While rescuing moms and babies from the pain and heartbreak of abortion, pregnancy help centers face many daily challenges, some as small as running out of diapers to hand out and some as large as a Supreme Court ruling or a natural disaster.
Yet they persist in showing utter compassion for families in need of support. For Pregnancy Help Appreciation Week (November 12 – November 16), we’ve rounded up the top 10 reasons to show your love for the pregnancy help community this week and beyond.
1. U.S. pregnancy help centers served nearly 2 million people with free services in 2017.
2. Those free services saved communities at least $161 million.
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3. And ultrasound services alone saved communities over $100 million.
4. A total of 67,400 volunteers—7,500 of whom were medical—gave their time to centers in 2017.
5. In 2017, 87 percent of centers offered parenting and prenatal education programs—an increase from 78 percent of centers in 2010.
6. More than 500 babies have been born thanks to Abortion Pill Reversal, a life-saving protocol provided at nearly 100 pregnancy centers.
7. 24,100 clients received post-abortion support at a pregnancy help center.
8. Pregnancy centers from Connecticut to Hawaii have faced unjust laws regulating their free speech, yet have continued to serve anyway.
9. Some centers have even had to weather natural disasters, such as hurricanes and fires.
10. And they’ve even gone to bat against issues such as human trafficking and infant mortality.
The emotional toll of work like this is undeniably extreme. Pregnancy help workers and volunteers give of themselves daily. Your prayers, volunteer efforts, donated items, and financial support have the power to lift the burden and help their service go even further.
Editor’s note. This appeared at Pregnancy Help News and is reposted with permission.
Chelsea Garcia is a political writer with a special interest in international relations and social issues. Events surrounding the war in Ukraine and the war in Israel are a major focus for political journalists. But as a former local reporter, she is also interested in national politics.
Chelsea Garcia studied media, communication and political science in Texas, USA, and learned the journalistic trade during an internship at a daily newspaper. In addition to her political writing, she is pursuing a master's degree in multimedia and writing at Texas.
