A college sophomore nineteen years old and 4 months pregnant! I had done exactly what my parents tried to protect me from. I was so afraid of disappointing my parents, who had been so proud of my success in high school and college. But after the initial shock, they chose to support my decision. My boyfriend, Nolan, was there for me from day one. Even with the support of my parents and Nolan, I was overwhelmed and scared; there was so much to learn, so much to prepare for.

I learned about Pregnancy Care Center through Nolan’s sisters. The Center welcomed us with open arms and positive reinforcement. Mentoring and the many classes helped us learn about nutrition, pregnancy, child safety, and parenting. Relationship classes taught us how to work through issues together and to strengthen our relationship as a couple. Nolan took a Fatherhood class to help him become the kind of father he wanted to be. Attending classes earned us “points” we could exchange for diapers, clothes, blankets and other baby necessities in the Center’s Baby Boutique.

Nolan continued to work while I continued with college. Our relationship grew stronger, and in July we were married. Our son, Beckham, was born in October. From the first day, we used techniques we learned in classes, such as swaddling and infant massage.

Being a parent isn’t always easy and is sometime stressful; but at the same time parenthood is extremely rewarding and worth every sleepless night. The classes, the opportunity to prepare and stock up for Beckham’s arrival have been very valuable to me, my husband and our baby.

Beckham is now three months old. I still remember tears of joy running down my face when he was born; he was our miracle. I know that without Pregnancy Care Center’s help, the past fifteen months would have been very different. God has truly blessed us; and while I know there’s still a lot of work ahead of us, I know our family can do it.

>> Click Here to Discover Lives Saved through the Abortion Pill Rescue Network <<

Each story below represents a woman's experience with one of our pregnancy help organizations. One by one, these women overcame challenges through the help of the pregnancy help movement. Receiving support and care, and in some cases, even a roof over their heads, they know the value of pregnancy centers and maternity homes because their lives were changed by their service. And now, they share their personal stories so that no woman feels so alone she feels abortion is her only option. These families champion life!

Autumn	Brittni	Mackenzie	Mary	Nadya
Janai	Kelsey	Magalia	Jacqueline	Whitney
Halie	Kailee	Savannah	Lourdes	Mapi
Zayda	Nikki	Kahlia	Acacia	Marcella
Paula	Jessica G.	Shelly	Tasha	Sarah
Ahna and Garrett	April	Teka	Faith	Khalilah
Michelle	Kynnedi	Laura L.	Diana	Elisa
Chelsea	Victoria	Matennah	Michelle M.	Brittany
April H.	Emily B.	Laura	Brittany and Nathaniel	Kylie
Ruth	Danielle	Evalynn	Kayla	Kendra
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In 2025, Option Line, Heartbeat International’s 24/7 helpline, surpassed 2 million connections, more than five times last year’s total. This milestone belongs to you. Because of your partnership, individuals in desperate need of help are connected from Option Line to local pregnancy help like yours for compassionate, life-affirming care and support. Thank you for being the trusted destination when someone reaches out for help.

Rescuing Lives from Abortion

Option Line® is a pregnancy help contact center, available 24/7 for anyone reaching out for help. Conveniently accessible via phone, chat, email, or text, Option Line offers compassionate, personalized guidance for all who reach out. Our empathetic confidants provide guidance on their true options, as well as hope for a new shared future for woman and baby. With Option Line, help is within reach.

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 reached millions of women and men, many who are desperate for answers in an unexpected pregnancy.

More than 5,000 people reach out to Option Line daily for help. The number of women and men Option Line reaches continues to grow. As a result, more lives are rescued from abortion.

Option Line At-A-Glance

• Over 9 million people reached
• Answers in English and Spanish
• Established in 2003
• 24/7/365 contact center and website
• Only fully staffed, bilingual pro-life contact center in the U.S.
• Above industry standard answered call rate
• Connects women with their local pregnancy help organization
• Provides consultation on abortion, adoption, and parenting
• Schedules appointments in real time through a state-of-the-art system
• Answers after-hours calls for pregnancy help organizations and partner organizations/hotlines

Real Lives, Real Help

Each day, our professionally trained consultants answer over 5,000 desperate cries for help. Below are real women who called Option Line in search of help. Each woman was connected to her pregnancy help center for ongoing care.

