For the past couple of months I have been volunteering with the Good Counsel Network. This is a small charity based in London, that helps pregnant women in difficult circumstances who have been thinking about abortion. The women are given the support they need to keep their babies.

The work itself is fascinating and very different to the work I am used to doing as a junior doctor in a hospital. In hospital, I had seen first-hand how little information is given to women seeking abortion- how little consideration is given to the reasons that a woman seeks abortion, the development of the baby and what other possible solutions there are in her situation. In no way was a woman making an informed choice.

 

The Good Counsel take a loving but truthful approach to pregnant women. Explaining the development of the baby, what abortion is and what the risks are. The reality is far from the easy way out that many people think. Plenty of time is given to understanding the woman’s situation and women receive dedicated practical support that offers a real option to continue with the pregnancy in her situation.

 

Standing outside an abortion clinic praying and offering this help, you can see the hope in the eyes of the women. It is only when hope is lost that in desperation and fear women end up at private abortion clinics. I have been amazed to find that nearly every day a woman outside an abortion clinic turns and chooses to take up our offer of help instead of going in for an abortion.

 

Seeing the mothers and babies that have been helped, when they visit the centre for ongoing support or even to help others themselves, is a wonderful confirmation of the value and success of this work.

Please give as generously as you can- many lives are saved. How can we expect women to make sacrifices to keep their babies if we are not prepared to make sacrifices to help them?

Thanks!

Jess

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