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Life Stories
True stories from pregnancy centers across America. Read how Option Ultrasound is helping to protect women's health and save the lives of their preborn babies.
"I Just Have to See!"
by First Choice - NV
Reyna showed up at First Choice first thing on a Monday morning insisting she could not wait until her scheduled ultrasound appointment on Tuesday. She had to have it today! Why did 24 hours matter so much to Reyna?
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A Change of Heart
by A Woman's Touch
Maggie had it all -- well-dressed, a good job, attractive, intelligent – and as she viewed her ultrasound, she was certain that she could not go through with her pregnancy.
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A God Who Cares
by First Choice - NV
Some clients are desperate enough to end their own baby's life and yet they still hope that perhaps there really is a God somewhere who cares for them. First Choice Pregnancy Services uses resources from Focus on the Family to help introduce women to that God.
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Heart to Heart
by Care Net PRC - OR
Though what they saw on the screen did not yet resemble a baby, its beating heart spoke to the heart of its mother. And she was amazed at what she saw.
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Search and Destroy or Search and Defend?
by Audrey Stout
An RN, registered sonographer, and mother says, “Ultrasound, like any technology, is neutral, but it can be used for great evil. It all depends on the purpose for which the technology is used.”
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Building Relationships with the Medical Community
by First Choice
When First Choice Women’s Medical Center in Montgomery, Alabama converted to a medical clinic, they knew that their working relationship with local physicians would change. How could they ensure that these men and women would understand their intent and the impetus that would drive it? They decided to be pro-active in working through this transition and decided to take the initiative to reach out to the medical community.
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IMPACT on Hope!
by Hope Women's Center
“I.M.P.A.C.T. was phenomenal! We haven’t stopped talking about it! I feel like as a ministry, we have a whole new lease on life. My only regret is that I didn’t have more board members there. The practical nature of the teaching, and the hands-on applications really set it apart from any other training I have ever participated in.”
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The Heart of a Father
by Hope Women's Center
She was afraid to tell the counselor the truth, afraid to let her family know that she was pregnant, afraid of being pregnant, and afraid of having an abortion. Most of all, she was afraid that her boyfriend would leave her if she did not do as he asked. She did not want to hear anything of a spiritual nature. She just wanted to “get it over with.”
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"I Had No Idea"
by Hope Women's Center
Anna was a leader in her church’s singles ministry. She was embarrassed and heartbroken that she had strayed from God and become pregnant out-of-wedlock, but she was adamant that “no one must ever know.” Abortion was the eraser that she planned to use to eradicate her sin.
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Option Ultrasound – Not the End, It’s the Means!
by First Choice
The Executive Director of First Choice Women’s Medical Center writes, “Even if there were no machine to be given, what Focus has done for this ministry would be worth every effort we’ve put forth. I now see the picture clearly: The machine is simply the means for Focus to do a huge work in raising the bar in centers across the country. In my opinion, the machine is not the end; it’s the means!”
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