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Certainly a terribly sad time for Chris family, close friends, and all right to life people. But a great victory for Chris. The tribute below is from Rev. Jim Harden, the CEO of CompassCare which is keeping the life and vision of Chris - Expectant Mother Care - alive and going into the future.


At 4:15am on Wednesday, November 22, 2023, at Calvary Hospice in the Bronx, Chris Slattery, 40 year-long pro-life pioneer and hero, died at 68.
Fighting two stage-four cancers, this pro-life champion entered hospice on November 14. He died surrounded by his wife and children, supported by numerous priests and bishops.
Chris’ legacy will echo into eternity with an estimated 43,000 babies alive today who otherwise would have been aborted—enough to fill his beloved Yankee Stadium. In a recent interview, Chris observed, “I have a unique talent of saving children from being killed.”
What was the belief driving his undying passion to spare both women and babies from abortion in his words? “The most precious beings in the world are human beings, made in [God’s] likeness and image, with an eternal soul.”
Chris began blazing the trail to save lives in the American abortion capital, New York City, in 1979, shortly after the legalization of abortion. Using his advertising expertise acquired at Boston College, Chris founded the pregnancy center network, Expectant Mother Care, later known as EMC Frontline with 14 locations throughout the five-borough area.
Chris’ pioneering spirit gave rise to the use of ultrasound scans in 1986, 20 years before most pregnancy centers ever considered using the technology. He even took imagining to the streets with mobile medical vans, now so popular nationwide.
Chris is quick to point out, “It’s not just about saving the babies. It’s saving the mother’s soul, helping her to fulfill her mission in life.”
In his later years, Chris became enemy number one for the abortion empire. Since the early 2000s, I personally witnessed Chris' fighting spirit as he and I took the fight to the abortion industry’s front gate. From Eliot Spitzer to Letitia James, Andrew Cuomo to Kathy Hochul, none of the pro-abortion Goliaths in NYC were able to stand before Chris Slattery, the pro-life David. That's Chris. Lesser men might have thrown in the towel.
Chris is a member of the Catholic order Opus Dei. In Latin, it means ‘work of God.’ The idea is for the members to see their life work as God’s calling to bring Him glory with the highest levels of excellence. About pregnancy care work Chris said:
“This is not just a job. It’s a vocation, and you’ve got to excel at it. You’ve got to become professional at it. I’ve always tried to be good at it…. We have to keep God in mind every moment, praying before, during, and after our work, always offering it for God’s glory. These are God’s children.”
Opus Dei indeed.
Chris had an Arthurian vision for the world, America, and New York City. A vision in which a woman doesn't feel like she has to choose between her life and her baby’s life.
It is humbling and a privilege that Chris placed his pro-life mantle in NYC on me. CompassCare is joining forces with the EMC team to continue Chris’ lifesaving vision, saving twice as many women and babies from abortion in 2024 in what he called "the abortion capital of the world."
I am convinced that one day all God’s people will look upon this labor of love and see the work of God. But more importantly, when time is rolled up like a scroll, I believe God Himself will survey the lifesaving work He began with Chris and see hundreds of thousands of lives saved and lived to His glory…and smile—God’s Magnum Opus.
Pray for Chris’ wife Eileen and his family as they grieve. A small funeral service is planned in Chris and Eileen's parish with a larger Memorial service to follow. Details for the Memorial service to follow.
In Christ,
Rev. Jim Harden, M.Div.
CompassCare CEO