If you are facing an unplanned pregnancy, Saint Gianna Center can help you — male or female — to make important decisions about your future. We can offer as much support as you desire. We care about you and do not want you to have to face this situation alone.

A place for you.

Sometimes when you are under pressure to make quick decisions (coerced) it’s hard to know where to turn. In those times, what we all need most is a place to go where there is time to think… a place where there is no pressure. Saint Gianna Center is that kind of place. Be kind to yourself, and take the time to really understand all of your options and opportunities.

Parenting

Have you ever found someone who would take the time to listen to you… to understand you without judging? At Saint Gianna Pregnancy Resource Center that’s what we do. We listen… we really listen. We want to give you information to help you become a better mom or dad. For moms/dads who choose parenting we offer our Earn While You Learn education program to learn about pregnancy, parenting, infants, toddlers, etc. and earn everything you need for your baby. (see Education tab). Call us for a complete list of classes.

Adoption

“My mom is a hero!” is what many many grown children say of their biological moms. “She gave me life.” These moms choose to give their child a chance to live, just like they themselves were given the chance to live. Moms making the choice of adoption make the selfless, loving choice to give their baby opportunities they cannot. If you are pregnant and do not know what to do, we can refer you to loving people to talk about the adoption option. Be assured that God loves you and your child and He has just the right amazing family waiting!

Listen to yourself. Take the time to reflect…quietly.

Every human being is special. You are special. Your circumstances are different and unique to you. By understanding you, we can help you better. You need to understand some things about your life and other’s lives as well. That requires time… to think and reflect. Where is your life going? What really matters? What will matter ten years from now? Will you be able to live with your decisions? We can help you sort things out. That is what we do. Call or Text us.

Learn about relationships, sex, and pregnancy.

The decisions you make today about your sexuality will affect your future. Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), unplanned pregnancy, feelings of being exploited and used, guilt and shame are possible results of having sexual relations before marriage. Talk to us about making better decisions about your sexual life and health, including birth control facts and pregnancy information. We all make mistakes, but the biggest one of all is not learning from previous ones.

Abortion information.

Women are led to believe that you cannot succeed if you get pregnant, that you cannot have a career, that you cannot go to school, that you have to choose between yourself or your baby. You are led to believe that abortion is the only choice to be free. ABORTION IS NOT THE ONLY CHOICE and instead of freedom, you can have an emptiness filled with sadness, pain, depression, dysfunction, drugs, alcohol abuse, and there are other risks to your well being.

At St. Gianna’s we believe women are strong and capable of taking care of themselves, their schooling, their career and their baby. Pregnancy is temporary. If you are pregnant and don’t know what to do, hang on! Come talk to us to make a choice for life and experience the joy of that life that will fill your heart. We are here to help you make a decision you can live with, and we will help you with everything you need to welcome your child and beyond.

If you are pursuing abortion information we can provide information about the various abortion procedures and the associated risks. Please call us to be informed – we do not ever want any woman to say, “I didn’t know, I wish someone had told me.”

Here is a link to an article to read if you are considering abortion:

https://optionline.org/options/abortion-overview/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIhPmwnsvJ7AIVDonICh3-qAiMEAMYASAAEgJgyvD_BwE

Abortion Healing

Listen to one woman’s testimony:

Abortion is not a natural response of a mom to her child. I know that now, but it took 37 years after my abortion, 37 dysfunctional years. I was told my problem (pregnancy) would be solved by abortion and would go away and life would then be the same again. Nothing is further from the truth. Once you’re a mom life is changed no matter what. I went to the doctor, they did not tell me it was a baby, they said it was just a blob of tissue. I was alone and scared. My life changed for the worse that day after my abortion. Funny thing is that I thought I was ok. But down deep I always knew something was just not right. One day God woke me up to the reality of so many years of dysfunction in my life – relationship problems, self-esteem problems, drug and alcohol abuse and always a deep, deep searching for wholeness. I was searching to be me again and I didn’t know why I was changed. But I now know that I broke that day of my abortion. I got married some many years after my abortion. After the birth of my first child I developed a physical pain that literally felt like a hole in my heart. I begged God, “what can fill that hole.” I started watching TV Evangelists, I had to start somewhere. It turned out it wasn’t a what that I needed to fill that hole, but a “who” that would fill that hole – God. I have since attended an abortion healing retreat, went to confession and I have a passion to work in the pro-life movement. God has used all my pain and emotional trauma for good. I will help other women from not making my mistake of abortion. Women deserve better, women deserve the truth . Anonymous

Read Abby Johnson’s road to abortion recovery at: The Day That Changed Everything for Abby Johnson

If you have had an abortion please consider one of the resources below and call St. Gianna’s Pregnancy Resource Center for any assistance you need, even just to talk.

https://www.rachelsvineyard.org/ (retreats in Connecticut)

https://hopeafterabortion.com/
Compassionate Abortion Recovery resources: http://www.theunchoice.com/healing.htm
https://www.heartbeatservices.org/abortion-recovery

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