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(Pregnancy Help News<\/a>) A group of children a year old and younger, matching the size of cities like Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and Tempe, Ariz., celebrated their first Christmas in 2015 thanks to the work of local staff and volunteers at pro-life pregnancy centers, according to statistics released by Heartbeat International.<\/p>\n

The numbers, published in the first-annual Life Trends Report<\/a><\/strong>, draw only from Heartbeat International\u2019s 1,300 locations in the U.S., but point to 160,000 lives rescued from the threat of abortion in 2015 alone.<\/p>\n

Overall, there are 2,500 life-affirming pregnancy help centers and medical clinics in the U.S., including those who affiliate with Heartbeat International, Care Net, National Institute of Family and Life Advocates (NIFLA), Life Matters Worldwide and local organizations who do not affiliate with broader networks.<\/p>\n

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Adding in the number of mothers who have chosen life for their babies in 2015 at pregnancy centers and medically licensed pregnancy clinics not affiliated with Heartbeat International, the number of lives saved would jump to 300,000\u2014the size of Pittsburgh or Cincinnati.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is such a joy to witness the power of God\u2019s people championing the gift and the Giver of Life every day,\u201d Jor-El Godsey, Vice President of Heartbeat International\u2014whose first involvement at a pregnancy center was in Fort Lauderdale in 1988, said. \u201cNo woman should ever feel so alone, coerced, or so hopeless that she ends her child\u2019s life through abortion.<\/p>\n

\u201cTo know something of the footprint our life-saving network is making\u2014not to mention those life-minded centers who aren\u2019t affiliated with us\u2014is truly overwhelming.\u201d<\/p>\n

Godsey will be accompanying six pregnancy center directors, as well as the moms and babies spared from the threat of abortion at Heartbeat International\u2019s Babies Go to Congress Jan. 21 in Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n

Over 12 previous trips dating back to 2009, Heartbeat International has brought a total of 119 moms to tell their story of how local pregnancy help made a life-saving difference in their lives to congressional representatives and senators.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat\u2019s incredible to me about the overall numbers is how quickly we can overlook the value of each individual life in the context of 160,000 or 300,000 saved from abortion,\u201d Godsey said. \u201cStaff and volunteers at local centers, clinic, maternity homes and nonprofit adoption agencies are concentrated on just one person at a time. If we can reach that one person\u2014that mom\u2014with the practical help and compassionate support she deserves and is oftentimes without, we know the impact that can make.<\/p>\n

\u201cA report like this helps us get our arms around the positive ripple-effect pregnancy help organizations really have in our world.\u201d<\/p>\n

Other highlights from the report include the combined annual budget of U.S. pregnancy help centers\u2014totaling $400 million\u2014almost all of which is drawn from donors and foundations at the local level. Centers averaged 38 volunteers and served 531 clients per location in 2015.<\/p>\n

Though it eventually fell short of adoption in both houses of congress, the first-ever federal resolution honoring pregnancy help organizations<\/a><\/strong> was introduced this November, complimenting the 24 state-level resolutions approved in 18 states in recent years.<\/p>\n

Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah), in his speech introducing the resolution, commended pregnancy help organizations for their contributions to local communities<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe real measure of their significance isn\u2019t in the words of a floor speech in the United States Senate, or in the outcome of a vote,\u201d Lee said.\u00a0\u201cIt\u2019s in the thousands of lives they save from the pain of abortion every year. The millions of teachers, soldiers, nurses, friends and spouses whose lives and contributions to our communities we might never have known had it not been for the unassuming heroes down at the local pregnancy center, giving their time to keep the lights on, to answer the phones, and to help young women find the hope and the courage to choose life.\u201d<\/p>\n

Click here<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0to download a copy of the 2015 Life Trends Report.<\/p>\n

Editor’s Note: This originally appeared at\u00a0Pregnancy Help News<\/a>, and is reprinted here with permission.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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