As you know, Barack Obama promised Planned Parenthood (PP) during his campaign that the first thing he would do when elected would be to sign the Freedom of Choice Act (FOCA). This legislation would prohibit states from "interference with a woman's right to terminate a pregnancy prior to viability or . . . after viability where termination is necessary to protect the life or health of the woman." Basically, if passed, FOCA would nullify all existing state restrictions on abortion, including waiting periods and parental consent laws. Obama also pledged to appoint Supreme Court justices based on his agenda and not their personal qualifications as impartial judges. This is pertinent because according to the ,the judges likely to leave during Obama's administration are John Paul Stevens, Ruth Bader Ginsburg and David Souter. Stevens will probably be the first to retire because he's the oldest, turning 88 this year. In Obama's own words, he will surely appoint people of like mind, assuring us that he wants to put "people on the bench who have enough empathy, enough feeling for what ordinary people are going through." So much for the Constitution. Soon, Obama will take the office of president, and who do you think will be one of the first organizations in line to remind Obama of his promise? LifeSite says that besides the FOCA legislation, PP will be looking for money for their programs and taxpayer funding for abortion itself. There is little doubt that Obama will be more than happy to grant their every wish. In fact, PP probably thinks it's Christmas in November with the election of Obama, and can hardly wait 'til he takes office so they can start collecting on his promises to them. So, what can pro-lifers do in these circumstances? There are some great suggestions in LifeSite's article. Those with pro-life convictions must continue to act on those convictions. We must continue to be a presence outside of abortion centers in order to let women know that there is a "choice" beyond abortion. We must continue to help women who come to our crises pregnancy centers with counseling and baby cribs. We must let our remaining friends in the House and Senate know that we expect them, although outnumbered, to stand and fight for Life. Unless the Party of Abortion can muster 60 votes in the Senate, the Freedom of Choice Act will be a dead letter. These are all great suggestions, and the one thing I would add to these ideas is to pray. Prayer is a very powerful weapon against abortion and one that we often neglect in favor of activism. We should pray not only for women who are contemplating abortion, but remember the ones who have already had an abortion and are suffering. These women need our help, as well. The emotional trauma of having an abortion has to be overwhelming, and these women need to know that God loves them no matter what they've done. The closing sentence of LifeSite's article leaves readers with one final thought - over 50 million lives have been lost in America from abortion, so we need to work even harder to show the abortion movement and PP for the anti-child, anti-women movement that it is.