{"id":2289341,"date":"2024-07-05T03:26:00","date_gmt":"2024-07-05T07:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-life-family-tours-abortion-hot-spots-across-america\/"},"modified":"2024-07-05T03:31:02","modified_gmt":"2024-07-05T07:31:02","slug":"pro-life-family-tours-abortion-hot-spots-across-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-life-family-tours-abortion-hot-spots-across-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Pro-Life Family Tours Abortion Hot Spots Across America"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/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%2Fpro-life-family-tours-abortion-hot-spots-across-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=2289341&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--><p>The article discusses the \u200bjourney \u2062of a \u2064Missouri family of nine who toured the Eastern\u200c Seaboard, visiting states with unregulated abortion \u2064laws. Brian\u200d Westbrook, \u2064the executive director\u2064 of the pro-life nonprofit Coalition Life, led his family on this month-long tour to\u200d raise awareness about challenges faced by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/americans-remember-the-48th-annual-march-for-life\/\" title=\"Americans remember the 48th annual March for Life\">pro-life activists<\/a>. The family documented their journey \u200dthrough daily videos, highlighting the\u2063 stories of \u200bunsung heroes in \u2063the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-life-father-running-for-congress-after-biden-doj-tried-to-lock-him-up-for-11-years\/\" title=\"Pro-Life Dad Runs for Congress Post Biden DOJ&#039;s 11-Year Lock-Up Attempt\">pro-life\u2062 movement<\/a>. They also explored the impact of the \u2063post-Dobbs decision on abortion laws in different states. The Westbrooks observed \u200bthe devastation caused by widespread abortion\u2062 access in cities like Boston and \u200cemphasized\u200b the importance of grassroots activism in the pro-life movement. Through this tour, they aimed\u2064 to connect with real people and\u2064 understand the ground\u2064 game\u2064 needed to combat\u200b abortion facilities effectively.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-body body-md bdr-top-black pt-30\">\n<div class=\"row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12\">\n<figure class=\"article-thumbnail mb-30 mb-sm-60\">\n<div class=\"article-thumbnail-caption d-flex align-items-center justify-content-md-end label-xs mt-15\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-camera me-10\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Image Credit<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JIoGDkEFqPg\">Coalition Life\/YouTube<\/a>       <\/div>\n<\/figure><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-share text-center article-share-simple\">\n<h5 class=\"label-sm mb-10\">Share<\/h5>\n<ul class=\"article-share-list list-unstyled m-0 p-0\">\n<li class=\"article-share-facebook m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/07\/05\/pro-life-family-tours-abortion-hot-spots-across-the-eastern-seaboard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-facebook\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Facebook<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-twitter m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=Pro-Life Family Tours Abortion Hot Spots Across The Eastern Seaboard&#038;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/07\/05\/pro-life-family-tours-abortion-hot-spots-across-the-eastern-seaboard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-twitter\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Twitter<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-truth-social m-0\">       <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/share?title=Pro-Life Family Tours Abortion Hot Spots Across The Eastern Seaboard&#038;url=https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/07\/05\/pro-life-family-tours-abortion-hot-spots-across-the-eastern-seaboard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">         <svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" fill=\"currentColor\" style=\"width:36px;height:auto;\" viewbox=\"0 0 92 93\"><path d=\"M69.444 55.716H56.772v10.37h12.672zM64.487 37.795V27.32H38.666v38.664h13.18v-28.19zM21.05 27.321h12.653v10.471H21.051z\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/><\/svg>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article on Truth Social<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-link m-0\">       <button data-clipboard-text=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/07\/05\/pro-life-family-tours-abortion-hot-spots-across-the-eastern-seaboard\/\" data-tooltip-content=\"Copied!\" class=\"clip tooltip\">         <i class=\"mdi mdi-link-variant\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Copy Article Link<\/span>       <\/button>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\">              <a href=\"mailto:?subject=Pro-Life Family Tours Abortion Hot Spots Across The Eastern Seaboard&#038;body=The Westbrooks hit the road to tell the stories of unsung pro-life heroes and to scout out the post-<i>Dobbs<\/i> challenges in every state.%20https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/2024\/07\/05\/pro-life-family-tours-abortion-hot-spots-across-the-eastern-seaboard\/&#8221; target=&#8221;_blank&#8221;>         <i class=\"mdi mdi-email\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>         <span class=\"visually-hidden\">Share Article via Email<\/span>       <\/a>     <\/li>\n<li class=\"article-share-email m-0\"><span class=\"printfriendly pf-button  pf-alignleft\"><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/thefederalist.com\/#\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" onclick=\"window.print(); return false;\" title=\"Printer Friendly, PDF &#038; Email\"><span id=\"printfriendly-text2\" class=\"pf-button-text\"><i class=\"mdi mdi-printer\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<p>One Missouri family of nine returned home this week after a month touring the Eastern Seaboard, visiting roughly 20 states in just over 30 days and exploring some of the most unregulated abortion states in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Brian Westbrook, executive director of the pro-life nonprofit <a href=\"https:\/\/coalitionlife.