Pregnant women say program's help kept them from choosing abortion

Published: 2004-09-22

ST. PAUL, Minn. (CNS) -- They're making a difference. That's what pregnant women and new mothers tell employees of Cradle of Hope, and those women numbered 1,222 last year. "We've got stacks of thank-you notes," said Lu Eggenberger, Cradle of Hope board member and a member of St. Joseph Parish in West St. Paul. The nonprofit Roseville organization assists pregnant women in financial need, women who might otherwise abort their babies. It is a "program of last resort," Eggenberger told The Catholic Spirit, newspaper of the St. Paul-Minneapolis Archdiocese. To some pregnant women, she added, a small sum of money can help a great deal. "People will call here, and 50 bucks will make a difference in their lives," Eggenberger said. "And here we sit, eating candy bars and running around spending money the way we do while these women are so desperate."

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