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INTRODUCTIONHeartbeat International and its network of nearly 3,000 pregnancy help

organizations worldwide work tirelessly to provide hope and help to women

and families experiencing unexpected pregnancies. From this network of

care, we can discover and evaluate trends within the movement as a whole

and use them to inform and encourage others on the work accomplished.

The Life Trends Report exists to provide a snapshot of life-affirming

pregnancy help. Having an awareness of the trends within the pregnancy

help movement creates a better understanding as the culture changes

and shifts over time.

The information within can be used to better understand the services our

clients seek, while providing key information to share publicly about the

good work and positive impact of pregnancy help.

TOTAL CLIENT VISITSAT AFFILIATE PREGNANCY HELP ORGANIZATIONS, VIRTUAL + IN-PERSON, IN 2020

98% of pregnancy help center clients report a positive experience

Every 81 seconds a woman makes a decision for life

1,334 ultrasounds are given at pregnancy help centers every day

FREE ULTRASOUNDS1*

MOTHERS CHOSE LIFE*

5,669,657

486,213

388,970

HIGHLIGHTS

*2019 estimate based on numbers provided by Charlotte Lozier Institute. 2020 data is unavailable at the time of printing.

PREGNANCY HELP ORGANIZATIONS

Pregnancy Help Organization

Maternity HousingAdoption Agency

Abortion RecoveryPregnancy Help Center

Pregnancy Resource Center

Pregnancy Support

Hotline

Pregnancy Medical Center

Mobile Unit

1,722Heartbeat Affiliate PHOs

in the United States

MEDICAL

MOBILE UNIT

RESOURCE

PREGNANCY SUPPORT

HOUSING

HOTLINE

ADOPTION AGENCY

ABORTION RECOVERY

1,047 61%

70 4%

365 21%

13 1%

8 0.5%

114 6.5%

96 5.5%

9 0.5%

Heartbeat's affiliate pregnancy help organizations (PHOs) support women wherever they are in their pregnancy journey and beyond. Our affiliates fall into several categories according to the primary services they offer.

PRIMARY SERVICES

MEDICAL

MOBILE UNIT

RESOURCE

PREGNANCY SUPPORT

HOTLINE

HOUSING

ADOPTION AGENCY

ABORTION RECOVERY

PROGRAMS & SERVICESOur affiliate pregnancy help centers (PHCs) offer a broad range of services from abstinence education and STD testing/treatment, to Abortion Pill Rescue and parenting classes.

These numbers reflect self-reported figures from Heartbeat affiliates shown as a percentage of the 1,482 total affiliate PHCs offering the service.

STD TESTING INCENTIVE PROGRAMS

ULTRASOUNDABORTION PILL RESCUE

ABORTION RECOVERY

U.S. AFFILIATE PHOs

59%

29%

74%

9%

74%

PR

OG

RA

M &

SE

RV

ICE

TR

EN

DS

ABORTION PILL RESCUE

‘20

9%

‘19

9%

‘180%

INCENTIVEPROGRAMS

59%

‘20

61%

‘19

69%

‘18

ULTRASOUND

74%

‘20

73%

‘19

71%

‘18

ABORTION RECOVERY

74%

‘20

78%

‘19

82%

‘18

STD TESTING

29%

‘20

28%

‘19

28%

‘180%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

80%

70%

80%of women considering

an abortion choose life when they see an

ultrasound.5

NEW CENTERS12

ACCEPTED INTO THE LIFE LAUNCH GRANT PROGRAM IN 2020

$364 mil.

$344,500

33,317

COMBINED ANNUAL BUDGET OF U.S. PREGNANCY HELP ORGANIZATIONS

Pregnancy help organizations rely on donations and volunteers. They operate with almost zero federal taxpayer dollars.

AVERAGE ANNUAL BUDGET OF A PREGNANCY HELP CENTER

ACTIVE VOLUNTEERS

2,850 AFFILIATE PHOs IN THE WORLD

68 COUNTRIES

+ 2 Territories35% OF ALL COUNTRIE

S

HEARTBEAT HAS AFFILIATES IN

Heartbeat's Abortion Pill Rescue® Network (APRN) connects women who regret taking the first dose of the abortion pill regimen to a network of medical professionals trained to administer the reversal protocol.

*A “start” occurs when a woman receives a referral to a provider, the provider determines that she is a candidate for abortion pill reversal, and she has received a prescription for treatment.

For a full listing of pregnancy help organizations throughout the world, go to HBI.life/worldwide-directory.

