While PROP 1 passed... we kept standing for LIFE.
Dear Friend of Stanton,
Unless you have been boondocking without internet service for the past 7 days, you know the majority of California voters approved Proposition 1 on Election Day.
According to the text of the California state constitutional amendment that is now in effect thanks to Prop 1:
“... the state shall not deny or interfere with an individual’s reproductive freedom in their most intimate decisions, which includes their fundamental right to choose to have an abortion and their fundamental right to choose or refuse contraceptives.”
Translation: “California shall not make any law that protects children in the womb from the moment of conception through the day of birth.”
We have always known California is a safe haven for late-term abortionists. Proposition 1 didn’t expand the scope of abortion businesses in California, but it did build a fortress around the evil principle of child extermination on demand.
So here’s what we know…
65% of California voters chose to support child killing in their state while 35% of California voters oppose murder. Nearly twice as many Californians supported death than supported life.
Something you may not know…
The campaign in favor of Prop 1 received $14,866,742.01 in contributions.
The campaign opposing Prop 1 received $292,832.78 in contributions.
The pro-death campaign received FIFTY TIMES MORE MONEY than the pro-life campaign.
Horrifying?
Discouraging?
Overwhelming?
Maybe at first glance. Maybe we look at these numbers and despair.
Or maybe we look at these numbers and then look to Jesus, who said, “Let the little children come to Me.” It is easy to despair when it looks like the Enemy is winning, but we know the Truth - our God has already won. He has triumphed over death!
My friends, while Prop 1 was being promoted across California using 14.8 million dollars, do you know what happened in the last few weeks at a seemingly minuscule ministry based in Victorville?
Stanton’s lead nurse, Barb, was privileged to lead a lost and hurting woman to Jesus. A knock on the door of the Stanton Mobile led to the sinner’s prayer and new life for this precious mother. She is being connected to a local church family for discipleship.
A distraught mother thought she had aborted her baby and instantly regretted the decision, but was given new hope when an ultrasound in the Stanton Mobile showed a progressing early pregnancy.
On one typical day, Barb and our sonographer Blanca served over 10 clients in 4 hours - the majority being walk-ins. Most of those clients were women who went to Planned Parenthood and ended up waiting inside Planned Parenthood up to 3 hours without being seen. So they walked out of that place of death, and walked into the Stanton Mobile where they found life-affirming healthcare, support, and hope.
A young couple, newly married and newly pregnant, came into the Mobile and begged to be seen because the husband was leaving in 24 hours for boot camp. Within minutes, Mom was on the exam table with the ultrasound wand scanning her belly, and Dad was introduced to their precious baby through the screen. What joy, and what a blessing for the Stanton team to give back to those who serve our country.
These are just a few of the powerful moments that took place in the Stanton Mobile in the past weeks! Day after day, the Stanton Healthcare team ministers in life-changing ways to mothers and fathers and their babies, all in the heart of an “abortion sanctuary state”.
Let me remind you again - the battle is already won! Because of our Savior’s defeat of death, we are not on the defensive!
Presidents, governors, and legislators come and go. Policies change and public programs succeed or fail. But no matter the political party in power or laws in place, God’s people must continue to serve the least of these, recognizing that our Hope and the promise of victory is found in Jesus Christ.
And so, even in California, the team at Stanton Healthcare continues to press on -
joyfully and thankfully saving babies and their mothers from the violence of abortion.
If you support Stanton SoCal in any way, through prayer or finances or time, thank you. Because of your support, lives are being saved. Through your faithful partnership, we are making an eternal impact every day in the Stanton Mobile. We praise God for you!
As we are faced with the unspeakable reality of Proposition 1 in California, I want to challenge you today to invest in the winning side. I want to encourage you to make a special gift today to Stanton SoCal, pledging to stand with our team on the frontlines of the fight for life. We need your support more than ever!
You can make a tax-deductible donation using our secure online system here, and you can join Stanton as we stand for LIFE in California!
In His Service,
Danielle Versluys
President, Stanton SoCal
P.S. Stanton may not have financial support on the scale of pro-Prop 1 funding, but we have the Lord on our side! Please don’t despair at the voting results in California - join Stanton as we stand on the Solid Rock against the culture of death! Thank you for standing with us.