by Adelita Mendez | Feb 12, 2019
In the summer of 2018, Human Coalition’s virtual clinic began taking calls. The first call we received came from “Gabrielle,” a single, homeless mother of four young children. She explained that she was pregnant with her fifth child, the father of the baby was no...
by Adelita Mendez | Jan 25, 2019
“Lisa’s” Story A mom of one, “Lisa” had just graduated from high school when she discovered she was pregnant again. She’d planned to become a dental hygienist and get married. However, with her fiancé out of work, a second child was an unwanted financial struggle....
by Adelita Mendez | Jan 24, 2019
“Helia” was too busy to be sick. With two young children at home, she didn’t have time to feel bad physically. So when her pregnancy test came back positive, Helia felt overwhelmed and devastated. She talked to her boyfriend about it, and they agreed that abortion was...
by Adelita Mendez | Jan 22, 2019
Emmie was scared to tell her family she was pregnant. So when her boyfriend suggested an abortion was the right thing to do, she reluctantly agreed. Frozen with fear, Emmie didn’t know what to do. So her boyfriend offered to call and get her an appointment. When he...
by Adelita Mendez | Jan 22, 2019
“Yolanda” was actively seeking an abortion. She’d taken the Plan B abortion pill, but it didn’t terminate her pregnancy. Yolanda was already the mother of one young child, and she was no longer in a relationship with her child’s father. So she was scared to go through...
