Resource directory - Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life

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 Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life
2010-2011
Directory of
Pro-Life Resources
Suggested Donation: $5.00
Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life
Beginning in 1968 as a small group of Minnesota residents willing to speak up
for the right to life for all persons, MCCL has become the nation’s largest state
pro-life organization with more than 70,000 contributors and 240 chapters
statewide.
MCCL Mission Statement
“The mission of Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life is to secure protections
for innocent human life from conception until natural death through effective
education, legislation and political action.”
MCCL Resource Center
This directory is a complete listing of pro-life materials available in the
MCCL Resource Center at the state office.
Brochures, Booklets and Fliers......................................................... 6
Lending Library
Recommended Reading........................................................... 12
Archived Books.................................................................... 18
Recommended Films............................................................... 22
Archived Films..................................................................... 23
Resources for Students & Teachers................................................. 24
Event Materials............................................................................. 25
Promotional Materials................................................................... 26
T-Shirts......................................................................................... 27
Posters & Billboards...................................................................... 28
Order forms can be found in the back of this directory.
Please submit orders through the following methods:
Website
www.mccl.org
Email
information@mccl.org
Mail
4249 Nicollet Avenue
Minneapolis MN 55409
Fax
612-825-5527
Telephone
612-825-6831
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with the suggested donation and shipping.
• Brochures, Booklets and Fliers •
Abortion
Abortion Statistics
Factsheet about abortions performed in Minnesota and
the U.S., including reasons women give for abortion; also
available in Spanish.
Suggested Donation: $.05
American War Casualties
Comparison of deaths from U.S. wars and deaths from
abortion since the Roe v. Wade decision; also available in
Spanish.
Suggested Donation: $.05
A Christian Perspective on Abortion
What does the Bible say about abortion? Biblical passages
and Christian scholars answer questions.
Suggested Donation: $.10
Doe v. Gomez
Explanation of the Minnesota Supreme Court decision
that “found” a right to abortion in the state Constitution
and mandated taxpayer funding of abortion. Graph shows
abortions paid for with tax dollars.
Suggested Donation: $.05
Does Legalizing Abortion Protect Women’s Health?
Effectively refutes the argument that legalizing abortion
in developing countries would lower maternal mortality
rates. Addresses the real cause of maternal deaths. (Also
available in Spanish, French, Arabic and Romanian.)
Suggested Donation: $.25
Forced Abortion
Alerts the reader to the prevalence of forced abortions.
Includes statistics as well as four documented, extreme
cases of coercion.
Suggested Donation: $.10
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Brochures, Booklets and Fliers
Planned Parenthood and Abortion
Shows how the number of abortions drastically increases
when Planned Parenthood opens a clinic in a nearby area.
Also provides other telling facts about Planned Parenthood.
Suggested Donation: $.05
RU486: The Deadly Abortion Drug
Explains the realities of RU486, the controversial abortion
drug. The procedure, along with the frightening risks and
complications, are covered along with stories of women
who have died from this dangerous drug.
Suggested Donation: $.10
Saline Abortion
Explains the facts of this brutal abortion procedure and
why it must be outlawed.
Suggested Donation: $.10
Sex-Selection Abortion: It’s Happening Here
Discriminatory sex-selection abortions are being performed
not only in certain parts of Asia, but also here in the United
States.
Suggested Donation: $.10
Take a Stand
This youth-oriented brochure explains the different
abortion methods, why abortion is wrong and how you can
“take a stand” for the unborn.
Suggested Donation: $.10
Talking with a Friend Who’s Considering Abortion
Designed for pro-life teens who want to help their pregnant
friends find a way through pregnancy and childbirth.
Suggested Donation: $.10
Unborn Babies Can Feel Pain
Cites research and physiological evidence supporting the
fact that a fetus can feel pain by 20 weeks; also available
in Spanish.
Suggested Donation: $.10
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When Your Friend Has Had an Abortion
Designed for pro-life teens who want to help their friends
through post-abortion trauma.
Suggested Donation: $.10
Why Pro-Life?A Case against Abortion
This flier makes a case for the pro-life position and refutes
common pro-abortion arguments. More in-depth version
available as a booklet.
Suggested Donation: $.05 (flier), $.50 (booklet)
Pregnancy & Fetal Development
A Baby’s First Months
Fetal development facts from conception to birth; color
photographs.
Suggested Donation: $.30
The First Nine Months
18-page booklet provides information on dating pregnancy
and the development of the unborn child, accompanied by
beautiful color photographs; geared toward women facing
unplanned pregnancies.
Suggested Donation: $.30
If You Are Pregnant: Information on Fetal Development,
Abortion and Alternatives
This 26-page resource was created by the Minnesota
Department of Health in response to the Woman’s Right
to Know Act, which requires that a woman be provided
with certain information at least 24 hours prior to having
an abortion. Includes abortion risks, complications,
alternatives to abortion, fetal development facts and more.
(Also available in Spanish.)
