Mexican Couple

This time it was at the other Bronx office that we have where we heard the following problems of a mexican couple. The thing is that they where here since 3 years ago illegally and the had paid an amount equal to $15000 per person to come to USA. So over the had a big debt to give back to a mexican at their current city.
It was so sad to hear that because we knew that the where lied in the way they came to the States.
Also, both of them where unemployed but the problem is that they weren´t actively looking for a job.
We also said to them that we could help them finding a job or clothes and so on.....
At the end they told us that they where going to think about it and that the following week would be coming to the office again.
Hope they come back soon.

Press Conference on Capitol Hill

We had the oppertunity to visit Washington DC for three days to take part in two Press Conferences on Capitol Hill. During which we protested the Abortion Mandate in the Propossed Heathe Care Reform Bill. Alveda King and other leaders in the African American Community spoke about the effect of abortion on the Black population in America. Our very own Chris Slattery spoke about EMC and the work we do with women in Crisis Pregnancies in New York City. Later we walked the halls of Congress praying that this unjust bill would not pass. It was exciting to participate in a moment that will go down in history.

Washington D.C.

After talking about our trip to Washington D.C. I have to say that it was a challenging opportunity to see that we are not the ones figthing against abortion and that we have to continue in such way due to the fact that we are more and more every day.
It is so nice to meet people from all over the nation that have the same beliefs as us. Also, we have to remark that the more we are the bigger is going to be the impact.
We were a lot those two days in the press conference and really important people as stated before.
At the end, it was a meeting to share our experiences and contrast what other things can we do to stop abortion!!!!
So the more we join the better!!!
For all those that follow our blog, just to invite them to participate in our events!!

Jerome Office

I was at Jerome today and I saw some stories that made me think about them.

The one that shocked me most was the woman who came into the office saying that she was pregnant of 22 weeks and she wanted and abortion. The thing is that until one week ago she wanted to keep the baby, which is a little girl. However, lately she moved back into her mom´s house and she suddenly decided that she did not want to keep the baby anymore. In fact, the main reason was financial aid.

We tried to counsel here in many ways and told her that there is an office in Manhattan where they can help her with financial problems or clothing.... She suddenly left the office without saying nothing and later on her cousin came asking for our phone number just in case she could change her mind.

We hope she will change the idea of the abortion and she keeps her baby!!!

Jerome Avenue girl

Here is another update of a girl that came in to Jerome Avenue.
The truth is that until now the most impact stories that I have heard have been at Jerome´s office.
In this case it was a girl who was 19 years old and was pregnant.
The thing was that she already had had 7 abortions and one baby. We explained her all the consequences that abortion has and that maybe there is going to be a day in which we would like to have another baby but due to the consequences of so many abortions, she may not be able to have them.
The reasons she was giving to us where that she was really young to have another baby, but the truth is that she did not want to take the responsibility of rising a child.
Also, at the end she told us that she knew she was selfish but the only thing in which she was thinking now was in spending good time in life.
Even if we told her that one day she would regret it and that spending good time in life is not in such way, there was no way to convince her.