Combining a non-judgmental atmosphere and confidential mentoring, Real Alternatives helps women facing unplanned pregnancies to obtain unconditional, life-affirming support. The Real Alternatives website at www.realalternatives.org features a short film that presents alternatives to abortion that the nonprofit offers.

1. REAL ALTERNATIVES’ APPROACH TO
COUNSELING EXPECTING MOTHERS
Real Alternatives

2. INTRODUCTION
 Combining a non-judgmental atmosphere and confidential mentoring,
Real Alternatives helps women facing unplanned pregnancies to obtain
unconditional, life-affirming support. The Real Alternatives website at
www.realalternatives.org features a short film that presents alternatives
to abortion that the nonprofit offers.
A common thread among the women interviewed is that they felt terrified
and alone, along with a fear of being responsible for someone else’s life
at the exact moment when they were unprepared. Questions ranged
from how to come up with the money to raise a child to simply, “How am I
going to do this?”
With the compassionate understanding that people make mistakes, Real
Alternatives support counselors provide pathways out of overwhelming
situations that include arranging assistance with housing and jobs. In
some cases, Real Alternatives helped mothers to define their own
possibilities beyond parents who were urging termination. A unifying
perspective shared was that the counseling was integral to their ultimate
decision to welcome a new human being into the world.