Suggested Donation: Shipping Only
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Brochures, Booklets and Fliers
Life Before Birth
Includes a famous photograph of a six-week-old unborn
baby along with information on the development of the
unborn child.
Suggested Donation: $.10
Pregnant? Need Help?
Contact information for nearly 100 pregnancy care centers
throughout Minnesota and bordering states. Includes
a short description of organizations offering maternity,
adoption and post-abortion support. (Also available in
Spanish.)
Suggested Donation: $.05
Assisted Suicide & Euthanasia
Assisted Suicide & Euthanasia Series
Five booklets help you understand these issues, presenting
the case against both euthanasia and assisted suicide,
and questions you should ask your doctor. Includes
“Understanding Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia,” “The
Case Against,” “Troubling Questions,” “A Matter of Life or
Death” and “Questions You Should Ask.”
Suggested Donation: $.30 each
The Dangers of Socialized Medicine
Explains how government-run health care leads to
rationing and involuntary euthanasia.
Suggested Donation: $.10
Why You Need an Advance Directive
Protect yourself and your family from being denied food,
water and medical treatment.
Suggested Donation: $.10
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Stem Cell Research
Stem Cell Research
Explains the distinction between adult and embryonic stem
cell research; why adult stem cells are therapeutically and
ethically superior.
Suggested Donation: $.10
Legislation
Contacting Elected Officials
Lists contact information for current legislators in
the Minnesota Senate and House, as well as U.S.
Representatives, Senators, the Governor and the President.
Contacting legislators with the request that they vote YES
on pro-life bills makes a difference for life!
Suggested Donation: $.10
Legislative Accountability Rating
Shows how each legislator of the Minnesota House and
Senate voted during the current session with regard to
right-to-life issues.
Suggested Donation: $.15
Positive Alternatives: Faces & Places
This booklet includes 14 powerful stories of pregnant
women around the state helped through the Positive
Alternatives grant program.
Suggested Donation: $.25
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Brochures, Booklets and Fliers
Miscellaneous
A Gift for Life—MCCL Tribute and Memorial Program
Honor a family member or friend, either living or deceased,
by making a donation in the person’s name to the cause of
life. This booklet comes with six memory cards to honor
others by contributing to MCCL on their behalf.
Suggested Donation: Free
MCCL Resource Book
A comprehensive pro-life handbook; 100 pages, detailing
MCCL’s programs, events, educational efforts and much
more.
Suggested Donation: $10.00
My Mom and Me
Children’s activity book containing 35 pages of pictures
to color, word games and cut-outs; introduces and affirms
pro-life values.
Suggested Donation: $.50
Protecting Human Life
Booklet describing in depth MCCL’s focus on educating the
public, organizing and unifying pro-lifers, and motivating
this grassroots force into action.
Suggested Donation: $1.00
Touch the Future
How you can make a difference in the lives of vulnerable
persons well into the future by including a charitable gift in
your will or estate plan.
Suggested Donation: $.05
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Lending Library — Recommended Reading_ _____________________________________________
• Lending Library •
Recommended Reading
Aborted Women, Silent No More (Crossway, 1987)
David C. Reardon
Post-abortive women share their personal stories of tragedy and restoration. This book
documents the harmful consequences of abortion on women.
Aborting America (Doubleday, 1979)
Bernard N. Nathanson, M.D.
A former leader in the abortion movement and co-founder of NARAL, Dr. Nathanson tells his
story and explains how his mind was changed.
Abortion and the Conscience of the Nation (Thomas Nelson, 1984)
Pres. Ronald Reagan
Reagan’s classic meditation on the value of human life.
Abortion Rites: A Social History of Abortion in America (Regnery, 1995)
Marvin Olasky
This well-researched book dispels many of the popular myths about abortion history.
Aging, Death and the Quest for Immortality (William B. Eerdmans, 2004)
Edited by C. Ben Michell, Robert D. Orr and Susan A. Salladay
Containing articles by physicians, health care professionals, pastors and ethicists, this timely
resource covers issues such as aging, death, medical decision-making, health care rationing
and palliative care.
American Democracy in the Wake of Roe: Prospects for Just and Rational Change
(The Human Family Trust, 2009)
Denise M. Mackura, J.D.
Mackura explains how the Roe v. Wade decision damaged democracy in the U.S. and greatly
affected human rights. She details current law regarding abortion and privacy and lays out a
long-term “exit strategy” to end legalized abortion.
Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia Past and Present (Hayes, 2000) *
J. C. Willke, M.D.
An informative resource on end-of-life issues, answering many questions about euthanasia and
assisted suicide both historically and currently.
* Available for purchase
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Blood Money: Getting Rich off a Woman’s Right to Choose (Multnomah, 1992)
Carol Everett
Everett is a former abortion clinic director, and in this book she exposes the abortion
industry’s greed and deception.
The Case for Life: Equipping Christians to Engage the Culture (Crossway, 2009)
Scott Klusendorf
Klusendorf offers an accessible but intellectually rigorous case for the pro-life position. The
author specializes in equipping pro-life advocates to articulately and persuasively defend their
views.
