February 10, 2023

40 Days for Life campaign ‘to be there for women’ is set for Feb. 22-April 2

Criterion staff report

40 Days for Life logo 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 spring campaign runs from Feb. 22-April 2. Two locations in the archdiocese are participating: Bloomington and Indianapolis.

As The Criterion went to press, Indiana’s pro-life legislation making most abortions in the state illegal was under an injunction while the Indiana Supreme Court reviews a case by Planned Parenthood and others questioning the law’s constitutionality. While the law is on hold, abortions continue in Indiana as they did prior to the enactment of the law last September.

With the injunction in place, “we still need to be there for women,” said 40 Days for Life Indianapolis co-coordinator Linda Kile last September.

Even if the law is upheld, she said, “women will still show up and need to know where to go for help. Plus [abortion centers] will still offer birth control services and possibly abortion referral services that continue the culture of death.”

Following is information on the Bloomington and Indianapolis campaigns.

Bloomington: The campaign will take place along the public right-of-way outside of the Planned Parenthood facility at 421 S. College Ave. Parking is available at the meters along the street at $1 per hour. Do not park in the Planned Parenthood parking lot.

To sign up, go to 40daysforlife.com/en/bloomington.

For more information, contact Deacon Russell Woodard at 317-456-7722 or e-mail rbwoodard@ameritech.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.

To sign up, go to 40daysforlife.com/en/indianapolis.

For additional information, contact Tim O’Donnell at 317-372-0040 or e-mail idipsumsapere@att.net.

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

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