Over $350 million of services and goods were provided to save unborn lives and support vulnerable families during 2022, a collaboration of pro-life groups has reported.
The Charlotte Lozier Institute (CLI), Care Net, Heartbeat International, and National Institute of Family and Life Advocates said the demand on service providers was “increasing daily” following the overturning of Roe v Wade.
Last year, it was estimated that at least ten thousand unborn lives had been saved from abortion in the two months following the Supreme Court ruling on 24 June 2022.
Help and support
Consolidating data from 2,750 pregnancy centres, the group cited 974,965 consultations with new clients, 517,557 free ultrasounds performed and 408,301 clients attending parenting classes.
During the year, material goods to the value of $78,580,127 – items such as nappies, baby clothing, formula milk and new cots – were given away free of charge to clients.
Most of the staff at the pregnancy centres, 44,930 or 71.8 per cent, are volunteers and according to the Hope for A New Generation report, client satisfaction is incredibly high, at 97.4 per cent.
Opportunities to serve
Introducing the report, CLI President Chuck Donovan outlined the “array of challenges” pregnancy centres deal with – including domestic abuse, abortion pill regret, and attacks by “violent radicals and by politicians”.
These issues, he explained, had prompted “resilience”, innovation and opened up “new opportunities” for the centres and networks to deliver their “love-giving and lifesaving” care.
In the wake of Roe v Wade, he added, many states “are responding with new funds and new policies to support the centers’ work”.
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