Compelling Interests (Pleasant Word, 2006)
Jessica Shaver
A pro-life novel presenting the drama and complexity of abortion in America.
Consumer’s Guide to a Brave New World (Encounter, 2004)
Wesley J. Smith
Smith, an expert on euthanasia, writes about stem cell research, cloning and biotechnology.
How are we to avoid a dark future of eugenics-dominated science?
Culture of Death: The Assault on Medical Ethics in America (Encounter, 2000)
Wesley J. Smith
Smith, an attorney for the International Anti-Euthanasia Task Force, shows readers that
America is becoming a country in which life isn’t valued and the medically vulnerable are
seen as having not just a “right” but a “duty” to die.
Death as a Salesman: What’s Wrong with Assisted Suicide? (New Regency, 1998) *
Brian P. Johnston
Covers every aspect of the assisted suicide debate in a clear, easy-to-read format.
Defending Life: A Moral and Legal Case against Abortion Choice
(Cambridge University Press, 2007)
Francis J. Beckwith
Beckwith has written arguably the best comprehensive philosophical defense of the pro-life
position ever published. Pro-choice thinkers are thoroughly refuted as the author makes a
case for human inclusiveness.
* Available for purchase
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Lending Library — Recommended Reading
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Dehumanizing the Vulnerable: When Word Games Take Lives
(Loyola University Press, 1995)
William Brennan
Sociology professor Brennan explores the relationship between demeaning words used to
categorize groups of people and actions that result once these words are popularized and
accepted. Modern depictions of the unborn and disabled are compared to historical examples
of words used against women, Jews, blacks, Soviet peasants and Native Americans.
Detrimental Effects of Abortion, 3rd ed. (Acorn, 2001)
Thomas W. Strahan
Described as the only publication to list all of the major statistically significant studies on
abortion, including its psychological, physical and social effects.
Embryo: A Defense of Human Life (Doubleday, 2008)
Robert P. George and Christopher Tollefsen
George and Tollefsen make a powerful case against embryo-destructive research. The authors
use the facts of embryology, coupled with sophisticated philosophical reflection, to show that
human embryos are rights-bearing members of the human family from conception.
The Emerging Brave New World (Highway, 2008)
Thomas Glessner
This book outlines the dehumanization of human beings that has taken hold of modern
American culture. It also challenges the Christian church to fight to restore a sanctity-of-life
ethic in our cultural institutions.
Fighting for Life (Word, 1996) *
Gov. Robert P. Casey
The story of a courageous pro-life Democrat who was suddenly faced with news that he had
a rare, incurable disease. Casey tells how he fought for his life while fighting for stronger
American values.
Forced Exit: The Slippery Slope from Assisted Suicide to Legalized Murder
(Spence, 2003)
Wesley J. Smith
Smith exposes the deceptions clouding euthanasia and assisted suicide and effectively
describes how allowing these procedures will undermine the dignity of human life.
* Available for purchase
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Lending Library — Recommended Reading
From Conception to Birth: A Life Unfolds (Doubleday, 2002)
Alexander Tsiaras
Featuring more than 100 breathtaking color photographs and computerized visualizations, this
book takes readers on the journey of fetal development, from conception to birth. Detailed,
beautiful pictures only possible with modern technology.
Gianna: Aborted and Lived to Tell about It (Focus on the Family, 2010)
Jessica Shaver
After surviving a saline abortion and struggling with a physical handicap, Gianna Jessen
became a powerful advocate for life. Her inspirational story has touched many lives.
Grand Illusions: The Legacy of Planned Parenthood (Adroit, 1992) *
George Grant
In this documented, in-depth exposé, Grant reveals Planned Parenthood’s disturbing history
and destructive agenda.
The Hand of God: A Journey from Death to Life by the Abortion Doctor Who Changed
His Mind (Regency, 1996)
Bernard N. Nathanson, M.D.
As a co-founder of NARAL and director of the world’s largest abortion clinic, Dr. Nathanson
shocked the world when he renounced his profession and became a pro-life advocate. This is
the powerful story of his conversion, in his own words.
Immaculate Deception: The Shifting Agenda of Planned Parenthood (Northfield, 1996)
George Grant
The deceptive nature of Planned Parenthood is unknown to many, but Grant exposes its
secrets and educates readers about its hidden agenda and influence on society.
In the Womb (National Geographic, 2006)
Peter Tallack
The journey of a baby from conception to birth is brought to life with amazing 3-D images and
models first seen on the National Geographic Channel in 2005. A corresponding video can also
be requested from our lending library.
The Jericho Plan: Breaking Down the Walls Which Prevent Post-Abortion Healing
(Acorn, 1996)
David C. Reardon
This book explains the thoughts and feelings of those who are experiencing unresolved grief
and pain over a past abortion. Offers insight into post-abortion healing and how to reach out to
struggling and hurting men and women.
