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“The abuse I suffered as a child, the terrible choices I had made. I felt like a rosebud in hiding, that never blossomed.” Save the Storks connected with one woman that we will call Abigail about her road to healing after an abortion. “I always regretted it. It was from the beginning a devastating choice. […]
How pregnancy centers help women find post-abortive healing When Erin* walked into Women’s Choice Clinic in Bettendorf, IA this December, she was experiencing daily panic attacks. She had also just discovered she was pregnant. The staff at the clinic could tell she was stressed and downcast and not sure what to do about her recent pregnancy news. Jane**, the client advocate at Women’s Choice, sat […]
When I was 19 I found out I was pregnant. I had been with my boyfriend for about a year. He was living with his parents and I was living with my grandparents. My mom had been living with us for a while but had recently started using heroin again and was back on the […]
Society likes to think they are pro-woman, but from the wage gap to cultural stigmas, I think more and more we are realizing that’s not necessarily true. However, pregnancy resource centers often strive to fight this stigma by truly empowering women. This month, my friend Josh, a 20 something, male, Executive Director at a pregnancy resource […]
As a nonprofit, our long-time supporters are the heartbeat of our ministry. Consistent giving has a life-saving impact, keeping our Save the Storks Mobile Medical Clinics on the road, our partner clinics open, and always-on, life-affirming digital chat available to serve women in the moments they need it most. Keep reading for our donor story […]
Abortion has become a culturally acceptable norm, and the number of abortions that happen per year around the world is astounding. According to the World Health Organization, “[a]round 73 million induced abortions take place worldwide each year.” Out of all unintended pregnancies, 61% end in abortion, while 29% of all pregnancies result in abortion. Despite […]
Walking alongside clients through painful and complicated moments requires more than compassion—it reflects the grace Jesus modeled when He taught us to forgive not once, not twice, but seventy times seven. Save the Storks partners with clinics who continuously reflect this kind of love. They strive to open doors—and hearts—again and again, even when clients […]
When we think about the devastating impact of abortion on our society, we often picture the babies that were never born. We imagine the moms and dads who never held their swaddled newborns. But what’s easy to forget is that these unborn babies would have grown up. In five or six years, they’d be stepping […]
“I’ve been a pregnancy center director for 20 years, and I’ve never seen anything like this, post-Roe,” says Lyndsey Sikes, Director of Life Choices Pregnancy Resource Center in Monroe, Louisiana. Nestled in the northeast corner of LA, West Carrol Parish brushes elbows with its neighbors in Arkansas and Mississippi. It’s as deep in the south […]
Sally Field, famous for her roles in Steel Magnolias, Forrest Gump, Mrs. Doubtfire, and as “Aunt May” in The Amazing Spider-Man series, recently opened up on her Instagram that in 1964, at the age of 17, she had an abortion. At the time, abortion was still illegal in the United States, and her doctor, a […]
Trigger Warning: This story includes references to satanic ritual abortion, rape, abuse, and murder.*The names of women, ministries, and states have been changed or undisclosed for safety purposes. Haley’s Story (trigger warning*) *The following paragraphs contain content that might trigger or upset some audiences. At 18, Haley had already been pregnant four times. Of her […]
During a time of separation from his first wife, Truett met and began seeing Lea, his wife, now of 46 years. After a season of being together, Lea discovered she was pregnant. In a moment of guilt and shame, they chose abortion. Soon after, they separated but came together after Truett and his first wife […]
