Pastors are in a unique position to be very influential in the area of prolife. In fact, it could be safely said that the fate of the prolife cause is in the hands of the local pastor. The magnitude of this is sobering when it is realized that the prolife cause is not just about defending a set of philosophical ideas; rather, the prolife cause is literally the defense of lives, the lives of the unborn, who, as a group, are totally dependent on others for their defense.