40 Days for Life is the largest internationally coordinated pro-life mobilization in history, helping local communities end the injustice of abortion.

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  Shawn Carney, 40 Days for Life · [email protected]
March 28, 2024 at 1:28 PM

Fox News Interview on Christian Films

John, Tomorrow marks the fifth anniversary of the theatrical release of Unplanned. The movie chronicling Abby Johnson's conversion from Planned Parenthood employee of the year to pro-life advocate was a surprise blockbus…
  Shawn Carney, 40 Days for Life · [email protected]
March 27, 2024 at 1:42 PM

Christ's Final Words

John, Today is Spy Wednesday--the day that Judas sold out our Lord, setting in motion the most dramatic series of events in human history. Jesus had a lot to say in the hours leading up to His death on the cross... ...an…
  Shawn Carney 40 Days for Life · [email protected]
March 25, 2024 at 1:30 PM

DAY 41: Late-Term Abortion Halted on Operating Table!

John, We made it! As of this morning, we have received reports of 266 babies saved from abortion through 40 Days for Life campaigns since February 14. As results continue to come in, save the date for our April 16 campa…
  Shawn Carney 40 Days for Life · [email protected]
March 24, 2024 at 10:13 AM

DAY 40: Business Isn't Booming

John, As left-wing politicians push to eradicate legal protections for unborn children, abortion businesses hoping to strike gold are flocking to so-called "abortion sanctuary" states. This abortion free-for-all doesn't appear to be working …
  Shawn Carney, 40 Days for Life · [email protected]
March 23, 2024 at 10:12 AM

DAY 39: Twins Saved

John, Many thousands of babies are alive today because states are finally free to protect them from abortion. These children reveal that what's really at stake in the abortion debate isn't some abstract concept of "choi…
  Shawn Carney 40 Days for Life · [email protected]
March 22, 2024 at 10:25 AM

DAY 38: Dramatic 911 Call Saves Baby

John, With pills now accounting for the majority of U.S. abortions, Abortion Pill Reversal is more important than ever. Sidewalk counselors in Manhattan encountered an anxious man pacing outside Planned Parenthood. Until…
  Shawn Carney 40 Days for Life · [email protected]
March 21, 2024 at 12:39 PM

DAY 37: Breaking Down IVF

John, The Alabama Supreme Court recently ruled that the state's Wrongful Death of a Minor Act doesn't just apply to children who've been born or who live in the womb. The court determined that the law also protects child…
  Shawn Carney 40 Days for Life · [email protected]
March 20, 2024 at 10:13 AM

DAY 36: Abortions Dropping in Liberal Region

John, If you need proof that politicians won't lead the way when it comes to defending life, look no farther than New England, where governors of BOTH major parties tend to support abortion. New Hampshire has a pro-abort…
  Shawn Carney, 40 Days for Life · [email protected]
March 19, 2024 at 10:13 AM

DAY 35: The Sales Tactics of Abortion

John, Planned Parenthood's website tells pregnant women that its "expert and caring staff will discuss all of your pregnancy options with you to help you make sure abortion is the best decision for you." But what the abortion industry calls …
  Shawn Carney, 40 Days for Life · [email protected]
March 18, 2024 at 10:19 AM

DAY 34: Chose Life from the Operating Table!

John, We have received reports of 183 moms and babies spared from abortion at the last moment since February 14--with new reports coming in daily! When we say your prayers save l…
  Shawn, Carney 40 Days for Life · [email protected]
March 17, 2024 at 10:10 AM

DAY 33: Don't Count on Politicians

John, If one thing is clear in post-Roe America, it's that politicians aren't going to end abortion. As is the case with every human rights movement, Christians will lead the way. That's why 40 Days for Life continues t…
  Shawn Carney 40 Days for Life · [email protected]
March 16, 2024 at 10:23 AM

DAY 32: The World Came Knocking 🌎

John, The first 40 Days for Life campaign 20 years ago was designed as a one-time endeavor to stem a growing abortion rate in one city: College Station, Texas... ...until that abortion rate dropped by 28 percent, and the…
  Shawn Carney, 40 Days for Life · [email protected]
March 15, 2024 at 10:12 AM

