The Mainstream Media Publicizes The Truth About Abortion

By, Monte Harms- Stand For Life
(This originally appeared on www.standforlife.net)

In the last week a truck with photos of the truth has been getting a fair amount of publicity in Albuquerque. Local ABC affiliate KOAT-TV aired a story about the “truth truck” that has abortion photos on its side. Pro-life activist Bud Shaver drives the truck around town and parks it across the street from the late-term abortion facility, Southwestern Women’s Options, while he is peacefully counseling women and men at SWO.

The story prompted radio talk show host Scott Stiegler to devote two hours of his show the following day to listener’s reactions to the truck and the use of graphic photos. KKOB with its 50,000 watts is the most listened to station in New Mexico, so there was a huge audience and plenty of comments from the public. Scott Stiegler moderated the two hours by stating it was not going to be about the abortion debate, but he wanted the audience’s opinions about the appropriateness of having abortion images on the side of the truck. Stiegler’s approach was one of the fairest I have seen by the mainstream news media on an abortion-related subject. He started off by saying how we use graphic images for stop-smoking campaigns, driver training videos, and other examples, so why is this any different? Bud Shaver spoke for the first 10-15 minutes about why he uses the truck and the reactions he has received.

Although KKOB’s audience leans conservative or libertarian, it was still surprising how few people disagreed with this method of showing graphic images. Approximately 75% agreed with what he was doing and stated how the world needs to see what abortion is. The other 25% believed it was too “in your face” and not a good way to communicate the pro-life issue.

Hopefully, these reports and the use of the truth truck will wake up the public to the horror of abortion and the issue will be in the news more often. If nothing else, the public that was exposed to these reports now realize that late-term babies are being aborted in their hometown. It’s been obvious that the pro-life view of abortion has been off limits by the mainstream press, but every time a story such as this is aired, the wall comes down a little. In the future the press may be a little more willing to cover the truth about abortion.

Check out Bud and Tara Shaver’s site, Prayer and a Pro-Life Witness, and also go to lateterm.com for more information.

Thanks to KOAT-TV and Scott Stiegler of KKOB radio.

Billboard Calls Albuquerque the Late-Term Abortion Capital

Graphic anti-abortion billboard drives around town.

Report originally appeared at koat.com (Complete report including video footage!)

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -Report by By Anna Velasquez koat.com

An anti-abortion activist has taken his message to the streets and highways of Albuquerque with a rolling billboard that displays graphic pictures.

Bud Shaver drives around a truck with huge, larger-than-life pictures of dead fetuses from what he said are late-term abortions.

"This just shows what abortion is," Shaver said. "It shows the reality of what abortion is. It also restores meaning to the word abortion."

The billboard also declares Albuquerque as the nation's late-term abortion capital.

"As far as late-term abortion is concerned, Albuquerque is the capital for the United States just because it's drawing people from all over the country," he said.

Shaver keeps his truck near the Southwestern Women's Options abortion clinic at Lomas Boulevard and Interstate 25. He is part of the daily protest there, and knows these pictures drive some people over the edge.

Last summer, a woman attacked Shaver for holding graphic pictures. She was arrested.

While there were no attacks Wednesday, some admit, they had to leave the area because they found it so offensive.

"I looked up and I saw that truck," said Kathy Foy, who was looking for a nice place to sit in her car and have lunch. "It needs to stay between a woman and her doctor. It shouldn't be on a van on the street in a public place like this."

In New Mexico, late-term abortion is legal if the pregnancy endangers the woman's life.

(End of Report)

Actually Late-Term abortion's can be done for any reason up to the day of birth in New Mexico and is funded 100% by YOU and ME the taxpayer thanks to Medicaid! Read the following report by Tara Shaver, Project Defending Life: New Mexico forced taxpayers to fund 1,786 abortions in 2011.

Women obtaining Late-Term abortions are not doing so to save their own life, because the late-term procedure is such that, they still have to go through the pain and process of delivery! The only difference is that they give birth to a dead child...The baby was killed two-three days earlier! Read the entire late-term procedure here: Late-Term.com

The truth is, women can obtain abortion's for any reason up to the day of birth here in New Mexico! Generally, abortion's are done in the later stages of pregnancy for fetal abnormalities...such as Down Sydrome! In fact 90% of babies diagnosed with Down Syndrome, do not survive the womb...They are aborted.

Here are two undercover video's revealing the shocking truth about tax funded Late-Term abortion's at Southwestern Women's Options!

