Alternative to Abortion

Read about "Her Choice" web site.

First Person stories of Women and Men who have faced Abortion.

Honest facts about the procedure.

Please, listen and get help.

By Deacon John Stroop

Can you imagine what a young girl must go theough when she realizes she is pregnant?

First, it is often very difficult for her to go to any adult, especially her parents, for sound advice.  Queen of All Saints Catholic Church in Crested Butte, Colorado believes it would be helpful if she could get good infirmation to her questions and concerns with a local call or by visiting a website that offers complete autonomy.

"Her Choice" is a voice system that anyone who is considering an abortion or knows of anyone who is contemplating an abortion can use to access a voice system via a local phone number or a website via the internet.

I found out about this ministry when I was living in Atlanta, so I spoke with Father Steve Murray, pastor, and he agreed it was an important outreach.  An announcement about establishing was made at the parish weekend Masses with a request for funding.  This initial collection netted over $500 to establish and publicize the ministry.

The cost to set up is minimal, about $50/year.  The next and most important step is to get the phone number into the public's hands.  In the Crested Butte, Gunnison, Montrose area we took out a DEX Yellow Pages directory ad that reaches people in multiple counties.  It cost about $450/yr.  The ad goes into the "Abortion Alternatives" section which is right before the "Abortion Providers" section.

We also created a business card using and distributed them to churches and schools in the area that would accept them.  Billboards are also effective but we haven't tackled that yet.

"Her Choice," a National Post-Abortion Awareness Campaign, is a Christian Pro-Life organization dedicated to educating America to the trauma that abortion causes.  Sharing testimonies with those considering abortion helps those who have had an abortion start to heal and is persuasuve in preventing new abortions.

The "Her Choice" phone system allows the straight-forward, emotional testimonies of anonymous victims of crisis pregnancies to share their abortion experiences with people now considering what to do with an unwanted pregnancy.

The goal of "Her Choice" is to save lives and change the way Americans view abortion.  The person calls and is given a menu that lets them listen to: (1) personal testimonies of women, and men, who have aborted their children; (2) personal testimonies of women and men, faced with abortion, who have let their children be born; (3) descriptions of what happens in the abortion procedure; (4) facts about abortion; (5) websites that offer help; and (6) Connection to a counselor if desired.

If you want to know more, go to www.herchoice.org.

Visit the website and see if it wouldn't help someone you may know who is considering an abortion.  Maybe it will save the life of the baby and prevent years of anguish for the parents.