Birthright International: Difference between revisions

| isbn = 0-8146-5590-4}}</ref><ref name=NYT_1972 > {{ cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1972/06/11/archives/abortion-opponents-active.html | title=Abortion Opponents Active | last=Burns | first=Ruth Ann | newspaper=[[The New York Times]] | date=1972-06-11 | access-date=2020-09-09 | quote=Last December, months before a Federal court ruled that New Jersey's abortion law was unconstitutionally vague and an invasion of women's right to privacy, the first office of Birthright in the state opened its doors. Today, the organization, which helps women seeking an alternative to abortion, has offices operating in six more cities ... She also announced that Birthright International which is a voluntary organization formed to assist and advise pregnant women considering abortion, ... Each office averages 50 calls a week from girls distressed by pregnancy, with an average of 20 girls coming in to the office for follow‐up help. Birthright says it will not refer a young woman to an abortionist. The organization looks upon life as sacred and precious to both the baby and the mother, and viewes abortion as destruction of the unborn child, }} </ref><ref name=AMA_ethics > {{ Cite journal | url=https://journalofethics.ama-assn.org/article/why-crisis-pregnancy-centers-are-legal-unethical/2018-03 | title=Why Crisis Pregnancy Centers Are Legal but Unethical | last1=Bryant | first1=Amy | last2=Swartz | first2=Jonas | journal=[[AMA Journal of Ethics]] | date=2018-03-01 | volume=20 | issue=3 | pages=269–277 | doi=10.1001/journalofethics.2018.20.3.pfor1-1803 | pmid=29542437 | access-date=2020-09-09 | quote=Drive down any highway in America, and you might see a sign: “Pregnant? Scared? Call 1-800-555-5555.” Most often, these signs are advertisements for crisis pregnancy centers (CPCs). CPCs, sometimes known as “pregnancy resource centers,” “pregnancy care centers,” “pregnancy support centers,” or simply “pregnancy centers,” are organizations that seek to intercept women with unintended or “crisis” pregnancies who might be considering abortion. Their mission is typically to prevent abortions by persuading women that adoption or parenting is a better option. One of the first CPCs opened in 1967 in Hawaii. Most CPCs are religiously affiliated, and a majority are affiliated with a network or umbrella organization such as Birthright International, Care Net, Heartbeat International, or the [[National Institute of Family and Life Advocates]]. These umbrella organizations offer legal support, ultrasound training, and other services to CPCs. | doi-access=free }} </ref> Birthright’s charter forbids lobbying or any involvement in the political sector. <ref>{{Cite web |title=Information |url=https://birthrightsanjose.org/information/ |access-date=2024-04-23 |website=Birthright San Jose |language=en-US}}</ref>