Links: Life and Family

Abortion

• Defenders of the Unborn
  Offers help to mothers in crisis pregnancies, sponsors and maintains Constant Witness, and educates the Greater St. Louis area on the evils of abortion. Ministry services include Abortion Alternatives Counseling

• EFRAT-C.R.I.B.
  The greatest life saving organization in Israel
• Heartbeat International
  “Works to inspire and equip Christian communites worldwide to rescue women and couples from the agony and violence of abortion 
• Human Life International
  Pro-life Missionaries to the World. Providing training and tools to combat the Culture of Death and build a Culture of Life.
• Life Decisions International
  Research regarding businesses who do business with Planned Parenthood for boycotts.

• Live Action
  A new media movement for life

• Maafa 21
  Black Genocide in 21st Century America

• Option Line
  Caring confidential support for those with an unplanned pregnancy

• Personhood USA
  Working to establish the legal definition of personhood for unborn children.

• Protecting Black Life
  “Reaching the black community with the prolife message

• Students for Life
  The largest youth pro-life organization dedicated to training and equipping college, high school, medical, and law school students.

Chastity

• Chastity.com
• Love and Responsibility

Contraception

• Catholics Against Contraception

Divorce, Cohabitation, Civil Partnerships

• The Catholic Church’s Teaching on Sexual Morality Issures
• Living Together

End of Life, Euthanasia

• Terri Schiavo Life and Hope Network
  Providing resources and support for those facing life-threatening situations

Homosexuality

• Answers to Questions About Homosexuality
  Leila Miller: With regard to gay “marriage”, here is a list of the questions I come across most often, with my brief answers:
  
  
• Courage Apostolate
  Ministers to those with same sex attractions and their families

• Jonah
  Jews Offering New Alternatives to Homosexuality

• Narth
  National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality

• PATH
  Positive Alternatives to Homosexuality

Human Cloning, Embryonic Stem Cell, In Vitro Fertilzation

• Bioethics Defense Fund
  Provides innovative and practical solutions that address human rights violations involved in human cloning and embryo research, abortion, and end-of-life.

Human Trafficking, Prostitution, Pornography

• Anti-pornography
  Resources identified by the Archdiocese of Saint Louis.
• Coalition Of Catholic Organizations Against Human Trafficking
  National and international Catholic agencies working to eliminate the scourge of human trafficking. 
• Morality in Media: Porn Harms
  The leading national organization opposing pornography and indecency through public education and the application of law. Read about the top 12 facilitators of porn in America.
• Polaris Project
  A leader in the global fight to eradicate slavery and restore freedom to survivors.
• The Pink Cross
  Healing lives from Porn. Site contains many links to help people.
• Shared Hope
  Shared Hope International strives to prevent the conditions that foster sex trafficking, restore victims of sex slavery, and bring justice to vulnerable women and children.

Marriage, Family

• Catholic Pediatrics
  Pediatric health care providers who emabrace the Catholic faith and practices in union with the Roman Catholic Church.

• Love and Fidelity Network
  Defending marriage, family, and sexual integrity on the college campus

• Natural Family Planning Outreach

• Ruth Institute
  Various projects regarding marriage as the proper context for sex and childrearing.

Resources Devoted to Multiple Life Issues