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With every woman: How Catholic maternity homes are serving mothers

The pro-life movement takes many forms throughout the United States. Some pro-lifers run crisis pregnancy centers while others pray in front of abortion clinics; some advocate and educate about unborn life, and others shelter and support pregnant women in maternity homes.

There are more than 400 maternity homes throughout the U.S. CNA went in-depth into three of the homes that are Catholic in their founding and mission. What unites them all? Laypeople work together with religious monks or sisters to support every expectant mother and every child.