Dear John,

Shelley’s heart raced. A positive pregnancy test sent her mind spiraling into a cycle of desperation. She was already struggling with how to tell her family she was divorced. How was she going to explain an unplanned pregnancy too?

Coming from a family with strong cultural values, she feared being disowned. Finding it hard to think, Shelley felt crushed beneath the weight of her circumstances—she was going to be a single parent to not one, but two children.

Heaviness and fear washed over her. Even though she already knew the joy of motherhood, fear drove Shelley to seek an abortion. In her mind, it seemed to be the next logical step.

However, what Shelley really wanted and needed was help and understanding.

I hope you’ll take a moment to be encouraged by the impact you’re making in lives like Shelley’s when you read the rest of her powerful story: www.humancoalition.org/story/shelley/

For Life,

Rachel Lane
Regional Clinic Director