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Medical Clinics Are Faith Based Facilities For The Community

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Obria Medical Clinics Obria Medical Clinics are faith-based facilities for the community that offers pregnancy tests, ultrasounds, STD testing, abortion information, prenatal care and well woman care. They give support and answers for anyone’s sexual health. Obria helps to walk through all options and questions a woman may have when facing a possible pregnancy. The doctors, nurses, and volunteers all offer a space for patients to be open, ask questions, and get answers.
Obria also offers counseling, parenting classes, and family planning consultations. Many of the staff at Obria has experienced an unplanned pregnancy on their own and so they are able to show compassion through experience to the patients. The founder of Obria Medical Clinics had an abortion herself for an unplanned pregnancy. She wanted to give the help she could not find to those that are facing similar struggles that she did. Obria does not offer abortions but they do talk about every option with the patient to help guide them to make the best decision.
I supported this organization weekly throughout the semester. I volunteered as a receptionist, an advocate for the patient (I would discuss with the patient with each of their options for their possible pregnancy), put together baby shower gifts for the mothers, clean, organize, and witness ultrasounds. It was very impactful to witness the ultrasounds. I had never experienced anything like it before this volunteer job. It was incredible to see a baby

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