To protest the deaths of unborn children, the Students United for Life is holding a Ecumemical Memorial Service Sunday.

The memorial service will begin at 8 p.m. in the Regency Room and last about an hour.

The service is to mourn all the unborn children who have been killed since abortion was made legal in 1973, said SUFL President Michael Callea. As many as 200 people attended last years service, which is DeKalb’s largest pro-life event, Callea said.

The highlight of the service will be a presentation by David Brewer, an obstetrician/gynecologist and former abortionist. The presentation will cover what abortion is and why Brewer became pro-life. The service also will have singing, reflections on scripture and prayer.

“As a nation, we should stand for freedom and life,” Callea said. “But it is difficult to stand for freedom when we deny the choice for life of unborn children; difficult to stand for life when we deny the life of unborn children.”

Callea said he is against abortion even in cases of rape and incest. “Because someone is a victim of a crime, it doesn’t give them the right to commit a crime against someone else to ease their own suffering,” Callea said.

Last year the service was protested by pro-choice activists. Callea said that SUFL is expecting some protests but hopes that he is wrong.

On the opposing side of the abortion issue is Julie Stege, a pro-choice advocate. She said that SUFL is “trying to put their political agenda into a religious context.” She said, “If you try to criticize them, then you’re somehow slamming religion.”

Stege said the decision of when life begins within the woman should be left up to the individual. She added that it was wrong to mix politics and religion.

“Bush says he’s pro-life, yet he sends thousands of troops to engage in a war in which many innocent people will be killed,” Stege said.