Can you imagine what their lives would be like if Option Line had not answered their calls?

Reach Rescue Renew

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.

We REACH those who are abortion-vulnerable through Option Line's 24-hour contact center and cutting-edge website, www.OptionLine.org.

"Reach down your hand from on high; deliver me..." - Psalm 144:7

We RESCUE those who are reached through our life-support network of pregnancy centers providing true reproductive health care, ministry, education, and social services where lives are saved and changed.

"Rescue me, O Lord, from evil men; protect me from men of violence." - Psalm 140:1

We RENEW broken cities around the world by developing pregnancy centers where abortion clinics are the only alternative for abortion-vulnerable women.

"He sent me to bind up the brokenhearted... to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor... They will renew the ruined cities that have been devastated for generations." - Isaiah 61:1-4

Defending the Work of Pregnancy Help Centers

Every day, life-affirming pregnancy help organizations face relentless attacks from pro-abortion activists, biased mainstream media, censorship from big tech, and hostile legislation at both the state and federal levels. These attacks aim to silence the life-saving work of pregnancy centers and maternity homes that provide compassionate, free support to women facing unexpected pregnancies.

Our pro-life network of pregnancy help is engaged in a David vs. Goliath battle (1 Samuel 17) against the well-funded abortion industry and its allies. Despite these challenges, we stand firm in protecting the right of pregnancy centers to serve women and save lives.

Legal Battles for Pregnancy Centers

Right now, Heartbeat International is involved in two critical legal battles defending Abortion Pill Reversal (APR)—a protocol that has helped countless women continue their pregnancies after starting a chemical abortion. Learn more about these cases:

• The People of the State of California v. Heartbeat International & Real Options
• Heartbeat International & CompassCare, et al. v. Letitia James

Click a button below to learn more about these lawsuits.

What's at stake? Innocent lives.

The good news: As long as pro-life pregnancy centers are under attack, Heartbeat International will stand in their defense. Since 1971, we have empowered the pregnancy help movement with legal resources, expert training, and a strong network of support.

These battles will shape the future of the pro-life movement for generations to come. With your help, we can ensure that pregnancy resource centers, maternity homes, and adoption agencies continue to provide hope and life-affirming choices for women.

How can you help? Be prepared to speak up for the work of Pregnancy Help!

• Stay Informed. Subscribe to Pregnancy Help News  and the Pregnancy Help Podcast for updates on pro-life victories, legislation affecting pregnancy centers, and expert commentary on the fight for life.
• Equip Yourself with the Truth. Visit Pregnancy Center Truth for fact-based answers to the false claims made by abortion activists against pregnancy help centers.
• Know Your State. Since the overturning of Roe v. Wade, abortion laws now vary widely by state. It's more important than ever to understand how pro-life pregnancy centers in your community are impacted and how you can support them.

What is Pregnancy Help?

Pregnancy Help Organizations provide life-affirming care to women at every stage of their pregnancy and beyond. These organizations include:

✔ Pregnancy Resource Centers and Pregnancy Help Medical Clinics
✔ Mobile Ultrasound Units offering free pregnancy tests and ultrasounds
✔ Maternity Homes providing safe housing and support
✔ Nonprofit Adoption Agencies promoting life-affirming options
✔ Abortion Recovery Programs for post-abortive healing
✔ Pregnancy Support Services offering material assistance and parenting education

There are thousands of pro-life pregnancy centers across the United States serving women and families in need. 

