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Top 10 Pro Life Resources for Sanctity of Life Sunday 2022

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January 16th is National Sanctity of Life Sunday! It may feel as though conversations about pro life vs pro choice are hard to navigate because it is so politicized and polarizing. But at Save the Storks, we define pro life not as a political issue but a personal one which we are all gifted with the responsibility of caring for and protecting. We’re offering some resources for you to approach the topic of life and choice with a compassionate, non-political tone to […]

Miss Colorado Pre-Teen Shows You’re Never Too Young To Have A Heart For Babies

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Maya Seay wasn’t allowed to drink Starbucks like her friends growing up and she never knew why. One day, when she was finally old enough to understand, her parents explained to her that the ubiquitous coffee company supports Planned Parenthood and that her parents didn’t agree with how the organization treated women and their babies. […]

Save the Storks Hosts 2nd Annual Pro-Life Innovators Summit

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Apply Today: Make Your Ministry Plan a Reality Save the Storks is hosting its 2nd annual Pro-Life Innovators Summit April 1-3, 2022 in downtown Colorado Springs, Colo. During this 3-day conference, participants have the chance to develop their pro-life ministry plan, pitch it to a panel and make it a reality. With hands-on training, expert advice from other pro-life ministry leaders […]

Launching into the Future

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A Pregnancy Center’s Experience Going Mobile By Natasha Smith “I don’t want to be overly dramatic, but this thing is going to fundamentally transform the work that we do,” said Chuck Swanson, the Executive Director of Options for Women in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Their new Stork Bus was delivered on July 26. “You know this is going to make […]

A Vessel of Divine Deliverance

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A Note From CEO Diane Ferraro Recently, in my quiet time with the Lord, I read Exodus 1 and 2. “But when she could hide him (baby Moses) no longer, she got a papyrus basket for him and coated it with tar and pitch. Then she placed the child in it and put it among […]

Hey Church, Let’s Talk

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The Church’s Role in After–Abortion Recovery By Katie Doryland According to a national study from CareNet, approximately 4 in 10 women who have terminated a pregnancy were churchgoers at the time of their abortion. Additionally, in a study done by the Pew Research Center, “just 4 percent of sermons shared on U.S. church websites in the spring of […]

Delivery Day: Notes from the Road

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The story of a west coast Stork Bus By Brittany Smith On Tustin Street in Orange, Calif., sits a two-story Planned Parenthood. The brick structure is just a few miles from Interstate 5, what locals call “The 5,” or “the Orange Crush” — one of Southern California’s busiest highways. I know this location because I drove by it multiple […]

Abortion Risks You Might Not Know About

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3 risk factors of a medical abortion according to an OB-GYN By Katie Doryland The National Abortion Federation claims that a medical abortion is “one of the safest” procedures a woman can obtain. But Dr. Karysse Trandem, board-certified obstetrician and gynecologic surgeon, disagrees. She has spent years studying the research on abortion and found several common mental and physical health […]

“We Want to Eliminate the Need for Abortion”

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How One PRC is Flipping the Script on STI Testing, Sexual Health and the Spectrum of Care By Brittany Smith Recently, over the course of one week, Heather Lawless did intakes at her clinic for four women from the University of Idaho. Finally, when the fifth client from the university walked in, she had to ask: “How did you hear about us?” Lawless knew there was a Planned Parenthood just 10 […]

A Conversation with Save the Storks’ CEO

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Why She’s Passionately Pro-Life and Pro-Woman By Katie Doryland Diane Ferraro recently stepped into the role as the first female CEO at Save the Storks. She has been part of the team since 2018. Diane is a life-long pro-life advocate, largely because of her own story. She was adopted as a baby after her mother chose life for […]

What Exactly is a Pregnancy Center?

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3 Healthcare Services Pregnancy Centers Provide By Brittany Smith What is a pregnancy center? Is it the same as a pregnancy resource center? Are they health clinics? What do they do? We’re glad you asked. Pregnancy resource centers, also known as PRCs, or pregnancy centers, exist to provide options and material aid to women facing unplanned pregnancies. The mission of […]

5 Facts from Planned Parenthood’s 2019-2020 Annual Report

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Record Abortion Numbers At Planned Parenthood in 2019 By Natasha Smith Planned Parenthood released its annual report from 2019-2020. It shows an increase in abortions, up 3 percent from the previous year. The organization now accounts for 41 percent of abortions in the United States. Here are five key takeaways from the report. Abortions Increased Planned Parenthood performed 354,871 total abortions in 2020. […]

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