BREWERVILLE, MONTSERRADO COUNTY – The Vice President of Pro-Life Global, a U.S.-based anti-abortion organization, has told Liberian students that more than 73 million babies die worldwide each year due to abortion.
Melenie S. Sharp made the statement on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, during a training session at the Mother Tegeste Stewart Apostolic Pentecostal Mission School in Brewerville. She explained that her organization is on a global mission to train “foot soldiers” to spread the pro-life message in schools, churches, and communities.
“Our mission is simple: to save babies, offer mothers hope, and share the love of Jesus Christ,” Sharp told the gathering. She said Pro-Life Global has already trained about 8,000 young people worldwide, many of them youths, to serve as advocates for alternatives to abortion.
Sharp also pushed back against what she described as a misleading public narrative on abortion. “For far too long, we have been told that abortion causes no harm to the woman. Yet we have talked to countless women who say different,” she said. “Their stories range from emotional scars to physical harm, but because opposing voices are so loud, their stories have been silenced.”
She emphasized that her organization provides platforms where women can share their experiences without fear or shame. “By coming together, women see that they are not alone,” Sharp added.
According to her, Pro-Life Global is working closely with churches and community groups to train young people as advocates against what she termed “extreme abortion.” She pointed to the group’s affiliate, PreBorn!, which provides online crisis counseling and life-affirming care to women considering abortion. “Through our innovative approach, we meet women at their point of crisis online, offering them alternatives to abortion and tools to choose life,” she said, claiming the program has already saved thousands of lives.
Sharp also praised the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn federal abortion protections in 2022, saying her institution was among the groups that demonstrated in favor of the ruling. She criticized the broad insurance coverage of abortion in the United States, noting: “About 85 percent of private insurance plans currently cover abortion services. This prevents women from being able to use their own money to purchase an insurance plan that excludes abortion coverage.”
Cautioning parents against pressuring daughters into abortion, Sharp urged Liberian students to take up the responsibility of advocacy. “Protecting life and family must be the priority,” she said, encouraging young people to embrace the pro-life cause as part of building a more compassionate society.
The training, held under the theme “Protecting Life and Family,” was part of a one-day awareness campaign hosted at the Brewerville school.
