CompassCare understands that Covid-19 has affected us all. The impact bleeds out beyond health concerns to include increased financial pressures, job uncertainty, forced changes in lifestyle routines like exercise or churchgoing, and the added stress in the simplest of activities like running errands or grocery shopping. For women facing unplanned pregnancy those pressures are compounded.
Ella came to CompassCare several years ago as a young, vibrant teen with a sparkle in her eye and a joyful bounce in her step. She was considering abortion but decided to continue her pregnancy. She had a beautiful daughter. Two years later, Ella was pregnant again and returned to CompassCare, this time she chose
What matters most in good times matters even more in bad. CompassCare is a Christ-centered agency first and foremost. Over 150 women submitted their lives to Christ at CompassCare so far this year, a 38% increase over 2019. Why does CompassCare remain unapologetically gospel-centric? Wouldn’t it be easier if we just left God out of
CompassCare serves women at risk for abortion. This is Maria’s story. “I see CompassCare as sort of a place to go when you don’t know what to do. It’s sort of like mom and dad’s house when you leave. I mean, you might not need them at the time, but there will be a time
On July 14 a Maryland Federal District Judge moved to nullify FDA safety restrictions on chemical abortion requiring physician supervision. The judge argued this requirement is a substantial obstacle for women during a pandemic. Removing doctors from chemical abortion administration allows drugs to be mailed to women directly. The FDA appealed the ruling and defended
Recent testimony by abortionists reveal that babies born alive during abortion procedures are either executed or left to die by withholding medical care. Similarly, other infants born prematurely or with disabilities have been denied care at hospitals despite the desperate pleading of their parents. Trump’s Executive Order on Protecting Vulnerable Newborn Children requires Health and
Systemic oppression makes permanent subclasses of entire categories of people and legalizes their mistreatment. Abortion does this to preborn babies. In the Bible, justice means society’s poor and oppressed are protected. This category of person in biblical times were often the orphan and the widow. The truly poor have no legal standing, no voice, no
Pam is in her late twenties and works three jobs to provide for herself and her 5-year-old. She has no support from her family. Pam’s first interaction with CompassCare was through a virtual intake appointment, which is a recent innovation designed to boost patient show rates by building rapport with the patients quicker. Pam
Many Democrats fear a conservative-leaning Supreme Court could overturn the abortion ruling, Roe v. Wade. At a televised townhall interview on October 5 with Lester Holt, Presidential candidate Joe Biden was asked how he intends to protect abortion rights should the high court shift. He answered saying, “…the only responsible response … would be to
Obamacare required all health insurance plans to pay for abortion and abortion-causing contraception. No one was exempt, including faith-based businesses and religious institutions like Little Sisters of the Poor. Onerous Obamacare mandates muzzled the religious freedom of Americans by threatening millions of dollars of fines if they refused to violate their convictions by funding abortion
