Supporting Women and Girls During

Unplanned Pregnancies

Event Title: Supporting Women and Girls During Unplanned Pregnancies

Event Hosts: The International Youth Coalition (IYc), a Center for Family and Human
Rights (C-Fam) program; Campaign Life Coalition

Conference: Conference on the State of Women and Family (CSWF)

Event Date: Wednesday, March 13th

Event Time: March 13th, 12:30 – 1:45 pm

Location: Millennium Hilton –Riverview Room – One UN Plaza

Approximate event length: 75 minutes

Short Description: Join us for a conversation where we will explore what it means to
support women during unplanned pregnancies from a pro-life perspective. Churches,
charities, civil society, and family-friendly domestic policies can all play a role in
providing the help and assistance that is urgently needed by so many women. Offering
real solutions to women who find themselves in unplanned pregnancies that help both
the woman and the child is crucial for accelerating the achievement of gender equality
and the empowerment of all women and girls, both inside and outside the womb. Being
pro-life means working to provide true care for all involved.

Speakers:

Abby Johnson, CEO + Founder, And Then There Were None and Pro Love Ministries.
Emily Berning, Founder, Let Them Live
Millie Lace, Founder, Concepts of Truth International
Allison Lind, NYC Cell Leader, CounteractUSA
Rebecca Oas, Ph.D., Director of Research, C-Fam
 Draft Agenda
Opening remarks + Presentation

Opening remarks by IYc Director, Daniela Garcia [2 minutes]

1. Welcoming everyone to the event
2. Quick overview of what to expect
3. Welcoming Abby Johnson

Opening Presentation by Abby Johnson [15 minutes]

1. Abby’s story from working at Planned Parenthood, leaving, and joining the
pro-life movement;
2. A discussion of the reality that many young women facing unplanned pregnancies
are exploited by abortion groups;
3. Why it is important for the pro-life movement to help women facing unplanned
pregnancies.

Panel

Presentation by Emily Berning [8 minutes]

● About Let Them Live and the “why” behind it
● What does a comprehensive response to women facing unplanned pregnancies
look like for Let Them Live?
● Lessons learned and best practices in this kind of work

Presentation by Allison Lind [5 minutes]

● About CounterAct USA and its position within the pro-life movement and the
opportunity it offers to spark discussions about going beyond legislative advocacy
into charity support and volunteering
● The role of young people in advocating for the support of women facing
unplanned pregnancies
Presentation by Rebecca Oas [5 minutes]
● The misleading notion of “Unmet Need”;
● Other problematic approaches to unplanned pregnancies by UN agencies and
implementers

Presentation by Millie [5 minutes]

● About Concepts of Truth, helping women through life-affirming values, work in
Liberia
● Hope and healing after abortion, trauma recovery

Two questions addressed to Allison and Emily [10 minutes]

Two questions addressed to Rebecca and Millie [10 minutes]

Closing remarks by Daniela García [3 minutes]