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How pregnancy centers help women find post-abortive healing When Erin* walked into Women’s Choice Clinic in Bettendorf, IA this December, she was experiencing daily panic attacks. She had also just discovered she was pregnant. The staff at the clinic could tell she was stressed and downcast and not sure what to do about her recent pregnancy news. Jane**, the client advocate at Women’s Choice, sat […]
How do we create a more pro-life church culture? By Katie Doryland When it comes to the issue of abortion, one would expect the church to have the loudest pro-life voice. Unfortunately, too many churches feel that pro-life discussions will produce a negative response from their congregation. With such a strong biblical view on the sanctity of life, what is holding pastors back […]
Is this the last generation of children with Down syndrome in Denmark and does it have implications for the United States? By Brittany Smith On Friday, after a five-month legal battle, a federal appeals court upheld Tennessee’s “heartbeat law.” The ruling means, among other things, that babies with Down syndrome will be saved from abortion. Gov. Bill Lee signed the “heartbeat law” in June which bans abortions after a fetal […]
Finding a forever family: How the pro-life movement can help change the cultural narrative of adoption By Brittany Smith When it comes to unplanned pregnancy, the most common choices for U.S. women are abortion or parenting. But there is a third option, one that is often left out of the conversation when discussing reproductive rights – adoption. In fact, less than 4 percent of unplanned […]
Save the Storks Raising Funds for 15 Pregnancy Centers This Dec. 1, Save the Storks will join thousands of non-profits around the nation for Giving Tuesday. The goal is to fundraise for 15 pregnancy resource center (PRC) affiliates with immediate needs. These centers will receive 100 percent of funding from Giving Tuesday donations. Pregnancy Resource Centers (PRCs) are at […]
Fetal Pain Studies Highlights Need to End Late-Term Abortion This November, Coloradans will vote on late-term abortion. Proposition 115 appears on the state’s ballot and if approved, will ban abortions after 22-weeks except in cases where the mother’s life is in danger. Colorado is one of only seven states that allows third trimester abortions. The group Due Date Too Late, started by […]
Clearing up Criticism and Misconceptions Surrounding the Pro Life Meaning By Katie Doryland Pro-life supporters and pregnancy resource centers often get a bad rap in the news and in the culture at large. They are accused of being pro-baby but not pro-woman or wanting to withhold rights from women. These accusations stem from a failure to […]
Why the lowly ultrasound deserves high praise from the pro-life movement In the days leading up to her abortion appointment, Gabi started to have doubts. For weeks she was sure she wanted an abortion. “But then I just kept thinking, I can’t imagine going to sleep, waking up and knowing my boy wasn’t going to […]
Want to make a real difference in the pro-life movement? Get involved with your local pregnancy resource center By Brittany Smith According to the pro-choice research group the Guttmacher Institute, the number one reason women choose abortion is financial. In fact, in its study Reasons U.S. Women Have Abortions, 73 percent chose abortion because they […]
Latest HBO Max Film is Pure Pro-Choice Propaganda By Brittany Smith Want to make abortion seem normal? Make a fun, road trip comedy about it. This is the premise of one of HBO Max’s first films, Unpregnant. The film dropped Sept. 10 and features two Missouri high schoolers on a road trip to Albuquerque, N.M., […]
El Paso pro-life community has two new Stork Buses on the road By Brittany Smith A baby who died in 2011 is saving lives today. Nine years ago, Live Action investigative reporter Gaby Federico got a call asking her to come to El Paso’s Hilltop Family Planning Clinic, a local abortion provider. The man who […]
PRCs save communities thousands of dollars every year with medical resources By Brittany Smith Critics of pregnancy resource centers (PRCs) often claim they are fake clinics designed to mislead women. While it might make for an easy soundbite, these accusations are false. In fact, PRCs offer a wealth of vital support to women and most […]
