What’s a PRC? A Guide to Pregnancy Resource Centers Many accuse the pro-life movement of only caring about bringing a baby into the world. Those on the pro-choice side may say that we don’t offer women support during her pregnancy, directly afterward, and beyond. Standing in direct opposition to this claim are pregnancy resource centers (or PRCs). PRCs are the frontlines of the pro-life […] Read More
Save the Storks Launches “Mission Critical” Campaign Radio and digital ads to raise awareness for life-saving care available to abortion-vulnerable women Did you know that abortion rates in California and Florida alone represent a quarter of all abortions in the United States? More than 190 abortions take place every day in Florida. Over 350 take place every day in California – that’s roughly four abortions every two […] Read More
We Couldn’t Imagine Our Lives Without Her One couple’s journey from planning for abortion to a choice for life. Stacy* started to panic as she watched her home pregnancy test confirm her fears: she was pregnant. “We can’t have this baby,” her husband, Mark*, said. They had an older son who was ready to leave for college, had both lost their jobs because of […] Read More
Launching into the Future A Pregnancy Center’s Experience Going Mobile By Natasha Smith “I don’t want to be overly dramatic, but this thing is going to fundamentally transform the work that we do,” said Chuck Swanson, the Executive Director of Options for Women in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Their new Stork Bus was delivered on July 26. “You know this is going to make […] Read More
Aly’s Story How Past Pregnancy Trauma Led To Hope In The Midst Of An Unplanned Pregnancy Aly* and her boyfriend arrived at Sanford Crisis Pregnancy Centers’ mobile unit excited and nervous. The mobile unit, known as a Stork Bus, offers free services such as pregnancy tests, ultrasounds, and STD testing. Aly told the mobile unit staff that she had known about her pregnancy for a while and that both […] Read More
Men Make a Difference How One Small Town in Alaska is Helping Hundreds of Men Become Better Fathers By Natasha Smith “Any strength that I possess, I can trace back to my dad.” I said this in a conversation a few months ago and I keep reflecting on its reality. I am blessed to have an incredible, godly, hardworking, […] Read More
Pregnant And In College How E’Nisha Found Resources and Graduated College While Pregnant By Katie Doryland E’Nisha was excited about her upcoming college graduation. She only had a few months left of school in the mountain town of Franklin, North Carolina. But her plans changed when she found out that she was pregnant. At 23 years old, E’Nisha was now more worried about what her family back […] Read More
“We Want to Eliminate the Need for Abortion” How One PRC is Flipping the Script on STI Testing, Sexual Health and the Spectrum of Care By Brittany Smith Recently, over the course of one week, Heather Lawless did intakes at her clinic for four women from the University of Idaho. Finally, when the fifth client from the university walked in, she had to ask: “How did you hear about us?” Lawless knew there was a Planned Parenthood just 10 […] Read More
What Exactly is a Pregnancy Center? 3 Healthcare Services Pregnancy Centers Provide By Brittany Smith What is a pregnancy center? Is it the same as a pregnancy resource center? Are they health clinics? What do they do? We’re glad you asked. Pregnancy resource centers, also known as PRCs, or pregnancy centers, exist to provide options and material aid to women facing unplanned pregnancies. The mission of […] Read More
Janelle’s Story: I Was Looking For a Sign How a sonogram and a bus changed everything By Katie Doryland After a long year of pandemic restrictions, the staff at Arkansas Pregnancy Center (APC) finally had the chance to take their mobile medical unit, Holly, out into the community. Staff members and new volunteers worked hard to secure a parking spot near their community’s […] Read More
I Wish They Had Told Me I Wish They Had Told Me! How lack of information pressures women to abort When Vanessa* visited Birth Choice, a pregnancy resource center (PRC) in San Marcos, CA, she was alone and set on having an abortion. She met with a client advocate at the clinic named Elise*. Vanessa explained to Elise that she had already gone to Planned Parenthood in the past for a prior abortion, […] Read More
Pressured to Abort In it together: How parenting classes prevent partner pressure By Brittany Smith When Yolanda’s boyfriend found out she was pregnant, he left. She was living in Carson City, NV at the time and had no family nearby to rely on. Feeling abandoned and completely at a loss for what to do, Yolanda began researching options […] Read More
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