I could wallpaper my house with the baby shower invitations and birth announcements I’ve received over the last few years. It seems as though I’m in a constant rotation of holding new babies, delivering meals to sleepy parents, and buying impractical but irresistible baby outfits. (Sidenote: someone please explain to me why baby girl clothes
Sometimes there are no words. There weren’t for Amanda that day. She sat in the mobile ultrasound unit, head in her hands, as tears slipped between her fingers. She knew she was pregnant. Had known for a few weeks now. She was devastated. And so she wept. Lauren, the nurse, let Amanda cry into the
The following article is satire and imitates the style and genre created by C.S. Lewis in his novel, The Screwtape Letters. This article imagines what a senior demon might say to a junior demon regarding the issue of abortion. My dear Grimtooth, It is evident that you have made great strides with your patient, but
They actually rolled down their window. Most don’t, either because they’ve been instructed not to by abortion facility workers, or they’re determined to pretend they can’t see the people in the bright pink vests. But for whatever reason, this man and woman rolled down their window. They took the “blessing bag” that we offer to
She stepped onto the mobile unit on a Wednesday afternoon, her face coated with a sheen of sweat—whether from the heat or anxiety, we couldn’t tell. A pregnancy test. A positive result. A long, tense conversation. Reasons why it was the wrong time, the wrong place…the wrong everything. Fear and uncertainty. And yet, something was
The gravel crunched under her feet as she stepped from the cab into the harsh June heat. Her palms were wet—not from the heat, but from something else entirely. Her eyes searched, uncertainty written across her face. Is this the place? Her appointment time crept closer. Her cab was now gone and the group of
Seeing clients change, or at least seeing them consider change, is always something I look forward to as a staff member. Last week, while she didn’t immediately change her mind, we saw a client begin to change her perspective on her situation. Charlotte* walked into our Fulton Street location looking for the abortion pill. Because we
Reaching the Unreached Every month, we re-evaluate as a Board and Staff if we’re doing all we can to reach abortion-minded clients. These women in an unwanted pregnancy feel there is no way out of their situation except to go to the local abortion clinic. They need someone to come alongside them and show them
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