After Gov. Kay Ivey, R-Ala., signed a near-ban on abortion last week, a Jerusalem-based author tweeted a question often asked by pro-choice advocates to pro-life conservatives:
Dear Pro-Life friends: what have you *personally* done to support lower income single mothers?
I’ll wait:
— (((TuttleSinger))) سارا تاتل سينجر שרה טאטל-סינגר (@TuttleSinger) May 15, 2019
The author’s sardonic “I’ll wait” was likely a signal she didn’t think many would have legitimate responses. It’s a common misnomer in the pro-choice community that people who care deeply about the fate of the unborn don’t likewise care for the pregnant women struggling to make ends meet should she go through with the pregnancy.
Nothing could be further from the truth: Responses poured in by the thousands. Anonymous, blue-check, and other accounts described hundreds of ways ordinary people have offered help to single mothers. From purchasing a car to furnishing a home, or providing for the mother’s children or adopting orphaned children, thousands of pro-life advocates not only want to protect the unborn but they help the very women who struggle after choosing life.
Volunteered at a center assisting with the wellness (fitness, meals) of mothers
Babysat
Donated to adoptions
Drove moms to appointments
Was a friend (listened, talked, met up with, called)
*I truly do hope all the answers encourage you. Most people serve and love quietly.— Trillia Newbell (@trillianewbell) May 16, 2019
Donated a well working car to a pregnancy support center, which was given to a single mom who chose life.
— Trevin Wax (@TrevinWax) May 16, 2019
And I’d also add: donating to @prisonculture‘s Black Mama Bail Out to pay the bails of black mothers and send them home to be with their children.
— Leah Libresco (@LeahLibresco) May 15, 2019
Pick their kids up from school, help with bills, spend time with their kids while they have to work, provide a positive male influence…you know, the absolute bare minimum that any grown man should for those deserving
— Adam Trahan (@AdamTrahan) May 16, 2019
Personal financial support every month.
— Justin Taylor (@between2worlds) May 15, 2019
Last year, the Supreme Court heard NIFLA v. Becerra, which was about a group of crisis pregnancy centers which were forced to advertise for abortions in California, based on a provision in state law. When a significant case faces the scrutiny of the Supreme Court, advocates on either side will file an amicus curiae to bolster one side’s argument or show support.
Before the justices heard this case, the Catholic Association filed a most unique brief. Attorneys interviewed 13 women about how their lives changed dramatically not just because they chose life, but because of the support they received from pregnancy centers the state of California was discriminating against.
One of the women featured in the brief was Angela Jozwicki:
There are countless stories like this, of women helping other women — not just to save a baby but to help them survive and thrive as mothers, should they chose to keep their child.
Nicole Russell (@russell_nm) is a contributor to the Washington Examiner’s Beltway Confidential blog. She is a journalist who previously worked in Republican politics in Minnesota.