DAY 31: Pathetic

John, It's been a rough few years for the abortion industry--and there are few places where it's been tougher than Iowa. A decade and a half ago, the Hawkeye State looked like an abortion powerhouse. Then the late Sue Th…
  Shawn Carney 40 Days for Life · [email protected]
March 14, 2024 at 12:58 PM

DAY 30: 8 Tips to Finish Lent Strong

Dear John, We're now a month into both Lent and this spring's 40 Days for Life campaign. Whether your Lent has gone well or not so well, don't start counting down the days until it's finally over just yet. The remaining…
  Shawn Carney, 40 Days for Life · [email protected]
March 13, 2024 at 10:13 AM

DAY 29: Another One Closes Its Doors 🚪

Dear John, We're closing in on the 150th abortion facility to close following a 40 Days for Life campaign... ...and the latest is from another state that isn't exactly in the Bible Belt. Reno, Nevada, is located in the …
  Shawn Carney, 40 Days for Life · [email protected]
March 12, 2024 at 10:13 AM

DAY 28: It Isn't Always "Happily Ever After"

John, Most of my updates during a 40 Days for Life campaign bring exciting news of lives saved, hearts changed, and abortion facilities closed. But not every story ends "happily ever after." The sad stories are a reminde…
  Shawn Carney, 40 Days for Life · [email protected]
March 11, 2024 at 12:43 PM

DAY 27: Years of Prayer Finally Paid Off

John, As we head into the final third of this Lent's 40 Days for Life vigil, we know of 130 babies spared from abortion thanks to YOUR prayers! In all their many years praying fo…
  Shawn Carney, 40 Days for Life · [email protected]
March 10, 2024 at 10:12 AM

DAY 26: Found an Abortion Receipt

John, Many senior citizens look forward to slowing down in retirement... ...but in her 60s, Sarah was just getting started. It was 1991, and Sarah had just found a receipt in her yard--a receipt for an abortion perform…
  Shawn Carney, 40 Days for Life · [email protected]
March 9, 2024 at 11:17 AM

DAY 25: Abortion Worker Refers Client to 40DFL!

John, Your peaceful, prayerful presence at a 40 Days for Life vigil softens hearts and builds trust--even with abortion workers! In one Southeastern state, Mary and George watched as a couple arrived at the local abortio…
  Shawn Carney, 40 Days for Life · [email protected]
March 8, 2024 at 11:32 AM

DAY 24: Walgreens, CVS Begin Selling Abortions

John, Early last year, the Biden administration announced that--for the first time ever--retail pharmacies would be allowed to sell abortion pills. Walgreens and CVS just revealed they'll begin distributing the deadly d…
  Shawn Carney, 40 Days for Life · [email protected]
March 7, 2024 at 12:54 PM

DAY 23: Trump's Abortion Ban

John, Recently, the New York Times reported that Donald Trump supports a national 16-week abortion ban with exceptions for rape, incest, and the life of the mother. Instituting nationwide protections for unborn babies s…
  Shawn Carney, 40 Days for Life · [email protected]
March 6, 2024 at 11:25 AM

DAY 22: Vigil Saves Woman from Euthanasia

John, When you join your local 40 Days for Life vigil, you never know how the Lord might answer your prayers. Almost all of the more than 24,000 lives saved by your prayers were children spared from abortion. But not al…
  Shawn Carney, 40 Days for Life · [email protected]
March 5, 2024 at 1:19 PM

DAY 21: Different Type of Border Crisis

John, Tennessee has been largely abortion-free since shortly after the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Unfortunately, pro-lifers' work in the state isn't done. The abortion industry is working overtime to ship women across s…
  Shawn Carney, 40 Days for Life · [email protected]
March 4, 2024 at 11:16 AM

DAY 20: Got Angry...but Still Chose Life

John, At the end of the day we'll be halfway through this spring's 40 Days for Life campaign. We have reports of 76 babies saved from abortion in response to your prayer, fasting, community outreach, and peaceful vigil! …
  Shawn Carney, 40 Days for Life · [email protected]
March 3, 2024 at 12:17 PM

DAY 19: Pro-Life Clergy Are Speaking Out

John, About two-thirds of Americans self-identify as Christians... ...which means the abortion industry can't maintain a market for its core product without preying upon believers. Planned Parenthood even maintains a "cl…
  Shawn Carney, 40 Days for Life · [email protected]
March 2, 2024 at 11:24 AM

DAY 18: The Future Is Here

John, Students are the future of the pro-life movement...and the future is here! Our 2021 4040 Scholarship winner, Sister Mary Gianna, recently graduated from the University of New Mexico with a nursing degree--and was…
  Shawn Carney, 40 Days for Life · [email protected]
March 1, 2024 at 11:21 AM

DAY 17: Abortion Sanctuaries Are Failing!

