Pregnancy Centers & Practical Help

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Healing on the Sidewalk

Sarah came to the sidewalk by way of a painful but redemptive path through abortion recovery. After completing a recovery program, she returned to volunteer at the pregnancy resource center that hosted the program. Not only did volunteering provide her continued healing, but it also introduced her to Sidewalk Advocates for Life. Her first visit […] The post Healing on the Sidewalk first appeared on Sidewalk Advocates for Life .

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Building a culture of life can be hard, but it's not lonely

Marten reflects on pregnancy-center workers joining the 2025 Ohio March for Life alongside families, clergy, and public officials. She argues that shared public witness and practical pregnancy support demonstrate that local pro-life ministry need not be isolated.

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More women than ever are reaching out for pregnancy help

Trudden reports increased contacts with Heartbeat International's Option Line and Abortion Pill Rescue Network during 2025. She argues that these organizational figures and client accounts demonstrate demand for accessible counseling and local pregnancy support.

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Americans United for Life Disappointed by FDA’s New Decision on Mifepristone

(Washington, D.C.): On September 30, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the drug application by Evita Solutions, LLC for generic mifepristone, the first drug in the life-ending chemical abortion regimen. Mifepristone blocks the pregnancy support system, specifically the hormone progesterone, thereby starving the unborn child of nutrients needed to survive. While the full extent of the originally applied safeguards has been heavily stripped by politically motivated regulatory overreach, this approval stipulates a requirement to follow the same Risk Evaluation and Mitigation […] The

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Pregnancy Centers: Hidden Lifelines of Hope

While abortion facilities often position themselves as the only resources for unplanned pregnancies, nearly three thousand pro-life pregnancy centers (PCs) across the country exist to provide compassionate, life-affirming options and support. PCs were first founded in Toronto, California, and Hawaii several years before the Roe v. Wade decision. Since then, they have expanded across the […] The post Pregnancy Centers: Hidden Lifelines of Hope appeared first on Americans United for Life .

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Empowering Pregnancy Centers: AUL’s Impact at the 2025 Care Net National Conference

Americans United for Life’s Government Affairs Director, Brad Kehr, and Gavin Oxley, Legal Operations & Media Relations Manager, had the exciting opportunity to attend the 2025 Care Net National Conference in Charlotte, NC, in August. More than 1,800 individuals representing pregnancy centers (PCs) across the country were present. Brad spoke at a breakout session entitled […] The post Empowering Pregnancy Centers: AUL’s Impact at the 2025 Care Net National Conference appeared first on Americans United for Life .

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Planned Parenthood vs. PRCs: Who’s Really Meeting Women’s Needs?

When conversations around women’s health come up, Planned Parenthood is often presented as the go-to provider. But when you dig into the numbers, a different story emerges—one that reveals major gaps in care and shows how Pregnancy Resource Centers (PRCs) are stepping in to meet real needs. What Planned Parenthood Actually Provides According to their […] The post Planned Parenthood vs. PRCs: Who’s Really Meeting Women’s Needs? appeared first on Save the Storks .

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How do we help women? Abortion isn't the solution

Stark explains how to acknowledge the real difficulties of pregnancy while presenting a pro-life argument. He urges readers to pair concern for unborn children with concrete support for women instead of framing their interests as competitors.

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Episode 31-Inside a Pregnancy Center: A Journey from Fear to Courage with Janée Carter

There are many misconceptions around the work of pro-life pregnancy centers. These centers aren’t places of judgment, but of compassion, practical support, and encouragement. In this powerful episode, you’ll hear Janée’s first-hand story of redemption. Facing an unplanned pregnancy, she walked into Colorado Springs Pregnancy Center feeling afraid and overwhelmed—but left with hope, support, and the courage to choose life for her baby. Today, Janée serves on staff at the same center, offering the Christ-centered care she once received. She talks about the fears women face, how parenting classes

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When abortion advocates mimic life-affirming care

Trudden contrasts newly described pro-choice pregnancy centers with the services and mission of pro-life pregnancy-help organizations. She argues that similar services can obscure important differences and urges clearer communication about each organization's approach.

