Many, many thanks to everyone who has supported our plans to go “medical” in the near future by offering ultrasounds to abortion-vulnerable women. Donations continue to come in from our breakfast fundraiser held back in November. We are so grateful for your support.
At this point we have put on hold our plans to relocate to a larger building, but are instead going to make our current location work in terms of emptying a room that could be used for ultrasounds. Our desire to remain close to the abortion clinic and the increased rent expenses associated with a larger location have prompted this decision. We are currently looking for a small space to store many of the baby items donated to us until they are given out either through our layettes or Heart to Heart program. We are also actively trying to spring clean our offices to clear out old files, etc.
We now have an Ultrasound Committee in place that will be visiting a few other pregnancy centers that are offering ultrasounds. We have many, many questions that we hope to get answered. We have also contacted the Option Ultrasound Program, the Life Choice Project, and Heartbeat International to help guide us through this process.
We have not yet secured an ultrasound machine, but do have individuals out there trying to find a gently used one that could be donated to us.
Heartbeat is also actively looking for a doctor who would be willing to serve as a medical director for our ultrasound program. The time commitment is about 30 minutes to one hour per week and is a volunteer position. The doctor’s primary responsibility is to read the ultrasounds and confirm pregnancies. Heartbeat would provide the malpractice insurance if it would not already be covered under their own malpractice plan. This is really the first step that we need to put in place before we can move forward. If you know of anyone that might be willing to serve in that capacity, please let us know.
Please check back here for more updates on our quest to go “medical.”
Pat Todak, Executive Director
