Heartbeat International serves clients through three vital services, offering hope and help to women and men facing an unexpected pregnancy. Founded with them in mind, our solutions are the cornerstone of our mission to support families and provide life-affirming, compassionate care.
Established in 2003, Option Line is the only fully staffed, bilingual pro-life contact center in the U.S. Since we first answered the call, we’ve spoken with over 9 million women who are desperate for answers in an unexpected pregnancy.
Every day, more than 5,000 women contact Option Line for help through phone calls, live chat, texting, and email.
Click here to find out how Option Line works for you (free for affiliates)!
Many women take the first dose of the abortion pill (Mifeprex or RU-486) and regret their decision. There is a way they may be able to reverse the effects of the abortion pill, but time is of the essence. It is called abortion pill reversal.
Abortion Pill Reversal™ is the protocol used to reverse the effects of the first abortion pill (mifepristone), administered by the Abortion Pill Rescue® Network (APRN). The APRN is a team of over 1,500 healthcare professionals worldwide, ready to assist women 24/7, 7 days a week, who have taken the abortion pill and changed their minds, to give women a second chance at pregnancy.
Click here to join the Abortion Pill Rescue Network to help women who want another chance to choose life.
PrenatalDiagnosis.org is a team of experienced professionals dedicated to offering comprehensive support to parents and families navigating prenatal diagnoses. We aim to empower you with knowledge, connect you with essential resources, and provide emotional support during this difficult journey.
We are committed to providing non-judgmental, compassionate, and comprehensive support. Our services are free, and our primary goal is to walk with you through every step of your journey.
Click here to learn how you can become a parent care coordinator!
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In 2024, Heartbeat International surveyed pregnancy help organization staff and volunteers to better understand the realities they face when presenting adoption to their clients. After review and analysis, we're ready to share the results. Our goal is to help the movement recognize where we’re doing well, identify areas for growth, and see more clearly what today’s adoption landscape looks like.
In the report below, you will see the data along with what it means for the movement and resources you can find from Heartbeat Academy to strengthen your adoption culture internally and externally. In addition, we’ve included a one-page summary designed for policymakers that outlines the barriers to adoption created by current legal realities and offers practical steps they can take to remove those barriers.
This survey is not only a snapshot of where the movement stands on adoption today—it’s also a tool for your center. November is National Adoption Awareness Month, which makes this the perfect time to highlight adoption in your communications and trainings.
We encourage you to use these findings to:
Our hope is that you use the insights from this survey to strengthen your adoption messaging, equip your team, and expand the reach of your work during Adoption Awareness Month and beyond.
After consulting with Lance Kinzer, Director of Policy and Government Relations at 1st Amendment Partnership, and Elizabeth Kirk, Assistant Professor of Law at The Catholic University of America, we developed a survey to assess the attitudes toward adoption of both clients and staff at pregnancy help organizations.
The survey consisted of three primary sections:
We distributed the survey to the staff of Heartbeat Affiliates in the United States. Over the two months of collecting responses, we gathered 214 responses, 97 of whom reported as leaders in their organizations (and therefore answered additional questions about training and staffing). Responses collected represented 42 states and an almost even spread of organizations serving in rural, urban, and suburban areas. Not all questions were required or had responses from all respondents.
Adoption Survey 2024 presentation by Jennifer Wright with analysis by Sara Dominguez
If you or someone you know took the abortion pill and regret it, there may still be time. The Abortion Pill Rescue Network provides free and confidential care 24/7.
Call us at 877.558.0333 or go to AbortionPillReversal.com now. There may still be time to save your pregnancy.
From the moment a woman takes the abortion pill, she has about 72 hours to change her mind and save her baby. The Abortion Pill Rescue Network, through Option Line's 24/7 contact center, answers an average of 200 mission-critical calls a month from women who regret their abortion decision. Statistics show that thousands of lives have been saved (and counting) through the abortion pill reversal protocol!
Seeking a last chance to choose life for their little ones, women can reach out to the Abortion Pill Rescue Network and be connected with a local medical provider who starts the Abortion Pill Reversal Process.
More than half of abortions in the U.S. occur through the "abortion pill." As these numbers continue to rise, we believe that no woman should ever feel forced to finish an abortion she regrets. The Abortion Pill Rescue Network connects women who have taken the first dose of the Abortion Pill to a network of medical professionals trained to administer the Abortion Pill Reversal protocol.
The abortion pill comes in two parts and is approved for use up to 10 weeks of pregnancy. The first chemical, mifepristone (or RU-486) is the first pill used in a chemical abortion and blocks the effects of progesterone, a hormone necessary for a pregnancy to thrive. The second part, misoprostol, expels the baby. If a woman has regrets after taking the first pill, the pregnancy may be saved by the Abortion Pill Rescue Network .
