Description
The pro-life establishment insisted to their Christian and conservative supporters over the course of several decades that Roe was the main factor preventing them from ending abortion in the United States. Yet even after Dobbs, abortion rates not only started to rise in predominantly Democratic states, but also in predominantly Republican states where the pro-life establishment has massive political influence, especially because of a trend toward self-managed abortions.
But anti-abortion Christians in many of those states, in both the years under Roe and after Dobbs, became increasingly convicted about the need to establish equal protection for preborn babies. As they preached to the culture and submitted legislation in order to accomplish that objective, they found themselves opposed not by the Democrats, nor by the pro-abortion entities, but primarily by the pro-life Republican establishment lawmakers and lobbyists.
Forsakers of the Fatherless examines the pro-life establishment in their own words and actions, demonstrating that the main opposition to abolishing abortion in much of the United States comes from the very pro-life interest groups and political actors that Christians and conservatives trust to represent their priorities on the sanctity of life. Driven by a hesitance to criminalize all parties involved in the murder of preborn babies, as well as a constant fear of losing their political influence, the pro-life establishment has employed considerable time, talent, and treasure to subvert and oppose the end of legalized child sacrifice in America.
Hear from leaders of the pro-life establishment in several exclusive comments and interviews as they fail to provide a consistent answer as to how they will bring about the end of abortion in their states. Learn how God is on the move, despite these patterns of compromise and cowardice from the entrenched pro-life leaders, in individual believers, church bodies, and entire state political processes as Christians awaken to their duty to establish justice for the fatherless.
Book Details
Forsakers of the Fatherless: The Secret Treachery of the “Pro-Life” Establishment
By Ben Zeisloft
©2024 Ben Zeisloft
Published by Founders Press
Printed in the United States of America
ISBN: 978-1-965810-34-7 (Hardcover)
ISBN: 978-1-965810-36-1 (eBook)
ISBN: 978-1-965810-35-4 (Audiobook)
Endorsements
As a husband, father, and advocate for the pre-born, I wholeheartedly recommend Forsakers of the Fatherless to the Body of Christ. This compelling work not only reveals the failures of the pro-life establishment; it also calls the Church to biblically engage in the fight against abortion. The author challenges us to reject worldly pragmatism and cultural conformity, emphasizing that our marching orders come from Scripture: not the shifting sands of public opinion or political expedience. I am especially grateful for Ben Zeisloft, a brother in the Lord, who stands at the tip of the spear in this battle. His leadership and courage help us reshape our language and align our fight against abortion to the authority of Scripture. This book serves as a sobering reminder that our call as Christians is to seek justice for the most vulnerable: immediately and without compromise. It is a bold proclamation that the church, as the Bride of Christ, must rise with clarity and conviction to confront the great evil of abortion; not through incrementalism, but by declaring the truth of the gospel and wielding the sword of the Spirit. As fathers and leaders, we have a duty to protect the fatherless and ensure that our pursuit of justice aligns with the character and commands of King Jesus.
Brian Ottinger
National Director of Expansion | Love Life Ministries
Using his investigative journalistic skills, Zeisloft painstakingly chronicles the different states where bills of abolition were introduced. These bills would treat abortion not only as a sin that needs to be repented of, but a crime that needs to be penalized by law. Tragically, these God-honoring bills that pass constitutional and historical muster proved to be a bridge too far for many within the pro-life movement and the Republican Party. This book exposes how the pro-life movement influenced our nation’s legislators to deny the self-evident truth that preborn children are made in the image of God who need to be welcomed in life and protected by law. I highly recommend this book to those who seek to end this betrayal against God, His Law, and the preborn, and who desire justice for the least of these.
Rusty Thomas Former
National Director | Operation Save America
Every Christian needs to understand how the Pro-Life lobby is opposing God’s demand to give justice to the fatherless. Zeisloft’s chronicle of the legislative efforts of the abolition movement is a must-read.
Bradley Pierce
President | Foundation to Abolish Abortion
Ben Zeisloft’s Forsakers of the Fatherless is a clarion call to the church and a sobering indictment of our culture’s apathy toward the sanctity of life. With the precision of a journalist and the conviction of a theologian, Zeisloft exposes the devastating failures of incrementalism and offers a bold, gospel-centered vision for immediate, uncompromising action to abolish abortion. This book doesn’t merely inform: it ignites. Every chapter calls the reader to a deeper commitment to justice, a more profound reliance on Scripture, and an unshakable resolve to defend the defenseless. It is not just a history of a movement; it is a prophetic roadmap for the church to reclaim its God-ordained role as the pillar and ground of truth. Zeisloft’s meticulous research and unflinching truth-telling challenge Christians to abandon complacency and embrace their responsibility to protect the fatherless. Read this book, wrestle with its message, and let it compel you to action.
Virgil Walker
Vice President of Ministry Relations | G3 Ministries
Contents
Foreword by Senator Dusty Deevers
Introduction
1 – Oklahoma
2 – Arizona
3 – Texas
4 – North Carolina
5 – Louisiana
6 – South Carolina
7 – Missouri
8 – Kentucky
Conclusion
