January 6, 2017
Selena was two weeks past her expected period date when she really started to worry. Her husband had made it very clear to her that having a child would throw off their plans. He had dreams of starting his own business and giving them a "cozy, comfortable" life. While Selena agreed that sounded n Read more...
December 2, 2016
Sarah, a young and scared 14-year-old girl, stumbled into FirstCare by accident. She was actually trying to find the abortion clinic, as she was told it was in the same location. Upon walking in, she was warmly greeted b Read more...
November 13, 2016
We want to share a story with you that demonstrates just how narrow the line between life and death can be. “I’m here to have an abortion,” Laney announced as she walked through our door. The receptionist gently informed her that while First Care doesn’t perform abortions, a nurse would Read more...
October 15, 2016
"I have to kill it!" Those were the piercing words heard through the halls despite the closed door to the counseling room. Jane was one of the first clients to come in for our medical services and her pregna Read more...
July 1, 2016
Miranda is married with a three-year-old already at home. Due to difficulties in dealing with their current child, she and her husband came to First Care after discovering they were pregnant again. They shared that they were leaning towards abort Read more...
June 16, 2016
A 17 year-old recently visited our Lake Worth Clinic to get some advice about her pregnancy. This woman -- really, just a girl -- was hiding her pregnancy from her parents. She knew that if her mom or dad found out that she was pregnant, that they would try to force her to have an Read more...
June 6, 2016
Melissa had an abortion in June. She didn't realize how much it would affect her. She told our counselor, "The children you abort haunt you." She hadn't received counseling before her abortion. Sadly, 67% of women considering an abortion receive no counseling before the procedure. With this pregnanc Read more...
June 1, 2016
Elaina came in for information about abortion. She had never been pregnant before and was excited to be pregnant. But she knew her boyfriend didn't want to be a father. She didn't want to lay a burden of fatherhood on him that he didn't want to bear, so she resigned herself to accepting that an abor Read more...
May 24, 2016
Gazing at the glossy, freshly-printed ultrasound picture held in her trembling hands Sasha whispered, “It’s a boy.” Sasha was terrified. She was already fifteen weeks pregnant, but this 17-year-old hadn’t told a soul. She knew, KNEW, in her heart that if her father found out he would driv Read more...
May 20, 2016
"My mom told me, 'You can clean the mess you made up by having an abortion.'" 17-year-old Sadie Everyone in Sadie's life wanted her to have an abortion. Her mother kept emphasizing that it was the responsible way to clean up the "mess she had made." Her boyfriend wasn't ready to make a lifelong comm Read more...
