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The movement was founded by David Bereit in 2004 in [[Bryan, Texas|Bryan]]/[[College Station, Texas]] (after [[Planned Parenthood]] opened an abortion facility in the area), the 40 Days for Life campaigns have proven very fruitful.  Although the majority of the leadership is Catholic, it is not solely a Catholic organization, but is broadly ecumenical, working with Orthodox and Protestants for the pro-life cause.

The movement was founded by David Bereit in 2004 in [[Bryan, Texas|Bryan]]/[[College Station, Texas]] (after [[Planned Parenthood]] opened an abortion facility in the area), the 40 Days for Life campaigns have proven very fruitful.  Although the majority of the leadership is Catholic, it is not solely a Catholic organization, but is broadly ecumenical, working with Orthodox and Protestants for the pro-life cause.

Some of the blessings the group associates with the campaign (statistics are as of the end of the Spring 2019 campaign and are based on information known to the organization):<ref>https://40daysforlife.com/results/</ref>

Some of the blessings the group associates with the campaign (statistics are as of the end of the Fall 2019 campaign and are based on information known to the organization):<ref>https://40daysforlife.com/results/</ref>

*6,428 total campaigns in 855 cities across 61 countries, with an estimated 1,000,000 individual participants and 19,000 participating churches

*6,428 total campaigns in 855 cities across 61 countries, with an estimated 1,000,000 individual participants and 19,000 participating churches

*16,004 lives that have been spared from abortion

*16,742 lives that have been spared from abortion

*190 abortion workers have quit their jobs and walked away from the abortion industry (including Abby Johnson, former Planned Parenthood director of the Bryan/College Station facility; she left after witnessing for the first time an abortion being performed and her story is featured in the movie ''[[Unplanned]]'')

*196 abortion workers have quit their jobs and walked away from the abortion industry (including [[Abby Johnson]], former Planned Parenthood director of the Bryan/College Station facility; she left after witnessing for the first time an abortion being performed and her story is featured in the movie ''[[Unplanned]]'')

*103 abortion facilities completely shut down following local 40 Days for Life campaigns (including, notably, the Bryan/College Station Planned Parenthood facility, which now houses 40 Days national headquarters).

*104 abortion facilities completely shut down following local 40 Days for Life campaigns (including, notably, the Bryan/College Station Planned Parenthood facility, which now houses 40 Days national headquarters).

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