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A Reflection on the African American Family and the Culture of Life
A look back at the lasting contributions of John Paul II in presenting the life issues with clarity and profound insight, particularly in his landmark 1995 encyclical, Evangelium Vitae (The Gospel of Life).
Author:Bishop Martin D. Holley
Publication Year: 2008
Item Type: Multi-panel pamphlet
Item Number: 0842
Price: 40¢ each; 10-49 copies, 30¢ each; 50+ copies, 25¢ each. Bulk discounts available.

Abortion and Catholic Social Teaching
Explores how abortion fits into Catholic social teaching.
Author:Rev. Thomas D. Williams, L.C.
Publication Year: 2007
Item Type: Tri-fold pamphlet
Item Number: 0745
Price: 40¢ each; 10-49 copies, 30¢ each; 50+ copies, 25¢ each. Bulk discounts available.

Abortion and Breast Cancer: The Link that Won't Go Away
Author:Angela Lanfranchi, M.D., FACS
Publication Year: 2007
Item Type: Tri-fold pamphlet
Item Number: 0746
Price: 40¢ each; 10-49 copies, 30¢ each; 50+ copies, 25¢ each. Bulk discounts available.

The Prevention Deception: How Not to Reduce Abortions
Author:Richard M. Doerflinger
Publication Year: 2007
Item Type: Tri-fold pamphlet
Item Number: 0744
Price: 40¢ each; 10-49 copies, 30¢ each; 50+ copies, 25¢ each. Bulk discounts available.

Abortion: Test Your Grip On Reality[contains outdated information]
Test your knowledge on the Supreme Court's abortion decisions and the law.
Author:Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities
Publication Year: 2007
Item Type: Tri-fold pamphlet
Item Number: 0760; en español 0761
Price: $9/100; $80/1000.

Partial-Birth Abortion: A Bridge Too Far
Discusses the impact of partial birth abortion on the law and public attitudes in general.
Author:Susan E. Wills, J.D., LL.M.
Publication Year: 2006
Item Type: Tri-fold pamphlet
Item Number: 0642
Price: 40¢ each; 10-49 copies, 30¢ each; 50+ copies, 25¢ each. Bulk discounts available.

Roe Reality Check
Provides facts about the Supreme Court decisions legalizing abortion nationwide throughout the nine months of pregnancy. Also explains what can be expected to happen to legal abortion if Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton are overturned.
Author:Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities
Publication Year: 2005
Item Type: Booklet, 8 pg.
Item Number: 0532
Price: 20¢ each; $17.50/100; $150.00/1,000.

Roe v. Wade: Questions and Answers
Provides clear information on the Supreme Court abortion decisions, and the reasons why they must be reversed.
Author:Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities
Publication Year: 2005
Item Type: Bulletin insert, 1 pg.
Item Number: 0570; en español 0571
Price: $10/100

Roe v. Reason
Critique of Roe v. Wade focusing primarily on the Court's "deeply arbitrary description of reality" in mandating that everyone assent to the obvious falsehood that location matters and a child before birth is not a child.
Author:Richard Stith, J.D., Ph.D.
Publication Year: 2005
Item Type: Leaflet, 4 pg.
Item Number: 0544
Price: 40¢ each; 10-49 copies, 30¢ each; 50+ copies, 25¢ each. Bulk discounts available.

Contraception and Abortion: The Underlying Link
Offers an explanation of the anthropological, physiological and social links between contraception and abortion.
Author:Rev. Walter J. Schu, L.C.
Publication Year: 2005
Item Type: Leaflet, 4 pg.
Item Number: 0545
Price: 40¢ each; 10-49 copies, 30¢ each; 50+ copies, 25¢ each. Bulk discounts available.

Women Deserve Better than Abortion
Frames the abortion debate in terms that appeal to a broad spectrum of Americans, including those who are pro-choice.
Author:Serrin M. Foster
Publication Year: 2003
Item Type: Leaflet, 4 pg.
Item Number: 0342
Price: 40¢ each; 10-49 copies, 30¢ each; 50+ copies, 25¢ each. Bulk discounts available.

Ten Legal Reasons to Reject Roe
Revisits the many shocking ways the Supreme Court deviated from established legal principles in order to find a "right" to abortion in the U.S. Constitution.
Author:Susan E. Wills, Esq.
Publication Year: 2003
Item Type: Leaflet, 4 pg.
Item Number: 0347
Price: 40¢ each; 10-49 copies, 30¢ each; 50+ copies, 25¢ each. Bulk discounts available.

