Anna's Story: Grateful and Inspired

Anna* was sure that an abortion was the best outcome for her pregnancy. She’d already experienced the procedure twice before and didn’t see how this pregnancy would be any different. Anna wasn’t against having children, but she didn’t feel she was prepared for a child yet, given that the father of her baby was unknown and she wasn’t living a life of stability. However, despite failed attempts to naturally terminate her pregnancy, Anna decided to schedule an appointment with Life Forward before pursuing the final step of an abortion.

During her ultrasound, Anna heard the heartbeat of her baby and saw footage of him moving. She told the Life Forward team member, “I’m shocked. I was never shown all this stuff with my other two pregnancies. I didn’t know.” Anna sought information about her pregnancy and accepted pictures from the ultrasound.

Anna left feeling grateful, inspired to revisit her Christian upbringing, and desiring to make a donation back to Life Forward. She told the Life Forward Client Educator, “I know I was supposed to be here.” Although Anna felt unsettled about next steps, she was encouraged to take one step at a time and process the new information provided at her appointment.

Thank you for partnering with Life Forward as we continue to impact women like Anna who “didn’t know” what a gift her unplanned pregnancy could be in her life. We’re grateful for your presence and support in this important Kingdom work as together we help women and their families make life-affirming decisions through God’s love.

*Pseudonym used to protect the client’s privacy