Why this site and why now?

This site is designed to help you — in order to help them live. There is a growing grassroots movement in Georgia seeking to reestablish the sanctity of each and every human life from conception to old age. Join together with men, women, and children from every walk of life and every denomination of the Christian faith in this mighty work of God's people to protect the lives of those little ones who are utterly unable to protect themselves. Help your fellow Georgia citizens end this terrible holocaust of human life. Now is the time, as the momentum and the voices of concerned Georgians rise, for you to become part of something significant in the history of our land. As never before since the Roe v. Wade decision, we have within our grasp the instrument which will turn the tide — Georgia's Human Life Amendment.

We believe that our voices do matter and that if enough of us speak out, our Georgia lawmakers will see to it that the Human Life Amendment is placed on the ballot for the November 2008 elections. Polls show that at least 57% of Georgians favor a constitutional protection for unborn children. The crucial battle to see the Human Life Amendment become part of our constitution is taking place right now and right up to the opening of the 1st session of the 2008 legislature. If we succeed with our elected officials between now and January, then we will win in November at the polls. It's that simple!

Welcome to Let Them Live

A site dedicated to the Sanctity of Life in Georgia

Report From the Field


Jennifer Hodges,
Pro-Life Unity National Director and Human Life Amendment Activist
(view Jenny's bio)

(November 30, 2007)

Last night Jon and I had a rare opportunity. We delighted in the company
of Dean and Julia Nelson for dinner in our home. Dean directs NPAC, the Network of Politically
Active Christians, in Washington, D.C. in conjunction with Wellington Boone Ministries, and
his wife Julia is an activist, housewife, and educator of their three beautiful children.

What gives this couple an edge is their unique perspective on culture, community,
ethnicity, and religion. Dean's ancestory features an African-American lineage from Virginia,
and his great-great-grandmother was born a slave. Julia's father is from Korea, and her
mother is a white American. Dean came from a largely Christian background, while Julia
was raised by highly educated Unitarian, athiestic parents, who put her under the
care of a psychologist when she professed Christ as her Lord and Savior at 17 years of age.

The time spent around the dinner table talking with the Nelsons about the different issues
facing the United States among the differing social groups and communities was invaluable for shaping and framing the work that my dear husband and I have made an integral part of our existence. As we talked about the problems or symptoms and worked our way back to the root causes, one thing was abundantly clear: Fully functional families are the key to our nation's future.

Ultimately, the fractured family is the cracking foundation upon which a myriad of other hurts are stacked. Regardless of color, homes are shaped, influenced, and dominated by the presence or absence of the father. God has ordained men to bethe heads of their households, and this role cannot be cast aside. Fathers who are present but draw upon themselves for their authority are naturally overbearing and abusive. Only a father who recognizes that his authority comes from God, and he must honor and respect God in the nurturing care of his wife and children, achieves
the harmony and happiness that God intended for us. A father's absence brings forth children
more likely to be unwed mothers, high school dropouts, drug addicts, or even violent criminals.
In contrast, a father's presence brings forth stability for his children that is felt for generations.

We don't often hear about fatherhood in pro-life activism, yet it is an integral piece of the puzzle.
For this reason, on Tuesday, Dec. 11th Pro-Life Unity is hosting a dinner for Rev. William Brown, Director and CEO of First Step Transitional Academy. This is a re- entry program for men with an emphasis on fatherhood. Speakers include Ga. Representatives, Judge Johnny Panos, of Dekalb, Torian Weldon, Faith Director of theGa. Dept. of Corrections, and Anita Scott from the Morehouse School of Medicine. I invite you to come and be a part of this evening. Email jenny@prolifeunity.com for an invitation and to RSVP.

For Life,
Jenny

PS Now more than ever, we need your financial support to carry this fight for life all the way to the general election in November 2008. Support Pro-Life Unity today!

Yesterday afternoon I had the privilege of being a guest on Shelly
Wynter's talk radio program, WAOK 1390. www.waok.com After I was briefly introduced,
I talked about the sanctity of human life. Shelly asked questions about working as a sidewalk counselor in front of abortion mills, and also pointed out that 60% of the babies aborted in
Georgia are African American babies. For the following 45 minutes, I took questions from
the radio audience, and really enjoyed the opportunity to listen to concerns of
the community and respond.