Second Look Project "9 Months" Poster
Part of national ad campaign that presents basic facts on abortion. Poster reads: "The amount of time the Supreme Court says it's legal to have an abortion....Have we gone too far?"
Author:Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities
Publication Year: 2001
Item Type: 11" x 17" poster
Item Number: 0132
Price: 75¢ each; 10-24 copies, 65¢ each; 25-99 copies, 55¢ each; 50+ copies, 50¢ each.

Second Look Project "You Can Choose" Poster
Part of national ad campaign that presents basic facts on abortion. Poster reads: "The Supreme Court says you can choose - after the heart starts beating, after it sucks its thumb, after it can survive outside the womb..."
Author:Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities
Publication Year: 2001
Item Type: 11" x 17" poster
Item Number: 0134
Price: 75¢ each; 10-24 copies, 65¢ each; 25-99 copies, 55¢ each; 50+ copies, 50¢ each.

Moving Toward a Culture of Life
Points to indicators in society that we are moving, albeit slowly, in the right direction toward a society in which every member of the human family will be welcomed.
Author:Cathleen A. Cleaver
Publication Year: 2001
Item Type: Leaflet, 4 pg.
Item Number: 0101-CLE
Price: 40¢ each; 10-49 copies, 30¢ each; 50+ copies, 25¢ each. Bulk discounts available.

The Door Opens to Infanticide [contains outdated information]
Highlights the decision of the Supreme Court on partial-birth abortion, insisting that killing a child, even as he/she is being born, is legal under Roe v. Wade.
Author:Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities
Publication Year: 2001
Item Type: Tri-fold pamphlet
Item Number: 0026; en español 0027
Price: 1-99 copies, 7¢ each; 100-1000 copies, 6¢ each.

In God's Image: Building a Culture of Life
Excerpts from Cardinal O'Connor's keynote address at the International Conference.
Author:Cardinal John J. O'Connor
Publication Year: 2000
Item Type: Leaflet, 4 pg.
Item Number: 0001-OCO
Price: 40¢ each; 10-49 copies, 30¢ each; 50+ copies, 25¢ each. Bulk discounts available.

Choose Life: Toward a Culture of Life in the New Millennium
A reflection on the rhetoric used to market abortion and euthanasia, and the "hidden costs" we continue to pay for accepting abortion in America.
Author:Archbishop Charles J. Chaput, O.F.M. Cap.
Publication Year: 1998
Item Type: Leaflet, 4 pg.
Item Number: 9801-CHA
Price: 40¢ each; 10-49 copies, 30¢ each; 50+ copies, 25¢ each. Bulk discounts available.

Light & Shadows: Our Nation 25 Years after Roe v. Wade
Statement released by the Bishops at their November 1997 meeting on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Supreme Court's abortion decisions.
Author:National Conference of Catholic Bishops
Publication Year: 1997
Item Type: Leaflet, 1 pg.
Item Number: 9721; en español 9722
Price: 1-99 copies, 8¢ each; 100-1000 copies, 7¢ each.

Message from His Holiness, John Paul II
Message to Cardinal Bernard Law, Chairman of the NCCB Committee for Pro-Life Activities, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of Roe v. Wade.
Author:Pope John Paul II
Publication Year: 1997
Item Type: Leaflet, 1 pg.
Item Number: 9820
Price: 15¢ each

Partial-Birth Abortion: The Writing on the Wall
The current debate on the gruesome procedure of partial birth abortions is finally giving way to exposing a slew of lies about all kinds of abortion that the media and the law have been feeding society for decades.
Author:Susan E. Wills
Publication Year: 1997
Item Type: Leaflet, 4 pg.
Item Number: 9701-WIL
Price: 40¢ each; 10-49 copies, 30¢ each; 50+ copies, 25¢ each. Bulk discounts available.

The Good News: More Than Black and White
Author explores reasons for racism in our society in terms of stereotypes, blame, and a sense of desperation in the black community. In creating a link between racism and the pro-life movement he gives us the hope of a growing network of black pro-lifers.
Author:Rev. Stephen F. Brett, SSJ
Publication Year: 1996
Item Type: Leaflet, 4 pg.
Item Number: 9601-BRE
Price: 40¢ each; 10-49 copies, 30¢ each; 50+ copies, 25¢ each. Bulk discounts available.

