Option Line is connecting women to life-saving help!

Exciting reports from Heartbeat’s Option Line are pouring in!  Every day women in crisis are being connected to their local pregnancy help centers where they can receive life-saving help and support. We want to share two recent connections told by our Option Line consultants:

Julie: Monday I received a chat from a 19-year-old girl.  She was scheduled to have an abortion on Wednesday. However, from our conversation I could tell that she was extremely conflicted about the appointment. She openly shared with me that she viewed abortion as killing a life. When she told me this I knew she did not truly want to go through with the abortion.

As we chatted, I discovered that her boyfriend had made the appointment for her. He was very controlling and threatened to abandon her. The girl had no intention of staying with her boyfriend long-term but feared that she could not stay in college or make it financially on her own.

I asked her what her mom would say about her decision. She said her mom would tell her to keep the baby. At that point we had a breakthrough! The girl decided to cancel her abortion appointment that day and to make an appointment with her local pregnancy help center!

Dawn: About a month ago, I spoke with a woman in her 20’s who had just found out that she was pregnant. The woman had many medical issues. She had multiple sclerosis, obsessive compulsive disorder, and bi-polar disorder. Due to her medical conditions she was on a lot of medication. Doctors warned her that if she carried her baby to term she would give birth to a special needs child.

The woman was very confused and afraid because she wanted to keep her baby so badly. I encouraged her to seek a second opinion before making any final decisions. I told her that she had options and that help is available. She decided that day to make an appointment at her local pregnancy help center where they could refer her to a doctor for a second opinion and encourage her to choose life for her baby.

Because of partners like you, women can contact Option Line every day — abortion-vulnerable women who don't know where to turn for help.  Option Line consultants are available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, answering in both English and Spanish. Our trained consultants answer questions while connecting women with their local pregnancy help center where they will receive one-on-one compassionate support.

Thank you for making it possible for Option Line to continue to answer the call!