by Adelita Mendez | Oct 24, 2017
Farah felt like a foreigner in a strange land. Though she spoke little English, she tried desperately to contribute to her family’s finances by selling cosmetics. Her husband’s job was insecure; and with two small boys at home, they needed all the help she could...
by Adelita Mendez | Oct 24, 2017
The women who visit our clinic are often struggling with far more than an unexpected pregnancy. In fact, more times than not, the pregnancy is the upshot of the other challenges she faces. Broken or abusive relationships, poverty, drug abuse, an unstable home life…...
by Adelita Mendez | Sep 26, 2017
“Jolie” was on the precipice of starting her career. An education major, she had just completed her course study and was making plans to student teach in the spring. She couldn’t wait to graduate and fulfill her dreams of being an educator. But then she took a home...
by Adelita Mendez | Sep 26, 2017
This wasn’t the way things were supposed to work out. “June” was 36 years old; she’d already raised two boys; and now she was ready to enjoy some alone time, move ahead in her job, and travel. A new baby was definitely not in her future plans. When June visited our...
by Adelita Mendez | Sep 26, 2017
Ivy was unable to get to our women’s care clinic, so we sent our women’s mobile clinic to her. Ivy was set on getting an abortion even though she’d suffered from the lingering effects of a prior abortion – including an infection. She didn’t want to go through that...
