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Real Alternatives has served 350,000 women during its 27-year history. By Maria V. Gallagher, Legislative Director, Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation Linda was a teenager when she discovered she was pregnant. Rather than receiving support from those around her, she...
By Maria V. Gallagher, Legislative Director, Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation It is a carefully-crafted safety net which has served Pennsylvania women for decades. Now, the Governor has announced a plan that would unravel that safety net, leaving thousands of pregnant...
By Bridget Sielicki The Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (DHS) announced last week that it will not be renewing its contract with Real Alternatives, a pregnancy resource center (PRC) that operates 77 facilities throughout the state. According...
Imagine if those women—enough to populate a city—had gone without the vital services provided by PA’s Pregnancy and Parenting Support Services program. At a most vulnerable time in their lives they would have been left without a caring, compassionate counselor to walk...
By Maria V. Gallagher, Legislative Director, Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation Nearly 350,000. That’s how many Pennsylvania women have been served through the groundbreaking program administered by Real Alternatives, Inc. Imagine if those women—enough to populate a...
By Remil Teny, Education Director, Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation If you have watched The Lord of The Rings, you must be familiar with Gríma Wormtongue, the snake tongued advisor, who whispers poison into the ears of the king, weakening his resolve to...
By Maria Gallagher, Legislative Director, Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation A woman is under extreme pressure from her boyfriend to abort her baby. Frightened and worried, she decides to go to a pregnancy care center for help. There, thanks to the listening ear of a...
By Maria Gallagher, legislative director, Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation A woman is under extreme pressure from her boyfriend to abort her baby. Frightened and worried, she decides to go to a pregnancy care center for help. There, thanks to the listening ear of a...
By Maria Gallagher, Legislative Director, Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation Editor’s note. My family and I will be on vacation through August 25. I will occasionally add new items but for the most part we will repost “the best of the best” — the stories our readers...
By Maria Gallagher, Legislative Director, Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation The Philadelphia Inquirer website ran a refreshing headline recently: “Rather than fund abortion, let’s invest in alternatives.” The column, penned by writer Marybeth Hagan, began with a...