{"id":208675,"date":"2019-08-16T19:15:54","date_gmt":"2019-08-17T00:15:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=208675"},"modified":"2019-08-18T17:42:12","modified_gmt":"2019-08-18T22:42:12","slug":"unplanned-ashley-bratcher-heartbeat-international-scholarship-pregnant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/unplanned-ashley-bratcher-heartbeat-international-scholarship-pregnant\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Unplanned’ actress Ashley Bratcher and Heartbeat International team up to offer scholarship"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In a press release<\/a> on Thursday, well-known pregnancy help center chain Heartbeat International<\/a> announced an exciting new initiative in tandem with Ashley Bratcher<\/a>, who played the lead role of Abby Johnson in the movie, “Unplanned.” (Get it here! Use promo code: LIVE ACTION<\/a>.)\u00a0The press release announced that Bratcher is “partnering with Heartbeat International to offer moms facing unplanned pregnancies educational\u00a0scholarships so they can continue pursuing their dreams while raising their children.”<\/p>\n

On the fundraising website<\/a> for the scholarship, Bratcher explained, “After the release of\u00a0Unplanned<\/em>, I received an overwhelming number of messages from women who had been touched by the film. Some described the sacrifices they made in choosing life, and some were currently facing unplanned pregnancies that they feared would interfere with completing or attending college. It was then that I realized the need to reverse the negative stigma surrounding unplanned pregnancies.”<\/p>\n

The opening of the scholarship<\/a> application process will be announced at a later date.<\/p>\n

The scholarship needs contributors willing to support college students experiencing unplanned pregnancies. On the donation page<\/a>, contributors can give set amounts (such as one full scholarship at $5000, three at $15,000, or even $50), or any amount they wish, to show moms that pro-lifers care, and we’re here to help them achieve their dreams.<\/p>\n

Bratcher noted,\u00a0“Women CAN pursue their careers, live out their dreams, and have richer, more fulfilling lives while balancing motherhood. Sometimes, it just takes a little help. I wanted to be a part of empowering mothers to chase their dreams and to provide a means for those who chose life to continue their educations.”<\/p>\n

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It makes a world of difference when women are told they can be mothers and get degrees and careers, and when they are given the resources to be able to do so. Unfortunately, most college campuses don’t have childcare<\/a> facilities for students, some college campuses fight against<\/a> pregnancy resource centers having a presence on campus, and some college campuses may soon offer the abortion pill<\/a>. None of these facts provide a welcoming environment for pregnant and parenting students, but more of an unspoken message that having children and going to college don’t mix.<\/p>\n

Planned Parenthood, however, is typically welcomed on college campuses under the guise of providing women’s healthcare. But the abortion corporation’s own annual reports prove that the main “service” increasing there is abortion, with actual healthcare such as cancer screenings on a drastic decline:<\/p>\n