1. Purdue Students for Life Email: prolifepurdue@gmail.comprolifepurdue@gmail.com Website: www.purdue.edu/studentsforlifewww.purdue.edu/studentsforlife “Being pro-life doesn’t save babies, acting pro-life does.” -Dennis Green

2. Who We Are We believe that all human life should be protected from conception until natural death. We seek to educate ourselves and the public about pro-life issues and the value of human life. We work for the end of abortion in our nation and to spread a culture of life across the Purdue campus. We realize this mission through peaceful activism, debates, speeches, prayer, and community service projects to support local organizations that aid women in crisis pregnancies.

3. What we face… From 1973 through 2002, more than 42 million legal abortions have occurred in the U.S. In the United States alone, there are approximately 3,500 abortions performed EACH DAY For every 1000 live births, there are 306 abortions. 49% of pregnancies among American women are unintended; about 40% of these are terminated by abortion Medical abortions make up approximately 3% of all abortions reported, less than 1% due to rape of incest.

4. What We Do Support for local Pregnancy Resource Centers Trips to Planned Parenthood in Indianapolis Life Chain Hunger Hike Matrix Walk for Life 40 Days for Life Pro-life day of Silent Solidarity March for Life! Cemetery of the Innocents Speakers/Debates

5. Support Local Pregnancy Resource Centers Babysitting Parenting in Progress. 1 st and 3 rd Thursdays of the month. 6-8p.m. Linwood Church of Christ. Parenting Toolbox. Tuesdays through September, and the first Tuesday in October. 5:15-6:30ish. Kossuth St. Baptist Church Volunteering Sorting clothing donations, becoming a mentor, teaching a parenting class, or becoming a pregnancy test consultant. Donations Advertising and referrals

6. Trips to Planned Parenthood in Indianapolis Dates for Fall 2008: Sep 27 th Oct 18 th Nov 15th Silent protest and visible witness against Planned Parenthood, the largest abortion provider in the United States.

7. Lifechain October 5 th 2:30-3:30 p.m. Begins at the Court House, and continues all along State Street. Join thousands of people nation-wide as we stand in silent prayer for one hour to show that life deserves to be protected from the moment of conception.

8. Hunger Hike Sep 21. registration begins at 12:30. Sponsored by Lafayette Urban Ministries Supports Food Finders Foodbank, Lafayette Urban Ministries, and St. Tom's Haiti missions. Matrix Walk for Life Oct 11 th. Registration begins at 8:30, walk starts at 9. 2 mile walk through Columbian Park. Supports Matrix Lifeline Pregnancy Center.

9. 40 Days for Life 40 Days for Life Begins September 24 th, ends November 2 nd. National movement of prayer and fasting. Includes 24 hour/7days a week prayer outside abortion clinics for 40 days. Located in over 170 cities this fall Has lead to a decrease in the abortion rate in many cities, and even the closing of abortion clinics in New City, NY and Dallas, TX.

10. Pro-Life Day of Silent Solidarity One day, in which participants wear either red arm bands or duct tape, and remain silent in remembrance of the 50 million unborn children whose voices will never be heard.

12. March for Life Annual event in Washington DC January 22, 2009 This year marks the 35th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision Roe vs. Wade, which legalized abortion in the United States

13. Pro-Life Week Annual event in the Spring Semester. We organize a week of events spreading the pro-life message. Last year, speakers from Healing Hidden Hurts Post Abortion ministry shared their stories. In addition, several thousand “trapped…” publications from Human Life Alliance were distributed through campus.

14. Cemetery of the Innocents The main event of Pro-Life week. Two thousand crosses are displayed on Memorial Mall, each cross representing two children whose lives are lost due to abortion each day in the United States.

15. video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AqPRcF7ZC0

16. Next meeting… Monday, 6:30 p.m. PHYS 331