Human Life International is a global pro-life organization founded in 1972 that has branches in 88 countries. It trains and equips pro-life activists around the world to be effective, efficient, and enduring in advancing their mission. The basic training program discusses principles from a Western perspective and includes information to help activists identify strategies, organize efforts, train others, equip supporters, and mentor new pro-lifers in defeating anti-life mentalities and tactics through persuasive debate.

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About Human Life International
† Founded in 1972 by the “Apostle of Life,”
Fr. Paul Marx, O.S.B.
† Branches and employees in 88 countries
† Faithful to all aspects of Church teaching
† Half a million miles of travel a year
† Distributes ten tons of materials annually
† Mission: To train, organize and equip pro-
lifers all over the world

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Since 1972, HLI
staff have traveled
7.5 million miles to
155 countries …
Equal to fifteen round-
trips to the Moon!

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Some of HLI’s Accomplishments

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• Saved 125,000 Filipinos from deaths by AIDS.
• Saved 110,000 Mexican and Austrian babies
from abortion.
• Stopped the legalization of abortion in a dozen
different nations.
• Exposed the Chinese forced-abortion program.
• Trained and equipped 20,000 priests,
seminarians and pro-life leaders over the past
five years.
• Cut $1.25 billion from the budgets of USAID and
UNFPA population control programs.
• Exposed NSSM-200 all over the world.
Some of HLI’s Accomplishments

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The Purposes of this TrainingThe Purposes of this Training
To make both new and experienced pro-life
activists more effective, more efficient, and more
durable.
• Effective means getting the right job done.
• Efficient means getting the job done right.
• Enduring means getting the job done in spite
of all obstacles.

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Character of the Basic Training Program (1)
It discusses familiar principles.
It is presented from a Western point of view.
It is intense and can be emotionally wearying.
It includes a very large amount of information.
It is Christian in outlook, but useful to everyone.
It is not limited to a discussion of abortion.
It uses military terms and concepts.

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It emphasizes general principles only.
It is for activists of all experience levels.
It is not “secret” in nature.
It can be modified to fit local needs.
It is recommended by pro-lifers and anti-lifers.
Don’t worry ― it has no gory photographs.
Character of the Basic Training Program (2)

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The Paramount Pro-Life Strategy (1)
(1) Recognize that we are in a war.
(2) Arrive at a state of mind where we want to win
the war, and get properly trained. Session 1,
“The Fundamental Principles of Christian
Activism,” explains the importance of Training,
Recruiting, Information and Prayer.
(3) Identify our enemy ― the anti-lifers and,
ultimately, Satan. Session 2, “The Mission of
the Pro-Life Movement,” shows how we can best
fulfill the four levels of our mission.

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(4) Formulate realistic and effective plans to
defeat the anti-life enemy. Session 3, “The
Basics of Planning,” shows how to do this.
(5) Learn how the anti-lifers think and how they
accomplish their goals. Session 4, “The Anti-Life
Mentality,” and Session 5, “Anti-Life Tactics” give
background on the characteristics of the anti-life
mentality and the ten anti-life tactics.
(6) Finally, win battles against Satan by defeating his
plans and converting his troops. Session 6, “The
Basics of Debating” describes how to refute the
forty most common pro-abortion slogans, an
essential skill for persuasion and recruiting.
The Paramount Pro-Life Strategy (2)

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Sources of Basic Training Course Material

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Training Session Format
(for the formal training presentation only)
• No standard question and answer format; ask
questions at any time during each session while
they are fresh in your mind.
• Sessions are not lectures; they are discussions
and dialogues.
• Session lengths are flexible and depend on the
amount of dialogue.
• Please share your insights and experiences,
because we all learn from them.
• Do further study with the Facts of Life DVD
and other materials.

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Brian Clowes
Human Life International
4 Family Life Lane
Front Royal, Virginia USA
Telephone: (540) 636-1106
E-mail address: bclowes@hli.org
Web site: http://www.hli.org