* Available for purchase
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Lending Library — Recommended Reading_ _____________________________________________
LIFE (Abrams, 2006)
Lennart Nilsson
Through stunning photography, Nilsson documents the miraculous development of the unborn
child from the moment of conception through the third trimester of pregnancy.
A Life That Matters: The Legacy of Terri Schiavo—A Lesson for Us All (Warner, 2006)
Terri’s Family
Terri Schiavo was a severely brain-damaged woman who was tragically dehydrated and
starved to death in 2005. Her family tells the story of their efforts to save her life.
Love Them Both: Questions and Answers about Abortion (Hayes, 1997) *
Dr. and Mrs. J. C. Willke
A major update of the best-selling Abortion: Questions and Answers, the classic study of the
abortion issue. Illustrated and written in question-answer format.
Margaret Sanger’s Eugenic Legacy: The Control of Female Fertility
(McFarland & Co., 2005)
Angela Franks
This work addresses Sanger’s ideas concerning birth control, eugenics, population control and
sterilization. Sanger was the founder of Planned Parenthood.
Over Coffee (We Shared Our Secrets) (Winepress, 2008)
Julie Surface Johnson
This fictional work takes an understanding look at those who have experienced crisis
pregnancies and have undergone abortions.
The Party of Death: The Democrats, the Media, the Courts, and the Disregard for
Human Life (Regnery, 2006)
Ramesh Ponnuru
Ponnuru traces and rebuts the movement for abortion, infanticide, euthanasia and embryodestructive research. Excellent analysis of contemporary American politics and culture.
The Physicians’ Crusade against Abortion (Science History Publications, 2005)
Frederick N. Dyer
This detailed work of history follows the efforts of 19th century doctors, led by Horatio Storer,
in enacting legal protections for the unborn.
Pro-Life Answers to Pro-Choice Arguments (Multnomah, 2000)
Randy Alcorn
Alcorn’s easy-to-use reference book offers factual responses to every pro-choice argument.
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Lending Library — Recommended Reading
Real Choices: Offering Practical, Life-Affirming Alternatives to Abortion
(Multnomah, 1994)
Frederica Mathewes-Green
Mathewes-Green studies the reasons women have abortions and explains what it is that will
empower them to choose life.
Victims and Victors: Speaking Out about Their Pregnancies, Abortions, and Children
Resulting from Sexual Assault
(Acorn, 2000)
David C. Reardon, Julie Makimaa, Amy Sobie
This book details an extensive survey of women who became pregnant as a result of sexual
assault. The testimonies of 192 women show conclusively that abortion only aggravates a rape
victim’s suffering.
Waiting with Gabriel (Loyola, 2003)
Amy Kuebelbeck
Kuebelbeck was over five months pregnant when she received the news that her baby had
a fatal condition and would likely die a few weeks after birth. She delicately and honestly
shares the unforgettable journey that ensued, changing their lives forever.
Who Broke the Baby? (Bethany House, 1998)
Jean Staker Garton
Addresses the popular slogans of the pro-choice movement and provides sound responses to
claims such as, “I am personally against abortion, but I believe in a woman’s right to choose.”
Women’s Health after Abortion: The Medical and Psychological Evidence, 2nd ed.
(The deVeber Institute, 2003)
Elizabeth Ring-Cassidy and Ian Gentles
An extensive survey of research on short-term and long-term post-abortion health problems.
You Aren’t Alone: The Voices of Abortion (Blue Dolphin, 2003)
Peggy Kirk, M.A.
A book for any woman facing an unexpected pregnancy. It includes personal stories and useful
information about abortion and alternatives.
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Lending Library — Archived Books___________________________________________________
Archived Books
Aborting Planned Parenthood Robert H. Ruff
Abortion Analyzed
Bernard J. Ficarra
Abortion and the Christian: What Every Believer Should Know *
John Jefferson Davis
Abortion and the Constitution: Reversing Roe v. Wade through the Courts
Dennis J. Horan, Edward R. Grant and Paige C. Cunningham
Abortion and Healing *
Michael T. Mannion
The Abortion Holocaust: Today’s Final Solution
William Brennan
Abortion: The Myths, the Realities and the Arguments
Germain Grisez
The Abortion Papers: Inside the Abortion Mentality
Bernard Nathanson
Abortion, Poverty and Black Genocide Erma Clardy Craven
The Abortion Privacy Doctrine
L.D. Wardle
Abortion: Questions and Answers
Dr. and Mrs. J.C. Willke
The Abortion Revolution and the Sanctity of Human Life
Allen Quist
Abortion: The Silent Holocaust *
John Powell
Abortion and Slavery: History Repeats *
J.C. Willke
Abortion and Social Justice
Thomas W. Hilgers and Dennis J. Horan
Alone: A Story for Children ... About Abortion!
