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Training
Conceived in Rape
African-Americans and Abrtion
Bioethics
Personal Abortion Experiences
Abortion Survivors

TRAINING

  • Kortney Blythe, Field Director, Students for Life of America
    • Cost: No charge to student groups
    • Website: SFLA Training Menu
    • Phone: 703-351-6280
    • Topics: Organizational Development, Campus Activism, Publications, and Fundraising
  • The Susan B. Anthony List
    • Cost: $15 per person (covers lunch and day of training)
    • Website: www.sba-list.org
    • Phone: 703-683-5558
    • Topics: Pro-Life Politics and Grassroots Political Training
  • Kara Crawford Horne, Sidewalk Counseling Trainer
    • Cost: Travel and Honorarium
    • Website:
    • Phone:
    • Topics: Sidewalk Counseling, Abortion and Psychological Health


CONCEIVED IN RAPE

  • Rebecca Kiessling, Attorney and Pro-Life Speaker
    • Cost: $300 if in town, $500 plus travel if coming from out of town
    • Phone: 248-650-8303
    • Location: Detroit, MI
    • Topics: Rape, Abortion, Adoption, Domestic Violence, Conceived in Rape
    • Bio
  • Juda Myers, Speaker/Singer
    • Cost: Honorarium if in Houston, TX or $500 plus travel if outside of Houston
    • Website: www.juda4praise.com
    • Phone: 281-451-8460
    • Topics: Conceived in Rape


AFRICAN-AMERICANS AND ABORTION

  • Dr. Alveda King, Director, African American Outreach for Gospel of Life Ministries
    • Cost: Travel and donation to Priests for Life
    • Phone: 888-735-3448 ext. 258
    • Topic: Abortion and Black Civil Rights
    • Bio
  • Star Parker, Founder, C.U.R.E.
    • Cost:$4,500 and travel
    • Phone: 202-204-2575
  • Day Gardner, Director of Public Relations and Media, National Pro-Life Action Center
    • Cost:
    • Website: www.nplac.org
    • Phone: 202-547-0068
    • Topics: Blacks & Abortion
    • Bio


BIOETHICS

  • Wesley J. Smith, Senior Fellow, Discovery Institute
    • Cost: Travel and honorarium
    • Website:
    • Phone:
    • Topics: Euthanasia and Bioethics (includes stem cell research and cloning)
    • Bio
  • Dr. Clement Persaud
    • Cost: $200 Honorarium, travel, lodging
    • Phone: 250-381-8442
    • Topics: Stem cell research, reproductive technology, abortion-breast cancer link
  • Fr. Tad Pacholczyk, Director of Education, National Catholic Bioethics Center
    • Cost: $1,350 and travel
    • Phone: 215-877-2660 ext. 210
    • Topics: Stem cell research and cloning
  • Dorinda Bordlee, Executive Director, Bioethics Defense Fund
    • Cost: $500
    • Website: www.bdfund.org
    • Phone: 504-454-8760
    • Topics: Stem cell research and cloning
  • Kristina Twitty, Executive Director, The Center for Bioethics and Human Dignity
    • Cost: $100 honorarium
    • Website: www.cbhd.org
    • Phone:
    • Topics: Bio-Ethics
  • Nikolas T. Nikas, President and General Counsel, Bioethics Defense Fund
  • Dorinda C. Bordlee, Executive Director and Senior Counsel, Bioethics Defense Fund
    • Cost: $1500 plus travel
    • Website: www.bdfund.org/about.asp
    • Phone: 504.231.7234
    • Topics: Human Cloning and Stem Cell Research, Authentic Feminism


PERSONAL ABORTION EXPERIENCES

  • Silent No More Awareness Campaign (Speakers in Multiple States)
    • Phone: 412-749-0455
    • Topic: Personal Abortion Experience
  • Laureen Bodnar, Associate Director, Presbyterians Pro-Life
    • Cost: Travel and expenses
    • Phone: 412-487-1990
    • Topics: Personal Abortion Experience
  • Olivia Gans, Director, American Victims of Abortion Violence
    • Cost:
    • Phone: 202-626-8800
    • Topics: Personal Abortion Experience, When They Say; You Say
    • Bio
  • Myra Simons, Faithful to Life
    • Cost: Students groups – honorarium plus expenses; churches – donation and expenses; other organizations – contact Nashville Speakers Bureau, Kelsey Bufkin 615-263-4143
    • Website: www.faithfultolife.net
    • Phone: 615-714-7997
    • Topics: Post abortive testimony, healing and forgiveness


ABORTION SURVIVORS

FEMINISM AND ABORTION

  • Serrin Foster, President, Feminists for Life of America
    • Cost: $2,000 (includes travel)
    • Phone: 703-836-3354
    • Topics: Feminism and Abortion, Finding Resources for Women
    • Bio

