This is the final week of the 40-Days for Life prayer vigil outside the Planned Parenthood abortion clinic in Anchorage.

For the past five weeks, local pro-life advocates have prayed and held signs in an effort to bring an end to abortion in Anchorage. Participants include individuals, couples, families, youth groups, churches and others.

Those interested in participating during the last few days of the vigil can join others outside the Lake Otis abortion clinic. The goal is to have people on hand, peacefully praying, from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily.

This Thursday, sidewalk counselors are scheduled to be on hand from 7 a.m. to 10 a.m. On Friday, people several people have committed to be there from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. On Saturday, someone is scheduled to be on hand from 8 a.m. to noon, and then from 3-5 p.m. on Sunday. Participants are free to join during these times or other slots. Click here to see the online schedule.

Sunday, Nov. 6, is the final day of the vigil. At 5:30 p.m. there will be a closing Mass with Fr. Robert Whitney in the parking lot across the street from Planned Parenthood (4001 Lake Otis Parkway). At 6:30 p.m. there will be an ecumenical candlelight prayer service on the sidewalk outside Planned Parenthood. The ecumenical service will include presentations by local high school pro-life advocate Karolina Rzeszut as well as Wendy Perkins, a sidewalk counselor and former board member of Alaska Right to Life. Pro-life advocates are invited to attend one or both services.

40 Days for Life is a focused, 40-day, non-stop prayer effort outside a single Planned Parenthood center or other abortion facility. The gatherings are peaceful and educational with the aim of sending a powerful message to the larger community about the tragic reality of abortion.

Despite the fall of Roe v. Wade Alaska remains one of the most liberal abortion states in the nation thanks to numerous Alaska Supreme Court decisions that have struck down virtually every single pro-life law in the state. Not only are abortions legal in Alaska for any reason, but the state also publicly funds abortions for low-income women through the state’s Medicaid program.

For more details about the Anchorage vigil, call 907-301-6869 of click here.

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