The Diocese of Santa Rosa has no formal Respect Life Program.   Parishioners are encouraged to undertake their own activities in support of established pro-life organizations or groups.

If you are pregnant and need help, contact Birthright, 1-800-550-4900, www.birthright.org
or The Nurturing Network, 1-800-866-4666, www.nurturingnetwork.org

If you or someone you love is hurting from a past abortion decision, here are some places you can turn to for help:

Project Rachel: www.hopeafterabortion.com or call the "Project Rachel" post abortion program nearest you:

Toll-free from anywhere in California 1-888-HOPE-790.
toll-free from anywhere in the USA 1-877-HOPE-4ME

Rachel's Vineyard:

Rachel's Vineyard Retreats -- for women and men throughout Northern California who have been involved in past abortion decisions and who seek healing and reconciliation. Retreats are held periodically in Sonoma and Napa Counties, as well as other nearby locations. For more information and upcoming dates, visit the website, www.rachelsvineyard.org.or call 707-967-1101

For information on abortion and breast cancer, information is available at these websites:
www.abortioncancer.com

There are many other websites that offer information on life issues, including abortion, adoption, capital punishment, chastity (sexual abstinence), cloning and stem cell research, medical ethics, population, pornography and other topics. The following are some website links:

Adoption websites:
www.ncfa-usa.org
www.adopt.org
www.adoptionconnection.org
www.holtintl.org

Chastity and abstinence websites:
www.gravityteen.com.
www.free-to-be.net

Special-Focus Organizations:

Culture of Life Foundation: www.culture-of-life.org

Death Penalty Focus: www.deathpenalty.org

End of Life issues: www.embracingourdying.com

Feminists for Life: www.feministsforlife.org

Morality in Media:
www.moralityinmedia.org
www.obscenitycrimes.org

Natural Family Planning: California Association of NFP, www.canfp.org; 1-877-33-CANFP

Population Research Institute: www.pop.org

Priests for Life: www.priestsforlife.org

Walk for Life West Coast, www.walkforlifewc.com

What does it mean to be "Pro-Life"? www.cacatholic.org/respect4life/prolife.html

USCCB Secretariat for Pro-Life Activities: www.usccb.org/prolife

Women Affirming Life: www.affirmlife.com