Georgette Forney, co-founder of the Silent No More Awareness Campaign, will present “Life: Why Is It Worth Fighting For” at 7 p.m. Oct. 21 in Hart Chapel. The talk is free and open to the public.
Sponsored by Clarion Students for Life and the Newman Association, the Silent No More Awareness Campaign is an effort to raise awareness about the physical, spiritual and emotional harm abortion does to women and to let those who are hurting from abortion know help is available.
Forney, of Sewickley, had an abortion at age 16 and later experienced healing, forgiveness and reconciliation after going through an abortion recovery program. Through that she developed a greater understanding of the negative impact abortion has on women and the need to highlight the issue as an abortion survivor.
She has spoken at many university and college campuses. She has addressed the Pro-Life Caucus of the U.S. House of Representatives concerning abortion and women, and gave testimony at the Senate Commerce sub-committee on Science, Technology and Space Hearing regarding the impact of abortion on women's health. Forney has also spoken at the SPUC Annual Conference in England, and at Princeton University's Organization of Women Leaders Conference.