{"id":215883,"date":"2019-12-28T09:22:30","date_gmt":"2019-12-28T15:22:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=215883"},"modified":"2019-12-27T13:41:15","modified_gmt":"2019-12-27T19:41:15","slug":"massachusetts-couple-pro-life-expectant-parents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/massachusetts-couple-pro-life-expectant-parents\/","title":{"rendered":"‘We weren’t doing enough’: Massachusetts couple starts pro-life organization to help expectant parents"},"content":{"rendered":"
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An overwhelming number of women seeking abortion<\/a> feel like they can’t afford a baby, according to a study<\/a>\u00a0from the\u00a0pro-abortion Guttmacher Institute; many others are scared of being single mothers. While pro-life laws are absolutely necessary, it’s also essential for pro-life groups to meet parents in crisis. And that’s exactly the mission of a new pro-life organization in Massachusetts.<\/p>\n

Craig and Heather Denton, a married couple from Fall River, Massachusetts, founded Within Me<\/a> with the aim of helping pregnant women, as well as new moms and dads. With a motto of “Life, Courage, and Strength,” they hope to empower couples so that they never feel like abortion is needed. \u201cWe\u2019re both Christians,\u201d Heather said in an interview with South Coast Today<\/a>. \u201cWe felt we weren\u2019t doing enough to help mothers and babies.\u201d<\/p>\n

So this summer, after several years of considering what to do, the Dentons got down to business, applying for a non-profit status and configuring their organization. Within Me offers basic needs for babies, like diapers, food, and clothes, as well as life skills training starting in 2020, and financial aid.<\/p>\n