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Pregnancy Help News Brief – Ep. 5 · Pregnancy Help Podcast

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  Welcome to the pregnancy health news brief. I'm
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  Lisa Bourne, managing editor of pregnancy health news.
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  Let's get to the news.
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  We are in the heart of summer and
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  while many things go on hiatus during the
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  summer months, there's no pausing with pregnancy help.
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  Heartbeat International and pregnancy help organizations across the
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  US and the world are there for women
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  and families in some form
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  20 fourseven,
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  365
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  days a year, and Summer is no exception.
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  Case in point, heartbeat just wrapped up its
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  18th Pregnancy Help Institute in Columbus, Ohio.
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  Pregnancy Help Institute has provided thousands of pregnancy
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  help leaders with professional training,
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  and it is not your typical training.
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  Pregnancy help institute goes deep into fundamental topics
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  that are valuable both in pregnancy help ministry
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  and in life.
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  The institute is organized under 3 intensive tracks,
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  new director,
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  development and leadership.
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  And in addition, it offers
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  Love Approach Ultrasound Clinical Training for Ultrasonographers.
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  Pregnancy Help Institute incorporates executive level instruction into
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  a small group environment,
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  providing an unequaled opportunity
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  to take in and process information and strategies
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  with experts and fellow frontline pregnancy help leaders.
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  The institute is a corporate training at a
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  nonprofit cost that is more dynamic and personal
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  than a conference.
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  It is also a way to make a
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  vital investment in oneself.
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  Attendees have overwhelmingly shared that the benefits of
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  Pregnancy Help Institute are substantial.
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  They've said that the institute gave practical,
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  accurate tips and encouragement
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  and left them equipped and empowered.
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  Along with the wealth of knowledge gained from
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  the content offered at Pregnancy Help Institute,
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  attendees have come
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  away having connected with other pregnancy help ministers
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  and develop meaningful relationships.
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  We at Heartbeat continually hear how Pregnancy Help
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  Institute participants
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  met and formed friendships that bless them both
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  personally and in their ministry.
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  Some of the terms offered by this year's
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  attendees to describe their experience include
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  united,
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  growth,
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  strength,
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  family,
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  hopeful,
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  challenge,
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  informed,
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  breakthrough,
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  and impactful.
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  Once again, we will be reporting on this
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  year's pregnancy help institute at pregnancy help news
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  with firsthand accounts from attendees and photos from
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  the institute, so watch for that.
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  If you have ever considered attending Heartbeat International's
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  Pregnancy Help Institute,
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  mark your calendar for July 21st through the
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  25th
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  2025
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  for next year's institute,
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  where we will have all three intensive tracks,
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  new director,
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  development and leadership,
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  and the Love Approach ultrasound clinical.
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  Stay tuned for plans to add a new
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  media track that will equip you to navigate
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  the media with confidence.
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  If you are looking to attend the Love
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  Approach Ultrasound Clinical,
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  which connects the technical needs and the spiritual
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  needs for those working in pregnancy help, you
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  don't have to wait for next year's pregnancy
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  help institute.
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  The Love Approach Ultrasound Clinical is held 4
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  times a year at locations around the US,
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  including during Pregnancy Help Institute
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  and during Heartbeat International's
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  annual conference.
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  The next ultrasound training will be in Dallas,
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  Texas,
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  November 12th through 14th.
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  You can learn more and register by visiting
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  heartbeatservices.org/loveapproachscanningclinical.
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  Preparing you for pregnancy help ministry is integral
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  to the mission of Heartbeat International.
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  And as such, the work continues year round
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  at Heartbeat on both Pregnancy Help Institute and
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  our signature event, the Heartbeat International Annual Pregnancy
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  Health Conference.
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  We hope to see you in Birmingham, Alabama
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  for our conference April 30th through May
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  2, 2025.
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  Since we last brought you the Pregnancy Help
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  news brief, Pregnancy Help news covered Heartbeat International's
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  filing of an amicus brief to the Supreme
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  Court of the United States in support of
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  South Carolina
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  and Alliance Defending Freedom against Planned Parenthood South
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  Atlantic.
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  The brief advocates for a health care system
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  that prioritizes the well-being of mothers, families, and
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  children at all stages of life.
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  An amicus brief is a document submitted to
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  a court by someone who is not directly
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  involved in the case but has a strong
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  interest in the matter.
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  It offers additional information,
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  perspectives, or arguments for the court to consider.
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  In this instance,
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  Heartbeat International's brief emphasizes the importance of South
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  Carolina's stance in the broader context of Medicaid
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  funding and provider qualifications.
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  The case originated from South Carolina's decision to
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  discontinue its association with Planned Parenthood as a
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  Medicaid provider in the family planning program.
