For Immediate Release
November 30, 2016
Pam Tebow to speak at National
Memorial for the Pre-Born in D.C. Jan. 27
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Pam Tebow sparked an international
conversation about abortion when she told the world –during a
television commercial aired during the 2010 Super Bowl – that
doctors had recommend she terminate the life of her unborn child
because of strong drugs she had been given to treat an illness
she caught while working as a missionary in the Philippines. She
refused, saying she would rely on her faith in God to safely
deliver the child.
Florida Gators quarterback Tim Tebow,
29, the 2007 Heisman Trophy winner who later played in the NFL,
was that child. He was born perfectly healthy.
Mrs. Tebow
will speak at the 23rd annual National Memorial for the Pre-born
and Their Mothers and Fathers in Washington, D.C. on the morning
of the March for Life. The service and march will be on Jan. 27
in 2017 because of events surrounding the presidential
inauguration.
Mrs. Tebow also will be honored with the
2017 National Pro-Life Recognition Award.
“Though the
words ‘abortion’ and ‘pro-life’ were never spoken during that
30-second commercial, pro-abortion groups tried hard to keep CBS
from airing it, and attacked Mrs. Tebow’s story afterward,” said
Father Frank Pavone, president of the National Pro-Life
Religious Council, organizer of the annual prayer service. “But
the truth won out that day.”
“We know that women face
strong pressure from doctors to abort any child who might become
a legal liability after they are born,” said Father Pavone, who
is also the national director of Priests for Life. “That’s why
Pam Tebow’s message is so powerful, and so vitally important.
Mothers and fathers can resist this pressure from doctors who
are often wrong.”
The National Memorial brings together
clergy from dozens of denominations for prayers and preaching
before the nation’s largest protest march against abortion. The
service takes place in Constitution Hall from 8:30 to 10:30
a.m., leaving attendees plenty of time to get to the March for
Life site in time for the rally. A Catholic Mass will be
celebrated at 7:30 a.m., with Father Pavone as celebrant.
Special musical guests at the service will include
Ryan
Bomberger of the Radiance Foundation and singer/songwriter
Tony Melendez, who plays guitar despite having been born
with no arms.
Organizations that are co-sponsoring the
National Memorial include: Jubilee Campaign Law of Life Project;
Life Issues Institute; National Institute of Family and Life
Advocates (NIFLA); Couples for Christ Foundation for Family and
Life.
Serving on the Host Committee are Archbishop Craig
W. Bates, Patriarch of the International Communion of the
Charismatic Episcopal Church; Ernie Ohlhoff, National Right to
Life Committee; Alveda King, Director of Civil Rights for the
Unborn, Priests for Life, and Bradley Mattes, President and CEO,
Life Issues Institute.
The National Memorial is a free
and no registration is required. Constitution Hall can easily
accommodate large groups that will travel together to the March
for Life.
Information on the National Memorial can be
found at
www.NationalPrayerService.com.
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