We all like convenience. Drive-up windows. Microwaves. Cell phones. Very convenient. But when what’s at stake is our health, we have to consider what “convenience” may cost us. These days, abortion-by-telemedicine is being touted as a convenient solution to unexpected pregnancies. A medical (“chemical”) abortion that used to require talking in person with an abortion […]
How to Empower Pregnant Women for Success
July 23, 2020 by
Trini* faced an unwanted pregnancy in the midst of a job loss and a broken relationship that left her homeless just before college resumed in the fall. How do you empower a woman like Trini? Some would say it’s empowering to “solve” one of Trini’s problems by ending her pregnancy. The rest she’ll just have […]
Unexpected Pregnancy: How to Choose the Best Way Forward
May 29, 2020 by
You’re holding a positive pregnancy test in your hand. This was not supposed to happen. Not now. But it did. What are you going to do?
What If I Already Had an Abortion?
July 13, 2018 by
In spite of all the loud political voices arguing over abortion, many women who’ve had an abortion find it difficult to talk about. Are you one of those women? We know women who say they have only told one or two trusted people about their abortions. Some have never told anyone. Maybe that’s because they […]
A Person’s a Person: Mia’s Story
January 25, 2018 by
Mia* found out she was pregnant the same day she got accepted to her top-choice college. “This is really going to mess with my plans,” she thought. “After that one night at the party… now this.” She figured she would just have to get an abortion. But her friend Steph* asked her why. “Well,” Mia […]
Pregnant At the Crossroads: What Difference Will Your Choice Make?
October 29, 2016 by
At this important intersection, which way will you turn? Once you make that turn, where will that lead you? Will you find yourself on a one-way street, with no way to turn back? Or will you find yourself heading for all the things that matter most to you? If you can’t see around the corner, […]
Pushing Back Against Coerced Abortion
March 4, 2016 by
The following is not intended as legal advice. It is provided solely to inform pregnant women in Minnesota of some of their rights. (If you live elsewhere, find out your state’s laws about fetal homicide and informed consent.) A choice is not a choice if it is the only choice you are given. Yet when […]
Lives Matter
January 18, 2016 by
Not just black lives. Or aging lives. Or unborn lives. All lives matter. Are you appalled by the videos that exposed Planned Parenthood profiting from the killing of unborn children? Concerned about an expanding “Culture of Death” in which euthanasia of the terminally ill, the elderly, or the disabled is being touted as a compassionate […]
Be The Hero of Your Own Story
January 6, 2016 by
We all want everything to go right all the time. We’d rather be comfortable than uncomfortable. We’d rather be “friended” on Facebook than “unfriended.” We’d rather stroll down an easy path than stumble along a rocky road. We want life to be a happy beginning, a happy middle and, above all, a happy ending. Heroes […]
Finding Peace After Abortion
January 28, 2015 by
“I’ve never told anyone about my abortion.” “It was so long ago. Why does it bother me now?” “It was my only option. But I wonder, what if…” “I don’t really know what I feel about my abortion . . . relief . . . regret . . . confusion . . .” Looking for […]