Call Reveals Medicaid Paying $16,000 to Abort 30-Week Down Syndrome Baby


Undercover Calls Reveal Medicaid Pays For $9,000 Late-term Abortions With Our Tax Dollars

In The Midst Of Chaos...A Moment To Hope!

Today (July 3rd, 2012) after spending several hours at Late-Term abortion mill (SWO) in Albuquerque, NM (lateterm.com) reaching out to abortion minded couples and just being ignored or angrily "flipped off!" I drove the Truth Truck back to where it is stored and then headed to Project Defending Life (PDL). After being there for a while taking care of business and speaking with volunteers I headed out the door. As I was leaving I just glanced over and saw a couple being helped by our Gabriel Project volunteer and I sort of recognized the couple but in the moment, couldn't remember where I had seen them before...That is until I walked outside and saw a very unique bright yellow truck! All of a sudden I realized where I recognized the couple from. Over a year ago, I had spoken with the boyfriend and given him information about PDL when he had dropped off his girlfriend for an abortion. He had told me that it was too late and that his girlfriend had already gone back for the abortion.

Due to confidentiality policies at PDL I will never know for sure, but just the possibility stopped me in my tracks for a moment to hope that even though we were not able to spare his girlfriend and previous child from the tragedy of abortion... That our presence and faithful commitment to be present at the abortion mill over a year ago, saved this child and spared them from the tragic mistake of another abortion!

The number one question I am asked is "Are you really effective in your ministry?" I always emphatically respond..."Yes we are always effective when we step out in faith and publicly stand against injustice even if we never know if we ever saved even one baby, just being present is enough!"...And you never know, possibly more babies are being saved then we will ever know! One thing is for sure, God knows what we are doing to rescue those being led away to death, the lives being saved, and He will repay everyone according to what they have done!

Making Friends With Our Harshest Critics...Fellow Christians!

Sometimes our harshest critics are fellow Christians! We are not here to make friends, but to save lives! Our ministry is Christ centered and Grace Filled! Please be gracious to us! We do save lives and change minds...everyday! We are always effective...Each and every-time we step out in Faith! Yes, we have seen the "Mountains Move!"

Also, check out this post: Making Friends With Our Enemies!

Simply Being Present Is All It Takes To Save A Life...

Today (June 27th, 2012) I was able to talk to a woman who had pulled up in another car, but was sitting in a car that was parked at late-term abortion mill Southwestern Women's Options (SWO). She told me that her daughter was inside, but that she had changed her mind and was not going to have the abortion. I shared with her about the resources we provide at Project Defending Life (PDL) and encouraged them to go to PDL. She asked me to wait and share this information with her daughter and she went inside (SWO) to get her.

They both came out and the daughter was holding a clipboard and talking to a guy who was the driver of the car parked in the parking lot. The mother came over and whispered that the driver was her daughter's boyfriend and that he was upset that she had changed her mind and was trying to pressure her to go through with the abortion. I waved the young woman over and she immediately stated that she had come there for an abortion, but that we had changed her mind. She pointed at our signs and mentioned that they had penetrated her heart as she was going inside and once inside she felt conviction and a burden on her heart. She stated that she was Catholic and that once she felt this conviction she knew that she could not have the abortion! She thanked us for being there for her and told us that our presence there today had changed her mind. She told her mom that she could not go back inside so her mom went in and returned the clipboard. Her mom returned a few minutes later and told us that the staff at SWO were very upset that she had changed her mind about having the abortion...so much for a woman's right to choose and I guess they should change their name to Southwestern Women's Option (instead of Option's)!

I called PDL and asked a volunteer with the Gabriel Project to share with the young woman all the help PDL could offer her. While she was on the phone I spoke with her mother and she was very thankful for us being there for her daughter and she told me that she had gotten pregnant with her at 15 and considered abortion and was so glad that she didn't...now she was even more happy that her daughter did not go through with her abortion!

The boyfriend drove away and the young woman finished talking with the Gabriel Project volunteer and she reassured me that she would be in contact with PDL. Her mom was on her way to cancer treatments when her daughter had called her from inside SWO. They left together both very appreciative for us simply being there. Our presence alone, had made all the difference!

God can use us as we step out in faith and out of obedience to "Rescue those being led away to death." (Proverb 24:11) Simply being present for women in crisis can make the difference between life and death! Having the opportunity to share how much God loves them, and all the ways we can serve them is..."Icing on the cake"!

Baby Saved Twice In One Day At Two ABQ Abortion Mills!

