So, after going back and forth, the Rockford Abortion Center is closing for good!

This is great news! This closure was my birthday wish and it looks like I got it!

I hope you will join me in celebrating by clicking here to share this on facebook!

From the story:

“The clinic’s director confirmed today that the clinic’s owners have decided to close the clinic’s doors for good after being closed by the state for three months.

The clinic’s decision is based on a lack of support from the community, the political climate surrounding the abortion issue both locally and nationally and the challenge the clinic would face in rebuilding staff, the director said.”

The director claims that it is because of falling community support, but this abortion facility was never supported by the community in Rockford. So, personally, I think there is a deeper reason that isn’t coming out.

I posted about the original health and safety violations here and the fake-out that had everyone thinking that they would re-open here.

Don’t forget to click here to share the good news on facebook!

Well, it looks like I didn’t get my birthday wish.

The Rockford abortion center can now reopen after they struck a deal with the state. As usual, this deal doesn’t feel right to me.

It appears that they are getting off with a reduced fine after some pretty serious violations.

From the story in the Tribune:

An Illinois abortion clinic that’s been closed since September because of health and safety violations can pay a $9,750 fine to reopen under a settlement the state Department of Public Health approved Wednesday.

Dr. Kenneth Soyemi, the health department’s acting director, signed the agreement, said agency spokeswoman Melaney Arnold. The deal includes a provision that would allow the state to immediately revoke the license of the Northern Illinois Women’s Center in Rockford, without holding a hearing, if any serious violations are repeated.

The clinic could decide to remain closed and give up its license with a reduced fine of $1,000, Arnold said.

I’ve gotten a lot of great birthday presents and love, but this news was definitely not happy!

However, I think we should stay focused on the positive and move forward with saving lives!

[P.S. Thanks to all the Rockford pro-lifers who do so much there to save lives from this horrible clinic!]

Theresa (right) at last year's March for Life

I’d like to introduce you to a student who is making amazing headway on her campus!

You’re about to hear a story of what happens when a student’s passion and dedication to saving lives meets the expert guidance of SFLI’s campus mentor, Kevin Grillot.

When I heard about the amazing things that this student was doing, I asked Kevin to write about her for the blog.

Here’s what he had to say:

Theresa Weber joined Loyola Students for Life (LSFL) less than one year ago after going on the March for Life. Wanting to make a bigger change on her campus, she came to me early this semester.

I had no idea just how big of change she was going to make.

She sought to improve the attendance and organization of the March for Life trip. After learning effective ways to organize and recruit from SFLI, she took off implementing them!

Theresa organized tabling for the trip and had 7 other members present at the table. As a result, the group got over 30 interested students’ contact information.

To reach the most students, she informed every member of LSFL about the trip. Her enthusiasm encouraged members to talk to their friends. Reminding the Loyola community, she distributed concise and attractive fliers.

Then Theresa followed up personally with each student who expressed interest.

When the overwhelming response started coming in, LSFL did not have enough money to keep the costs down for everyone to attend.

Yet, that was not about to stop Theresa. Committed to wanting to make the trip accessible for every student, Theresa strived forward.

She learned how to fundraise, taught others how to do so, and provided them with ways to reach out to friends and family. Going above and beyond, yet again, she contacted her home parish, relatives, and businesses for financial support.

Because of her passionate and relationship based efforts, Theresa has produced amazing results. She has increased the participants on the trip from last year by about four times!

Through her leadership, LSFL has fundraised over $3,000, so every student can stand up for life.

Through her initiative, she has not only set the record for LSFL’s largest March for Life trip, she has grown the membership of LSFL in ways that will continue to break new ground in building a culture of life.

Without a doubt, Theresa’s passion for changing hearts and saving lives is an inspiration to all.

 - Kevin Grillot, SFLI Campus Mentor

Kevin didn’t give the exact numbers, but Theresa actually increased attendance for her school’s March for Life trip from 8 people last year to 39 people this year. That’s a 387.5% increase!

What Kevin also didn’t mention is that Theresa credits Kevin and SFLI with a lot of her success.

Here’s what she said:

“Without you, we would not have grown this much. We have changed so much since last year just as a group. The energy has been incredible and it’s crazy to think about. I feel like we are at a point where we can make a really big change.” – Theresa

This is what happens when a student’s passion and dedication to saving lives meets the expert guidance of SFLI’s campus mentor, Kevin Grillot.

To be honest, I really want this to happen more often on more campuses!

Don’t you?

Will you help me and Kevin to guide more passionate pro-life students towards success?

Click here to help us!

The developing story of the Rockford abortion center that has been closed due to four major safety violations is yet to find a resolution.

This is good news and bad news. The good news is that it will stay closed for now. The bad news is that it may still re-open.

Today, I found out that the next hearing in this case will be on January 4th.

I was born in January and I can’t think of a better birthday present than to have that January 4th hearing end with the permanent closure of this dangerous abortion center.

From WREX.com:

The Illinois Department of Public Health indefinitely suspended the license for the Northern Illinois Women’s Center on Broadway in Rockford because of four major safety violations. The violations include the lack of a registered nurse in the operating room for all invasive or operative procedures and to supervise and direct nursing personnel in the care of patients.

Do you think I will get my birthday wish?