Heartbeat International is a Pro-Life charity , based in Columbus, Ohio.
The group was founded by Dr. John Hillabrand and Lore Maier in 1971, as "Alternatives to Abortion", which soon after was changed to "Alternatives to Abortion International" (AAI), and finally in 1993 to its current name.[1]
It operates the largest network of pregnancy resource centers (Care Net is the second-largest; it is not uncommon for a center to be members of both networks in order to reach the most number of women).
In 2003, the organization established Option Line, which was the only fully staffed, bilingual pro-life contact center in the U.S. Since then, it has helped more than 3.75 million women and men. Each day, it is contacted more than 1,100 times by people seeking help.
Abortion Pill Rescue Network
They also help mothers who have recently taken an abortion pill, but are now regretting that choice. This Abortion Pill Rescue Network is contacted over 150 times each month, and helps direct mothers to doctors who are able to administer the Abortion Pill Reversal protocol. More than one third of abortions in the U.S. are performed chemically.[2] Sometimes pregnant mothers come to regret taking this course of action, but fortunately, there is about a 72-hour period after taking the pill, during which time this can be reversed.