Pro-life group names woman shot for anti-abortion activism ‘person of the year’

An activist shot while campaigning against a Michigan proposal that would make abortion a state constitutional right has been named “Person of the Year” by a pro-life group.

The Society of St. Sebastian announced Monday that it was bestowing its Person of the Year award to Joan Jacobson, an 84-year-old pro-life activist and volunteer with Right to Life of Michigan.

The society explained that Jacobson “has shown a commitment to the Culture of Life few have ever faced before,” noting how she was shot while canvassing against the pro-abortion amendment.

“During her time canvassing and speaking with people about the ballot initiative, she went to speak with the people at a property who were not pro-life. Sadly, they were so enmeshed within the culture of death that they not only took offense to her message of Life but also shot her,” the group stated…. (Excerpt from The Christian Post)