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Women surveyed about their experiences at pregnancy resource centers reported receiving better emotional care than they were used to. From the study: "Drawing on ethnographic observations of client appointments in two pregnancy centers in the West and 29 in-depth interviews with clients, this article uses an intersectional framework to analyze client experiences. Clients favorably compared centers to clinical health care providers, emphasizing the unexpectedly attentive emotional care they received. These evaluations stem from clients’ reproductive histories, which are shaped by gender, racism, and economic inequalities that configure their access to and interactions within the health system. Emotional care serves to create and maintain pregnancy centers’ impression of legitimacy among clients." PRCs, hundreds of which are licensed medical clinics, take a holistic approach to serving pregnant women in need. Read the study: https://buff.ly/3MycTyU

On this week's episode of our podcast, Tracy Winsor, Co-Founder of Be Not Afraid, discusses how medical professionals can best support parents facing prenatal diagnoses. Listen here: https://buff.ly/3XJ6k1Z

Register for MBEC 2025 to hear Dr. Susan Rutherford and Helen Nguyen, MSW, discuss how their life-affirming women's sexual health clinic won the 2023 popular vote for the Best Women's Clinic in the Pacific Northwest. Talk abstract: Life-affirming services are under attack, and Seattle is among the leaders. By utilizing a broad range of sexual health medical services and demonstrating our commitment to excellence through ambulatory healthcare accreditation, we ensure our patients receive the highest quality of care. 3W Medical is helping to reach the most vulnerable, at-risk women by providing REAL healthcare without abortion and contraception. 3W has assisted women in reclaiming control over their bodies through evidence-based body literacy education. Our clinic won the 2023 popular vote for “Best Women’s Clinic in the Pacific Northwest.” Discover how to help your local life-affirming medical clinic achieve the same outcomes. Register now at conference.aaplog.org and receive the early bird discount!

It's Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month! "Researchers believe that regular ovulation may increase ovarian cancer risk because it damages the lining of the ovaries so the ovary cells need to be repaired frequently. This can increase the chance for cancer-causing changes to occur." “There are a few ways to lower your ovarian cancer risk, but many women don’t know about them,” [Dr. Karen Lu, chair of Gynecologic Oncology at MD Anderson Cancer Center] says. “Basically, anything that stops ovulation for a time, like birth control pills, pregnancy or breastfeeding, can lower the average woman’s ovarian cancer risk.” From the University of Texas's MD Anderson Cancer Center. Learn more: https://buff.ly/3Z73IwT

Opponents of abortion pill reversal (APR) have stated, "abortions can't be reversed", in order to imply that APR seeks to reverse an already-completed abortion. This is absurd because it would require, among other things, bringing an embryo or fetus back from the dead. In fact, APR seeks to reverse the abortive effects of the abortion drug mifepristone through natural progesterone, which counteracts the drug in order to *prevent* fetal or embryonic demise and thus *prevent* the abortion from being completed. Learn more here: https://buff.ly/3xwcMgz

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We're back with our latest episode of our podcast, in which Tracy Winsor, co-founder of Be Not Afraid, discusses how her organization supports parents of babies with prenatal diagnoses. https://buff.ly/4gfxea8

This week is #FolicAcidAwarenessWeek! Did you know? Folic acid is a B-vitamin that's essential for proper cell growth in your preborn baby. Taking at least 400mg per day during and (if possible) prior to pregnancy can reduce the risk of neural tube defects (serious conditions such as spina bifida and anencephaly) in your baby by up to 70 percent. Folic acid is usually included in prenatal multivitamins. Learn more: https://buff.ly/4g7KJIP

Abortion advocates often attempt to downplay the reality of induced abortion by claiming that its only purpose is to end a pregnancy. But there are many medical interventions that end pregnancies, including all C-sections and inductions of labor. The distinguishing feature of induced abortion is that its intent is to not produce a live birth; in other words, it intends to produce a dead embryo or fetus.

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