(November 28, 2007)
As we grapple with all the issues surrounding the sanctity of human life, including abortion,
it is important we recognize that we are one race, created in the image of God. Genesis
makes only the distinction that Adam and Eve were created male and female. There
certainly is nothing to indicate ethnicity.

There are different issues and factors within different neighborhoods and communities,
and we should seek to identify and understand those things in order to more effectively
love our neighbor as ourselves. The LEARN conference this weekend in Norcross is one
of those opportunities. LEARN, Life Education and Resource Network, is the largest African American Pro-Family organization in the country. This year they are focusing their national conference on the decimation of the African American population through Population
Controllers. The history of abortion in our country stems out of racism and the desire
of the American Birth Control Society, the American Eugenics Society, and Margaret Sanger's Planned Parenthood to eradicate the black community from the United States.

An argument could be made that the efforts of those organizations over the last 80 years,
has largely contributed to the breakdown of the African American family.

I urge you to attend this important conference, not only to LEARN but also to meet community
ders that are working to bring change to Georgia. If you are unable to attend, consider making
a donation in support of the wonderful work that Dr. Johnny Hunter and the LEARN
organization are doing in Georgia and across the country.

For Life,
Jenny

(November 27, 2007)
Dear Partners Together for Life,

The importance of the sanctity of human life is about much more than abortion, and denying developing humans the right to life. It is about recognizing the image of God in our humanity, and acting on the importance of individual lives and individual liberty. It is about loving our neighbor as ourselves, and protecting and improving the lives of others just as we seek to protect and improve our own lives.

Greater Atlanta is dying through abortion, sex slavery, homelessness, child prostitution, and police brutality in part because of the failure of all of us to recognize that we are one people, and are in need of one another, In our drive for personal happiness and satisfaction, we have devalued human life, and the importance of the life of our neighbor. Many of us live middle class, suburban lives and are ignorant as to the problems and challenges that face others. Churches abound in Atlanta, yet the congregations have no idea about the atrocities being committed right down the street.

My quest over the past seven months has been to unite and connect with leaders who have up until now, worked in different spheres of our city. It has opened my eyes to problems and hurts that I had never considered. It has also brought me into fellowship with some amazing people who minister to our city.

Probably the most amazing experience for me thus far, was when I brought Gloria to Hosea’s Feed the Hungry for food and clothing assistance. This was a mother whom I had talked out of abortion in the parking lot of Atlanta Surgi-Center several months previous.  Gloria, her two young children and I were standing out in the parking lot having some lunch, when Afemo Omilami, President and director of Hosea’s came out to talk with us.  The sky was a beautiful clear blue, and the sun was warming though the air was crisp and cool. The little boys played in the parking lot of cracked cement and old cars, surrounded by a chain link fence. The security guards stood close by watching the children and playing with them. We joined hands and in the parking lot while Afemo prayed over Gloria a prayer of redemption, repentance and renewal for over 15 minutes. Tears streamed down my face as I held hands with Afemo and Gloria, and my heart was overwhelmed by the power of God to transform and unite.

This rally will only be a success in uniting us all in the sanctity of human life and human liberty if you come, and experience what it is to stand in common cause with neighbors you didn’t know you even had. Jan. 14th is not a culmination but a starting point of recognizing that we must go forward together. God will join us all together as different parts of His body, to transform Atlanta from a culture of death and pain into a culture of life and liberty. I look forward to being with you there!

~Jenny

Georgia's Human
Life Amendment
(currently known as HR536):

Paramount right to life. (a) The rights of every person shall be recognized, among which in the first place is the inviolable right of every innocent human being to life. The right to life is the paramount and most fundamental right of a person.(b) With respect to the fundamental and inalienable rights of all persons guaranteed in this Constitution, the word 'person' applies to all human beings, irrespective of age, race, sex, health, function, or condition of dependency, including unborn children at every state of their biological development, including fertilization.

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