Abortion is an issue that deeply divides our nation. Project REACH seeks to speak out on behalf of the most vulnerable members of our society, while looking for common ground with those with whom we disagree.

Project REACH believes that if our fellow New Yorkers knew all the facts about abortion in this area, that they would be shocked and moved to action. If pregnant women in need knew all the help available to them, they would think twice about aborting. In light of this conviction, and with a desire to help and to heal, Project REACH offers hard data about the abortion crisis in the NYC area and information regarding life-affirming alternatives to abortion. We do this in the hope of opening a dialogue on the issues affecting the lives of women facing crisis pregnancies and the unborn children they carry.

Project REACH serves as a regional support arm to NYC area pregnancy resource centers who assist pregnant women and their families in their time of greatest need, especially those who have few resources and are considering abortion. There are some 3,000 of these centers across the country, and less than two dozen in the New York area. Most operate on small budgets with volunteer staff as they help women gather the financial, medical and personal resources needed to make life-affirming choices.

Project REACH is a pro-life organization providing support programs and information to these pregnancy centers throughout the New York metropolitan area. We think that a fair hearing of the facts, the statistics, the stories and the aftermath of abortion is needed for women to make a true and informed CHOICE.

DISTURBING DETAILS
One does not have to be a pro-life activist to be deeply disturbed by the 1998 New York State Department of Health statistics, which reveal that:

LOOKING AT THE FACTS
To present the statistics in a graphic, easy-to-read format, the Project REACH website features the Abortion Zip Code Map. It uses recent reports from the Department of Health to highlight the percentage of pregnancies ending in abortion in zip code regions throughout the city. From these graphics it is clear that women in the poorer areas tend to turn to abortion more often. Financial strain and limited access to affordable health care are too often reasons these women and their families resort to abortion.
Project REACH exists to address this reality, by providing support to the pregnancy centers that help these women choose life. These centers offer counseling, financial assistance, medical referrals, baby items and vital information in a time of crisis, and operate with the conviction that no woman should feel pressured into abortion through economic or social reasons.

LOOKING AT ABORTION
The fact is that there are serious physical, psychological and spiritual consequences for those who choose abortion. There are also life-affirming alternatives for women in crisis and for their families. It is time to end the silence surrounding the hard truths about abortion. To begin the discussion in a reasonable and open fashion, Project REACH presents the facts.

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