From a simple visit to volunteering your time, there are plenty of ways that pro-life physicians can take action. This mainly looks like supporting local pregnancy centers to help women in unexpected pregnancies. Here are some ways physicians take action:
Connect with Your Local Pregnancy Center
As a first step, you can find, connect with, and explore your local pregnancy center through the following ways:
- Accept (or initiate) an invitation to meet with the director and/or nurse manager when they call, in order to learn more about the vision of their pregnancy resource center (PRC) or pregnancy medical clinic (PMC).
- Ask the director to arrange for you to spend part or all of a day at the PRC/PMC, caring for clients and helping them understand their options based on good medical information. This will enable you to see firsthand the services offered. In addition, your presence will greatly encourage the staff – especially if you set aside some time to hear from them about their specific roles at the clinic.
- Make an appointment with the nurse manager at the PRC/PMC to learn about in-service training you could provide for their staff and volunteers – or opportunities for public speaking on medical issues.
Offer Pro-Bono Services
Do you have your own practice? If so, this a great opportunity to lend your equipment, staffing, and resources to help women in unexpected pregnancies at your local pregnancy center or a patient at your practice.
Referral Slips
First, see if you can offer referral slips to patients in your practice who might be abortion-vulnerable. Some examples are offering them a free ultrasound examination and further counseling about their options at the nearest center, which has no financial interest in their decision.
Donate Hours From Practice
Second, you can donate a certain number of hours for your practice to care for an abortion-vulnerable patient in need of follow-up care. Your medical expertise could help her make a life-affirming decision!
Become a Medical Director
A medical director with a physician’s license is necessary for a pregnancy center to function as a medical clinic. Consider stepping in as the medical director to oversee and elevate the scope of care at your local pregnancy center.
Galvanize the Medical Community
Medical Students and Residents
Are you a professor at a university or college? Encourage medical students and residents through your example. Then, take them to a PRC/PMC to familiarize them with the services and needs. Instill an understanding of their local mission field in their own community!
Medical Colleagues
Arrange a tour of the PRC/PMC for your colleagues. By doing this, you can help heighten awareness of life affirming services that exists
Donate
Lastly, you can give financially to your local pregnancy center. These dollars will translate into lives saved and souls saved. In addition, you can host a table at a pregnancy center’s annual fundraising gala.
Ready to Take Action?
Are you a physician? Or do you know a pro-life physician that is ready to take action? Click on the link below to learn more.
Thanks to Dr. Scott Stringfield, Dr. Paul Reisser, Dr. Joe McIlhaney, and Dr. Karl Benzio for their ideas and professional example.