Gale Patrick Brennan
As It Is in Heaven
Don Braukmann
Be a Friend for Life
Russ Rooney
Before Their Time: Lessons in Living from Those Born Too Soon
Daniel Taylor and Ronald Hoekstra
Before You Were Born
Joan Lowery Nixon
Belief in Human Life
Anthony T. Padovano
Blessed Are the Barren: The Social Policy of Planned Parenthood
Robert Marshall and Charles Donovan
Bright Valley of Love Edna Hong
Broken Earth: The Rural Chinese
Steven W. Mosher
Catholic Women and Abortion: Stories of Healing
Pat King
Champion of Women and the Unborn: Horatio Robinson Storer, M.D. Frederick N. Dyer
Check with Chip on Stem Cell Research
Chip Maxwell
A Child Is Born
Lennart Nilsson
Color Atlas of Life before Birth: Normal Fetal Development
Marjorie A. England
Confronting the Language of Empowering the Culture of Death:
Studies in the Thought of John Paul II
William Brennan
The Consistent Consecutive Ethic of Life *
Joseph M. Connors
The Cost of Abortion: An Analysis of the Social, Economic,
and Demographic Effects of Abortion on the United States
Lawrence F. Roberge
The Cost of Choice: Women Evaluate the Impact of Abortion
Erika Bachiochi
* Available for purchase
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The Death Decision
Leonard J. Nelson
Death, Dying and Euthanasia
Dennis J. Horan and David Mall
Death in the Nursery: The Secret Crime of Infanticide
James Manney and John C. Blattner
The Developing Human: Clinically Oriented Embryology, 4th ed.
Keith L. Moore
Ethics at the Edges of Life
Paul Ramsey
Euthanasia, Clinical Practice and the Law *
Luke Gormally
Euthanasia: Killing or Caring? * Rita L. Marker
The Facts of Life
Jonathan Miller and David Pelma
Feminism Reconsidered: How Women Are Exploited by Abortion
Gail M. Hamilton
The Feminist Takeover
Betty Steele
Fight for Life *
Kathy Hochderffer
Fighting for Life: Defending the Newborn’s Right to Live
Melinda Delahoyde
The First Days of Life
Claude Edelmann
The First Nine Months of Life
Geraldine Lux Flanagan
The Flying Monk: Still Fighting for Life
Paul Marx
For Every Idle Silence
Henry Hyde
From Fallen to Forgiven
Jennifer O’Neill
A Gentle Approach: Interacting with a Person Who Is Semi-Conscious
or Presumed in a Coma
Jane D. Hoyt
The German Euthanasia Program: Excerpts from “A Sign for Cain”
Fredric Wertham
Gertie’s Not Alone
Normand Chartier
The Gospel of Life: Evangelium Vitae
John Paul II
A Grave Danger: Physician-Assisted Suicide
Duquesne Law Review reprint, Vol. 35, 1
Guaranteeing the Good Life: Medicine and the Return of Eugenics
Richard John Neuhaus
Handbook on Abortion
Dr. and Mrs. J.C. Willke
Handbook for Pregnant Teens
Linda Roggow and Carolyn Owens
Having Your Baby When Others Say No!
Madeline Pecora Nugent
Human Biology: An Exhibition of Ourselves
British Museum
The Human Development Hoax: Time to Tell the Truth!
C. Ward Kischer and Sianne N. Irving
Human Life and Health Care Ethics
James Bopp Jr.
Human Life: Our Legacy and Our Challenge
Marcy Cavanagh Sneed
I’d Speak out on the Issues If I Only Knew What to Say
Jane Chastain
Infanticide and the Handicapped Newborn
Dennis Horan and Melinda Delahoyde
In Good Conscience: Abortion and Moral Necessity
David Mall
Journey to the Forbidden China
Steven W. Mosher
The Law and Abortion: An International Study
Ian Gentles
A Lawyer Looks at Abortion
Lynn D. Wardle and Mary Anne Q. Wood
The Least of These: What Everyone Should Know about Abortion
Curt Young
Leslie
Jeanne Anders
The Liberal Case against Abortion
Vasu Murti
* Available for purchase
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Lending Library — Archived Books___________________________________________________
Life before Life
Sarah Hinze
Life and Learning: Proceedings of the Twelfth University Faculty for Life
Conference
Joseph W. Koterski
The Life Within: Celebration of a Pregnancy
Jean Hegland
Margaret Sanger: Father of Modern Society
Elasah Drogin
Mary’s Rose
Katherine Friess
Masterpiece in Progress
Jeff Steinberg
Medical Holocausts Vol. 1: Exterminative Medicine in Nazi Germany
and Contemporary America
William Brennan
Modern Motherhood
H.M.I. Liley
The Morality of Abortion
John T. Noonan
A Mother’s Ordeal: One Woman’s Fight against China’s One-Child Policy
Steven W. Mosher
The Mourning After: Help for the Post-Abortion Syndrome
Terry L. Selby
New Perspectives on Human Abortion
Hilgers, Horan and Mall
Obstetrical Diagnosis by Radiographic, Ultrasonic and Nuclear Methods John A. Campbell
On Death and Dying
Elisabeth Kubler-Ross
Oral Arguments in the Supreme Court Abortion Decisions
Robert Ratermann
Passion Child: A True Account of a Girl and an Abortion *
Jamielynn
A Path to Hope for Parents of Aborted Children and Those Who Minister
to Them
John J. Dillon
Perfect Just the Way I Am
Julie Tamler
Post-Abortion Trauma: Nine Steps to Recovery *
Jeanette Vought
Pregnant and Alone: How You Can Help an Unwed Friend
Henrietta VanDerMolen
Preview of a Birth: The Fascinating Story of Life before Birth
Human Development Research Council
A Private Choice: Abortion in America in the Seventies
John T. Noonan Jr.
