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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Abby* was asked why she chose life for her baby this was her response: “It’s amazing, pregnancy is amazing and powerful how a woman can grow a life and just the fact of having a child to love and adore.” Pregnancy is remarkable and women are blessed in that we are able to experience it. […]
<p class=”p1″><span class=”s1″>Using statistics to paint a picture to others about the devastation of a tragedy is common practice. So common that others loose sight that each number represents an individual person. </span></p> <p class=”p1″><span class=”s1″>63 million babies have been killed since the Roe v. Wade ruling. Although, this erroneous ruling has been overturned the […]
A mother facing an unplanned pregnancy may see it as a burden. The fear of the unknown drives many women to choose abortion instead of life for their child. Kimberly* expressed how she was scared. She wasn’t sure what to do and that was more to her pregnancy than she anticipated. She was having twins. […]
Daniela* didn’t want her baby. She was ready to abort her child but as she put it in follow up calls “God put her in the path” to choose life. Now, the mother to a beautiful child she says she couldn’t imagine her life without her baby. Babies are blessings. Sometimes it takes a pause […]
Recently, pro-choice supporters have called out Pregnancy Resource Centers calling them “fake clinics” and stating they are misguiding women wanting abortion services. When a mother calls in to Options United seeking help for an unplanned pregnancy, we listen. Each mother is facing a unique situation, some are similar but mostly they are scared, overwhelmed, or […]
Physically, Valerie* was starting to feel better than she was a few weeks ago. She also wasn’t sure if she felt kicks from her developing baby or if it was just her ever present hunger pains. Mentally however she was a complete wreck. She felt a bit of relief knowing she still had options to […]