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Americans United for Life Submits Brief to Supreme Court in First Choice Case

(Washington, D.C.): Today, Americans United for Life submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in First Choice Women’s Resource Centers, Inc. v. Platkin, supporting the right of pro-life pregnancy resource centers to provide life-affirming help and care to women seeking abortion without government harassment. Defending Pro-Life Pregnancy Centers in New Jersey First Choice […] The post Americans United for Life Submits Brief to Supreme Court in First Choice Case appeared first on Americans United for Life .

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Ohio pro-life leaders unite to strengthen pregnancy centers' voice at Statehouse

The Center for Christian Virtue (CCV) and the Ohio Coalition of Pregnancy Centers (OCPC) have formed a formal partnership designating CCV as the official advocate for Ohio's largest network of pregnancy resource centers at the Statehouse. This collaboration coincides with nearly $20 million in Ohio Parenting and Pregnancy Program grants awarded to 21 organizations, including multiple pregnancy centers, to support expectant parents and caregivers with education, housing, counseling, and other free services.

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Drive Change. Choose Life

Your License Plate Could Change a Life Every time you drive, you have an opportunity to make a difference. The Louisiana Choose Life license plate is more than just a way to show your values on the road, it directly funds pro-life pregnancy centers and adoption agencies across our state, helping women and families... The post Drive Change. Choose Life appeared first on Louisiana Right to Life .

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“This Is the Time”: How a Mobile Medical Clinic in Louisiana Is Filling the Gap Left by Planned Parenthood Closures

“I’ve been a pregnancy center director for 20 years, and I’ve never seen anything like this, post-Roe,” says Lyndsey Sikes, Director of Life Choices Pregnancy Resource Center in Monroe, Louisiana. Nestled in the northeast corner of LA, West Carrol Parish brushes elbows with its neighbors in Arkansas and Mississippi. It’s as deep in the south […] The post “This Is the Time”: How a Mobile Medical Clinic in Louisiana Is Filling the Gap Left by Planned Parenthood Closures appeared first on Save the Storks .

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Planned Parenthood Closures: The Truth Behind the Headlines

Planned Parenthood has closed 25 clinics, with the possibility of up to 200 more shutting down, primarily due to the shift to chemical abortions. With the abortion pill available for home delivery without medical oversight, abortions are becoming less visible. Pro-life efforts focus on equipping pregnancy centers and holding providers accountable while continuing the fight against abortion. The post Planned Parenthood Closures: The Truth Behind the Headlines appeared first on .

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Episode 28-Made in His Image: Ultrasound Moments That Change Everything with Nurse Erin Mace

What happens when a woman sees the life of her preborn baby on an ultrasound screen? On this powerful episode of The LifeCast , Rich Bennett sits down with Erin Mace, a nurse at Life Network who provides ultrasounds and STD testing. Erin shares moving stories of women encountering the truth that their baby is not just a "clump of cells," but a life created in God’s image. With compassion and honesty, she speaks about the cultural lies women are up against, the redemptive work of God in unexpected places, and how Life Network is helping clients make healthier, hope-filled decisions for their fu

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Turn Your Coffee Habit into Pro-Life Support for Louisiana

Louisiana Right to Life is thrilled to announce our partnership with Seven Weeks Coffee, a company that is brewing up change by supporting the pro-life movement with every sip of their incredible specialty coffee. What makes Seven Weeks Coffee different?They donate a portion of every sale directly to pregnancy resource centers and pro-life organizations across... The post Turn Your Coffee Habit into Pro-Life Support for Louisiana appeared first on Louisiana Right to Life .

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Episode 27-Jennie Lichter: Leading with Love in the Pro-Life Movement

What happens when a mother, lawyer, and former White House staffer leads one of the most powerful movements for life in our nation? Jennie Lichter, President of March for Life, shares how her upbringing, legal background, and time in the Trump administration prepared her to advocate for life at the highest levels. She and Rich talk about the energy and hope at the national and state Marches for Life, the impact of young people in the movement, and the stark contrast between Planned Parenthood and pro-life pregnancy centers. At the heart of it all, Jennie reminds us: “This is a movement built o

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Above all else, the pro-life movement is rooted in love

Andrusko revisits Paul Stark's argument that the pro-life position rests on human equality and concern for both mother and child. He emphasizes practical support and compassion toward people with abortion experiences as essential parts of that position.

