On November 8 New York Governor Cuomo signed a bill into law forcing Christian pro-life organizations to hire people who fundamentally disagree with their beliefs and mission. CompassCare is the lead plaintiff in a lawsuit contending that the law violates their first amendment rights. CompassCare is a Christian organization that believes all people are made
She found out she was pregnant. It wasn’t planned. She was engaged. He was building his trade. What would her family say? Would they be shunned by their community? He wanted to break up with her…put her away because of the shame. But he was encouraged to stay, to support her. They had no health
As it was for Mary, most pregnancies are a surprise. And welcome or not, each pregnancy represents the kind providence of the Lord and His intention for the parent to participate in His adorning of history with that new person. To a woman who is alone, unplanned pregnancy can appear hopeless. But from God’s view, there is no such thing as an unplanned pregnancy. And where there is life, there is hope.
Just nine months after partnering to adopt three pregnancy centers in Buffalo, the Church through CompassCare now has the team and facility in place to cut Buffalo abortions by 50% in 5 years. On October 31, 1230 Eggert Road was purchased and a team of donors and volunteers set to work readying the facility to
On November 14 a lawsuit was filed: CompassCare vs Cuomo. CompassCare, a pro-life employer, contends that the law violates their freedom of religion by forcing them to disregard their beliefs by promoting abortion in its staffing practices. CompassCare insists they are Christian first and foremost and have a right to set their own staffing policy.
In a recent study published in the Lancet the authors conclude abortion does not cause suicide. Strangely, the authors found a 2.5X risk increase of unsuccessful suicide, both before abortion and after abortion. Taken together that is a 5X increase in suicide risk. Yet their conclusion is that abortion is not correlated to suicide? Upon
Late last year, Houda discovered she was pregnant. The cultural and religious shame for her as a Muslim was more than she could bear, so Planned Parenthood gave her a chemical abortion. The private horror she experienced during that event, and the overwhelming regret she has felt since, led to a state of deep despair
A miracle happened in Rochester and it is happening again in Buffalo. The scope of CompassCare’s services include not only reaching and serving women seriously considering abortion in Rochester, but also two other major ministry elements: 1) helping Pregnancy Decision Centers get better at reaching and serving women and 2) educating the community about the inestimable worth of each human life. Over the course of the last year another field of missional harvest was added to CompassCare’s approach – Buffalo. So, what is the miracle?
CompassCare serves women at-risk for abortion. This is Maria’s story… This Thanksgiving empower a woman with choice – the ability to say no to abortion and yes to her baby. Go to realabortionnews.com/donate.
CompassCare is suing New York State for violating its freedom of religion, speech, and association. On January 22, 2019 the Legislature passed SB 660, aka the “Boss Bill.” SB 660 prevents CompassCare from employing people who believe and behave consistently with the religious beliefs and mission of the organization. SB 660 forces this violation of
