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Pro-Life This Week – August 1, 2025

Week in Review

Marian Blue Wave Victory: Eleven Planned Parenthood Facilities Have Closed in July!

American Life League’s Marian Blue Wave is expressing thanks to Our Lord for the recent announcement of 11 Planned Parenthood facility closures since mid-July! It is because of the faithful prayers and witnesses of the Marian Blue Wave since 2019 that these closures are happening. 

One of the most significant closures announced this week is the Prevention Park facility in Houston, Texas, which is expected to close September 30. According to an article by Catholic News Agency, the Prevention Park facility was at one point the largest abortion facility in the Western Hemisphere. After opening in 2010, the facility performed about 10,000 abortions a year through 2022.

Now, this 78,000 square foot building will shut its doors for good at the end of September.

The other 10 facilities announced to close or that have closed are:

  • Evansville, IN (Closing 9/4/25)
  • Hamilton, OH
  • Springfield, OH
  • Tyler, TX
  • Southwest Center, Houston, TX (Closing 9/30)
  • Gilroy, CA
  • Madera, CA
  • San Mateo, CA
  • South San Francisco, CA
  • Santa Cruz, CA

The Marian Blue Wave was inspired by the words of Bishop Emeritus Joseph Strickland. He wrote on social media: “Let’s pray and work for a Marian Blue Wave. . . . I’ll start with Texas!!!!” ALL’s Marian Blue Wave has been doing just that, and we thank every one of our members for joining us in weekly prayer to end abortion and Planned Parenthood. If you have not already joined the MBW to pray a rosary once a week asking for the closure of all Planned Parenthoods and an end to all abortion in the U.S., you can do so here. 

Democratic Men in Virginia Support Planned Parenthood and Abortion in ‘Bros for Repro’ Campaign

Planned Parenthood Advocates of Virginia announced via social media that its PAC is partnering with five Democratic House Delegates in Virginia to launch the “Bros for Repro” campaign, which supports women who want to get abortions. According to the Instagram post, all five of these men—Nadarius Clark, Joshua Cole, Mike Feggans, Phil Hernandez, and Josh Thomas—will be working with Planned Parenthood to “host Instagram Lives, phonebanks, canvass launches, and community events to mobilize supporters ahead of the fall election.” The campaign will largely focus on advancing a Virginia constitutional amendment, which seeks to establish a “right” to abortion.

Long ago are the days of pro-abortion people claiming “no uterus, no opinion,” as Planned Parenthood actively promotes the opinions and political power from pro-abortion men. PPAVA even says that this campaign seeks to “amplify the voices of men who champion reproductive rights and bodily autonomy—not just as allies, but as active leaders in the movement” (emphasis added). 

One of the delegates, Joshua Cole, said the following about his participation in the “Bros for Repro” campaign: “I would just ask that we speak up, we show up, and we relentlessly stand up for the dignity and the sacred choice of every soul, every person, and affirming that justice is holy, freedom is sacred and real love honors choice” (emphasis added). 

There is extreme irony and perversion in Cole’s words, which should represent all human life but of course do not, as they completely neglect the soul, dignity, life, and sacredness of the preborn person. Even more ironically, an article published by LifeSiteNews last week reported that Cole is a pastor of a Christian congregation and has referred to himself as a “pro-choice pastor.”

With upcoming elections and the proposed constitutional amendment ahead, tension over abortion is heating up in the state of Virginia. STOPP asks our fellow Virginians to join us in respectfully writing these five men and to ask them to not only abandon ship with Planned Parenthood but to stand for the dignity, justice, and human rights for all people, which includes the preborn child. 

The list of Virginia’s House of Delegates and the emails for these five members can be found here. If you need any assistance in writing a letter, please contact us at stopp@all.org; we are happy to guide you.

ALL in the News

Judie Brown wrote an op-ed reflecting on the feast day of Saints Joachim and Anne and the immense blessings of being a grandparent. It was published by Catholic World Report.

The latest issue of the Wednesday STOPP Report was published last Wednesday. You can read it here!

Susan Ciancio, editor of Celebrate Life Magazine and director of the Culture of Life Studies Program, published a few articles on Catholic 365 this week. The first article features family-friendly ways to learn more about soon-to-be Saint Carlo Acutis. The second article addresses how the saints in heaven serve as holy role models for all of us. The thirddiscusses CLSP’s lessons for middle and high schoolers on St. Ignatius Loyola, whose feast day was July 31. Susan also wrote a CLSP blog post on the importance of teaching our families to stay close to God in every circumstance and to avoid the devil and his evil. It can also be found on Catholic 365. Additionally, Catholic World Report will publish her article on a new book about the Beatitudes and how pro-lifers can apply it to their pro-life work.

Susan Ciancio appeared on the Living a Culture of Life Podcast last week to discuss how Catholic parents can talk to their children about sexuality. You can watch the full podcast here.

Twice a week, Judie’s commentaries are distributed to an expansive media list. The list contains over 100 media outlets such as Fox News, The Federalist, Breitbart, and The Daily Caller, among others. Judie’s commentaries are each featured on the front page of ALL.org.

Pro-Life Education

Culture of Life Studies Program

No Greater Love: Saint Maximilian Kolbe: On August 14, we celebrate the feast of this incredible saint. You and your children can learn about him in this lesson booklet from CLSP. Within the pages of this booklet, you will learn about St. Maximilian Kolbe’s acceptance of the crowns of purity and martyrdom, his vocation as a Franciscan priest, his devotion to the Immaculata, his evangelization efforts, and his martyrdom for the sake of another man. This lesson challenges students to think of ways that they can use their talents to spread the gospel of life. ORDER HERE

ALL’s Education Materials

Our Blessed Mother is as saddened by abortion as you and I are. When we pray for her intercession, we can rest assured that she will take those prayers to her Son. With this beautiful prayer card depicting Mary slaying the devil on one side and the Memorare on the other, you can have a constant reminder of the importance of praying for the success of the Marian Blue Wave, which has the specific intentions of ending all surgical, pill, contraceptive, and IVF abortion and shutting down every Planned Parenthood facility in the United States. And you can buy them in bulk to share with others or to leave in the back of your church! SHOP NOW

Pro-Life Social Media

Medical School Forces Catholic Student to Witness an Abortion

Abortion industry axioms have never stood the test of time. The “war on women” ended when “trans men” got pregnant. Planned Parenthood’s claim that abortion is just a pittance of its services doesn’t square with the fact that it chooses to close doors rather than protect its Medicaid patients and discontinue its killing services. 

“Pro-choice” appears to celebrate women’s decisions, except when it’s a decision abortion advocates don’t like.

… abortion during a clinical rotation.

Alina’s conscience wouldn’t allow her to witness a murder, so she chose to walk away. For that, the Marxist administrators at Springfield College brought down the hammer and ejected her from the school.

We do, too. Everyone has the right to do good and avoid evil. Any students looking to enter the field of medicine should find out which schools are doing the killing and which ones are doing the saving.