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  This decision aligns with the state's laws, which
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  prohibit the use of taxpayer dollars for abortion.
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  In its brief, Heartbeat International argued that South
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  Carolina's decision to sever ties with Planned Parenthood
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  was legally and factually sound.
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  The brief also highlighted the essential services provided
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  by pregnancy centers in genuine family planning care,
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  contrasting this with the services offered by Planned
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  Parenthood.
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  Heartbeat International
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  and its allies now await the Supreme Court's
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  decision on whether to hear the case.
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  They remain hopeful that the Court will take
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  up the matter, leading to a favorable outcome
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  for South Carolina
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  and the pro life cause.
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  If the Supreme Court takes the case and
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  rules in favor of South Carolina,
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  it would solidify state authority over Medicaid provider
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  selection,
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  allowing states to exclude organizations
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  like Planned Parenthood.
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  This decision would set a precedent for spending
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  clause statutes,
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  clarify Medicaid policy on patient choice,
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  and be a significant victory for pro life
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  legislation.
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  You can read about the case and locate
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  the case documents with the story on pregnancyhelpnews.com.
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  Previously, we brought you information on 2 lawsuits
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  pertaining to abortion pill reversal.
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  Those 2 lawsuits are still in progress.
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  Heartbeat International manages the Abortion Pill Rescue Network,
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  a network of more than 1400 healthcare professionals,
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  pregnancy centers and hospitals that administer the abortion
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  pill reversal protocol.
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  The attorneys general of New York and California
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  have sued heartbeat and a handful of pregnancy
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  help organizations over providing information about abortion pill
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  reversal.
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  APR offers moms who regret starting a chemical
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  abortion a second chance at life for their
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  unborn child.
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  And to date, more than 5,000 lives and
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  counting
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  have been saved through the abortion pill rescue
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  network.
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  The abortion lobby, including some pro abortion elected
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  officials,
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  doesn't want heartbeat and others to share information
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  on abortion pill reversal.
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  You can learn more about the cases at
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  pregnancy help news dotcomandheartbeatinternational.org.
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  There is another similar case concerning APR that
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  does not directly involve heartbeat but is also
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  important and could have implications for other cases,
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  including those involving heartbeat.
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  Alliance Defending Freedom, representing NIFA and a few
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  New York centers, will have a hearing in
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  Buffalo, New York on August 15th
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  on its motion for a preliminary injunction in
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  that case.
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  Pregnancy Help News will bring you coverage of
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  that hearing and ongoing coverage of all three
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  cases.
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  These cases are important for women for a
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  number of reasons.
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  It is estimated that as many as 80%
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  of all abortions in the US are chemical
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  abortions
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  through the abortion pill.
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  Many women regret their abortions, and some choose
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  to reverse the effects of chemical abortion drugs
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  before taking
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  the second abortion drug.
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  Women should have the choice to change their
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  mind about an abortion, and they should not
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  be forced to go through with an abortion
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  they no longer want.
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  Women also deserve real health care.
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  Heartbeat contends that abortion pill reversal is a
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  safe and effective option for women who change
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  their minds immediately after taking the first abortion
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  pill
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  and that abortion pill reversal is supported by
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  both scientific evidence and the lived experience of
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  women who have their children with them after
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  experiencing a successful chemical abortion reversal.
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  Heartbeat will continue to offer abortion pill reversal
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  via the Abortion Pill Rescue Network.
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  Also, since we last brought you the Pregnancy
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  Help News Brief, pregnancy help news reported on
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  a Heartbeat International staff member who serves the
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  abortion pill rescue network and her first experience
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  providing outreach at the APRN booth Students for
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  Life National Pro Life Summit earlier this year.
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  Julia was happy to see so many pro
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  life individuals at the event and especially gratified
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  to see so many young people approach the
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  APRN exhibit,
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  all of whom were so genuine in their
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  interest in learning about saving the lives of
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  babies and giving their mothers hope through APR.
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  Julia said it was a privilege to be
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  able to share about the hope that exists
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  with APR
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  with so many life affirming people who will
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  now spread the word in their unique circles
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  of influence as well.
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  These articles and much more are available to
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  you 247 on pregnancyhelpnews.com.
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  Always remember, we report on the pregnancy help
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  community and for the pregnancy help community.
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  Feel free to contact us with story ideas
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  from your corner of the pregnancy help world.
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  We want to hear from you.
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  Thank you for joining us for this episode
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  of the Pregnancy Help News Brief.
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  As always, we are so grateful to our
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  host, Pregnancy Help Podcast.
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  Whether with pregnancy help news, the pregnancy help
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  news brief, and pregnancy help podcast, stay tuned
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  for more coverage of and for the pregnancy
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  help community.
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  Thank you for joining us, and God bless
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  you.