An Uber driver dropped them off. They rang our bell at 8:50 a.m., 40 minutes before we would see our first client of the day. Through the intercom, he said his girlfriend was pregnant and wanted an abortion. They were supposed to have been dropped off at Planned Parenthood, one mile down the road. The driver had left them here instead.
We invited them into our waiting room. She was very upset, holding her head in her hands and crying. Her boyfriend said again that she didn’t want the baby. That she wanted an abortion.
Our patient advocate sat with them in the empty waiting room and explained the services Morning Star could provide at no cost to them. The advocate said that we could give them information on all of their options and provide an ultrasound to date her pregnancy, verify that it was not an ectopic pregnancy and confirm that her pregnancy was viable. He wanted to take us up on our offer of free services, but his girlfriend kept insisting she wanted to leave. That she needed to keep her appointment at Planned Parenthood.
Our advocate offered them an opening for later that afternoon, after their appointment with Planned Parenthood. She didn’t want it but he did. We promised to keep the appointment open for them, just in case. Our staff watched them walk out the door, and then we prayed for them.
Just a couple of hours later, the couple walked through Morning Star’s doors a second time! He said they went to Planned Parenthood and it was dirty, cold and unfriendly. They kept comparing the environment to Morning Star, which was clean, warm and welcoming. They left Planned Parenthood before their appointment was complete to return to Morning Star.
They spoke with our patient advocate to get information on all of their options and discussed their situation. She was returning to college in another state and would not be back to Pennsylvania. They had a summer fling and the relationship was ending. Our sonographer provided her with an ultrasound, and both parents saw their baby—just seven weeks old. The sonographer went over the medical information and the risks of the chemical abortion pill.
As they wrapped up their appointment, he told their patient advocate he had made a decision: Although she didn’t want the baby, he did. After the couple discussed it, she agreed to continue the pregnancy. He will drive across several states to pick up his baby after it’s born and bring him or her back home to Pennsylvania. He has a job and will care for and raise his baby.
Morning Star will support him with baby supplies and clothing after his baby arrives. In addition, he can attend Morning Star’s Fatherhood Foundation parenting classes. Not only will he meet other dads in similar situations, creating bonds and a support group for himself, but he will also learn how to take care of his newborn, how to create a budget and save for their future, and how to be a role model for his child.
Thanks to YOU, we were able to provide this couple with free medical services, which included an ultrasound. He saw HIS baby—and HE chose Life!
YOUR donations provide the free medical and social services women and men need when they are facing unplanned pregnancies and are unsure of what to do. These services make a Life-saving difference. For some of our moms and dads, sitting down to talk with patient advocates in a non-judgmental atmosphere is the most helpful service. For others, what ensures a Life-giving decision is having an ultrasound to see that it’s a baby, not just “tissue.” And yet for others, the difference is knowing that, after their children are born, they’ll be supported with supplies and parenting classes—the assurance that they are not alone.
With YOUR support, WE are here for HER and for HIM.
It costs $410.70 to provide one client visit to a woman considering abortion. An initial client visit includes non-judgmental counseling with a patient advocate, information and education on all of her options, a medical-grade pregnancy test by medical personnel, an ultrasound by a registered diagnostic medical sonographer and STD testing and treatment by one of our staff nurses.
Your gift of $410.70 will provide one client visit to a woman that thinks abortion is her only option. You’re giving her the support and all the medical information she needs so she can make a truly informed decision. Or perhaps you are able to make a donation of $821.40, providing TWO client visits to TWO women considering abortion—women who don’t want ties to the fathers of their babies, who think they can’t afford it, or who think that they can’t do it alone because the baby’s father won’t support them.
Donate today to partner with Morning Star and stop the ultimate heartache of abortion that so many women and men experience. It takes all of us—the entire community— to form a circle of support around HER and HIM—empowering them to choose Life.
