Abortion and abuse

Abortion and abuse
Question from Diane on 4/30/2008:

I have a question I'am pro-life. My deep concern is that although we try to convince women not to abort her child, I don't see much in support for her and her baby. I have seen off hand how a women can be so terrified of her boyfriend or husband because he threatens to kill her or someone close to her if she does not have an abortion. Sometimes these women are so beaten down emotionally that they do not have the strength to fight. They may go to a shelter but the time they can stay there is limited, I think there should be more back up than just carrying a sign around. There is so much more than a woman going for an abortion she comes with so much more than a baby that she is carrying. I think men need to be approached and addressed just as much. Our young boys need to be taught to respect women and girls and what it really means to be a man, not just how many they can get in bed. But of course the media doesn't help and the women who allow themselves to be cast that way are contributing to the problem.
Answer by Judie Brown on 4/30/2008:

Dear Diane,

While I agree that there is a problem among some men in this country and their attitudes toward women, I have to say that the pro-life movement has pro-life pregnancy centers that help expectant mothers and new mothers in cities and towns all over this nation.

I think you be heartened to read more about this at the following websites as there are several national networks totally committed to the very mothers you are concerned with:

Heartbeat International http://www.heartbeatinternational.org/ Care Net http://www.care-net.org/ Nurturing Network http://www.nurturingnetwork.org/

Judie Brown