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‘We’re Willing To Lay Our Lives Down’: Inside The Effort To Save Babies At Planned Parenthood’s Front Doors

"We are people who love God, love life, and our neighbors as ourselves — even our preborn neighbors."

Ben Zeisloft
‘We’re Willing To Lay Our Lives Down’: Inside The Effort To Save Babies At Planned Parenthood’s Front Doors
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“You’re free now.”

Scott Hord — a pastor from Smyrna, Tennessee — said these words to a young African-American woman in front of Planned Parenthood Nashville after he and four others circled around her in prayer. She entered the abortion clinic’s parking lot with the burdens of a relationship full of abuse; after speaking to the Christians and changing her mind, she departed for a nearby pregnancy center — but not before she received hugs, encouragement, and contact information so that they could meet any needs she might have in the future.

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