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A pregnancy centre should be a non-profit industry to serve women, as well as their families and partners, who come seeking help about their pregnancies. A good centre should have the following services.

• Compassionate Care
• Practical Help
• Accurate Information
• Free Pregnancy Tests
• Entirely Free Services
• Complete Confidentiality
• Ongoing Pregnancy Support

Rember, being pregnant is not end of the world. You can do it! But get some help and support

Choose a life-affirming pregnancy centre

1. The centre should be dedicated to providing a warm and safe environment to everyone, regardless of your age, race, income, nationality, religious affiliation or circumstances.
2. You should be treated with kindness and compassion and be allowed to leave the centre whenever you wish.
3. They should listen with respect and courtesy, and without judgement, ridicule or rejection.
4. You have the right to withhold any information you do not want to share with a volunteer. All information shared will be held in strict and absolute confidence, except in the rare circumstances when prohibited by law.
5. You should receive accurate information about pregnancy, foetal development, life-style issues, and related concerns. In Ireland, it is against the law to reffer a client for an abortion and any clinic which does so is in breach of the 1995 Act. It can, of course, offer accurate information about abortion procedures and risks.
6. You may refuse any information you do not wish to receive.
7. You should receive honest and open answers
8. You should be given on-going support, in accordance with your needs