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Coalition Life<\/a>, set out with his family in late May, inspired by David Bereit, the now-retired founder of 40 Days for Life, who visited 89 sites in 40 days with his wife and children during the organization\u2019s first campaign in 2007.<\/p>\n<div  class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-c41227b96e14f550c648e0f3628cdb27 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-2\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-c41227b96e14f550c648e0f3628cdb27\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt was a huge task in front of them \u2026 to support these people on the ground,\u201d Westbrook said. \u201c[Bereit\u2019s] last season at 40 Days, he did another tour and visited all 50 states.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Documenting their journey with <a href=\"https:\/\/coalitionlife.com\/pro-life-tour-video-series\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">daily videos<\/a> including feature interviews with pregnancy resource professionals, Students for Life leaders, and other pro-life activists, the family traveled from Missouri to Florida and all the way up the coast to New York.<\/p>\n<p>First and foremost, the Westbrooks wanted to incorporate their children, ranging in age from 16 to just under 1 into the tour, providing a powerful testimony as they prayed outside dozens of abortion facilities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSecondarily, we wanted to tell the stories of the people who are on the ground,\u201d Westbrook said. \u201cThere are a lot of unsung heroes who don\u2019t have the ability or capacity to create a video that highlights their story. So we wanted to do that. Thirdly, we wanted to scout out different post-<em>Dobbs<\/em> challenges in every state and how we could help impact that as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<div  class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-5a62cbe068619b10a86f0389004274d3 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-6\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-5a62cbe068619b10a86f0389004274d3\"><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u2018Devastation\u2019 on the Eastern Seaboard<\/h2>\n<p>As a midwestern family with a midwestern background, it\u2019s easy to look at the hundreds of dots on a map representing abortion facilities, Westbrook said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a whole other thing to go and visit these places and see the devastation that is happening on the Eastern Seaboard,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>This was particularly alarming to the Westbrooks in Boston where the medical establishment has instituted widespread abortion, opening access to the procedure at nearly all hospitals.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis has been the goal of the abortion industry for over 50 years,\u201d Westbrook said. \u201cTo have abortion being accepted by the medical community and fully embraced by the hospitals as legitimate health care.\u201d<\/p>\n<div  class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-32cf33d41387f062f9fc325fab724621 fdrlst__b89e9-paragraph-10\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-32cf33d41387f062f9fc325fab724621\"><\/div>\n<p>The family also saw that several \u201crun-of-the-mill\u201d cities had generated some of the most contentious, high-profile abortion court cases.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were surprised by the sites that have garnered national attention like in Philadelphia with the Mark Houck case and in Boston with the major buffer zone case at Planned Parenthood,\u201d Westbrook said. \u201cThey seem like normal, nothing special locations. It shows us that these cases could have happened anywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mapping Out a Ground Game<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cPro-life people around the country have one very common theme: joy,\u201d Westbrook said. \u201cThey are excited about life and believe God has given us an abundance of resources and it\u2019s our job to steward them well. We have encountered some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/activists-already-licking-their-chops-at-getting-taxpayers-to-pay-for-abortions-amid-potential-biden-admin\/\" title=\"Activists Already Licking Their Chops at Getting Taxpayers To Pay for Abortions Amid Potential Biden Admin\">pro-life people<\/a> who are discouraged by the <em>Dobbs<\/em> decision and the fallout with more local struggles in individual states. But so many people have expressed excitement about the lives that the overturning of <em>Roe<\/em> is saving.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On the other hand, they also observed a common theme among <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/five-unorthodox-pro-life-bills-advancing-in-state-legislatures\/\" title=\"Five Unorthodox Pro-Life Bills Advancing In State Legislatures\">pro-abortion activists<\/a> they met. \u201cMean, vulgar, and uncaring,\u201d Westbrook observed. \u201cThat seems crazy because Planned Parenthood says they care about women no matter what, but they don\u2019t seem to care about anything except rushing a woman into an abortion facility.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Westbrook has plans to expand Coalition Life, a professional sidewalk counseling nonprofit, nationwide, and the density of abortion facilities on the East Coast also inspired the family\u2019s decision to map the Eastern Seaboard.