Pro-Life Feminism
Gail Grenier Sweet
The Psychological Aspects of Abortion David Mall and Waler F. Watts
Rachel Weeping and Other Essays on Abortion
James Tunstead Burtchaell
To Rescue the Future: The Pro-Life Movement in the 1980s
Dave Andrusko
Restoring the Right to Life: The Human Life Amendment
James Bopp Jr.
The Right to Live; The Right to Die
C. Everett Koop
Rites of Life: The Scientific Evidence for Life before Birth
Landrum Shettles and David Rorvik
The River Nile
Kenny Blair
Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton Supreme Court Cases
The Rose Journal
Linda Ruth Stai
Sanctity of Life: The Inescapable Issue
Charles R. Swindoll
School-Based Clinics, the Abortion Concern
Richard D. Glasow
School-Based Clinics and Other Critical Issues in Public Education
Barrett L. Mosbacker
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Lending Library — Archived Books
The Silent Scream: The Complete Text of the Documentary Film
with an Authoritative Response to the Critics
Donald S. Smith
The Silent Subject: Reflections on the Unborn in American Culture
Brad Stetson
Slouching toward Gomorrah: Modern Liberalism and American Decline *
Robert H. Bork
Something Beautiful from God
Susan Schaeffer Macaulay
Spiritual Reflections of a Pro-Life Pilgrim Michael T. Mannion
Stand up Girl: Take Charge of Your Unexpected Pregnancy
Becky Fraser
The Story of Birthright: The Alternative to Abortion
Louise Summerhill
Survivor: A Story of Truth and Hope
James Wilkins
A Symphony of the Preborn Child Jerome Lejeune
That’s Me in Here
Jean Darby
Tilly
Frank E. Peretti
To Keera with Love: Abortion, Adoption or Keeping the Baby
Kayla M. Becker
To Live or Die? Facing Decisions at the End of Life
C. Everett Koop
To Love a Child Kim Naert
A Treatise on Human Life: An Unalienable Right
Harold D. Kletschka
The Triumph of Hope: A Pro-Life Review of 1988 and a Look to the Future
Dave Andrusko
Umbert the Unborn: A Womb with a View
Gary Cangemi
The Unaborted Socrates: A Dramatic Debate on the Issues Surrounding Abortion
Peter Kreeft
Victims and Values: A History and a Theory of Suffering
Joseph A. Amato
The War against Population
Jacqueline Kasun
Whatever Happened to the Human Race?
(Study guide available for this book)
C. Everett Koop and Francis A. Schaeffer
Joni Eareckson Tada
When Is It Right to Die? Suicide, Euthanasia, Suffering, Mercy *
When Life and Choice Collide: Essays on Rhetoric and Abortion
David Mall
When Medicine Went Mad: Bioethics and the Holocaust Arthur L. Caplan
Who Is for Life?
Mother Teresa and others
Why Pro-Life? Caring for the Unborn and Their Mothers
Randy Alcorn
Women and Choice: A New Beginning
Mary Rosera Joyce
The Wonderful Way That Babies Are Made
Larry Christenson
The Woodland Hills Tragedy: The Full Story behind the 16,433 Aborted
Babies Found in a California Suburb S. Rickly Christian
The World of Nigel Hunt: The Diary of a Mongoloid Youth
Nigel Hunt
Your Health Matters: What You Need to Know about
U.S. Health Care
Gregory Dattilo and David Racer
The Zero People: Essays on Life
Jeff Lane Hensley
* Available for purchase
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Lending Library — Recommended Films________________________________________________
Recommended Films
A Baby’s First Months: Infinite Possibilities
Award-winning fetal development video from National Right to Life; looks at the
“universe within” to discover the amazing world of the unborn child in the womb. DVD;
6 minutes.
Bella Inspiring film (fiction) starring pro-life actor Eduardo Verástegui; shows the struggle of
a woman facing unplanned pregnancy and how a simple act of kindness can change a
life forever. DVD; 91 minutes.
The Biology of Prenatal Development Uses six different medical-imaging technologies to show the intricacy of the unborn
child’s development. DVD; 42 minutes.
Current Issues, Future Directions
Complete DVD set of presentations from worldwide experts at the first International
Symposium on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide in 2007; gives updated information on
the threat of assisted suicide and euthanasia and what actions are necessary to turn the
tide. DVD; 4-disc set.
Cutting through the Spin: Stem Cells & Cloning
Informative and acclaimed DVD featuring the Rev. Dr. Tadeusz Pacholczyk; examines the
science and ethics of stem cell research and cloning. DVD; 75 minutes.
