by Adelita Mendez | Apr 15, 2019
“Sabrina’s” life hadn’t been easy. For 11 years she’d been a single mom to her daughter, always struggling to make ends meet. More recently, she’d been dating a man whom she hoped would one day be a husband to her and a father to her daughter. But those dreams fell...
by Adelita Mendez | Mar 18, 2019
“Taylor” was living with her sister, and didn’t have a job or a car when she discovered she was pregnant with her second child. When the baby’s father found out about the pregnancy, he left her. Taylor was scared and didn’t know what to do, so she was actively seeking...
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...
