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(LifeSiteNews) – Following the miraculous saving of an innocent unborn child in Florida, the 40 Days for Life campaign has reported 228 babies saved in barely more than a month.
On October 31, the 34th day of the fall campaign, the apostolate posted on their blog about the most recent numbers and shared the story of one mother who chose life for her child.
“We now have confirmed reports of 228 babies saved from abortion since September 28,” the blog post reads. “And more reports are coming in every day!”
In Clearwater, Florida, a woman carrying an unborn baby at 14 weeks passed by a 40 Days for Life vigil, “displayed a sonogram image of her baby, and softly said, ‘I chose life today’.”
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The ultrasound was a result of a Florida law which “requires abortion providers to offer clients an opportunity to meet their babies on the ultrasound machine.”
“She said that once she saw the baby, she knew she could never go through with an abortion,” a 40 Days for Life volunteer said.
Upon meeting the young woman, vigil participants prayed with her and offered to take her to a nearby maternity home. “The mother said [their] presence and signs influenced her decision.”
Although she had “discussed keeping her baby” before, the expectant mother told volunteers that “her boyfriend beat her and threatened to kick her out of his home.” However, with the providential opportunities to receive an ultrasound and the support of the pro-life volunteers, the woman decided to choose life.
“For all the rhetoric about being ‘pro-choice,’ this vulnerable, abused, precious woman ONLY had a choice because someone like you made the sacrifice to pray at the local 40 Days for Life vigil,” the blog reads.
“Thanks to YOUR prayers, a mom and baby in Florida are safe from both abortion and from their abuser.”
Following the overturning of Roe v. Wade in June, the 40 Days for Life campaign began this fall in a record 622 cities across the world, where pro-life volunteers are committed to fighting for an end to abortion on the local level.
The campaign has witnessed harsh realities of the abortion industry as well as miraculous stories of women choosing life for their unborn babies.
Last month, a 40 Days volunteer witnessed and recorded a tissue procurement company, which is associated with the University of Pittsburgh, taking what appeared to be specimen bags from a Pennsylvania Planned Parenthood, despite claims that the company does not procure fetal remains from the abortion facility.
In Vienna, a man destroyed a statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary at a 40 Days prayer shelter, set up across the street from an abortion clinic.
On October 10, 40 Days for Life president and CEO Shawn Carney shared in another blog post that 49 unborn children had been saved within the first two weeks of the fall campaign and as a direct result of the prayer vigils and volunteers. More recently, a California mother whose daughter was saved by an abortion pill reversal brought her baby to a 40 Days rally to express her gratitude for those who helped her choose life.