Save the Storks Blog

Check out our recent blog posts to stay up to date on our work, meet our partners, learn about the latest trends in social change and celebrate key milestones with us.

Motherhood Changes You, But You Are Still You
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By Charlotte Pence Bond In the summer of 2022, I signed up to complete an Olympic Triathlon. A few months into my training, I found out that I was pregnant. I was overjoyed at the news, but it presented a question as to whether I would still be able to do the race. I decided […]

How Our Mobile Medical Clinic Changed Michelle’s Story
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Our mobile medical clinics (MMC) offer a chance at life in the most unlikely of places. By meeting women where they are, we can offer immediate assistance and build relationships that empower them to make life-affirming decisions. This is what happened to Michelle and her partner Jason as they came upon our MMC in a […]

Moms Are Struggling with Their Mental Health…Here’s Why.
Katie

Mental Health. It seems like a hot topic right now, right? Everywhere you look, you’ll find a celebrity speaking out about their mental health struggles. A mom friend is on your timeline talking about her maternal mental health journey. There are even teens in high school who are struggling in the aftermath of online school. […]

Mother’s Day, Broken Dreams and a Fulfilled Calling
Diane

My dream to become a mom Like most little girls, I imagined I’d be a mom when I grew up. The dream wasn’t lofty. It didn’t seem selfish or unattainable. It wasn’t like I wanted to be a princess or the President. I just knew that being a mom was what I was called to […]

The Importance of Medical Care for a First-Time Mom
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By Charlotte Pence Bond Getting the right medical care can make all the difference when you are a first-time mom. This is important before, during, and after pregnancy. The postpartum period can be difficult when mothers do not have the care they need. Many mothers do not know how to ask for it. It’s important […]

Mobile Medical Clinic Deliveries for 2024
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Since 2012, the Mobile Medical Clinic has been at the forefront of Save the Storks’ mission, offering revolutionary services. This cutting-edge unit provides women with free pregnancy tests, ultrasounds, STI testing, and compassionate support from licensed medical professionals. In 2024, we kicked off our Mobile Medical Clinic deliveries with the addition of a new bus […]

A Baby or a Career? Amber and Evan’s Story of Choosing Life.
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Determined to choose abortion. Newly married and at the height of both careers, Amber and Evan never planned to have children. With travel and business aspirations, kids weren’t an option for their busy lifestyle. So, when Amber realized she was pregnant, their decision was unanimous: they would abort. Still, Amber and Evan saw the value […]

Elevating Women’s Healthcare for the Life-Affirming Movement
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My name is Dr. Karysse Hutson. I began my journey as a board-certified OB/GYN in 2012. I’ve had the privilege of garnering numerous prestigious awards for my dedication to women’s health research and patient care. My experience ranges from consulting with healthcare professionals and government officials worldwide to working directly with pregnancy health clinics. I […]

Life-Affirming Online Chat
Audrey Levens

Can you imagine what an online chat between a 14-year-old seeking an abortion and Planned Parenthood would be like? This is just a glimpse of an online chat between our staff member and Planned Parenthood’s 24/7 chat with a ‘Health Educator.’ Our staff member posed as a 14-year-old girl in California in the chat. To […]

RCRC Paid for Her Abortion, She Changed Her Mind
Audrey Levens

Toni sat in the surgery room of the abortion clinic with an IV in her arm. At 20 years old, she discovered she was pregnant. She was afraid, and she had been desperate to abort despite being further into her pregnancy. Toni was from Houston, Texas, where abortion is illegal. At the advice of her […]

Save the Storks is Reshaping Holistic Healthcare
Audrey Levens

At Save the Storks, we are dedicated to creating innovative solutions to dismantle barriers hindering women’s access to life-affirming healthcare. Our goal is to empower women to choose life over abortion by making the option of life more accessible. Here are the four elements that build our mission to provide every woman with the holistic […]

Better Access to Healthcare for Black Women is a Life-Affirming Position
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By Charlotte Pence Bond During Black History Month, it is essential that we pay attention to the disproportionate struggles and lack of access to healthcare that Black women face. This is especially pressing when it comes to the heartbreak of abortion that Black women experience. Many of them feel as if they do not have […]