By María Belén Eyheramonho It even sounds really ridiculous and not worthy to compare a human embryo with a parasite. But since lately some ideological movements have call the embryo a “parasite” which lives at the expense of the woman’s body, let’s clarify the issue. What the science has to say? We all know that […]
From the kindness of others Hannah’s* feelings about her pregnancy changed from nervousness to excitement. When she first called us at Options United, Hannah* wanted an abortion. She didn’t have any support and wasn’t prepared to make the journey into motherhood alone. The call responder at Options United reassured her that there were people who […]
2020 has been a year of uncertainties. For Mya* it has been life-changing. While waiting on the results of her pregnancy test she was already thinking of how she would pay for an abortion. The coronavirus pandemic brought new fears and economic troubles. Having a baby during this time seemed more than an inconvenience but […]
Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness America’s birthday is cause for gratitude and celebration. 244 years ago on July 4th, our founding fathers made a bold move to secure life and freedom for our young nation. They ratified the Declaration of Independence breaking the 13 colonies away from Great Britain. They set out to […]
Carmen* was only two weeks away from finding out the gender of her baby. It didn’t matter if the baby would be a boy or a girl, she was just excited to be a mother. She knew her child was a blessing no matter what and was counting down the days when she could hold […]
Baby Hope* was saved after her mother chose life over abortion. Her change of heart was due to the loving support from one of our call responders, Crystal. When Crystal answered the call there was a frightened young woman on the other end. She thought abortion was the solution. It was through Crystal’s regular follow […]
Today is National Sanctity of Human Life Day. Why? 47 years ago, the Supreme Court made one of the most devastating legal and moral decisions in history. Roe v. Wade established a death sentence for over 60 million innocent baby boys and girls of every race and socioeconomic background in the US. Now, this day […]
December is National Human Rights Month – a time to recognize and protect the rights of each human being. The pro-life movement isn’t just pro-baby or pro-birth. It’s about respecting the dignity of human life from conception to natural death. In honor of this month, we’d like to share some of our favorite pro-life facts […]
As Christmas morning rapidly approaches, I must remind myself of the reason we celebrate this wonderful season. As we all know, it isn’t about shopping, decorating, baking, and caroling. It isn’t about Santa Claus, elves, reindeer, and snowmen. It isn’t even about the charities we support during this season of giving. Of course, those things […]
“We look at adoption as a very sacred exchange. It was not done lightly on either side.” -Jamie Lee Curtis, Actress and Adoptive Mother of 2 This National Adoption Day, I was inspired to look into some facts to better understand adoption. Three statistics stuck out to me the most: Only 2% of women facing […]
