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Beyond Her Yes: Reimagining Pro-Life Ministry to Empower Women and Support Families in Overcoming Poverty
Much pro-life ministry is focused on encouraging women to say yes to life rather than terminate their pregnancies. But what happens after that decision has been made? Who will provide that mother, who likely considered abortion because she could not see how she could afford to have a child, with the long-term emotional support, education, and guidance that will help her out of poverty?
Economics and abortion are intrinsically linked, and if pro-life ministry is to make a real difference in the lives of women and families, it must expand its perspective beyond that initial yes in order to address the underlying problem of generational poverty. In Beyond Her Yes, cofounder of RENEW Life Center Marisol Maldonado Rodriguez helps you understand the full impact that poverty has on women making life decisions and then shows how a comprehensive approach to pro-life ministries can make a far greater impact.
Saving the lives of the not-yet-born is just the first step. Discover how you can be part of saving entire families from a life of hardship and hard choices.
Economics and abortion are intrinsically linked, and if pro-life ministry is to make a real difference in the lives of women and families, it must expand its perspective beyond that initial yes in order to address the underlying problem of generational poverty. In Beyond Her Yes, cofounder of RENEW Life Center Marisol Maldonado Rodriguez helps you understand the full impact that poverty has on women making life decisions and then shows how a comprehensive approach to pro-life ministries can make a far greater impact.
Saving the lives of the not-yet-born is just the first step. Discover how you can be part of saving entire families from a life of hardship and hard choices.
134 pages, Kindle Edition
Published August 29, 2023
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August 21, 2023
"But the complex issues and deep needs of under-resourced parents extend back several generations— and without extensive intervention, they will ripple forward to the next generations."
FINALLY, a book that addresses some of the more challenging issues of the pro-life movement. Marisol Maldonado Rodriguez addresses some of the biggest misconceptions that the pro-life movement seems to perpetuate: 1) After a woman chooses life, she’s going to be okay. 2) A pregnancy resource center is an all-encompassing solution. 3) A woman and her baby can survive on government assistance. 4) Only unmarried and non-Christian women are abortion vulnerable.
She offers great insights into how pro-life individuals can actually live up to what they promise and how complex the issue is besides a simple "yes" to life. Marisol shows that the simple "yes" to keep a child goes so much deeper than abortion, and how we should be taking steps to end the cycle of poverty, abuse, and setbacks that cause a pregnancy to not only be terrifying but can perpetuate negative cycles for generations.
No, this book doesn't answer every question or address every issue, but it is the first time I have seen someone take a deeper look into the real issue behind abortion which is the complex social, psychological, physical, and socioeconomic status of the mother.
FINALLY, a book that addresses some of the more challenging issues of the pro-life movement. Marisol Maldonado Rodriguez addresses some of the biggest misconceptions that the pro-life movement seems to perpetuate: 1) After a woman chooses life, she’s going to be okay. 2) A pregnancy resource center is an all-encompassing solution. 3) A woman and her baby can survive on government assistance. 4) Only unmarried and non-Christian women are abortion vulnerable.
She offers great insights into how pro-life individuals can actually live up to what they promise and how complex the issue is besides a simple "yes" to life. Marisol shows that the simple "yes" to keep a child goes so much deeper than abortion, and how we should be taking steps to end the cycle of poverty, abuse, and setbacks that cause a pregnancy to not only be terrifying but can perpetuate negative cycles for generations.
No, this book doesn't answer every question or address every issue, but it is the first time I have seen someone take a deeper look into the real issue behind abortion which is the complex social, psychological, physical, and socioeconomic status of the mother.
February 4, 2024
This book opened my eyes to issues behind abortions and how we as Christ's church can live, serve, and support women and couples who choose life in the face of poverty and other challenges which may seem insurmountable. I had no idea how much I didn't know. I'm glad I read this book. I wish everyone who is pro life would read this book.
August 7, 2023
This is an excellent commentary on how to support individuals who are at risk of abortion as well as long term support. I appreciate the open conversation in this book. It highlights the struggles of poverty on parenthood and brings further awareness to the struggles of single mothers.
August 7, 2024
Amazing book!! I love her examples, her vulnerability in sharing her personal experiences, and her telling the church what needs to change in a loving and encouraging yet convicting way. Very easy to understand yet deep and fascinating. She is so smart.
December 7, 2023
"Beyond Her Yes" is a very much needed challenge to the pro-life movement to do better.
By acknowledging that saying "yes" to life is only the first step, Mariola Maldonado Rodriguez uses her personal and professional experience in deconstructing the many challenges that stand in the way of life being the easy choice for many couples and mothers.
The obstacles seem large and the job is difficult, but only by offering real resources to scared parents can minds be changed.
I can't say I "enjoyed" reading this but I'm grateful that I now have a much wider understanding of the structural issues strangling the flourishing of families.
By acknowledging that saying "yes" to life is only the first step, Mariola Maldonado Rodriguez uses her personal and professional experience in deconstructing the many challenges that stand in the way of life being the easy choice for many couples and mothers.
The obstacles seem large and the job is difficult, but only by offering real resources to scared parents can minds be changed.
I can't say I "enjoyed" reading this but I'm grateful that I now have a much wider understanding of the structural issues strangling the flourishing of families.
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