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Former Abortion Worker Now Works at a Pregnancy Center and Helps Other Former Abortion Workers Find Healing

Contributor: ATTWN Staff Noemi Padilla is a New Yorker with an attitude to match. She’s one of our fiery former abortion workers who has had a journey worthy of a movie screen. Noemi is a nurse by trade and ended up working in an abortion clinic in Tampa because they gave her a new phone, a $500 bonus, and it ... Read More

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Breaking: With One Big Beautiful Bill passed, pregnancy help is here - And we're ready

Godsey welcomes the funding legislation he describes as removing taxpayer support from Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers. He argues that community health centers and pregnancy-help organizations can provide women with alternative sources of assistance.

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Episode 25-Beauty from Ashes: A Pregnancy Center Firebombing, Three Years Later with guest Kathy Roberts

Three years after Life Choices Pregnancy Center was violently firebombed and left in ashes, Kathy Roberts joins Rich Bennett to share the powerful story of that harrowing night—and the hope that rose from the ruins. From discovering a Bible miraculously opened to Psalm 68 to standing firm in God’s calling, Kathy unpacks how faith carried her and the Life Choices center through devastation. She reminds us that “if God has called us to the mission, we don’t quit.” This episode is a moving testament that even in the darkest moments, light overcomes darkness . Life Choices: https://lifechoices.org

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Steps to the Fall of Roe

1: PREGNANCY RESOURCE CENTERS The first event was actually thanks to the foresight of pro-life advocates before the Roe decision was even in place: the formation of the first pregnancy resource centers or PRCs. The first PRCs began to appear in 1967 and with the Roe v. Wade decision being passed down in 1973, the rate of […] The post Steps to the Fall of Roe appeared first on Americans United for Life .

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Victims of the Revolution

Can we insist on the biological reality of sex while denying the biological reality of the unborn child? “This far and no further” has its limits. We should make tactical partnerships in the battles that can be won today. But we shouldn’t allow tactical alliances to cloud our vision of the truth.

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U.S. Supreme Court Agrees to Hear NJ Pregnancy Resource Center Case against NJ Attorney General Platkin

Supreme Court Will Hear Case of Pregnancy Center Harassed by New Jersey Attorney General State | Alliance Defending Freedom | Jun 16, 2025 | 10:02AM | Washington, DC The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear First Choice Women’s Resource Centers v. Platkin. Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys representing First Choice, a faith-based […]

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Study recycles failed narrative to claim that abortionists relocated after Dobbs, affecting reproductive healthcare in pro-life states

Randall O'Bannon critiques a study of clinician relocation after Dobbs, questioning what its sample can establish about broader maternal-care availability. He argues that movement by abortion-only providers should not automatically be interpreted as a general loss of obstetric services.

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Life Launch centers celebrated for 'doing the hard work to bring care and support to families'

Pregnancy help personnel from Life Launch pregnancy centers gathered at the 2025 Heartbeat International Annual Pregnancy Help Conference to network, share successes, and celebrate program achievements. The Life Launch Grant program has supported 39 centers in 22 U.S.

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Episode 20-Heartbeat of Hope: Equipping Pregnancy Centers to Save Lives with guest Jor-El Godsey

Jor-El Godsey, President of Heartbeat International, joins Rich Bennett on this insightful episode of The LifeCast . Jor-El opens up about his experience that inspired his passionate pro-life stance and he discusses how Heartbeat International empowers and supports pregnancy centers across the world. The conversation also delves into the controversial actions taken by the state of Colorado to strip women of the option for Abortion Pill Reversal, and the ongoing legal battles Heartbeat is facing as a result. Rich and Jor-El explore how the organization continues to stand firm and fight for life

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Quebec man killed by euthanasia because of bedsores. Euthanasia increased the tragedy.

Schadenberg discusses an inquest involving Normand Meunier and concerns about inadequate hospital care preceding his assisted death. He argues that the case illustrates the need to address neglect rather than treat euthanasia as an answer to preventable suffering.

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