Demographic Bomb
“Demography is destiny” message illuminates the history of population control and how
the belief that there are too many people in the world has become institutionalized.
Companion to “Demographic Winter.” DVD; 56 minutes.
Demographic Winter
Draws upon experts from around the world to reveal the dangers of population decline,
the result of the population control agenda behind legalized abortion. DVD; 56
minutes.
In the Wake of Choice
Documents the effects of abortion in a pro-choice world. Ann Marie Cosgrove
interviews Minnesota women and men about wounding and healing from abortion.
DVD; 82 minutes.
In the Womb National Geographic program about the unborn child’s nine-month journey of
development; includes rare in utero footage. DVD; 89 minutes.
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__________________________________________________________ Lending Library — Archived Films
Lines That Divide
Documentary addressing the divisive issue of embryonic stem cell research. Covers the
scientific basics as well as political issues that influence and surround the debate. DVD;
57 minutes.
Little Ones
Short DVD about development in the womb, narrated by a child; music by Phil Keaggy.
DVD; 5 minutes. Available for purchase; $1.00 suggested donation.
Live from the Womb: Baby Steps
4-D ultrasound imagery gives a clear look at unborn babies from 8 to 34 weeks as
they roll, bounce and suck their thumbs. Great for use at fair booths and other displays.
DVD; 5 minutes.
Ultrasound: Eyewitness to the Earliest Days of Life
Ultrasonographer Shari Richard reveals in exquisite detail the life of the unborn child.
VHS; 28 minutes. (A shortened 12-minute version, “Sonogram–The Early Days,” also
available.)
You Are a Masterpiece
Live-action DVD with state-of-the-art computer animation and in utero photography
revealing the world of life before birth; for ages 5-12. DVD; 30 minutes.
Archived Films
Abortion-Breast Cancer Link
Bearing Burdens: An Alternative to Euthanasia
A Chance of a Lifetime
Dear Children
(Abridged edition) Death as a Salesman: What’s Wrong with Assisted Suicide
Eclipse of Reason
Euthanasia in the ‘90s
Journey to Your Birthday
Let Me Live: The Anthem of the Unborn
Living Proof—A Visual Encounter with the Unborn
A Matter of Life & Death
(Available for purchase; $15 suggested donation)
The Miracle of Life
Parents’ Rights Denied
The Question of Nutrition and Hydration
The Right to Kill
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Resources for Students and Teachers_ _________________________________________________
Saving Lives: A Quarter-Century of Unconditional Love
The Silent Scream
What’s Going on in There?
Who Broke the Baby?
VHS; 30 minutes
VHS; 27 minutes
VHS; 23 minutes
VHS; 30 minutes
• Resources for Students and Teachers •
Most are available at no charge to students or teachers for classroom use.
Student Information Packets — Individually prepared packets of pro-life materials to suit the
age and specific needs of the student or teacher; available upon request.
Speakers — Knowledgeable pro-life speakers from the MCCL state office. Speakers tailor
programs for any age level or specific focus.
Films — A wide variety of DVDs and videos available through MCCL’s lending library; provide
excellent means of communicating the pro-life message.
Fetal Models — Actual life-size models, depicting the unborn child at 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7 months;
effective in illustrating the humanity of the unborn child.
Books — Books for all ages regarding abortion, infanticide, fetal development, stem cell
research and euthanasia; available for loan from the MCCL lending library.
‘At Every Stage’ — A comprehensive pro-life textbook, suitable for high school aged students
and adults. Perfect for home school and private school students.
In-Depth Materials — The MCCL Resource Center has an extensive amount of literature
addressing issues of abortion, infanticide, fetal development, maternal mortality, euthanasia
and assisted suicide, and stem cell research and human cloning.
Books & Literature for School and Public Libraries — Both the MCCL state office and
many MCCL chapters provide local libraries with pro-life books and materials for vertical
files.
Booth & Display Materials — Fetal models, backdrop displays, posters and banners are
available for loan. Auxiliary items such as pro-life pencils, stickers, lapel roses and bumper
stickers are also available.
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Event Materials
Consultant Services — MCCL officers, staff and regional chapter leaders frequently act as
consultants to students, schools, churches and organizations in preparing papers, establishing
pro-life education programs and setting up displays. Many students personally visit the MCCL
Resource Center and website to browse for materials.
MCCL Website — A wide variety of materials is available online at www.mccl.org, including
brochures and fliers that can be printed, a fetal development video, pro-life t-shirts and more.
Many of the items in this resource directory can be ordered from the website.
To use any of the MCCL educational services or materials, contact MCCL or visit our website
at www.mccl.org. Most materials can be sent from the state office in Minneapolis to any
destination by UPS.
• Event Materials •
The following materials may be ordered at no cost:
create your personal login to access more info!
visit
www.mccl.org
reach us at:
612.825.6831
mccl@mccl.org fx 612.825.5527
MCCL’s political action site:
www.mcclpac.org
MCCL Business Cards
Provide a quick reference for contacting MCCL via email,
phone, fax and our website.
