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FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE NORMA McCORVEY, THE FORMER “ROE”
CALLS FOR PRAYER TO END ROE V. WADE -JOINED BY WOMEN WHO HAVE BEEN HURT BY ABORTION
Dallas,Texas Contact: Allan Parker, Jr. March 3, 2003 Phone: (210) 614-7157 (Cell):
(210) 833-1119 On
March 3rd, Norma McCorvey, the former Roe of
Roe v. Wade, was joined by post-abortive women to mourn the original
filing of Roe v. Wade on March 3,
1970. Ms. McCorvey, joined by women
who have suffered through abortion, called on pastors and religious leaders of
all faiths to join her in declaring 2003 to be year of prayer and fasting for
the end of abortion and healing for post-abortive women.
Father
Pavone of Priests for Life and as president of the National Religious Pro Life
Council; Dr. Richard Land of the Southern Baptist Ethics and Religious Liberty
Commission; Dr. James Kennedy of Coral Ridge Ministries; Dr. David C. Reardon of
the Elliot Institute; Christian Coalition; America 21; Eileen Vincent, Minister
of Prayer for Operation Outcry; Pastor
Lee McDowell of Anchor Baptist Church, Houston, Texas; Pastor Johnny Cormier of
Tabernacle of Love Ministry of Houston, Texas; Kyleen Wright of Texans for Life
Coalition; Georgia Right to Life; Concerned Women of America; Presbyterians for
Life; National Organization of Episcopalians for Life; United Church of Christ
Friends for life, National Right to Life Committee;
National Clergy Council; Conservative Congregational Christian
Conference; Pro-Life Secretariat of
National Catholic Conference; Lutheran Church Missouri Synod; United Methodist
Task Force on Abortion and Sexuality; Alpha Omega Life (Greek Orthodox)
CEC for Life; Charismatic Episcopal Church, Lutherans for Life;
Kevin Burke, MSS/LSW and Theresa Burke, MA Ph.D. of Rachel’s Vineyard
Ministries; Care Net; and Heartbeat International; are also calling upon pastors
and religious leaders of America to make the entire year of 2003 a year of
repentance and healing for post-abortive women.
Ms. McCorvey is adding her voice to those of the pastors of America in
asking that people pray for an end of abortion within the next three years.
Ms.
McCorvey stated: “I am tired of the death of children and the destruction of
their mothers. It is time for this
injustice to end. I wish that my
case had never been filed. But now,
as I listen to the pain of women who have had abortions, I am calling on the
Church to offer the women of America who have had abortions an opportunity for
mercy, forgiveness and reconciliation with their God and their Church through
the shed blood of Jesus Christ. I
would like to call upon all the pastors of America to join me in praying for an
end to abortion in America and healing for women.” Many
post-abortive women were present with Ms. McCorvey to tell their stories of how
abortion hurt them. Instead of it
being a wonderful right to celebrate, abortion opened the doorway to pain,
death, and suffering in their life. These
women will be silent no more.
WHO:
Norma McCorvey and post-abortive women
WHERE: Dallas Federal Courthouse,
West side steps, 1100 Commerce
WHEN: 3:03 p.m.,
March 3, 2003
WHY:
To mourn the filing of Roe v. Wade and pray for an end to abortion
Ms.
McCorvey specifically calleupon the pastors of America to make 2003 an entire
year of prayer for (1) the end of abortion and (2) healing and forgiveness for
post-abortive women For more information about Norma McCorvey’s legal effort to overturn Roe v. Wade, see www.operationoutcry.org### If
you would like further information, please contact the Texas Justice Foundation's
Media Assistant,
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