40 Days for Life is in full swing in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The location is unusual. It is at the site of a Planned Parenthood facility that has no Planned Parenthood sign and is not yet open. But it is the perfect place for a 40 Days for Life vigil.

The permit to build the 13,000 square foot facility was obtained without mentioning the name of Planned Parenthood or the fact that it will be the shame of Virginia Beach, a site where PP plans to slaughter thousands of preborn babies. Instead, the purpose of the building was listed as a health clinic. And this “health clinic” is being built in the heart of a Black neighborhood!

The neighboring business owners and homeowners never had a chance to object to this killing chamber being built at their own front door, and they are livid. Hampton Roads for Life has formed a coalition encompassing 39 churches to date that object to Planned Parenthood’s presence in Virginia Beach and the surrounding communities, and petitions are being circulated that will go to the City Council and mayor.

The 40 Days for Life vigil has served notice on the neighbors and the general public that Planned Parenthood is sneaking into this minority community to kill minority babies. The construction workers continue to be greatly impacted by the presence of peaceful, prayerful pro-lifers who greet them every hour of every workday with signs reminding them that abortion kills children.

STOPP’s national director traveled recently to Virginia Beach to lead a strategy session for local pro-lifers who are working diligently to stop the opening of the PP facility. A strategy was laid out and is now being implemented to build a solid wall of resistance to Planned Parenthood. Kudos to the pro-lifers in the Virginia Beach area who are pulling out all the stops to STOP Planned Parenthood.