John, Progressive governors' plans to turn their states into abortion sanctuaries aren't turning out as the abortion industry had hoped. Even with dramatically liberalized abortion laws designed to lure women from pro-l…
  Shawn Carney, 40 Days for Life · [email protected]
February 29, 2024 at 11:18 AM

DAY 16: Saved Baby Is Now in School!

John, When you go out to pray at a 40 Days for Life vigil, it's altogether possible you won't see anything particularly interesting happen. But we walk by faith and not by sight. Showing up to pray at your local 40 Days…
  Shawn Carney, 40 Days for Life · [email protected]
February 28, 2024 at 2:15 PM

DAY 15: Saw This and Rejected Abortion

John, Planned Parenthood loves to shroud abortion in vague terms like "choice," "reproductive rights," and "bodily autonomy"... ...because when people consider what abortion is and what an unborn child is, they reject a…
  Shawn Carney, 40 Days for Life · [email protected]
February 27, 2024 at 11:22 AM

DAY 14: Panic, Fear, and Coercion

John, If you've gone out to pray at your local 40 Days for Life campaign this Lent, you've probably seen that women aren't exactly eager to exercise their "right to choose." Most women who get abortions do so as a resul…
  Shawn Carney, 40 Days for Life · [email protected]
February 26, 2024 at 11:26 AM

DAY 13: The Heartbeat Said It All

John, With the first full week of this Lent's 40 Days for Life campaign in the books, we know of 35 babies saved from abortion in response to YOUR prayers! 40 Days for Life participants in front of Houston's mega-abortion facility were able …
  Shawn Carney, 40 Days for Life · [email protected]
February 25, 2024 at 11:25 AM

DAY 12: Bad Weather Saves Lives

John, It wouldn't be a spring 40 Days for Life campaign without some challenging weather! But challenges bear fruit, as the sight of people praying in tough conditions inspires MORE women to choose life! Prayer warriors…
  Shawn Carney, 40 Days for Life · [email protected]
February 24, 2024 at 11:27 AM

DAY 11: Baby Saves Mom's Life!

John, When Roe v. Wade was toppled, abortion advocates warned that the decision would kill women. A lot of them. But 20 months later, pro-life protections for unborn children haven't cost a single life. Carrying a child to term simply isn't …
  Shawn Carney, 40 Days for Life · [email protected]
February 23, 2024 at 11:21 AM

DAY 10: Lying Is Essential

John, Abortion supporters are willing to kill defenseless babies, so we shouldn't be surprised that they're willing to lie. With an Iowa law protecting unborn babies once a heartbeat can be detected tied up in the court…
  Shawn Carney, 40 Days for Life · [email protected]
February 22, 2024 at 11:18 AM

DAY 9: Announcing...

John, The second anniversary of the overturning of Roe v. Wade is coming quickly--and so is the second annual National Celebrate Life Day! Start making plans to join us four months from today, Satur…
  Shawn Carney, 40 Days for Life · [email protected]
February 21, 2024 at 11:15 AM

DAY 8: Out of Business 🔒

John, How many 40 Days for Life campaigns does it take to close an abortion facility? It's a question we get asked a lot, and there's no easy answer. But 40 Days for Life participants in Arkansas can tell you that afte…
  Shawn Carney, 40 Days for Life · [email protected]
February 20, 2024 at 11:25 AM

DAY 7: Why Won't They Go Away?

