Sophia* is 20. Her boyfriend moved in about six months ago. Even though they were using birth control, she recently discovered she was pregnant. “This is definitely not in our plans,” she shared with the CompassCare nurse. “We can’t afford a baby right now. Life is busy enough with two jobs.” Together, they came to
Ava* is just beginning to build her life. She has a steady boyfriend, Kurt. But after one night of poor decisions, she learned she was pregnant, and she wasn’t certain who the father was. When she confessed the affair to Kurt, he urged her to have an abortion. They are both in their early twenties, and because the
Taking the abortion pill carries enormous weight. Many women describe it as a “moment of truth.” The instant they swallow it, they ask themselves, “Am I really killing my baby?” Olivia* felt that way. She just took the first dose from the abortionist, Mifepristone, and went home. Fear washed over her. In addition to the challenge of
Every woman’s unplanned pregnancy is different. While some assume the typical patient is an unwed teenager, that is the extreme minority. The reality is that unplanned pregnancies happen to women throughout their childbearing years in all stations of life. Courtney* is married. She has four children. She is a regular church attender. She works a job
New York abortion estimates are skyrocketing as high as 118,000 per year. New York is America’s abortion capital. When a woman faces an unplanned pregnancy, she feels trapped, stuck, like she “needs” an abortion. And the person who often causes her to feel that way? The father of the baby. That is Charity’s story. She
Homeless and jobless. Feeling like life dealt more blows than blessings, Taylor embodied the word “discouraged.” Her clothes hung in tatters. Her hair lay disheveled. A worn-out backpack held everything she owned, evidence of an unstable life. She also carried the burdens of drug addiction and physical and emotional abuse from multiple boyfriends. Taylor arrived
Lilly found TeleCare through CompassCare’s patient marketing channels. She used the online chat to instantly connect with a live nurse in Rochester, NY. It became apparent that Lilly would need an in-person appointment which included an ultrasound scan to confirm pregnancy and how far along she is. Because Lilly lives near Brooklyn, her nurse offered
Did you know that most women facing an unplanned pregnancy are not teenagers? In her 30s, Erica is no exception. “Messy” would be a generous way of describing her life. But God specializes in turning messes into testimonies. She’d just completed an addiction program when she relapsed. After 15 years of poor choices, life felt
Anwar and Zoya are married. Despite their religious beliefs against it, they were looking for an abortion pill to end their unplanned pregnancy. They were referred to a CompassCare office by a medical clinic that does not provide abortion pills. Anwar and Zoya are not Christians, but their compassionate nurse specifically stated that since CompassCare
“Deliver those who are being taken away to death, and those who are staggering to slaughter, Oh hold them back” (Prov. 24:11). Through CompassCare you are doing just that for women like Kehlani every day all throughout America’s abortion capital, New York. Scripture reveals that every person is made in the image of God (Gen.
