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| There are Alternatives to Abortion!It's often difficult to know where to turn when you are pregnant and afraid. Well-meaning friends and acquaintances may recommend abortion as the easiest solution to a difficult situation. Yet women who have made this choice later regretted it. A November 1994 Reader Digest article by Mary Cunningham Agee reported that 91% of women surveyed in post-abortion interviews stated that they would have carried their child to term if the support had been there. Items most frequently mentioned were help with medical bills, ability to continue in her career or education, and most importantly, understanding from family, friends, and the father of the child. At our small Parish we want to do what we can to help connect you with the people and resources which can make the choice for life a practical one, as well as a loving one for you and your baby, regardless of your financial or social situation.
Pregnancy Centers Online
America’s Crisis Pregnancy Helpline
Heartbeat International Visit www.heartbeatinternational.org to see their Worldwide Directory of Life Affirming Pregnancy Service Providers, with about 4000 listings and updated monthly. Catholic Charities Catholic Charities has set up a 24-hour national 1-800 service which refers callers to the pregnancy help center nearest to them.
Volunteers around the country form this network which assures that a woman doesn't have to choose between her child and her education, or between her child and her job.
Birthright has a network of almost a thousand pregnancy help centers throughout the United States, These centers offer pregnancy testing, counseling, and resources, including medical, financial, and personal assistance. The Birthright philosophy is that a woman coming in for help does not represent a "statistic", or an "issue,", but is rather a human being looking for help and support in a time of need. In addition to pregnancy help services, Birthright also provides links to doctors and others in the local community who can help a woman after the birth of her child. p
CareLink Care-Link offers a database of 1,600 Crisis Pregnancy Centers all over the country. By clicking on the Picture below, you can search for the one closest to you. National Life Center National Life Center's 24-hour hotline directs you to the closest Crisis Pregnancy Center in the United States and Canada.
Bethany Christian Services Bethany Christian Services is one of the nation's leading providers of adoption and crisis pregnancy support information. They operate a national hotline which is active from 8 AM to 12 PM, 7 days a week. This hotline routes callers to one of 56 local offices which can then provide local and regional information. On-going education and support for parents are offered through our adoption support services. Bethany acknowledges that adoption is a life-long process and that adoptive families sometimes have unique issues and concerns. Bethany's adoption pre-screening and placement program is one of the most recommended in the country, and they have placed more than 11,000 children in adoptive homes. In addition, Bethany provides good community-based follow-up, both for women who choose adoption or who raise their child themselves. To get more information you can go to the Bethany Home Page.
Several Sources Foundation Several Sources Foundation provides a 24-hour crisis pregnancy help line which can connect any caller to their local pregnancy help resources, including Catholic Charities, Lutheran Social Services, and others. Their database of pregnancy help resources is one of the most complete in the nation. See for yourself at their great website!
Good Counsel Homes
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The Nurturing Network
