How Many Pregnancies?
In nearly every audience there will be post-abortive women. So when speaking publicly, always tell about your post-abortion ministry. This not only reinforces the audience’s understanding of your ministry’s compassion; it also makes the statement that your center is a safe place for anyone to come for help. Even more, it apprises your audience of the fact that abortion is not an easy, painless solution. Abortion hurts. It has physical, spiritual, emotional, and psychological consequences. Your intake forms must always ask clients about previous pregnancies, including those that were aborted. Keep in mind that clients aren’t always truthful in answering this painful question. Even when talking to their OB/GYN doctor, post-abortive women often lie and deny an abortion. If they are truthful, they may have entrusted you with a closely guarded secret. How you respond could determine how they react in their current crisis. When they are lying, sometimes the truth can be obvious. At the Assis
