Women have rallied in America's capital with their babies rescued from abortion to express their gratitude for the compassionate work of pregnancy help centers.
Heartbeat International, which operates pregnancy help centers across the U.S., is being represented by a pro-life rally called Babies Go to Congress. In support of pregnancy help centers, mothers from five states are in the nation's capital with their babies who were saved from abortion.
Spokesperson Virginia Cline tells OneNewsNow they will be meeting with members of Congress while they are there. She says, "[they will] share about the compassionate work of pregnancy help centers and share their gratitude that they have this child with them now. Their main message is very clear and concise. It's that pregnancy help centers are good for America."
The group is not asking for members to pursue funding for the centers, but just to recognize their importance. So far, laws regulating the centers have been ruled unconstitutional when brought before federal courts, but Heartbeat International seeks continued protection from Congress.
"We would ask that they would protect pregnancy help centers," Cline explains. "Unfortunately, we've come under a bit of attack lately and we just want the members of Congress to hear firsthand from the women who have been served by pregnancy centers that we're doing a great job."
In addition, Heartbeat International hopes this rally will let women in crisis pregnancies know they are loved and not alone. Their goal is to help them not feel they must choose abortion because of personal decision or coercion.
Contact: Charlie Butts
Source: OneNewsNow
