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Legislation supporting pregnancy resource centers by commending their work of encouraging women to seek healthy alternatives to abortions passed the House today thanks to state Rep. Sally Kern.
House Resolution 1087, by Kern, praises the work of pregnancy resource centers and encourages the Congress of the United States and other federal and state government agencies to provide funding for the pregnancy resource centers so they can buy medical equipment and continue to provide all their educational programs and services.
“The life-affirming impact of these pregnancy resource centers on the women, men, children, and communities they serve is considerable and growing,” said Kern, R-Oklahoma City. “Pregnancy resource centers serve women in Oklahoma and across the United States with integrity and compassion. There are more than 2,500 pregnancy resource centers across the United States providing comprehensive care to women and men facing unplanned pregnancies, including resources to meet their physical, psychological, emotional, and spiritual needs.”
Pregnancy resource centers offer women free, confidential, and compassionate services, including pregnancy tests, peer counseling, 24-hour telephone hotlines, childbirth and parenting classes, referrals to community, healthcare, and support services.
Kern added that many medical pregnancy resource centers also offer ultrasound and other medical services; and many pregnancy resource centers provide information on adoption and adoption referrals to pregnant mothers.
“Pregnancy resource centers encourage women to make positive life choices by equipping them with complete and accurate information regarding their pregnancy options and the development of their unborn child,” said Kern. “They provide women with compassionate and confidential peer counseling in a nonjudgmental manner regardless of their pregnancy outcomes, and also provide important support and resources for women who choose childbirth over abortion.”
The centers operate primarily on donations to fund their programs and services.
“By giving these resource centers a helping hand and providing financial assistance, we could save an unborn child, prevent a teen pregnancy, protect a pregnant mother and bring a healthy baby into the world. I can’t think of anything better to do with our money,” said Kern. “I applaud my fellow House members for passing this measure and seeking to find ways to financially assist these centers. This measure is also a way to say thank you to all the hard workers who help keep these life-changing programs open.”
House Resolution 1087 passed the House today on a 90-0 vote. |
