03/26/2026
A beautiful testimony from a client:
"When I first called the Birthright number, I was expecting a quick and easy answer to where I could take my girlfriend for an abortion. I was a little surprised at first to hear a guy’s voice on the other end of the line, but not nearly as surprised as I would be at the outcome of the conversation.
First of all, he treated me with respect and made me feel like I was really in control of my situation when all week I had felt so helpless and scared. By making me feel so comfortable right away on the phone, he was able to slow things down and ask me some questions that probably changed the course of my life. He assured me that abortion was my right, but asked what I knew about it. Of course I knew about it, but until that point I tried to pretend that I didn’t, especially to my girlfriend, who was probably even more scared than me.
He asked me if I cared about her too, and whether I intended to continue my relationship with her going forward. As I responded yes, he made me think about how a decision like the one we were contemplating would affect our relationship going forward, and whether or not I wanted her to go through the mental and physical anguish that could certainly arise.
Finally, he asked very frankly, “what’s standing in the way of you and her having this wonderful baby that’s already growing inside of her, and how can I help you?” As it turned out, he actually was able to offer solutions that made sense to me to every obstacle I threw at him, and while I was afraid at first he would try to convince me not to abort, I had ended up convincing myself.
And when I talked to my girlfriend about it, she cried and said she was so happy and relieved she wouldn’t have to go through with it. We are going to get married someday, and we’ll have a wonderful family, thanks in part, to Birthright in Quincy."
-Justin
