Religious Liberty Perspectives – Women’s Care

Why It Matters

It reveals critical shortcomings in emergency shelter networks while showing how compassionate, faith‑based support can alter the trajectory of trafficking survivors facing reproductive choices.

Key Takeaways

• Survivor endured 27 years of sex trafficking across 33 states
• Pregnancy prompted her to seek help from a New Hampshire shelter
• A pregnancy resource center offered compassionate support and alternatives
• Counselor asked “How can I help you?” changing her trajectory
• She chose faith over abortion after an ultrasound discussion

Summary

The video presents a harrowing testimony from a woman who spent 27 years trapped in sex trafficking across 33 states, culminating in a life‑threatening crisis when her trafficker discovered her pregnancy. After countless shelters rejected her, a domestic shelter in New Hampshire finally provided refuge and connected her to a pregnancy resource center.

At the center, a counselor named Phyllis asked the simple, compassionate question, “How can I help you?” She offered an ultrasound and explored the survivor’s desire for an abortion, prompting a pivotal dialogue about the unborn child’s gender and the survivor’s trauma.

The survivor recounts Phyllis’s invitation to consider Jesus, leading her to accept Christ and ultimately choose to keep a potential son while rejecting the idea of aborting a daughter. The moment reshaped her outlook, illustrating the power of empathetic outreach.

The story highlights systemic gaps in shelter availability for trafficking victims and underscores how faith‑based, person‑centered interventions can influence reproductive decisions and provide a pathway to recovery.

Original Description

Jean Marie Davis - Religious Liberty in Healthcare and Human Services – March 16, 2026

Jean Marie Davis is the Executive Director of Branches Pregnancy Resource Center in Brattleboro, Vermont. She has overcome sex trafficking and is an advocate for those facing trafficking, homelessness, and unplanned pregnancy. She is the mother of a nine-year-old son whose life was saved with the help of a pregnancy center. She led Branches in challenging a Vermont law that allowed fines against pregnancy centers for advertising; the statute was later amended in May 2025 to remove provisions targeting such centers.

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