Layla* was connected to a local life-affirming pregnancy help center after calling into the Options United hotline. By calling, she never stepped into an abortion clinic despite having doubts about being a mother. Instead during the call and at the help center she received the support she was looking for: caring staff with solutions to […]
In the face of unexpected challenges, sometimes all we need is a guiding light. This is a story about Lisa, a brave mom who found hope and support in her darkest hour, and how her decision to choose life brought immeasurable joy to her family. Late one night, overwhelmed and seeking an abortion due to […]
Facing uncertainty in one’s life is uncomfortable and unwanted. Kendra* had a vision of how her life was suppose to go and it did not include an unplanned pregnancy. Yet, on that particular day she found herself staring at a positive pregnancy test. It felt unreal. She was certain that keeping her baby would result […]
One ultrasound can give a mother a glimpse into her future and a shimmer of hope in the love she feels for her child. Why is it that so many pro-life organizations suggest an ultrasound to confirm a pregnancy? Because it often results in the mother choosing to continue her pregnancy and choosing life for […]
When talking pro-life issues among a group of women, there are generally two categories on the abortion debate: pro-life and pro-choice. There is also a neutral party: personally pro-life. If someone states she is personally pro-life, she is inferring that personally she would not have an abortion, but it is not her place to stop […]
Written by: Julie Stuckenschneider The pro-life movement began to pick up after Roe v. Wade. In 2023, we are now a year after the overturning of Roe v. Wade. Appearing as a huge win in our movement, we still have plenty of work to do especially in states regarding themselves as abortion sanctuaries. Options United […]
There is a quote that reads “When a child is born a mother is also”. It sounds very sweet and is probably on a Mother’s Day card somewhere but I completely disagree. A woman becomes a mother when she becomes pregnant. A perfect mother does not exist but all the good ones share this one […]
Gia* could not be a mother given her circumstances at the time she discovered she was pregnant. She didn’t want to reach out to anyone or any organization instead she searched where to find an abortion. On the Options for Pregnancy website there is a chat feature, there she typed in that she was looking […]
Ava* was already a mother of three girls. Finding out she was pregnant would not only require sacrifice from her but from her other children as well. She was afraid what the future held for her family. An internet search on Google lead her to the Options United helpline. Options United leads a mother to […]
Respecting life calls for consistency and compassion. A person who claims they respect life without consistency runs risk of being hypocritical. Just as important as the first, it is not possible to respect another life without having compassion first. Respecting life starts at conception. Life is a series of stages and one’s worth cannot be […]