Thousands of lives have been saved thanks to the Abortion Pill Rescue Network. Here are just a few.
Ashley regretted taking the abortion pill immediately. Being just out of high school, it seemed like the only solution, but then she discovered Abortion Pill Reversal and chose to fight for Thai Lynn's chance to live. Read her full story here.
Dr. Lile, a pro-life ob-gyn and champion of the Abortion Pill Reversal Process, faced an investigation into his use of the protocol to save twins in 2018. His use of Progesterone to save these twins' lives was deemed reasonable by the Institutional Review Board. Read the full story here.
Katelynn was fearful of being able to support her family while her husband was out of work when she decided the best option for her was a chemical abortion. Fortunately, she quickly regretted that choice and found the hotline for Abortion Pill Reversal. Now Katelynn and her husband share their reversal success story so other women can have the opportunity she did to save their children, like their daughter Aubrey Lynn. See their story below.
The protocol used in the Abortion Pill Reversal process is nothing new. In fact, progesterone has been used routinely and safely with pregnancy since the 1950s.1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
A 2018 peer-reviewed study showed positive results
1. [Vaux NW and Rakoff AE: Estrogen-progesterone therapy: A new approach in the treatment of habitual abortion. Am J Obst Gynec 50:353, 1945.
2. Jones, GES: Some newer aspects of the management of infertility. JAMA 141:1123, 1949.]↩
3. [Progesterone support in pregnancy has been in use for nearly 60 years, having received its start with publications dating back to the 1940s.] (https://www.naprotechnology.com/progesterone.htm)
4. [Progestin Therapy to Prevent Preterm Birth: History and Effectiveness of Current Strategies and Development of Novel Approaches] https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6766339/
5. [The Use of Progesterone for Prevention of Preterm Birth] https://www.researchgate.net/publication/5653589_The_Use_of_Progesterone_for_Prevention_of_Preterm_Birth
6. [The history of natural progesterone, the never-ending story] https://tahomaclinic.com/Private/Articles1/BHRT/Piette%202018%20-%20The%20history%20of%20natural%20progesterone,%20the%20never-ending%20story.pdf
Heartbeat International's mission is to Reach and Rescue as many lives as possible, around the world, through an effective network of life-affirming pregnancy help, to Renew communities for LIFE. All Heartbeat international policies and materials are consistent with Biblical principles and with orthodox Christian (Catholic, Protestant, and Orthodox) ethical principles and teaching on the dignity of the human person and the sanctity of human life. Click here for more information.
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Heartbeat Academy
Each quarter Heartbeat Academy offers live virtual classes designed to provide in-depth training tailored to your organization's needs! Taught by our growing team of Heartbeat faculty members, these classes vary each quarter in topic and length, but each invites you to focus on and enhance your expertise over the course of a few weeks.
Select classes are currently open for enrollment. Browse classes below to plan ahead.
Live Classes
Topics and session lengths vary each quarter. Click any class to learn more or register if enrollment is open.
Clinical Care
Equip your clinical team to compassionately support clients through pregnancy loss and reproductive grief.
Fundraising
Develop the skills to identify, cultivate, and steward major donors for lasting impact.
Education & Outreach
Learn how to plan, implement, and evaluate an effective prevention and community outreach program
Maternity Housing
A step-by-step framework for launching and sustaining a maternity housing ministry.
Client Services
An advanced 8-week course for anyone in a pregnancy help ministry who wants to gain confidence and take their current skills and knowledge to an even higher level.
Maternity Housing
Integrate trauma-informed principles into every aspect of your residential program.
Maternity Housing
Build a diversified, sustainable fundraising strategy tailored to maternity housing ministries.
Learn the Difference
Each format serves a different learning goal. Here's how they compare.
| Webinar | Online Course | Live Class | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Format | Single live session | Self-paced modules | Multi-week live sessions |
| Duration | 60–90 min | Varies, on your schedule | Several weeks |
| Content | Ever-increasing selection | Dynamic, multimedia activities | In-depth training on specific topics |
| Interaction | Limited | Progress-tracking features | Live interaction with faculty |
| Customization | None | ✓ Yes, group or self-paced | ✓ Yes, tailored to organization's needs |
| Depth | Overview / introduction | Moderate — foundational | In-depth mastery |
| Replay Access | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes | Limited / cohort only |
| Cohort Community | — | — | ✓ Yes |
| Best For | Quick exposure to a topic | Learning at your own pace | Deep skill-building with peers |
