2024 Daviess County Right To Life Banquet
Large Crowd Attends 48th Annual Right to Life Banquet
Pictured here is Dr. John Bruchalski as the address nearly 475 people at the Annual Right to Life Banquet for Daviess, Martin and Pike Counties. Dr. Bruchalski, the Main Speaker for the evening told his story about how he went from a strong pro-abortion doctor who thought he was doing the right thing for women when he finally realized he was doing just the opposite. His conversion began when he did a near full term abortion and saw the full-term baby struggle for life before finally passing away in a disposal bucket. Another phase of his journey from pro-abortion to pro-life occurred when these women who he had performed abortions were having broken relationships and did not show signs of a new life but of disappointment and despair.
He also was invited to take several trips to religious sites in Mexico and Europe and during those trips he was moved by what he felt and what he saw but is hesitant to expand on it. But what he has said is that it has moved him more than anything he has felt before. When he returned from his religious trip to Europe, he told his former colleges he would no longer perform abortions.
He has resolved to practice life-affirming medicine that supported women, children, and their families. As he explains it, “I came to see that true health care for women is not about rights, but relationships—not about limits, but about love and mercy.” He now has a Clinic in Viriginia that give women lifesaving saving medicine and not taking lives.
Dr. Bruchalski established Divine Mercy Care, a non-profit foundation that raises funds to support charitable care at Tepeyac OB/GYN and seeks to educate and inspire current and future pro-life medical professionals. In its almost 30 years of operation, Tepeyac OB/GYN has delivered more than 10,000 children, with nearly 30 percent of their mothers receiving financial aid from Divine Mercy Care.
He did mention that those former colleges did everything they could to interfere with his new venture and tried to pull his licenses and did what they could to hurt his new pro-life clinic. He mentioned to the audience that these pro-abortion people do everything they can to stop pro-life people from advancing their cause while claiming to co-exist with the opposition. This is not what the pro-abortion forces do. They go after the pro-life people and try to shut them down.
Dr. Bruchalski had a final word for the audience. This election is the most important in our lifetime. If you are not registered, please get registered before Oct. 8 and then vote Pro-Life in this election. It is a matter of Life and Death.
Mike Fichter the President and CEO of Indiana Right to Life also spoke to the gathering and reported on the number of lives saved from abortion after the reversal of Roe v. Wade. Fichter went on to say that after all the litigation from pro-abortion forces were finally put to rest and the Indiana pro-life laws went into effect many lives have been saved.
Mark Messmer, Candidate for Congress in the 8th District also spoke to the crowd and reiterated his support for the pro-life cause. Rob and Megan Abel Family of Petersburg was honored as the Adoptive Family for 2024.
2024 Adoptive Family
Rob & Megan Abel Family Honored as Adoptive Family at the Right to Life Banquet
Picture above from the left is Rob Abel and his wife Megan Abel & their Family along with John Kavanaugh one of the Emcee’s for the night. From the left Rob holding his Adoptive daughter Renlee and Megan holding their biological daughter Violet. Rob in his own words told how the trails of trying to have a family after Rob battle cancer and left him unable to father children because of the chemo treatments. Rob went on to tell of how they received a call from Northern Indiana who had a child left at a Baby Box in a Fire Station in one of the Cities north of Indianapolis. According to Rob Abel they were notified within a short time to let them know they were selected as the parents for this new baby which they named Renlee. When they told the other daughter they would be able to adopt a little girl their daughter Violet ask the question would they be able to keep her forever? This question had come because the Abels has served as Foster Parents and when they were attached to a child, they would have to give them up and they would go back to the parents. Each year the local Right to Life Organization honors an adoptive family that have adopted children and their slogan is “Adoption not Abortion”.
Community Service Award Presented at the Right to Life Banquet
Shown here as Louis Kavanaugh Jr., President of Daviess County Right to Life (left) presents the Community Service Award to Dave Hedrick of Washington, Indiana. Dave Hedrick has worked in the Right to Life Organization for many years, he is a member of St. Peters Catholic Church in Montgomery and has volunteered for his Church and worked whenever he is called on in his community. In making the presentation President Kavanaugh stated that Dave was always available when needed for whatever organization that needed him. Dave is Married to Bonnie Hedrick and they reside in Washington.
The award was presented at the Right to Life Banquet on Thursday Evening Oct. 3 at the Simon J. Graber Bldg. South of Odon.
Pastor Dennis Wiscaver, Wife Cheryl & His Church Receive Supporter of Right to Life Award
SShown here is Louis Kavanaugh Jr. as he presents the “Supporter of Right to Life Award” on Thursday Evening October 3 at the Right to Life Banquet at the Simon J. Graber Building. Dennis Wiscaver is Pastor of Jesus Christ, Our Firm Foundation Church in Petersburg. Under his leadership the Church has been a big supporter of the Right to Life Movement and Dennis and his wife Cheryl is regular monthly donners to the Right to Life movement as well. President Louis Kavanaugh Jr. stated that Right to Life Organizations do not receive grants or large donations from businesses so these types of donations are very helpful to the local organization. The Wiscaver’s have been big supporters of the Right to Life for many years.