You Can Stop Partial-Birth Abortion
Explains the procedure, the public policy situation and suggests how to write an effective letter to legislators.
Author:Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities
Publication Year: 1996
Item Type: VHS, 12 min.
Item Number: 9725, en español 9726
Price: $7.50 each

The Church's Love Letter to the World
Explains how the strict "no's" laid out by Pope John Paul II in Evangelium Vitae regarding abortion and euthanasia stem from a loving "yes" the Church says to life in the third millennium.
Author:Rev. Richard John Neuhaus
Publication Year: 1996
Item Type: Leaflet, 4 pg.
Item Number: 9601-NEU
Price: 40¢ each; 10-49 copies, 30¢ each; 50+ copies, 25¢ each. Bulk discounts available.

The Curtain of Silence: The Truth About Partial-Birth Abortion
An eye-opening educational film that explores the reality of partial-birth abortion through an interview with Brenda Pratt Shafer, a nurse who speaks of three such "abortion" procedures. Author:Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities
Publication Year: 1996
Item Type: VHS, 20 min.
Item Number: 9625
Price: $12.95 each

Tomorrow We March Video
Cardinal Bernard Law's homily at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, January 22, 1996. Experience (or relive) the moment when the crowd of more than 8,000 erupted into frequent, sustained applause at the Cardinal's ringing exhortation to be unconditionally pro-life.
Author:Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities
Publication Year: 1996
Item Type: VHS, 18 min.
Item Number: 9621
Price: $12.95 each

The Gospel of Life (Evangelium Vitae)
Pope John Paul II's extraordinary encyclical on the sanctity and inviolability of human life. Explores the nature of contemporary attacks against life and exhorts all to proclaim and live the Gospel of life to bring about a culture of life.
Author:Pope John Paul II
Publication Year: 1995
Item Type: Booklet, 189 pg.
Item Number: 9540; en español 9541
Price: $9.95 each

Real Choices
An exploration of the reasons why women seek abortions based on interviews and surveys of post-abortive women undertaken in the National Women's Coalition for Life "Real Choice" project.
Author:Susan E. Wills
Publication Year: 1995
Item Type: Leaflet, 4 pg.
Item Number: 9501-WIL
Price: 40¢ each; 10-49 copies, 30¢ each; 50+ copies, 25¢ each. Bulk discounts available.

Abortion and the Kind of People We Are
America's liberal abortion policies and the profound moral crisis facing Americans today are explored in this article.
Author:George Weigel
Publication Year: 1994
Item Type: Leaflet, 4 pg.
Item Number: 9401-WEI
Price: 40¢ each; 10-49 copies, 30¢ each; 50+ copies, 25¢ each. Bulk discounts available.

The Right Choice Video
A young girl's journey from the despair of the abortion clinic to the hope of new life. The unexpected voice that guides her is that of her own unborn child. Especially for teens.
Author:Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities
Publication Year: 1993
Item Type: VHS, 20 min.
Item Number: 9321
Price: $12.95 each

The Right Choice Video Leader's Discussion Guide
A brief series of questions to facilitate discussion after viewing "The Right Choice." Questions focus on the humanity of the child and resources available to pregnant women.
Author:Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities
Publication Year: 1993
Item Type: Leaflet, 1 pg.
Item Number: 9323
Price: 25¢ each; 10-99 copies, 10¢ each; 100+ copies, 7¢ each. (Free with video purchase)

Violence and the Moral Ecology of American Society
Reflects "upon the likely connection between the increasing criminal violence that plagues our nation and the quite legal killing of millions of unborn human beings."
Author:James L. Nash
Publication Year: 1993
Item Type: Leaflet, 4 pg.
Item Number: 9326
Price: 40¢ each; 10-49 copies, 30¢ each; 50+ copies, 25¢ each. Bulk discounts available.

Abortion: Choose to Know the Facts [contains outdated information]
Presents important information about abortion
Author:Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities
Publication Year: 1991
Item Type: Leaflet, 4 pg.
Item Number: 9011; en español 9012
Price: 1-99 copies, 7¢ each; 100-1000 copies, 6¢ each.

Do You Know Doe?
Explains that Roe v. Wade has a twin - Doe v. Bolton - which defines the exception to the rule allowing restrictions on late-term abortions.
Author:Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities
Publication Year: 1991
Item Type: Leaflet, 4 pg.
Item Number: 9211; en español 9212
Price: 1-99 copies, 8¢ each; 100-1000 copies, 7¢ each.