ACCOUNTING FOR 42% OF THE OVER 6,800 TOTAL IN THE WORLD

LIFE TREND: ABORTION PILL REVERSAL

91%increase in reversal

starts from 2019 to 2020

763

ESTIMATED RESCUES

400

20202019

1,174

STARTS*

615

202020190

200

400

600

800

1,000

1,200

ITALY 407

GERMANY 29

SPAIN 40

USA 1,722

PHILIPPINES 40

MEXICO 117

ARGENTINA 27

ZAMBIA 43

SOUTH AFRICA 79

AUSTRALIA 26

Population: 60,461,826

Population: 83,783,942

Population: 37,742,154

Population: 46,754,778

Population: 331,002,651

Population: 109,581,078

Population: 128,932,753

Population: 45,195,774

Population: 18,383,955

Population: 59,308,690

Population: 25,499,884

150

CONTACTED APRN IN 2020

WOMEN IN ALL

MISSION CRITICAL CALLS PER MONTH

AND 46 COUNTRIES

1,000+MEDICAL PROFESSIONALS ARE A PART OF THE ABORTION PILL RESCUE NETWORK

1000750

500

202020192018

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CANADA 71

763 2,000+LIVES SAVED IN 2020The reversal protocol is 64-68%

effective according to a 2018 peer-reviewed study.

ESTIMATED LIVES SAVED SINCE 2012

50 states

GLOBALUSAGLOBALUSA0 0%

20 20%

40 40%

60 60%

80 80%

100%100

GLOBAL IMBALANCE

2%

98%

73M

<1M

ABORTIONS3,4

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PERC

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PREGNANCY HELP FUNDING

Abortions in the United States make up a very small proportion of the total abortions that happen in the world annually. But 98% of pregnancy help funding goes to the United States.

ABORTION TREND: CHEMICAL ABORTIONSChemical abortions have been increasingly preferred by abortion providers for years. We estimate an even larger increase in 2020 than originally predicted, due to the suspension of rules under the guise of COVID-19 that allowed for telemed abortion pills.

have enacted laws requiring information to be provided about the possibility of chemical abortion reversal2

10 states

50%of all abortions in 2020

were chemical

over

20202014200820010%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

>50%

31%

17%

6%

Option Line's 24/7 pregnancy helpline is a resource that proved critically important in 2020, as many pregnancy centers were able to forward all phone calls to Option Line when they were forced to temporarily close their doors due to COVID-19.

LIFE TREND: OPTION LINE

CONTACTS VS. CONNECTIONS

371,701TOTAL CONTACTS IN 2020

218,314 CALLS

2,319 EMAILS

142,518 CHATS

8,550 TEXTS

MORE THAN

have contacted Option Line since opening in 2003.

4 million

357,964TOTAL CONNECTIONS IN 2020

Not everyone who contacts us requires a connection to an organization for pregnancy help. When we only focus on the total number of connections, we see a more accurate representation of impact.

59% 1%

38%2% 981 141

CONNECTIONSEVERY DAY

CONNECTIONSEVERY HOUR

CONNECTION EVERY 88 SECONDS

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To find easy-to-share graphics, visit HBI.life/lifetrends.

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38%

21%

6%

202020152010

We've seen a significant growth in clients' preference toward using our online chat

feature in the past several years.

Option Line connects someone to life-saving help

every 88 seconds

PERCENT OF CONTACTS VIA CHAT

80%of women considering

an abortion choose life when they see an

ultrasound.

HBI.life/lifetrends

290%

38%GROWTH IN SELF-SERVICE INTERACTIONS IN 2020

Option Line introduced an online pregnancy quiz to help users determine their pregnancy risk and navigate their next steps.

GROWTH IN CONNECTIONS THROUGH THE ONLINE PREGNANCY CENTER LOCATOR

5000 Arlington Centre Blvd, Ste. 2277

Columbus, Ohio 43220-2913

(888) 550-7577

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Sources

1 lozierinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Pregnancy-Center-Report-2020_FINAL.pdf

2 www.nrlc.org/uploads/stateleg/AbortionPillReversalFactSheet.pdf

3 www.abort73.com/abortion_facts/us_abortion_statistics

4 www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/preventing-unsafe-abortion

5nifla.org/medical-clinic-conversion

At the first sign of pregnancy, Heartbeat International's worldwide network of nearly 3,000 pro-life pregnancy help organizations is here. We provide comprehensive pregnancy help to the woman wherever she is on her journey. From seeing the flutter of the heartbeat on her first ultrasound and teaching parenting classes, to coordinating an adoption plan and providing material aid throughout the pregnancy and beyond, we offer compassionate support so that no woman ever feels that abortion is her only option.

Visit HeartbeatInternational.org to learn more.

THE HEARTBEAT DIFFERENCE