John, South Dakota is one of a dozen states that protect unborn children from abortion at all ages and stages of pregnancy. So why do 40 Days for Life volunteers continue to stand vigil in front of Planned Parenthood i…
  Shawn Carney, 40 Days for Life · [email protected]
February 19, 2024 at 11:14 AM

DAY 6: This Sign Saved a Baby

John, There's nothing better than the news that a child has been saved from abortion in response to YOUR prayers... ...and those reports are coming in from all over the 40 Days for Life world! A youn…
  Shawn Carney, 40 Days for Life · [email protected]
February 18, 2024 at 1:53 PM

DAY 5: They Tried to Poison Her!

John, The United Kingdom was once the standard-bearer for protecting freedom of speech... ...but now, Scotland is waging a full-scale attack on pro-life speech, pushing a 200-meter buffer zone to "stop the protests for …
  Shawn Carney, 40 Days for Life · [email protected]
February 17, 2024 at 12:44 PM

DAY 4: An Everyday Hero

John, When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, abortion businesses fled pro-life states for New Mexico. The state has no restrictions on abortion, so abortion businesses setting up shop near the Texas border can p…
  Shawn Carney, 40 Days for Life · [email protected]
February 16, 2024 at 11:16 AM

DAY 3: 5 Steps to Make or Break Your Lent

John, Lent is designed to rejuvenate our relationship with God... ...but it doesn't always work that way. Sometimes Lent is a time of frustration and spiritual dryness. On this week's episode of The 40 Days for Life Pod…
  Shawn Carney, 40 Days for Life · [email protected]
February 15, 2024 at 11:14 AM

DAY 2: First Saved Baby!

John, It didn't take long to receive the news that the first baby of the Lenten 40 Days for Life campaign has been saved from abortion! Jenny, who helps lead the 40 Days for Life vigil in Panama City, Panama, got a phon…
  Shawn Carney, 40 Days for Life · [email protected]
February 14, 2024 at 11:16 AM

DAY 1: An Abortion Facility Closed WHERE?

40 Days for Life begins today in 656 cities worldwide! Find your closest vigil and sign up to pray by visiting 40daysforlife.com/location John, As hundreds of cities around the …
  Shawn Carney, 40 Days for Life · [email protected]
February 13, 2024 at 2:17 PM

Let's Do This!

The campaign starts tomorrow! Donate $40 by midnight tonight and get a copy of our brand-new devotional, The 40 Day Journey Through the Life of Christ: 40daysforlife.com/donate J…
  Shawn Carney, 40 Days for Life · [email protected]
February 9, 2024 at 2:18 PM

Saved Baby Turns One!

John, As 40 Days for Life 365 participants prayed in front of the Greeley, Colorado, Planned Parenthood, a utility truck driver rolled down his window and called out. "Hey!" he cried. "I just wanted to let you know that …
  Shawn Carney, 40 Days for Life · [email protected]
February 7, 2024 at 4:33 PM

They Blew It

John, The abortion industry thought it could stamp out 40 Days for Life. It didn't work. Mail-order abortions, constitutional amendments, intimidation tactics, pharmacy-distributed abortions, and the full weight of the…
  Shawn Carney, 40 Days for Life · [email protected]
February 6, 2024 at 2:36 PM

California Is Nuts

John, When I first heard about Abortion Pill Reversal, I thought it sounded too good to be true. But it is true...and it has saved thousands of babies whose moms changed their minds after taking the first abortion pill. …
  Shawn Carney, 40 Days for Life · [email protected]
February 1, 2024 at 2:22 PM

Don't Fall for This Lie

John, As we enter the second full year in post-Roe America, the pro-abortion media wants you to believe we are losing so that you'll lose heart. Don't fall for it. At the grassroots level--where hearts, minds, and lives…
  Shawn Carney, 40 Days for Life · [email protected]
January 25, 2024 at 2:55 PM

It's Only Been 79 Years

John, Saturday marks the 79th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. For nearly eight decades, the world has promised, never again would it tolerate the industrial slaughter of a category of human beings... ...even…
  Shawn Carney, 40 Days for Life · [email protected]
January 24, 2024 at 2:15 PM

Weak-Kneed "Pro-Life" Politicians

John, Many self-proclaimed experts predicted the pro-life movement would disappear once Roe v. Wade was overturned. But 19 months after the reversal of the notorious Supreme Court decision, 40 Days for Life has more camp…