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Thursday, October 16, 2008
KETTERING — In the 1970s, Carol Everett was in her late twenties, married and pregnant.
"I was married for the second time with an agreement that there would be no more children. I had made an agreement with my husband," Everett said. "My choice was my husband or my child. I made the wrong choice."
That choice was to get an abortion, she said.
It would be an action that would eventually play a part in her becoming an operator of abortion facilities in Texas, she said.
Everett, a pro-choice turned pro-life advocate, was one of the guest speakers at the rally marking the midpoint of the 40 Days For Life Campaign. The rally was held Tuesday, Oct.14 in front of the Women's Med Center, 1401 E. Stroop Road. The center is owned by Dr. Martin Haskell, according to Montgomery County court records.
The national campaign focuses on 40 days of prayer, fasting, peaceful vigils at abortion facilities and grassroots educational outreach.
At least 100 people attended the rally, according to Mary Britt, a Centerville resident and member of the local campaign's Core Committee. Those in attendance included Alter High School's Alter Knights for Life and students from Royalmont Academy, a private school in Mason, Britt said.
Father Peter West of Priests for Life also spoke at the event.
In 1995, Everett founded the The Heidi Group, a non-profit organization in Dallas designed to help women with unplanned pregnancies. For more information, visit www.heidigroup.org.
For more information about the 40 Days For Life Campaign, visit www.40daysforlife.com.
Read more about Everett and the local campaign in the Oct. 23 edition of the Kettering and Oakwood Neighbors section.
Contact this reporter at (937) 225-2414 or kwynn@DaytonDailyNews.com.
