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There is no typical abortion story for women who face an unplanned pregnancy and have an abortion. However, my story is like others coerced into an abortion or convinced it was their best option. Before my pregnancy, my mother had kicked me out of the house, and I lived with my father. Additionally, I had […]
February 14th is Congenital heart defect awareness day. Did you know a baby’s heart develops fully by week 9 of gestation? Congenital Heart Disease is a heart defect often formed in the womb, in which the structure of the way the baby’s heart grows is abnormal. This defect can affect many things, including blood flow. […]
This story begins with a woman sitting alone at the hospital hearing the news that she’s pregnant. The news took her by surprise but the next words she heard were even more shocking. She stared through bleary eyes as the doctor explained the high risks of her pregnancy. He told her the pregnancy was unsafe […]
October 15th is National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Day. National Pregnancy and Infant Loss Day is a day dedicated to those who have suffered the loss of an infant due to miscarriage, stillbirth, SIDS, or any other cause during pregnancy or infancy. 1 in 4 women will lose a baby during pregnancy or infancy, so […]
Who is Ruby Marie? My grandmother was Ruby Marie Fried. The story that she told me goes like this… In 1944, Ruby Marie had been married just a couple of years to my grandfather, John. They had gone up to the Northwest part of the country because he was training to be deployed during WWII […]
Being a mom isn’t for the faint of heart. Motherhood and mental health is definitely something that needs to be talked about, but even I shied away from the topic. I remember the night I finally had a breakdown and realized I needed help. Sitting in my car in the garage, alone, just so that I […]
This year I turned 55. I’m very content with my life and know how blessed I am with good health, friends since childhood, and a family that loves me unconditionally. Even though I lost my adoptive mom when I was eight years old, became a widow at age 44, and was nearly paralyzed in a […]
May is officially MOM’S MONTH! At Save the Storks, we are celebrating every kind of mom and showing them our appreciation all of May. Get to know our moms on staff and be encouraged by what they have to say this Mom’s Month! Annie, COO I consider it such a privilege to work for an organization […]
We want to offer some incredible true stories of life and what it means for women to be empowered to choose. Feel free to share any of the videos with your congregations, friends and families to begin conversations on life and choice. LIFE What does it mean to be pro-life? This video shows how the […]
Maya Seay wasn’t allowed to drink Starbucks like her friends growing up and she never knew why. One day, when she was finally old enough to understand, her parents explained to her that the ubiquitous coffee company supports Planned Parenthood and that her parents didn’t agree with how the organization treated women and their babies. […]
How pregnancy centers offer support for women feeling pressured to abort By Katie Doryland When Hayley* called Elizabeth’s Hope PRC in Chillicothe, OH, she was barely able to speak to the center’s client advocate, Beth. She was scared and stressed out. “I already have a baby at home and now I am pregnant again,” she told Beth. […]
Legal help for minors being pressured into an abortion Jasmine was 19 years old when she found out she was pregnant. At the time she was getting ready to graduate high school and go to college. “I told my mom I was pregnant first. I had a feeling she was thinking I should get an abortion, but it was my dad that really […]
