The privilege I have to talk with women who are facing an unplanned pregnancy is rewarding, frustrating, and challenging. Women in that position often feel like they don't have a choice and just want the situation to go away!  My job as a peer counselor is to show them they do have choice...

On the way into the office I stopped to give blood. It took longer than usual, and I was running late. My frustration must have been evident to the technician who took my blood. She reminded me I could be saving two lives with my blood; my time was not being wasted. I was late opening the office, an...