Truth is stranger than fiction! Today at Southwestern Women's Option's (SWO) lateterm.com in Albuquerque, NM sidewalk counselor Bobby Coffman Jr. was able to speak with a young father whose girlfriend was already inside the abortion center. Bobby was able to share his own testimony of losing two children and was able to connect with this father in a personal way. Bobby asked me to share all the resources available at Project Defending Life (PDL) which I was able to do. This couple was from Ohio and had only been given information about the Late-Term abortion mill...thanks to Bobby and his wife Collette's faithfulness God was able to provide a way out! The young man was very appreciative and went inside to get his girlfriend and they both left headed up to PDL. God was able to transform a place of darkness and death into a beacon of light and hope because He was present through His people! (I guess we really are His Body!)

But wait thats not all...This couple headed to PDL which is located directly across from Planned Parenthood (literally 50 feet!) Instead of going into PDL they headed into Planned Parenthood! God was prepared and had already provided a divine appointment for this couple with Lorenzo! Lorenzo was not (so he thought) supposed to be at Planned Parenthood...he is usually at the UNM abortion mill UNMCRH on Tuesday's or with me out at SWO! But Lorenzo had a divine appointment with this couple scheduled today! As this couple was heading into Planned Parenthood, Lorenzo was there as a sidewalk counselor and spoke with them, he realized that they had been at SWO and were supposed to be going to PDL not Planned Parenthood and walked them across the street to the right place! Talk about life and death stuff!!! It literally is!!! Praise God and Praise God for His Body...We were called out of darkness into light for a reason...to Light Up the Darkness!

It is vitally important for us to be present at ALL of the abortion mills in our community! It is vitally important for us to step out in faith and allow ourselves to be used by God...when we do we can see the divine appointments that God has for us! Lives will be saved and the love of Christ will reach those who desperately need Him! A baby was saved twice in one day...that was the Mountain that I saw God move today!

Making Friends With Our Enemies!

By Bud Shaver (This article originally appeared on Standforlife.net)

Today (Friday, June 1, 2012) as I was reaching out to abortion-minded women at the late-term abortion mill, Southwestern Women’s Options (www.lateterm.com), I was confronted by a young man who was very angry! I was as close as you get to being violently assaulted. He cursed me and asked me what I had to say about it. I told him God Bless You and if you want to talk rationally about the situation we could. He left just as quickly as he came, cursing and flipping me off as he left!



This does not happen as often as one may think, but it does occasionally happen. The difference today was that this guy returned about an hour later…this time very apologetic! He was genuinely sorry for how he treated me. He shared with me his view on abortion. He shared with me that he was upset with my graphic signs and that he thought they did more harm than good. He also stated that he did not like the fact that we “harassed” women by speaking to them. He told me that he calls the cops several times every day and that he was just fed up with my “spectacle”.

I told him that I appreciated the fact that he was sincerely sorry for how he treated me and that he was not the only one who shared similar sentiments…I told him that I receive a lot of opposition and that most of the opposition I receive…ironically…is from the Pro-Life community! Everyone has their own personal opinion about what is effective, but no one ever stops to ask me: “Hey Bud why do you persist on using graphic images and reach out to abortion-minded women at abortion clinics? Is it effective? Why do you risk assault, illegal arrest, and deal with people defaming your reputation?”

This is what I told him…“I am not out here to make friends! I am not out here to get a notch in my Pro-life belt! I am not here to win a popularity contest! I am not out here to check off a box on my Pro-Life check list….I am out here for these women and babies whose lives are in imminent danger TODAY due to the violent act called Abortion! Every aspect of my presence here is proven to be effective in changing minds and saving lives! I am effective in saving lives and educating the community to the brutal violence and danger of abortion! My signs are constitutionally protected under the First Amendment to the Constitution and perfectly legal! I do not harass anyone! You can keep calling the police and as you clearly see by the fact that I am not arrested…I am not doing anything illegal! In fact if the police did arrest me based on your complaints or tried to force me off the sidewalk or try and prevent me from using my graphic signs revealing abortion violence…then they would be the ones breaking the law! There is a very good reason why I create such a “spectacle” each day…The Constitution does not just give me the right to present a message publically, the Constitution primarily guarantees that the public will be able to receive a (controversial) message that they would not be able to receive otherwise! I told him I am not the problem…Abortion is the problem!”

He did not fall on his knees and profess Christ as his Lord and he was still “Pro-Choice” when he left but he did shake my hand…What seemed impossible just one hour earlier with him being my enemy, was possible for the God that we serve…We ended our (rational) conversation as friends!

Today that was the mountain that I witnessed God move…and it all started with me taking a stand against the injustice of abortion in the public square and making myself available to abortion-minded women…and the public at large who support and will defend with force…A woman’s right to kill her own child!