issues. He spends time praying in front of Planned Parenthood and recently was named to the board of Two Hearts Pregnancy Aid. Photo: Courtesy Ed Mohs EVERETT – On Wednesdays, Ed Mohs stands in front of Planned Parenthood, praying for an end to abortion. “It’s just always been very important to me to be a witness,” said Mohs, a member of Immaculate Conception Parish in Everett. “In my heart, I knew right from wrong.” Mohs has a unique perspective as an advocate for the unborn: His birth mother, Irene, was a rape victim w...

Hello Dear Friends, The Everett 40 Days for Life 2019 Fall Campaign begins September 25th through November 3rd. Here are some reasons to get involved in 40 Days for Life again this year for our 12th year running : 40 Days for Life is a peaceful pro-life effort that has been embraced by more than 1,000,000 in 61 nations. By the Grace of God, 40 Days for Life has achieved proven results: 16,004 babies spared from abortion, 191 abortion worker conversions, and 104 closed abortion centers. Join us in this largest national campaign to save lives! God Bless You! EVERETT 40 DAYS FOR LIFE www.40daysforlife.com/everett everett40days@gmail.com

Frequently, those of us who oppose abortion and value human life from the moment of conception until natural death are accused by abortion proponents, including Planned Parenthood, of only caring about the babies.  Once the infant is  born, we no longer give a hoot about the newborn or its mom.  False! PREPARES , a statewide initiative of the Catholic Bishops of Washington State, provides pregnancy and parenting support for all families from pregnancy to their child’s fifth birthday, seeking not only to assure healthy births and avoid the tragedy of abortion, but also providing emotional support and promoting healthy, flourishing families.  Catholic Adoption Services of Washington State is a program of Catholic Community Services providing adoption planning for birth mothers and adoptive placement services throughout Washington State since 1937. Services are provided at no charge to the pregnant woman.  Two Hearts Pregnancy Aid’s most important servi...

Pro-choice advocates claim abortion is safe, legal, and rare ; not completely true. Pregnancy termination is certainly legal in the U.S.  Yet, this barbaric procedure still extracts a real cost, not in dollars, but human lives.       More than 60 million abortions were performed in America since January 22, 1973 when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled abortion legal in all nine months of pregnancy. Planned Parenthood terminated 321,384 pregnancies in just one year according to its most recent annual report for 2016 to 2017 .  Washington abortionists committed nearly 19,230 abortions in 2014 as stated by Planned Parenthood’s research arm, Guttmacher Institute, representing 2.1% of all abortions in the United States.      Operation Rescue , a national pro-life organization, tracks the appalling human stories silently left behind following legal abortion. Their website Abortion911.com is dedicated to proving that “ab...

Since 1971, Two Hearts Pregnancy Aid has assisted over 400,000 families providing clients with baby layettes, formula, diapers, brand new car seats, and gently-used clothing to include such items as jackets, toys, and books. 2020 Annual Report: Mission Statement: To provide immediate and confidential help, hope and support to women who are, or think they might be pregnant, and to families with young children. Help is given freely without judgement and with no strings attached. Vision Statement: Honoring Lives, Helping Families, Restoring Hope We provide immediate help for any Snohomish County Resident in need of information, support and materials needed before and after a child is born. Material Support Provided:     Diapers: 50,089     Wipes:         888     Car Seats:    120     Layettes:      180     Clothing &     Shoes:       5,290     ...