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHigh volume, that\u2019s where a professional model of sidewalk counseling works the best,\u201d Westbrook said. \u201cIt\u2019s kind of a sad fact. We\u2019re looking at where the busiest sites are that would allow us to then work with local pregnancy centers who are open and willing to work with us as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Westbrook said another goal in visiting these abortion facilities in person was to understand and map the actual ground game needed. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cBeing able to go to those different locations and understand what the real ground game is, in these different states, necessitated us to actually go to these physical sites and physical abortion facilities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The faces documented by the Westbrooks provide a vital look at the work of activists on the ground in pro-life America.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn a post-Covid world somehow everything\u2019s virtual \u2026 but we wanted to make real, human connections with real people,\u201d Westbrook said. \u201cIt was about seeing the people \u2026 it was a look at what was going on on the ground that you can\u2019t get on Google Maps, or Google Street View.\u201d<\/p>\n<div  class=\"fdrlst__b89e9-a105d26a145c4e2452fb039e483603ec fdrlst__b89e9-after-post-content\" id=\"fdrlst__b89e9-a105d26a145c4e2452fb039e483603ec\"><\/div>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\">\n<div class=\"article-author-description fst-italic\">      Ashley Bateman is a policy writer for The Heartland Institute and blogger for Ascension Press. Her work has been featured in The Washington Times, The Daily Caller, The New York Post, The American Thinker and numerous other publications. She previously worked as an adjunct scholar for The Lexington Institute and as editor, writer and photographer for The Warner Weekly, a publication for the American military community in Bamberg, Germany.     Ashley is a board member at a Catholic homeschool cooperative in Virginia. She homeschools her four incredible children along with her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-democrats-vote-for-allowing-babies-who-survive-abortions-to-die-without-care\/\" title=\"Virginia Democrats Vote For Allowing Babies Who Survive Abortions To Die Without Care\">brilliant engineer\/scientist husband<\/a>.<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-author mt-30 mt-sm-60 pt-30 bdr-top-bold-black\">\n<div class=\"row g-0 align-items-center\">\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6\">\n<div class=\"article-author-profile d-flex align-items-center justify-content-center justify-content-md-start\">\n<div class=\"article-author-details\">\n<div class=\"label-md\">Ashley Bateman<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-12 col-md-6 d-flex justify-content-center justify-content-md-end mt-15 mt-md-0\">        <a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/author\/ashley-bateman\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">More Articles<\/a>     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"article-tags bdr-top-black mt-30 mt-sm-60 pt-15 pt-md-45\">\n<ul class=\"list-unstyled d-flex flex-wrap align-items-center mb-0 mx-n10 p-0\">\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/abortion\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Abortion<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/abortion-facilities\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">abortion facilities<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"mt-10 mx-10\"><a href=\"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/tag\/dobbs-v-jackson\/\" class=\"btn btn-black btn-small\">Dobbs v. 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Brian Westbrook, the executive director of the pro-life organization Coalition Life, embarked on this journey with his family in late May, inspired by the founder of 40 Days for Life, David Bereit. The family documented their trip with daily videos, highlighting interviews with various pro-life activists and professionals. Their main goal was to involve their children in the tour, ranging from ages 16 to under 1, as they prayed outside numerous abortion facilities. They also aimed to share the stories of those working on the ground, scout out post-Dobbs challenges in each state, and understand the actual ground game needed in different locations. The family was particularly struck by the devastation they witnessed on the Eastern Seaboard, especially in cities like Boston where abortion is widely accepted by the medical community. Despite encountering some discouragement among pro-life activists due to recent legal decisions, they also found a common theme of joy and excitement among those working to protect life. On the other hand, they observed pro-abortion activists as being mean, vulgar, and uncaring. Westbrook plans to expand Coalition Life nationwide and focus on areas with high volumes of abortion facilities for sidewalk counseling. The family&#8217;s journey provided a unique perspective on the work of activists in the pro-life movement and the challenges they face on the ground<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":638,"featured_media":2289342,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Screen-Shot-2024-07-01-at-1.36.46-PM-1024x549.png","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3881,8347,17381],"class_list":["post-2289341","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-family","tag-pro-life","tag-tours"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/thefederalist.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Screen-Shot-2024-07-01-at-1.36.46-PM-1024x549.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2289341","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2289341"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2289341\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2289342"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2289341"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2289341"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2289341"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}