You never know when or how your pro-life efforts will make a difference in someone’s life. This is one of those stories!
Friends of Pro-Life Wisconsin Bob and Kathy Kougl recently got together with a fellow churchgoer from Saint Stanislaus Catholic Church to recall their story and document it for posterity. We are grateful to all the people involved in making sure it was told! Here is the story as told by Bob…
In October, our State Director, Dan, our Legislative Director, Matt, and I were in a meeting at a local coffee shop giving some legislative and educational updates to a donor. During the meeting, a man who noticed our Pro-Life Wisconsin logos came up to our table, introduced himself, and showed us a photo on his phone, saying…
Leonardo da Vinci once said: “Iron rusts from disuse; stagnant water loses its purity and in cold weather becomes frozen; even so does inaction sap the vigor of the mind.”
Like any great structure, there must be a strong foundation. Our 2nd pillar helps us avoid the stagnation da Vinci refers to and provides the strength we need to push on: ACTIVISM.
I am delighted by the fact that one of our main pillars at Pro-Life Wisconsin is: EDUCATE.
Prior to being the Development Director at Pro-Life Wisconsin, I was in student ministry for 14 years teaching, leading, and shepherding teenagers aged 12-18 through the most transformative part of their lives. I have always had a passion for pointing students to the truth that comes from God’s Word.
That day began like any other day down on the sidewalks in front of the abortion center. On Thursday, November 6, 2025, Ellen* was counseling women entering the abortion center when something happened that was completely unexpected—a reminder that God is working with and through us even when we are not aware of it. He is always faithful.
This week I went sidewalk counseling in front of the abortion facility in Milwaukee on Farwell Avenue. I had a pretty full day already, but the Holy Spirit was calling me to go. What I wanted to do was go home, put my feet up, and relax, but I went anyway. Not but 30 minutes into my time on the sidewalks, a big truck pulls up and out pours two women. One was obviously pregnant and the other seemed to be the “support person.”
Many groups which oppose contraception because of deeply held religious values, such as the Little Sisters of the Poor and Hobby Lobby, have been fighting this contraception mandate for years. The court’s decision today to uphold religious liberty and conscience rights is a huge win for the culture of life and religious employers everywhere!
Planned Parenthood of Illinois announced the opening of their newest abortion facility in Illinois. The 18,024 square foot facility located in Waukegan, IL is the first abortion center in Lake County and specifically targets not only the minority population of Waukegan but also residents of Wisconsin.
In a tweet Saturday evening, Marquette University, a private, Jesuit institution, was seen promoting Planned Parenthood and praising the abortion provider as a “health clinic.” Albeit subtle, the tweet clearly refers to Planned Parenthood in Milwaukee as the subjects of the photo wear scrubs and name tags marked with the Planned Parenthood logo.
It was a cold, Friday morning in Wisconsin. It was a day like any other on Farwell, except it was Good Friday, one of the holiest days of the year. For years, Pro-Life Wisconsin has held a Good Friday Pro-Life Stations of the Cross at St. Rita’s Catholic Church – and then processed solemnly over to the abortion facility on Farwell Avenue in Milwaukee, WI. It always draws a big crowd. That year was no different.
This evening in a 4-2 ruling, the Wisconsin Supreme Court overturned Governor Evers' executive order issued earlier today that would have postponed in-person voting until June 9. Tomorrow's general election will proceed as planned. The Pro-Life Wisconsin Victory Fund PAC endorsed Justice Daniel Kelly for Wisconsin Supreme Court in January.
Led by Senator André Jacque (R-De Pere), 31 Republican state lawmakers sent a letter to Department of Health Services (DHS) Secretary-designee Andrea Palm demanding her immediate action to “ensure a halt to the operation of abortion facilities in Wisconsin for the duration of the declared public health emergency.”
It started with a small, candlelight vigil at the abortion center with Bishop Jeffrey Haines on February 17, 2020. It was cold and rainy. I was honored to hold an umbrella for Bishop Haines. On February 26, Ash Wednesday, Archbishop Jerome Listecki joined us in prayer. Clergy came to pray with us through all the days of this campaign.
