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Life Trends Report
Heartbeat International and its network of more than 3,800 pregnancy help service providers worldwide work tirelessly to offer hope and help to women and families experiencing unexpected pregnancies. From this network of care, we can discover and evaluate trends within the movement and use them to inform and encourage others on the work accomplished.
The Life Trends Report provides a snapshot of life-affirming pregnancy help. Understanding these trends gives us clarity as the culture shifts and changes over time.
The 2025 Life Trends Report is based on 2024 data and helps us better understand what clients are seeking while also offering key insights to share about the positive impact of pregnancy help.
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Key Findings from the Report:
- 2,164,043 total client visits to affiliated pregnancy help organizations in 2024
- 498 maternity homes in the U.S., a 17% increase since 2022
- 172% growth in organizations providing virtual support
Our affiliate pregnancy help centers (PHCs) offer a broad range of services—from abstinence education and STD testing/treatment to Abortion Pill Rescue and parenting classes.
- 71.4% provide Abortion Recovery services
- 26% are part of the Abortion Pill Rescue Network
- 75% provide ultrasound
- 82% offer material aid for families
- 47% provide men's mentoring programs
Abortion Trend: Increased Access with Little Oversight
According to ANSIRH at the University of California, while brick-and-mortar abortion facilities dropped from 758 in 2020 to 741 in 2023, 226 new virtual abortion clinics opened in 2023—resulting in 967 total access points, the most in over a decade.
- Abortions rose from 930,160 in 2020 to over 1 million in 2023
- Telehealth abortions accounted for 20% of all U.S. abortions by mid-2024
- Mail-order pill sites like Plan C and Aid Access complicate tracking, as they are not required to report
Life Trend: Women Seek Real Humans in a Time of Need
- Option Line calls rose from 48% of connections in 2022 to 64% in 2024, showing the need for direct, human support in crisis moments
Life Trend: Abortion Pill Reversal
The Abortion Pill Rescue® Network (APRN) connects women who regret taking the first dose of the abortion pill regimen with a network of medical professionals trained in reversal protocol.
- 6,000+ lives saved since 2012
- Approximately 2,000 lives saved in 2024
- Nearly 200 women begin reversal each month
- Women from all 50 states and 96 countries contacted APRN
- 47% increase in reversal starts since 2020
- Women seek APR services throughout the week due to mail-order abortion pill access
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Abortion Pill Rescue Network Lives Saved
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Shashana and Attikus
Shashana’s Story
Attikus—2015
Shashana, already a single mom, became pregnant. The man she was dating didn’t want to have any more children and pushed her to have an abortion. Knowing the father would not be around, Shashana gave in, visiting Planned Parenthood and taking the first abortion pill.
After she took the first pill, she sobbed. Regretting her decision, she called the Planned Parenthood clinic for help, but they told her nothing could be done and she needed to take the second pill.
Determined for a solution, she read online that reversing the abortion pill was possible! After calling Heartbeat’s Abortion Pill Rescue Network, she was connected with a pregnancy help center. Shashana then met with a doctor in the community and began the reversal protocol.
That was almost four years ago. Thanks to her diligence, the pregnancy center, and the Abortion Pill Rescue Network, Shashana has a happy, healthy son named Attikus, a strong relationship with her mother, and works as a nanny which allows her to take her children to work.
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Sarah and Isaiah
Sarah’s Story
Isaiah—January 11, 2019
A single mother of three, Sarah was 26 when she discovered she was pregnant with her fourth. When she told the baby’s father she was pregnant, he was adamant that she have an abortion and she surrendered to the pressure of the moment.
Five weeks into her pregnancy, a heartbeat was detected on ultrasound, but all Sarah could hear was the father’s urge to “take care of this.” She took the first drug in the chemical abortion regimen, then returned home and cried. “I couldn’t look at my other three children in the face without breaking down and telling myself this baby deserves love just as much as these three in front of me,” she said.
Sarah searched the internet for ways to undo the effects of the pill she had taken. She called Heartbeat’s Abortion Pill Rescue Network and found a doctor nearby who could begin the reversal treatment.
“I wanted to try whatever I could to reverse the worst decision I had made,” Sarah said.
By the next week, her baby had a strong heartbeat and her doctor was confident in the process. Sarah gave birth to a healthy son named Isaiah and said “I have never been more grounded in my faith, nor blessed.”
Where are they now?
September 2024
Isaiah just started Kindergarten! Watch Sarah's update, and a powerful reminder, below:
Misdy and Tig
Misdy’s Story
Tig —Fall 2016
Misdy found herself in a situation where the only “practical solution” pointed to an abortion. She had six kids, a troubled marriage, and had just started a new job to help make ends meet. The news of a pregnancy was overwhelming and she justified taking the abortion pill.
As soon as Misdy took the first dose of the abortion pill regimen, she knew she had made a horrible mistake. Thankfully, she found Heartbeat’s Abortion Pill Rescue Network and was able to make a second choice to save her pregnancy.
And, yet, the fight was not over.
Then, at 19 weeks her baby was diagnosed with Trisomy 21—Down syndrome, the most common chromosomal condition in the U.S. When Misdy’s doctor suggested an abortion, she broke down and cried.
“My first thought was, ‘You don’t know how hard it’s been to stay pregnant,’” she wrote. “How could I even think of doing it now? He was a baby with hands and feet and a heartbeat that I got to see once a week on ultrasound.”
Rejecting his recommendation, Misdy chose life again!
At 31 weeks, Misdy went into preterm labor and gave birth to her baby boy, Tig Lee.
“I know now that Tig was sent here to me for a reason,” she said. “He is the light and the best baby ever. He puts a smile on my face every single day.”
Kristina and Christian
Kristina’s Story
Christian—August 5, 2016
Twenty-five and single, Kristina was not ready to be a parent, so she took the abortion pill. After talking with her mother, she realized she made the wrong decision and sought hard to find a way to reverse it. After traveling to multiple emergency rooms desperate to find a medical professional who could help, a doctor finally agreed to try the Abortion Pill Rescue Protocol. “I can’t promise this will work, but I will prescribe you the progesterone and I really hope for the best.”
“At that moment, the doctor saved my baby. And my life!” Kristina rejoices.
After many doctor visits, many questions and concerns, Kristina gave birth to a beautiful healthy boy named Christian!
“Words could never describe the love and life this reversal has given me. Thank you to all the people who work to provide this information. They are truly angels.”
Learn more about our Abortion Pill Rescue Network and how it is saving lives!
Jessica and Arya
Jessica’s Story
Arya—June 9, 2019
Jessica had begun her first year of nursing school and had just left her spouse who had a drug and alcohol problem when she found out she was pregnant with her second child. Subsequently, her 3-year-old son was diagnosed with mild to moderate autism and she didn’t know if she could handle it all.
After confirming her pregnancy at the doctor’s office, she decided to take the first abortion pill. Jessica immediately began to cry, realizing what she had just done.
“How could I want to abort my beautiful baby? The life that was growing inside of me?”
Her mother suggested that maybe there was a way to reverse it and thankfully, she found Heartbeat’s Abortion Pill Rescue Network.
“My daughter Arya Alexandria is the most amazing gift. I call her my miracle baby. She brings so much joy to mine and my son’s life. She truly is amazing.”