{"id":1214277,"date":"2022-01-13T13:35:12","date_gmt":"2022-01-13T18:35:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1214277"},"modified":"2022-01-13T13:35:18","modified_gmt":"2022-01-13T18:35:18","slug":"in-memoriam-national-pro-life-leader-jim-sedlak-was-1-enemy-of-the-evil-of-planned-parenthood-in-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-memoriam-national-pro-life-leader-jim-sedlak-was-1-enemy-of-the-evil-of-planned-parenthood-in-america\/","title":{"rendered":"In Memoriam: National Pro-Life Leader Jim Sedlak Was \u2018#1 Enemy of the Evil of Planned Parenthood in America\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fin-memoriam-national-pro-life-leader-jim-sedlak-was-1-enemy-of-the-evil-of-planned-parenthood-in-america%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1214277&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Jim-Sedlak-pro-life-rally-file17-American-Life-League-640x335-1.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">National pro-life leader Jim Sedlak, 78, died Monday before the release of his report exposing more of the activities of abortion industry giant Planned Parenthood.<\/p>\n<p>In a press statement about Sedlak\u2019s passing, American Life League (ALL) cofounder Judie Brown referred to her longtime friend and fellow advocate as \u201cthe #1 Enemy of the Evil of Planned Parenthood in America.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>According to the statement, on the day he died, Sedlak, who served as ALL\u2019s executive director, was expected to appear on a morning radio show to discuss ALL\u2019s soon-to-be-released \u201c2021 Planned Parenthood Facilities Report.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Dear friends and supporters of ALL. It is with sadness that we report the death of James W. Sedlak, executive director of ALL and founder of STOPP, International.<\/p>\n<p>From Judie Brown: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/yRrLt8oGqX\">pic.twitter.com\/yRrLt8oGqX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 American Life League (@AmerLifeLeague) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmerLifeLeague\/status\/1480654970047414272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 10, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cFrom the very first moment I spoke to Jim there was no doubt that he was an expert on the ways that people in grassroots movements could be most effective in fighting Planned Parenthood,\u201d Brown shared, adding:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote>\n<p>He spoke from experience, and he always knew exactly what to do to ruffle the feathers of those who promoted a culture of death. Jim was a faithful Catholic who had an incredible devotion and led not with words, but by example. I believe this is the single greatest reason why he was so effective in battling the Planned Parenthood poison in our midst. Planned Parenthood feared him\u2014and with good reason.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Former Planned Parenthood manager turned pro-life advocate Abby Johnson confirmed Brown\u2019s description of Sedlak.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I worked at Planned Parenthood, their greatest threat was one humble man named Jim Sedlak,\u201d said Johnson, the founder of And Then There Were None. \u201cThey were terrified of him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sedlak was the cofounder of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.all.org\/stopp\/\">STOPP<\/a>, a program laser-focused on eliminating Planned Parenthood, and the founder of STOPP International.<\/p>\n<p>When STOPP merged into ALL in 1998, Sedlak took on a vital role in the organization\u2019s leadership.<\/p>\n<p>ALL observed the essence of his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.breitbart.com\/politics\/2021\/12\/16\/exclusive-report-average-planned-parenthood-ceo-salaries-have-surged-89-since-2011\/\">work:<\/a><\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The primary emphasis of Sedlak\u2019s work was showing the world Planned Parenthood\u2019s \u201cdirty laundry.\u201d His recent work on the&nbsp;2020 Planned Parenthood CEO Compensation Report, released by the American Life League in December 2021, shone the light on inherent racism throughout Planned Parenthood. Sedlak was unsurprised to see racial bigotry turning up at all levels of the taxpayer funded abortion organization.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Pro-Life Front Lines &#8216;Warrior&#8217; Jim Sedlak Dies at Age 78 \u2013 Here&#8217;s the Last Thing He Did to Expose Planned Parenthood<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Z31heNsQzk\">https:\/\/t.co\/Z31heNsQzk<\/a> via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CBNNews?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@CBNNews<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 American Life League (@AmerLifeLeague) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmerLifeLeague\/status\/1481337171034488843?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 12, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cThere is an obvious disparity in the way that Planned Parenthood treats its executives of color,\u201d Sedlak noted in the report, \u201cand that allows for an organizational environment that disregards and disrespects leaders that are not White.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s rather telling for a business with admitted beginnings in eugenic efforts to keep Black women from reproducing,\u201d he asserted.<\/p>\n<p>ALL observed as well that Sedlak was recognized as a leading expert in the pro-life movement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPlanned Parenthood Federation of America named him as one of the \u2018most active\u2019 fighters against Planned Parenthood sex education programs,\u201d ALL said.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B4\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<p>Additionally, Sedlak expressed concern about the integrity of the Catholic Church.<\/p>\n<p>According to ALL:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>He, along with his American Life League colleagues, found abhorrent the idea that some priests and bishops were allowing abortion-promoting politicians to partake of holy communion. In addition to his ongoing efforts to stop Planned Parenthood, Sedlak was deeply engaged in protecting Christ in the Eucharist.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cWe will miss Jim,\u201d shared Brown, \u201cHis absence leaves a hole in our hearts, but the lessons he taught will live on, as will his memory in our hearts, in our work, and in our commitment to serve God first and foremost.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Father Frank Pavone, national director of Priests for Life, spoke of his and his organization\u2019s sadness at Sedlak\u2019s passing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDespite his greater physical challenges in recent years, Jim\u2019s commitment to the cause of pro-life, and his zeal for exposing the truth about Planned Parenthood, never weakened one bit,\u201d he shared, elaborating:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Wherever I led various gatherings of the national leaders, whether in Washington, DC, or here in Florida, or in Texas, or elsewhere, Jim would be there. And he would participate actively, always bringing fresh ideas to our strategy sessions.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cJim was always a voice of experience, of faith, of prayer, and of leaving no unborn child behind,\u201d Pavone added. \u201cThis great movement will miss him, but will not stop learning from him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sedlak is survived by his wife, Michaeleen, their three children, and ten grandchildren.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>National pro-life leader Jim Sedlak, 78, died Monday before the release of his report exposing more of the activities of abortion industry giant Planned Parenthood. 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