MINNESOTA CITIZENS CONCERNED FOR LIFE
Since 1968
4249 Nicollet Ave., Minneapolis MN 55409
MCCL Membership Envelopes
These envelopes are specifically designed for MCCL
events. It may be a good idea to keep extra for donating
convenience.
Pro-Life Legislative Petitions
By signing these pro-life petitions, citizens are able to
actively participate in the legislative process.
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Promotional Materials___________________________________________________________
• Promotional Materials •
Protect
LIFE!
Bumper Stickers
Balloons
“Protect Life”
“MCCL, Protect Life”
(assorted colors)
Suggested Donation: $1.00 ea.
Suggested Donation: $.10 ea.
Since 1968
MCCL Pencils
(blue w/ white lettering)
Suggested Donation: $.10 ea.
Since 1968
Precious Feet Pins
(gold or silver)
Suggested Donation: $1.00 ea.
Stickers “Choose Life” fuzzy bear stickers
Suggested Donation: $.25 ea.
Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life
www.mccl.org 612-825-6831
Buttons
“Thanks Mom for Life!”
Suggested Donation: $.25 ea.
Assorted Buttons (1” diameter)
Suggested Donation: 5/ $1.00
“Thanks Mom for Life!”
Suggested Donation: $.25 per
sheet (12 stickers)
“Thanks Dad for Life!”
Suggested Donation: $.25 ea.
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______________________________________________________________________________________________ T-Shirts
• T-Shirts •
“I Am Pro-Life”
“Protect Life”
Available in sizes M, L, XL
Available in sizes S, M, L, XL
Suggested Donation: $10
Suggested Donation: $10
“Abortion Is Death”
“Abortion Is Cruel”
Available in sizes M, L, XL
Suggested Donation: $10
Available in sizes S, M, L, XL
Suggested Donation: $6
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Posters and Billboards___________________________________________________________
• Posters and Billboards •
Posters
1. “Support Women, Save Lives”
(horizontal fold, two-sided)
Suggested Donation: $3.00
3. “Human LIFE. Respect It.
Protect It.”
2. “Support Women, Save Lives”
(vertical fold, two-sided)
Suggested Donation: $3.00
4. “Protect Life” (green)
(one-sided)
Suggested Donation: $2.00
Limited quantities available.
(one-sided)
Suggested Donation: $2.00
Limited quantities available.
6. “Protect Life” (blue)
5. “Protect Life” (orange)
(horizontal fold, two-sided)
Suggested Donation: $3.00
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(horizontal fold, two-sided)
Suggested Donation: $3.00
__________________________________________________________________________________ Posters and Billboards Billboards
All billboards made from firm, durable, corrugated plastic (4 x 8 ft.)
Suggested donation: $40.00 (shipping not included)
1. “Unborn Babies Can Feel Pain” (yellow)
2. “Unborn Babies Can Feel Pain” (purple)
3. “Save the Unborn”
4. “Protect Life” (green)
5. “Human Life: Respect It. Protect It. “
6. “Protect Life” (blue)
7. “Unborn Babies Are Human Beings”
8. “Save Lives, Stop Abortion”
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Pro-Life Resource Order Form
Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life
4249 Nicollet Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55409
Tel. 612.825.6831
Fax 612.825.5527
information@mccl.org
www.mccl.org
Date____________________
Ship to:
Bill to:
Name__________________________________
Name__________________________________
Location_______________________________
Location_______________________________
Address________________________________
Address________________________________
City, State Zip_ _________________________
City, State Zip_ _________________________
Phone_________________________________
Phone_________________________________
Pro-Life Resources
Suggested
Donation
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Quantity
Clip and mail or fax this order form to MCCL
31
TOTAL
Total
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Pro-Life Resource Order Form
Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life
Tel. 612.825.6831
4249 Nicollet Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55409
Fax 612.825.5527
information@mccl.org
www.mccl.org
Date____________________
Ship to:
Bill to:
Name__________________________________
Name__________________________________
Location_______________________________
Location_______________________________
Address________________________________
Address________________________________
City, State Zip_ _________________________
City, State Zip_ _________________________
Phone_________________________________
Phone_________________________________
Pro-Life Resources
Suggested
Donation
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Quantity
Clip and mail or fax this order form to MCCL
33
TOTAL
Total
34
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Pro-Life Resource Order Form
Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life
4249 Nicollet Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55409
Tel. 612.825.6831
Fax 612.825.5527
information@mccl.org
www.mccl.org
Date____________________
Ship to:
Bill to:
Name__________________________________
Name__________________________________
Location_______________________________
Location_______________________________
Address________________________________
Address________________________________
City, State Zip_ _________________________
City, State Zip_ _________________________
Phone_________________________________
Phone_________________________________
Pro-Life Resources
Suggested
Donation
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Quantity
Clip and mail or fax this order form to MCCL
35
TOTAL
Total
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