[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 147 (2001), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 16207]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                   IN HONOR OF LIFE RESOURCES NETWORK

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                          HON. DARRELL E. ISSA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, August 2, 2001

  Mr. ISSA. Mr. Speaker, I would like to commend Life Resources Network 
for it's excellent accomplishments in social services that provide 
women with life affirming alternatives to abortion. Over 1,370,000 
children, or one quarter of all pregnancies, are aborted each year. 
While many mothers and fathers want to raise their children, they often 
feel that abortion is their only viable option.
  The mission of Life Resources Network is to solve underlying social 
issues that lead to unintended pregnancies and the societal pressures 
that compel both men and women to abort their children. This non-profit 
organization is operated by more than 100 volunteers that have logged 
over 1,370 hours. These volunteers focus on distributing the Women's 
Resource Guide in order to connect women with services that can enhance 
their lives and the lives of their children. This guide is a directory 
of services offering information on housing, adoption services, medical 
care, employment, birth preparation, and many other valuable resources.
  From January 2000 to May 2001, Life Resources Network was able to 
educate 108,000 people through an active Speaker's Bureau and Media 
Outreach. The bureau covered topics including human life development, 
post-abortion trauma and abortion alternatives and also equipped 
teenagers with the facts about pregnancy, pregnancy outcomes and 
pregnancy prevention.
  Life Resources Network has shown remarkable progress in uniting 
individuals, businesses, and organizations of different philosophies 
and working together to build a society that offers affirming solutions 
that elevate women and improve the lives of their children. I would 
like to personally thank the management and all of the many volunteers 
at Life Resources for their exemplary efforts to foster a community 
that promotes healthy choices for women and a healthy environment for 
their children.

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