She reported that that Care Net’s presentation featured "real life stories" of how the organization has helped mothers and fathers who are facing unexpected pregnancies.
Noting that the mandates of the Faith-Based Office include reducing the need for abortion and promoting fatherhood, Wright told CNA, "Pregnancy resource centers are doing a terrific job at both."
Speaking of Dubois, she told CNA "it didn’t seem like he or his staff were aware of the wonderful things pregnancy resource centers were doing."
"There are three times more pregnancy resource centers than there are abortion clinics but most people are not aware of them," she claimed, expressing hope that the meeting with the Obama administration officials will bring attention to the pregnancy centers.
"We need to make sure that people in our communities are aware of them, and make sure pregnancy centers have the resources they need to help clients.
The Associated Press had reported that Mid and South Michigan Planned Parenthood CEO Lori Lameriland saw a "receptivity" among legislators to hear the group’s prevention policies.
"Folks who wouldn't have opened the doors to a Planned Parenthood representative are now willing to talk to us," Lameriland had said.
Wright warned of other proposals from Planned Parenthood, telling CNA the organization "is kind of on a rampage to introduce legislation that would restrict or penalize pregnancy centers. People need to be aware of this tactic and ready to defend pregnancy centers against these kinds of bills."
In the past, Wright reported, the state of Oregon had proposed a "terrible bill" that among other restrictions would have set up a toll-free phone number for people to call with anonymous complaints against pregnancy centers.
"The bill was written by Planned Parenthood," she charged. "Planned Parenthood is actively trying to eliminate their competition. They’re not interested in reducing the number of abortions. They’re not shy about trying to eliminate alternatives for women."
Serrin Foster, President of Feminists for Life of America (FFLA), said the economy has caused "desperation" among some pregnant women, driven to abortion by their lack of financial resources and emotional support.
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The lack of a job or the loss of health care can significantly affect a family, she explained, saying that it is "incumbent" upon the pro-life community to "connect" women with resources that can meet their needs.
Serrin said it is "truly disturbing" that the reports discussing economically imperiled women seeking an abortion present abortion advocates and providers who talk about "how the women needed abortions."
"They’re undermining women’s rights and they’re undermining women’s needs," she charged, saying abortion advocates should instead help women "address the primary problems" driving them.
"They’re not doing that," she charged. "To say to a woman who can’t pay her energy bill or her housing bill, ‘We’re going to give you an empty womb,’ that’s unacceptable."
An upcoming issue of FFLA’s magazine American Feminist will feature a piece titled "Raising kids cheap," Foster said. It will help explain options that "won’t cost a fortune" to help the mother and father envision having their child.
It also aims to help people see that "you don’t need to have everything perfect and planned in order to have a child," she told CNA. The piece will teach "creativity" in feeding a family, discuss how to deal with energy bills, and how to secure help from those who can provide it.