Pregnancy centers are the tip of the spear in the pro-life movement. Their contributions to women, their babies, and their communities at large can not be overstated. This week, Brad and Victor discuss new information released from the Charlotte Lozier Institute showing just how impactful these centers truly are. Expert guests Moira Gaul and Janette Chun expand upon this topic while sharing their personal knowledge and experience. Join us as we highlight pregnancy centers value to women on this week’s Straight Talk on Life Issues.
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A frequent claim by pro-abortion activists is that the pro-life movement doesn’t care about women.
The courageous work of pro-life pregnancy help centers on behalf of babies, moms and dads, however, tells an entirely different story.
I’ve often said that these centers are where the “rubber meets the road” in changing hearts and saving lives – while typically having precious few minutes to do it.
Take a look at the documented life-affirming services these centers provide.
Hope for a New Generation
Charlotte Lozier Institute analyzed data from 2,750 pregnancy centers collected in a national survey, finding that pregnancy resource centers provide over $350m worth of free services every year. This includes meeting with clients over 16,000,000 times and serving nearly 9750,000 new clients with 97% reporting a positive experience.
Fact Sheet Pregnancy Centers Serving Women and Saving Lives (2020 Study)
Pro-life pregnancy centers (formerly known as crisis pregnancy centers and also as pregnancy care or resource centers) are faith-based, community-based, not-for-profit organizations which first began to appear in the U.S. in the late 1960s, as abortion was becoming legal, to provide care and resources to assist women with immediate and ongoing needs related to unexpected pregnancy.
Birth Choice Centers
Supporting people facing pregnancy, parenting, and reproductive health concerns.
Do you think you might be pregnant? Have questions about how far along you are or need pregnancy verification? Or maybe you just need someone to talk to who doesn’t have a vested interest in the choice you make. Our compassionate staff understands you have a unique set of circumstances and is here to help.
You have time to explore all of your options before you decide what your next step will be. Knowledge is power and every Birth Choice Center is prepared to assist you in finding the answers to the questions you may have.
All services are free of charge and completely confidential.
Guests
Moira Gaul is an associate scholar at the Charlotte Lozier Institute where she works on pregnancy center studies and women’s health-related issues.
With a background in pregnancy center work, Moira first developed a passion for outreach in the role of client services director at an early medical pregnancy center in Charlottesville, Virginia. She has authored publications on a variety of women’s and children’s health and sanctity of life topics, including having co-authored two in-depth national reports on pro-life pregnancy help centers. She has testified before the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, American Public Health Association conferees, state legislatures, and school boards.
Janette Chun has been serving as the CEO of Birth Choice Centers for 10 years, ensuring people throughout her community are supported when facing pregnancy, parenting and reproductive health concerns. She is certificated with a Master Diploma in Advanced Biblical Counseling with an emphasis on Grief and Loss. She has also earned certifications as a Mental Health Coach, Life Coach and in Executive Leadership Coaching through the American Academy of Christian Counselors.
I believe the prolife centers should emphasize the fact that they support “women’s rights”. The pro abortion community imply that they support women’s rights and prolife community does not. A woman has the right to have children in addition to the right to have a career. Prolife centers help women through pregnancy and caring for babies but the woman has the right to work outside the home if she chooses.
Dear Brad.. I just have to share with you about the Pregnancy Counseling Center WELS Lutherans for Life I was involved with for 25 years This April they are celebrating their 40th anniversary. Del and I and 3 other couples were the ones that started it. Once a radio person caled and interviewed me on my day at the center. I told him we are ” Saving Lives for here and eternity”
I saw and heard what abortion does to men and women. To this day I speak up to others telling them what God’s Word says about abortion and how Lowell and I continue to thank our Lord or you speaking out for those that have no voice. So, Onward Christian Soldier, you are a blessing for all who are helping others along life’s way having precious lives saved and speaking out about abortion. Our love , Ann & Lowell Tolly