Murder of Michigan Pro-Life Advocate Sends Message: Not Safe to Tell the Truth in America

Contact: Eric Scheidler, Communications Director, Pro-Life Action League, 630-896-1200, 773-251-8792 cell; Tom Ciesielka, TC Public Relations, 312-422-1333

CHICAGO, Sept. 11 /Christian Newswire/ -- "We are shocked to learn of the killing of pro-life activist Jim Pouillon, a man who day after day stood as a witness to the violence of abortion. Now he himself is a victim of violence," said Joseph M. Scheidler, national director of the Chicago-based Pro-Life Action League, "Just last month at a clinic on the north side of Chicago a man shouted to one of our counselors, 'I'll get my gun and shoot you through the head.' On a number of occasions, our 'Face the Truth Tour' was threatened with deadly weapons."

"When the late term abortionist, Dr. George Tiller, was murdered, the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division and the U.S. Attorney's Office launched a federal investigation into federal crimes in connection with the murder, and the Civil Rights Division convened a meeting of the National Task Force on Violence Against Reproductive Health Care Providers," commented Scheidler. "Now the Pro-Life Action League is calling on those government agencies to investigate this murder and established a task force to protect pro-life advocates."

Michigan: A Pro-Life Model State

Throughout the 30 year history of the Pro-Life Action League, Scheidler has spoken on numerous occasions in Michigan because of the powerful grass roots activity there. Even before Roe v. Wade, Michigan held a referendum on abortion, and pro-life won by a margin of 2 to 1. According to Scheidler, "Michigan got busy, was well organized, and has never let up. They are almost a model pro-life state and were imitated by pro-lifers all over America."

Contacts for the media:
Eric Scheidler, Pro-Life Action League, Communications Director:
(630) 896-1200, (773) 251-8792 (cell)
Tom Ciesielka, TC Public Relations: (312) 422-1333

About Pro-Life Action League
The Pro-Life Action League was founded by Joseph M. Scheidler in 1980 with the aim of saving unborn children through non-violent direct action. Through prayer vigils outside abortion facilities and sidewalk counseling, the League reaches out to abortion-bound women and couples with abortion alternatives, confidential counseling and access to pregnancy resources.

Since July 2007, the League has been at the center of the controversy surrounding Planned Parenthood's flagship abortion facility in Aurora, Ill., dubbed, "Ground Zero" of the abortion battle by abortion supporters and opponents alike. The League has closed eight abortion clinics in Chicago alone and nearly a hundred across the country.

The Pro-Life Action League is a nonprofit organization, supported solely by private donations. For more information, visit www.prolifeaction.org.