It is illegal to sell aborted baby body parts for profit. Planned Parenthood was accused of doing just that with a company called Advanced BioScience Resources (ABR) after an undercover operation sparked an ongoing investigation by the Department of Justice. Now the Federal Drug Administration announced a contract with Planned Parenthood’s partner, ABR, to
According to the recently released NY State Vital Statistics, this is the single largest drop in the history of Monroe County. Not only is abortion at an all-time low for Monroe County since New York legalized the practice in 1970, it is down 58% in just eight short years (See graph to the right). The
Allie, a young woman in her early twenties, slumped down in the chair offered by her CompassCare nurse. She immediately stated, “I’m pregnant and my life is a mess. There’s just no way I can do this. I need to get an abortion.” She went on to share in great detail with her nurse her
On August 7, Gov. Cuomo launched a ‘Public Awareness Campaign on Reproductive Health Care Resources.’ The drive includes direct advertising and a website dedicated in large part to promoting the services of private abortionists. According to the press release this drive is necessary because of alleged reports of misleading Crisis Pregnancy Centers offering free
Alison is in high school and arrived at CompassCare with her father, who wants her to abort. She has known about her pregnancy for two months. Alison was initially leaning towards carrying her baby to term and already received prenatal care with out her father’s knowledge. But her father is determined that his daughter not
How does CompassCare get the father of the baby involved? It is a very good question and one that is asked frequently. I think what is actually meant by the question is, ‘How can we get the father of the baby to act like a man?’ The act of ‘fathering’ means he is already involved.
Abortion rates in Monroe County plummeted 16.9% in 2016 according to recently released New York State vital statistics, the most recent year of statistics available. The reduction outpaces the state decline of 5.2% by more than three fold. It is the largest year over year drop in Monroe County’s long abortion history, hitting an
In the recent weeks NY Governor Andrew Cuomo has rolled out a re-election campaign message that claims women will lose their ‘reproductive rights’ if Trump has his way with the Supreme Court overturning the abortion case Roe v. Wade. But constitutionally, if Roe is overturned all that would happen is that abortion would default
The test was positive. Simone stares at the home pregnancy test, not sure how to feel. She wants to be happy but instead she feels a combination of cautious hope and overwhelming dread. With a not yet one-year-old and another young child at home, Simone fears life could become overwhelming but she loves children. On
Having the most pro-life acting President since Roe v Wade is heating up the abortion battle. Fear of overturning the 1973 Supreme Court decision is driving liberal states to fever-pitched lawmaking frenzies. Places like New York have two goals: 1) Deregulate abortion, and 2) Regulate pro-life physicians and pregnancy centers. New York attempted to totally
