My friend Chris Bell is in the Wall Street Journal today educating Elizabeth Warren and others about what his work at Good Counsel homes is really about — helping women see that they don’t have to choose abortion.

The more pro-life centers and resources are attacked — violently and by government in other ways — the more we need to ask abortion advocates: Are you really saying you are insisting on the right to a dead baby? Because that would be clarifying. And perhaps lead to some conversions.

From his oped:

At Good Counsel, like many similar organizations throughout the country, we take in any pregnant woman in need. Most come from broken or dysfunctional homes and have nowhere else to go. They are welcome to stay with us for a year or longer. During that time, we help them develop child-rearing skills. We also provide budgeting and vocational assistance, nutritional advice and tips for a healthy lifestyle. Many women choose to work or go back to school. Our staff babysits—free of charge—while new moms begin to build a résumé. We do everything we can to help connect women to resources and support.

It isn’t easy. We have a curfew and a policy against alcohol and drug use. But every line is drawn with compassion and mercy.

Want to talk about deception? Many of the women who come to us have been told—by doctors, high-school counselors and social-service organizations—that abortion is their only option. They are told that having a baby means they’ll never finish school and won’t have a career. None of this is true, but I hear it every day.

Read the rest here.
Good Counsel’s website is here.
Here’s a recent interview that Charlie Camosy did with Chris.