Each state has unique needs as well as challenges, and now that Roe v. Wade has been overturned, local and state laws have become the focus for activists on each side. It is now more important than ever that we are involved with our local centers and aware of how the changing laws are impacting them! While our affiliates open their doors to meet the needs of the women and families in their town, Heartbeat works to both inform and prepare our network of pregnancy help with the tools and education they need in order to run an effective organization. 

Click the map below to see how many pregnancy help organizations are near you and learn more!

View Pregnancy Help Stories by State 

Developing Frontline Lifesavers

Because of your continued support, Heartbeat International is the "go-to" resource hub for pregnancy help organizations.

Working with our pregnancy help network, we provide:

Heartbeat provides the most comprehensive learning program for the pregnancy help network. Everyday...

45,000+ volunteers open their pregnancy help organizations to meet the needs of those in their communities

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2 million+ women and men enter these organizations to receive the compassionate care and support needed in a delicate time in their lives

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3,000+ babies are saved from abortion each week!

Heartbeat provides vital training, resources, services, and solutions to these frontline lifesavers.

They need us, and we need YOU!

Whether they are just starting out or are a seasoned leader, you can equip them with the tools they need to succeed by supporting Heartbeat today.

Launching Sarah House For Women

by Vesna Radeka, Executive Director, Choose Life Center

In our pregnancy help ministry, we have experienced the joy of assisting clients who chose to go against the Culture of Death surrounding us, deciding to keep their babies even in the midst of a crisis pregnancy.

While these women would listen to our advice and receive encouragement by our words and whatever help we could provide—including baby clothes, diapers, and money—we would still see them struggle from day to day.

These women are usually young, and do not have the support of either their baby’s father, their families, or both. When we come into contact with them, they are either far along into their pregnancy, or now have a baby up to about three months old.

These women need to be able to work in order to pay their rent, but there are precious few opportunities for a pregnant girl or a new mom to find a job. If they are able to find a job, who will take care of the baby?

Daring to dream up a solution

I am so sad when I think how the first year of motherhood looks for some of these women. But beyond feeling sad about the situation for so many of these, I dare to dream of a better situation for these precious mothers and children.

What if we were able to offer accommodation and care to women in this fragile state, to give them the chance to enjoy being moms? What if this could become a place where moms are coached how to make better life choices, to follow Christ, to change their mind about relationships, to choose to wait, and to learn how to be good moms?

The challenges of realizing our dream

I know this dream could become reality if Christian families were willing to accept pregnant women into their homes. But in Serbia, we face two challenges: First, we have a very small number of vibrant, practicing Christians; and second, our culture largely lives within multigenerational homes—married couples with children, living with in-laws, and usually in small flats.

Social help in Serbia for single moms is around 12.000 dinars, which is around $140 per month. With that income, a single mom can only rent a room, to say nothing of paying bills or putting food on the table.

A house for women in Karlovac, Croatia

Clarifying and crafting our approach

In the last two to three years, we at Choose Life Center have had to go beyond our month-to-month budget limits to help women as needs have arisen. Whenever we could, we have helped pay rent, bills, or grocery costs, but this type of care was not planned into our budget, so we had to stretch—and sometimes overextend—for the sake of these moms.

As we’ve gone through these seasons, we have thought and prayed about the direction in which Choose Life Center should develop. Is it to become a medical clinic, offering free ultrasound? Is it preventative services? Developing school programs? A housing ministry?

Slowly, God’s leading became clear to us, and Sarah House For Women began to take shape as a maternity housing ministry, adding to the everyday work we remain committed to doing at Choose Life Center.

Our hope for future impact

In addition to reaching and assisting women in the midst of all the difficulties surrounding a crisis pregnancy, we pray Sarah House For Women will also have a huge impact on how the city officials see us as a Christian organization.

Rather than perceiving our work as threatening or as a nuisance, we pray—and expect—city officials to see that what we are doing really does benefit and bless the whole city.

Who knows? Maybe this new work will allow us to apply for and secure future grants and funds from the government, allowing us to continue reaching and rescuing women in Novi Sad, while renewing communities all over Serbia for life in the years to come.