40 Days for Life fall campaign is on Sept. 25-Nov. 3 in Indy, North Vernon

Criterion staff report

While Indiana’s new law protecting most unborn life is now in place, there is still a great need for prayer to end all abortion and to change the hearts of those associated with the industry.

40 Days for Life is a campaign of prayer, fasting and peaceful activism held in the spring and fall with the purpose of turning hearts and minds from a culture of death to a culture of life and bringing an end to abortion.

The fall campaign runs from Sept. 25-Nov. 3 Two locations in the archdiocese are participating: Indianapolis and North Vernon.

Following is information on the North Vernon and Indianapolis campaigns.
 

North Vernon: The campaign will take place near the CVS and Walgreen’s stores at 14 N. State St. Both pharmacies provide and sell the drugs used in chemical abortions, which is now the most common form of abortion.

“Our goal is to create public awareness that these corporations sell these dangerous and deadly drugs. The goal is to advocate for CVS and Walgreens to drop these products immediately,” explained Tim O’Donnell, who is overseeing the North Vernon campaign. “We will be participating at 40 Days for Life in that location to prayerfully and peacefully draw attention to the issue and get the community involved.

“We have information to hand out on the risks of these abortion drugs, how to contact CVS and Walgreens corporate headquarters to voice our concerns,” he continued, “and [share] information about pregnancy resources in our area.”

To sign up for one or more hours, go to www.40daysforlife.com/en/northvernon.

For more information, contact O’Donnell at 317-372-0040 or idipsumsapere@att.net.
 

Indianapolis: The campaign will take place in front of the Planned Parenthood facility at 8590 Georgetown Road. Parking is available along Georgetown Road; do not park in the Women’s Care Center parking lot or at the industrial complex across from the Planned Parenthood facility.

The Indianapolis campaign will have an opening event in front of the facility in Indianapolis at 4 p.m. on Sept. 27, with guest speaker Benjamin Ice, regional director of Students for Life of America.

The Indiana Knights of Columbus will hold a 12-hour overnight vigil in front of the Planned Parenthood facility starting at 6 p.m. on Oct. 4. All are welcome to join for a few minutes, an hour or more.

To sign up for one or more hours during the Indianapolis campaign, go to www.40daysforlife.com/en/indianapolis.

For additional information, contact Robert Burton at 40daysforlife.indy@gmail.com.

To find other 40 Days for Life campaigns outside of the archdiocese, go to www.40daysforlife.com and select “Locations.” †