Pro Life Groups

John and Janine Grant of Auckland have started a group which provides practical help and support to women who are pregnant and looking at their options. Their group is called 0800UCHOOSE which doubles as their (New Zealand) phone number.

0800UCHOOSE are a Christian couple who offer support and love to help women thinking about abortion or adoption. They have a very strong passion for families, especially young women struggling with doubt, worry and impending motherhood. Whether this is in the form of hands on care of mother and/or baby or in other ways. They are raising 8 children of their own ranging from 4 up to 21 years, three of whom no longer live at home and one who has become part of the family.

On their website they say “You might say this site is pro-life and yes, we are for life - your life. I’ve sat with girls as they have cried after they’ve had an abortion and heard their pain. We’d like to spare you that pain if we can. If with our help you can get to the end of your pregnancy then you’ll be able to make a decision you can live with.” 

Brave Foundation is a Tasmanian-based, nationwide organisation that supports women facing unexpected and teenage pregnancy. They seek to provide the necessary support and guidance to ensure that unexpected pregnancy is not a life-ending or education-less predicament. They aim to see that these women have access to community support and educational services, from early pregnancy through their child’s early childhood.

Brave Foundation has been established by Bernadette Black, author of ‘Brave Little Bear’. Bernadette hopes to use her experience as a teenage mother, to bring hope and encouragement to others in this situation. She is a mother of three, a Registered Nurse, speaks throughout Australia, and was awarded ‘Bernardos Australian Women of the Year’ in 2009.