Heartbeat International
Heartbeat International On November 1971, Dr. John Hillabrand and Lore Maier formed the Alternatives to Abortion in an effort to help women escape the temptation and pressure to abort their babies. These efforts included hotlines, good people opening their home to young girls, then grew pregnancy help center and medical clinics. Hillabrand, an obstetrician, and Lore, a refugee from Nazi Germany, had a heavy feeling that legalized abortion would spread worldwide and so they soon became Alternatives to Abortion International (AAI). After about 75 original contacts grew to about 200 affiliates, AAI changed their name to Heartbeat International and became the go-to for Catholics and Evangelical Christians. People looked to Heartbeat International for start-up manuals, model programs, leadership training conferences, advice, and prayer. They serve over 2,700 affiliated pregnancy help locations, maternity homes, and non-profit adoption agencies in 62 countries on all 6 inhabited cont...