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Pro-lifers mourn death of Planned Parenthood director-turned-40 Days for Life leader

Updated: December 23, 2021 at 5:57 pm EST  See Comments

Thu Dec 23, 2021 – 3:34 pm EST

(LifeSiteNews) – Former Planned Parenthood director Sue Thayer, who became a pro-life activist later on, died Tuesday night from a rare but aggressive cancer.

Remembered as a dear friend, a beloved foster and adoptive mother of 32 years, a woman “of joy,” and a passionate advocate for life, her friend and co-worker Shawn Carney testified in a tribute to her that her life “was a walking miracle.” Thayer became a passionate activist and speaker for the pro-life movement after having worked nearly 18 years as director of a Planned Parenthood facility in Storm Lake, Iowa.

Thayer wrote and publicly spoke about her interior journey and final breaking point that led her to a remarkable life reversal: She came to launch a 40 Days for Life prayer campaign during which she prayed outside of her former Planned Parenthood facility, to see it close soon afterward. It was this deeply impactful time that made her dedicate the rest of her life to defending the unborn.

Thayer explained in 2019, “For me, the process of coming to see the truth was long and slow. As a mom, it hurt me every time I was in, or even near,

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