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May 26, 2013 Issue

Jody Pitcher, director; Ann Manion, national president; and Christine Dennis, promoter and fundraiser, stand in the room where ultrasounds will be performed at the new Women's Care Center in Peoria.

The Catholic Post/Jennifer Willems (More photos from the center and the blessing ceremony have been posted on The Catholic Post's site on Facebook.)

Women's Care Center opens next to Peoria abortion facility

By Jennifer Willems

Women with unplanned pregnancies now have two very clear choices in Peoria and they sit side by side.

One offers love, a shoulder to lean on, and support for them and their babies for as long as they need it. This new outreach at 7319 N. University St. is called the Women’s Care Center.

The other offers abortion on demand. It is estimated that 1,500 are performed each year at National Health Care Inc., 7405 N. University St.

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