Compassion Meets Healthcare: What Women Really Need When Facing an Unexpected Pregnancy
When a woman in our community faces an unexpected pregnancy, her first need usually isn’t medical—it’s emotional. She is often afraid, overwhelmed, and she feels she has no one to turn to. In that moment, information alone isn’t enough. She needs someone who will slow down, listen to her story, and help her breathe again.
At Clarity of Central Indiana, we see this every day. Over the past decade, we’ve served an average of 875 women each year who were seeking or vulnerable to abortion. They represent every age, every background, and every neighborhood across our region. Some are students. Some are working professionals. Some are mothers already raising toddlers at home. What they share is the weight of a life-changing decision—and the fear of facing it alone.
The Power of Being Seen
Before an ultrasound or a pregnancy test is ever administered, the most important moment often happens in the counseling room. Women consistently tell our team, “I just need someone to listen”. Fear often drives women toward decisions they never thought they’d consider. But when they feel seen, supported, and truly cared for, clarity begins to replace fear. This shift is profound, and it’s where empowerment starts.
Compassion Paired With Medical Excellence
While emotional support matters deeply, access to quality healthcare is equally critical. Clarity provides:
- No cost pregnancy tests
- Ultrasounds performed by registered nurses who are certified sonographers
- STI testing and treatment
- Limited prenatal and women’s health services
- Connections to ongoing medical care and community resources
These services are offered at no cost, because finances should never determine whether a woman receives the care she needs in such a vulnerable moment.
One of the most impactful tools we use is the ultrasound. For many women, seeing a heartbeat creates a moment of connection and hope that reshapes their outlook. Last year alone, Clarity provided 450 ultrasounds to women facing unexpected pregnancies.
The Pressure Women Face
It’s easy to imagine that women considering abortion are making that choice casually. In reality, the opposite is true. Most are navigating:
- Pressure from partners or family
- Financial uncertainty
- Housing instability
- Relationship stress
- Fear of judgment from others
These pressures can make abortion feel like the only option, even when a woman’s heart desires something different. Compassionate care helps her discover that she does have options, and that she doesn’t have to face them alone.
A Community-Wide Responsibility
Clarity exists because our community believes women deserve compassionate care and support during life’s most difficult moments. We are fully funded by individuals, churches, and businesses who understand that when a woman receives the care she needs, the ripple effects strengthen families, workplaces, schools, and neighborhoods.
Every baby born, every woman supported and every family stabilized is the result of community partnership. Together, we are offering hope where fear once lived.
An Invitation to Learn More
If your organization would like to tour one of our center locations, or learn more about how Clarity serves women, men, and families across Central Indiana, we welcome the opportunity to connect. Understanding the real needs—and the real solutions—helps all of us build a stronger, healthier community. You can learn more at www.claritycares.org or reach out to Angie at angie.burton@claritycares.org.