Pro-life college tour works to reverse flawed, reengineered culture
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (BP) – Pro-life advocacy ministry Stand For Life is touring college campuses to engage students, churches and communities in building a society that values and protects all of humanity as created in God’s image.
Believers empower Thai mothers to choose life
CHIANG MAI, Thailand (BP) – Getting pregnant at 15 hadn’t been part of Anong’s plans. The young Thai teenager ran away from home to live with her boyfriend’s family, and though they helped a little, the young couple still felt at a loss about how to navigate their situation.
Pregnancy resource centers minister to mothers who have miscarried
MOBILE, Ala. (BP) – Madison Gardner said she was shopping for a nice photo box the day she went to a local crafts store. But she felt like she was picking out a casket.
Disability advocacy groups sue to overturn California assisted suicide law
LOS ANGELES (BP) – Several disability advocacy organizations have filed a lawsuit asking California’s End of Life Option Act (EOLOA), a law related to medically assisted suicide, to be declared “unlawful and unconstitutional.”
CAMPUS DIGEST: Samford nursing school receives $2 million grant; Carson-Newman professor co-edits book on infertility
Samford's Nursing School received a $2 million grant to help eradicate nursing shortage; Carson-Newman faculty member edits book to help those dealing with infertility
Four states liberalize assisted-suicide laws in 2023
NASHVILLE (BP) – No additional states have legalized assisted suicide so far this year, but some have liberalized their laws regulating the deadly practice in the face of opposition by pro-life advocates.
FIRST-PERSON: How a community partnered to change lives, including mine
On July 5, 2023, I experienced one of the most triumphant days of my life. The Pregnancy Care Center opened a second location in Lebanon, Tenn., offering counseling and medical services to women in my community. I have had a front-row seat for almost five years to witness both God’s miraculous provision and the great amount of work it takes to get to the ribbon cutting of such an essential ministry. And I was forever changed in the process.
LEGAL DIGEST: Sills case defendants request dismissal; Man charged for damage to pregnancy center
Defendants ask to be dismissed from case filed by David and Mary Sills; College student charged for defacing pregnancy care center.
FIRST-PERSON: How your church can serve pregnancy resource centers
The thought of sitting across the room from a woman facing an unplanned pregnancy strikes fear in the hearts of many. Visions of a quiet room, hushed tones, heartbreaking stories, positive tests, and difficult decisions may cause anxiety or discomfort. To be honest, this fear isn’t unwarranted. As a woman who has worked in the pregnancy resource center (PRC) world in a variety of capacities for the past 10 years, I’ve seen firsthand how serious and intense the frontlines of a PRC can be.
Generational impact: Pregnancy resource centers’ fatherhood programs help dads engage
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (BP) -- When Richard found out his girlfriend, Jasmine, was pregnant, he was nervous — he’d been a husband and a dad before, and he didn’t feel like he’d done very well.