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Pregnancy Help News Managing Editor, Lisa Bourne, shares Abortion Pill Reversal stories, discusses the efficacy of the APR protocol, and highlights recent court cases, Planned Parenthood’s latest annual report, and Heartbeat International’s 53rd Annual Pregnancy Help Conference.

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Valerie Harkins is joined by Faith Cintron from Aid for Women (Chicago, IL) to discuss how to best serve undocumented women in the maternity home setting. Faith draws from her experience to answer Valerie’s “frequently asked questions” surrounding this topic.

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* Undocumented residents may come from all over the world. Maternity home staff should be prepared to be understanding of different cultures and traditions.

* It’s helpful to familiarize yourself with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) processes and build a strong relationship with agents so that residents can obtain the correct paperwork as asylum seekers.

* Connect with area churches that serve the same culture as your resident to help them feel more comfortable.

* Government assistance may not be available to undocumented women; check your state laws.

* Maternity homes can help women stay on top of court appointments and paperwork so that they can legally stay in your home.

* Ask lots of questions! Be ready and willing to learn.









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Valerie Harkins, Director of the Maternity Housing Coalition interviews Allie Reuscher, Director of The Nesting Place Maternity Home about her experiences that led her to starting a maternity home, and what she has learned along the way. They discuss challenges that come with opening a new home and when/how to share the Gospel.



* Register for the Maternity Housing Coalition Networking Reception in Salt Lake City

* Register for Heartbeat’s Annual Conference

* Subscribe to the Heart & Home Newsletter



Email Valerie at Housing@heartbeatinternational.org









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Tracy Shellhouse, VP of Ministry Services at Heartbeat International and Amy Ford, President of Embrace Grace talk about staying connected to churches year-round. Find out what pregnancy help organizations have to offer churches, and how that continuous partnership can best serve women.

Embrace Grace has support groups in churches across the nation to serve women facing unexpected pregnancies. They equip churches with the curriculum to serve women and create strong families with a connection to the church.

Visit EmbraceGrace.com

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* A woman facing an unplanned pregnancy may feel hesitant to connect with a church for fear of judgement.

* Pregnancy centers can approach churches with something to offer rather than just asking for help financially, volunteers, etc.

* Churches and centers can co-host events to serve women.

* Pregnancy centers have a unique opportunity to invite women to local churches for continuing support and spiritual growth.

* Making that initial connection with pastors could be as simple as bringing in lunch for a presentation to church staff or a short cookie reception to introduce the center and what you do.









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Welcome to our first Pregnancy Help News Brief! Managing Editor, Lisa Bourne, takes us through a highlight of the last month of news, tackling topics such as abortion in political parties, telehealth abortion, the Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine v FDA Supreme Court case, pre-abortion screenings, and prenatal diagnosis.

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Monica Snyder, Executive Director of Secular Pro-Life joins Jor-El Godsey to explain what the Turnaway Study is, and what the findings actually reveal. This study gathered data on women who sought an abortion but were denied, and how these women felt about abortion over time.

Resources:

Read “The Overlooked Findings of The Turnaway Study”

Secularprolife.org/abortion

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* Abortion advocates have been using this study to promote abortion as a better option for women (citing questions asked about finances, bonding with baby, etc), but their claims are not fully supported by the data in the study.

* The Turnaway Study revealed that 96% of women who were denied an abortion and later gave birth later said that they no longer wished they had sought abortion. The overwhelming majority of women bonded to their children just fine.



 

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