Winning the War of Words: Rebuttals to Abortion Arguments
Outline common pro-abortion arguments and ways to respond.
Author:Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities
Publication Year: 1991
Item Type: Leaflet, 2 pg.
Item Number: 9113; en español 9114
Price: 1-99 copies, 8¢ each; 100-1000 copies, 7¢ each.

The Catholic Church is a Pro-Life Church
Describes the history of the Church's teaching on abortion.
Author:Secretariat for Pro-Life Activities
Publication Year: 1990
Item Type: Tri-fold pamphlet
Item Number: en español YM7
Price: 7¢ each; 1000+, 5¢ each

Choice [contains outdated information]
Raises the question of whether an abortion is simply a "matter of choice." Addresses myths surrounding the abortion issue and suggests ways to become involved in pro-life efforts.
Author:Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities
Publication Year: 1990
Item Type: Tri-fold pamphlet
Item Number: 9003; en español 9004
Price: 1-99 copies, 7¢ each; 100-1000 copies, 6¢ each.

Resolution on Abortion
Statement of the U.S. Catholic bishops identifying abortion as the fundamental human rights issue of our time.
Author:National Conference of Catholic Bishops
Publication Year: 1989
Item Type: Tri-fold pamphlet
Item Number: 8908
Price: 1-99 copies, 8¢ each; 100-1000 copies, 7¢ each.

Olivia's Story
A young woman's abortion experience. Reviews Supreme Court abortion decisions and includes a photo essay on the unborn child.
Author:Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities
Publication Year: 1986
Item Type: Tri-fold pamphlet
Item Number: 8603
Price: 1-99 copies, 7¢ each; 100-1000 copies, 6¢ each.

Medicine and Unborn Human Life
Using wisdom from the 1967 Gleitman v. Cosgrove New Jersey Supreme Court case, May builds a case for medical procedures to be used on the unhealthy unborn child while disputing the validity of the "therapeutic abortion."
Author: William E. May
Publication Year: 1986
Item Type: Leaflet, 4 pg.
Item Number: 8604
Price: 40¢ each; 10-49 copies, 30¢ each; 50+ copies, 25¢ each. Bulk discounts available.

Abortion: Questions and Answers
Commonly asked questions and answers concerning abortion
Author:Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities
Publication Year: 1983
Item Type: Tri-fold pamphlet
Item Number: 8302
Price: 1-99 copies, 7¢ each; 100-1000 copies, 6¢ each.

Abortion in Our Culture
Has abortion become accepted as part of the American way of life? What are the roots of its present triumphs? What was the mechanism by which it achieved acceptance, and what is the dynamism of its steady expansion? Is the trend irreversible? These are questions addressed in this booklet.
Author:John T. Noonan, Jr.
Publication Year: 1980
Item Type: Booklet, 16 pg.
Item Number: 8004
Price: 60¢ each

Abortion: What the Court Said
Explains what the impact of the Supreme Court's 1973 abortion decisions. Includes b/w fetal pictures from the Carnegie collection
Author:Secretariat of Pro-Life Activities
Publication Year: 1976
Item Number: 7606
Price: 40¢ each; 10-49 copies, 30¢ each; 50+ copies, 25¢ each. Bulk discounts available.

Declaration on Procured Abortion
Author:Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith
Publication Year: 1974
Item Type: Booklet, 27 pg.
Item Number: 7412
Price: 75¢ each

Documentation on the Right to Life and Abortion
Testimony regarding a constitutional amendment to protect the unborn; includes texts of bishops' resolutions, statements, pastoral guidelines, declarations and excerpts from the Second Vatican Council's Constitution on the Church in the Modern World.
Author:National Conference of Catholic Bishops & United States Catholic Conference
Publication Year: 1973
Item Type: Booklet, 72 pg.
Item Number: 7411
Price: $1.25 each

Documentation on the Right to Life and Abortion II
Testimony regarding a constitutional amendment to protect the unborn; includes statements of Cardinal Terence Cooke and Archbishop Joseph Bernardin, as well as the text of the bishops' 1975 Pastoral Plan for Pro-Life Activities.
Author:National Conference of Catholic Bishops & United States Catholic Conference
Publication Year: 1973
Item Type: Booklet, 57 pg.
Item Number: 7612
Price: $1.25 each