Knights of Columbus Ultrasound Program Assists Pregnant
Women
On January 22, 2009, the 36th anniversary of the
Supreme Court’s Roe vs. Wade legalizing abortion on demand, the Knights of
Columbus launched a new initiative aimed at providing women considering
abortion a new way of viewing the life within them.
Ultrasound exams, which are medically indicated throughout
pregnancy for a variety of diagnostic reasons, use ultrasound waves to scan a
women’s abdomen, creating a picture or “sonogram” of the baby in her
uterus. Without the Knights of Columbus
support, most pregnancy care centers would be unable to purchase the ultrasound
machines, each costing tens of thousands of dollars.
Reports indicate that up to 90 percent of women considering
an abortion choose to have their baby after seeing an ultrasound image. They hear their baby’s heartbeat; they see
their baby’s head and fingers. They know
it is a child, not a “choice.”
The Knights of Columbus at St. Mary’s is sponsoring an
ultrasound program to assist pregnant women. We are doing a bank drive through the school and church to pay off
Ultrasound equipment for Catholic Charities in Tulsa, and if enough is raised it
will go toward other equipment in our state. A cup bank will be offered to your children through the school or you
can pick up one after mass in the vestibule from 12-14 thru 1-23. The drive will last 40 days and ends on 1-23,
which is “March for Life”. All money can
be returned after each mass through this timeframe.
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