by Adelita Mendez | Apr 18, 2018
“Ailie” had been in the United States only a short while when she discovered she was pregnant. Abandoned by the baby’s father, and having little grasp of the English language, she felt desperately alone. When a pregnancy test came back positive, Ailie visited our...
by Adelita Mendez | Apr 18, 2018
Many women who get an abortion feel pressured into it. Such was the case for “Violet” who visited our women’s care clinic accompanied by the baby’s father. Seven weeks along in her pregnancy, Violet did not want to abort. But with two children at home and the...
by Adelita Mendez | Apr 18, 2018
“Traci’s” life was unstable and unsafe. With strangers coming in and out of her dad’s apartment at all hours, she knew it was no place to raise a baby. Unfortunately, her boyfriend wasn't reliable either. So where could she turn now that she was pregnant? A friend...
by Adelita Mendez | Mar 21, 2018
When “Jayla” learned she was pregnant, she'd been sleeping on her mother’s couch and working part-time at a local restaurant. She came to our women’s care clinic after searching online for information on abortion. While meeting with a member of our staff for the first...
by Adelita Mendez | Mar 21, 2018
“Aleah” came to our women’s care clinic through the Human Coalition Contact Center. Driving more than an hour to reach us, she was searching for a safe place where no one knew her and she could talk through her decision without any pressure or judgment. Before...
