by Adelita Mendez | Feb 5, 2018
“Samantha” came to our Pittsburgh Women’s Mobile Clinic after searching online for information about abortion and calling our Contact Center. New to the city, she had few friends and little support from the father of her baby. Samantha felt alone and scared. Sensing...
by Adelita Mendez | Jan 23, 2018
When “Tina” first called our clinic to make an appointment, she was lost in a fog of confusion. Haunted by a previous abortion, she’d tried to bury her pain through drug use. Now, unexpectedly pregnant and struggling from withdrawal symptoms, Tina stood on the...
by Adelita Mendez | Dec 20, 2017
“Sally” was no stranger to abortion. Only 10 months had passed since she’d walked into a Planned Parenthood facility to terminate her pregnancy. And as hard as she tried, Sally could not suppress the sad memory of her discarded child. Now she was pregnant again....
by Adelita Mendez | Nov 29, 2017
A routine visit to the doctor revealed something unexpected: “Rebekah” was pregnant. Shaken by the news, she immediately told her boyfriend “Nathan,” and together they searched online for abortion information. Rebekah had health problems, but they paled in comparison...
by Adelita Mendez | Oct 24, 2017
From the outside looking in, “Cindy” had nothing good to offer her baby. A former drug addict who still used recreational marijuana and alcohol, she had a strained relationship with her mother. While she divided her time between college and work, Cindy struggled to...