PLANNED PARENTHOOD

RELIGION AND ABORTION

  • John Edismoe, Affiliate, Lutherans for Life
    • Cost: Honorarium ($200+) and travel
    • Phone: 334-270-1789
    • Topics: Biblical View of Abortion: Case against Roe v. Wade, Winnable War
    • Bio
  • Marie Bowen, Executive Director, Presbyterians Pro-Life
    • Cost: Travel
    • Phone: 412-487-1990
    • Topics: Pro-Life issues with a Christian perspective

END OF LIFE

  • Bobby Schindler, Spokesman, Terri Schindler Schiavo Foundation
    • Cost: $2,000 and travel
      Website: www.terrisfight.org
      Phone: 615-263-4143
      Topics: Terri Schindler Schiavo
  • Rita Marker, International Task Force on Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide

ACTIVISM

  • Kristan Hawkins, Executive Director, Students for Life of America
    • Cost: Travel only for student groups, Travel and Honorarium for adult groups
    • Phone: 703-351-6280
    • Topics: Activism, Planned Parenthood, Abortion and the Culture
    • Bio
  • Fr. Frank Pavone, National Director, Priests for Life
    • Cost: Donation
    • Phone: 718-980-4400
    • Topics: Activism, Religion and Abortion
    • Bio
  • Mark Crutcher, President, Life Dynamics
    • Cost:
    • Phone: 940-380-8800
    • Topics: Activism Techniques
    • Bio
  • David Lee, Executive Director, Justice for All
    • Cost: Honorarium and travel
    • Website: www.jfaweb.org
    • Phone: 800-281-6426
    • Topics: Justice for All exhibit training, Use of graphic images
  • Rebeccah Pedrick, Public Relations, Justice forAll
    • Cost: Honorarium and travel
    • Website: www.jfaweb.org
    • Phone: 316-209-0078
    • Topics: Justice for All exhibit training, Use of graphic images
  • Maria Vitale, Education Director, PA Pro-Life Federation
  • Dr. Fletcher Armstrong, Southeast Director, Center for Bio-Ethical Reform
    • Cost: Travel
    • Phone: 865-609-9033
    • Topics: How Abortion Is Genocide, Use of Graphic Images, Three Fatal Flaws of the Pro-Life Movement and How to Avoid Them

APOLOGETICS

  • Stephanie Gray, Executive Director, Canadian Center for Bio-Ethical Reform
    • Cost: Negotiable
    • Phone: 403-668-0485
    • Topics: Pro-Life Apologetics, Training, Graphic Images, Debates
    • Bio
  • Steve Wagner, Bio-Ethics Speaker, Stand to Reason
    • Cost: $750
    • Phone: 562-595-7333
    • Topics: Pro-Life Apologetics, Training, Graphic Images, Debates
    • Bio

MEDICINE AND ABORTION

  • Beverly Malona, Nurse
    • Cost: $800-$1000 and travel
    • Website:
    • Phone: 716-658-1537
    • Topic: Contraception, Natural Family Planning, Abortion, Chastity, Dignity of Women

OTHER TOPICS

  • Michael Clancy, Pro-Life Photographer
  • Angela “Bay” Buchanan, Affiliate, Young America’s Foundation
    • Cost: $3,000-$5,000
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    • Phone: 800-USA-1776
    • Topic: Abortion: It’s Hazardous to Your Health
    • Bio
  • Steven Mosher, President, Population Research Institute
    • Cost:
    • Phone: 540-622-5240 ext. 206
    • Topic:
  • Jill Stanek, Columnist and Speaker
    • Cost: $2,000 and travel
    • Phone: 615-263-4143
    • Topics: Responsible for the Born Alive Infant Protection Act
    • Bio
  • Dr. Michael New, Assistant Professor, University of Alabama
    • Cost: Travel
    • Website:
    • Phone: 205-348-0980
    • Topics: Pro-Life Success in the States & Success of Pro-Life Legislation
    • Bio
  • Mary Meehan, Writer and Speaker
    • Cost: Pay negotiable and travel
    • Phone: 301-759-2992
    • Topics: Why Liberals Should Defend the Unborn, Why Roe Must Go, the Hard Cases
    • Bio
  • Linda Thayer, Educator and Speaker
    • Cost: $150 donation
    • Website:
    • Phone: 781-834-9855
    • Topics: abortion, Stem cell research, Abstinence, STDs
  • Pam Fichter, President, Missouri Right to Life
    • Cost: No charge for student groups
    • Website:
    • Phone: 314-966-3889
    • Topic: Missouri legislation, any pro-life topic
  • Linda Barlett, Affiliate, Lutherans for Life
    • Cost: Honorarium ($100-$500) and travel
    • Phone: 515-382-2077
    • Topics: Hope after abortion/Culture of Life/Valuing Children
    • Bio

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