Ultrasound Archives

January 21, 2016

Welcome to Our Blog.

Dear NIFLA Member, I am pleased to announce to you the publication of our new Blog — Beyond The Pregnancy Test: Medical and Legal Perspectives. You may access this Blog by going to the Membership Section of our web site at www.nifla.org This monthly publication will contain short discussions of various topics of interest to pregnancy resource centers (PRCs) and pregnancy medical clinics (PMCs.. Some will provide technical legal and medical information while others will […]

January 23, 2016

Adoption is Always an Option

As I reviewed the records of the women scheduled for ultrasound, I came across a client whose profile picture showed an image of a pregnant woman possibly presenting in her third trimester. The record indicated she had come to the center just two days prior for a pregnancy test. She had initially tested positive on a home pregnancy test 1 day before being seen in the clinic. Her chart read, ‘no known LMP.’ When […]

February 19, 2016

Counselor to Sonographer.

I have been a volunteer at a pregnancy medical center since the beginning of 2014. As a nurse practitioner I was thrilled to sit down and listen to these women in need without a clock looming over my head reminding me that there were a hundred other tasks I could be doing. I relished being in the moment with a woman in distress. I was able to be truly mindful of what was really happening […]

March 8, 2019

NIFLA, Pro-Life Organizations Issue Supreme Court Brief for Medical and Pregnancy Center Groups Supporting Ultrasound for Women

March 8, 2019 An amicus brief was filed with the Supreme Court this week by Americans United for Life in partnership with thousands of pro-life pregnancy centers affiliated with the National Institute of Family and Life Advocates as well as Care Net and Heartbeat International. In addition, the brief included thousands of physicians and other healthcare professionals represented by the American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the American College of Pediatricians, and the Christian […]

April 2, 2019

Hope Abounds: Spring Brings Uplifting Pro-Life News

Life continues to be a central issue in politics and news over the past month….and we couldn’t be happier! Last month NIFLA joined Americans United for Life as well as Care Net and Heartbeat International in filing a brief with the Supreme Court of the United States urging it to uphold an Indiana law which mandates that abortion providers offer women the option of viewing an ultrasound image of their child before deciding to have […]

October 25, 2019

SCOTUS Begins a New Term. Will Roe v. Wade be Reversed?

This is an exciting time for the pro-life movement. The Supreme Court will be determining if it will hear arguments in several cases that will have a major impact on the ability of states to restrict, and even ban, abortion. On the first day of its session, SCOTUS announced that it will hear argument on the constitutionality of a Louisiana law that requires admitting privileges in a local hospital for any doctor performing abortion. It […]

December 16, 2019

NIFLA Pregnancy Center Impact Stories: The Luna Family

“Dear precious mother-to-be, We have never met but our hearts are full of love for you. You and your unborn baby are of infinite worth.” Thus begins the letter a group of 12 women wrote to Mrs. Luna, a pregnant mother who went to Birth Choice Pregnancy Center in San Marcos, California. “When I read the letter, I was just like sobbing. I was just crying, it was just so beautiful,” Mrs. Luna said in […]

December 20, 2019

Anne O’Connor’s Letter to The Washington Post’s Editor: “Women Deserve a ‘Window into the Womb’ Through Mandatory Ultrasound”

“In my three decades serving women in vulnerable situations, I’ve heard countless stories of lives saved through the power of ultrasound. A true and vital ‘window into the womb,’ an ultrasound is a unique chance for a pregnant woman to form a bond with her unborn child. Yet, as Ronald J. Krotoszynski Jr., a law professor at the University of Alabama, made clear in his Dec. 12 Thursday Opinion essay, ‘The court’s free speech hypocrisy,’ not […]

January 8, 2020

Anne O’Connor in Washington Examiner: “The Case for Pre-abortion Ultrasound Laws”

“In my three decades serving women in this most vulnerable situation, I’ve heard countless stories of lives saved through the power of ultrasound. A true and vital “window into the womb,” an ultrasound is a unique chance for a mother and her significant others, including the father of the baby, to form a lasting bond with her unborn child. This is why an ultrasound before an abortion is essential. This may be the only chance […]