Ministry Places 200th Ultrasound Machine at Pregnancy Resource Center


By staff reports,
Citizenlink


The Option Ultrasound program, a ministry outreach of Focus on the Family, announced Thursday that more than 200 ultrasound machines have been placed in pregnancy resource centers. As a result, thousands of women have chosen life for their preborn babies.

In February 2004, Option Ultrasound began making ultrasound technology and sonography training available to medical clinics that met professional requirements. The hope is to place 650 units by 2010.

Kim Conroy, sanctity of human life director for Focus on the Family, said abortion-minded women have been given the chance to receive vital medical services.

"Those who are considering abortion need to know the emotional and physical toll this procedure could have on them, and they deserve the chance to see their baby face to face before they make this life-changing decision," she said. "Women have been fed a lie by abortionists and deserve factual information regarding their pregnancy."

Conroy estimated that more than 6,300 babies have been saved after a mother viewed the image of her preborn child on the screen of an ultrasound machine placed by Option Ultrasound. In fact, 84 percent of abortion-minded women who received an ultrasound at a pregnancy resource center made a decision for life.