SPANISH RESOURCES FOR
PREGNANCY RESOURCE CENTERS
Focus on the Family publishes a series of booklets, available in Spanish and English, for women facing unexpected
pregnancies in order to help them make informed choices about the life inside of them. All these Spanish language
products, and more, can be found by visiting www.FocusOnTheFamily.com and clicking on the Family Store
[http://family.christianbook.com].
Some of the titles in the series include:
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Los Primeros 9 Meses (The First 9 Months)
Embarazo Sano (Healthy Pregnancy)
Escogiendo lo Mejor para Su Bebe (Choosing the Best for Your Baby)
Sanando el Dolor (Healing the Hurt)
La Pildora del dia siguiente (The Morning After Pill)
La pildora abortiva (The Abortion Pill)
Que Dice Dios Sobre el Aborto? (What Does God Say About Abortion?)
Como Amar Realmente A Su Hija Adolescente Que Salio Embarazada (How to Really Love Your Pregnant Teen)
In addition to these booklets, there are also DVDs in Spanish, such as La Vida es Sagrada (Life is Sacred) and
Decision Para Todo Una Vida (Choice of a Lifetime).
Enfoque a la Familia (Focus on the Family’s Spanish ministry)
Colorado Springs, CO 80995
E.U.A.
719/531-3400
719/531-5181
 This ministry distributes materials in Spanish on raising children, as well as many translated works of Dr.
James Dobson.
BELOW: Resources from other organizations. Note: Inclusion on this list does not necessarily constitute
endorsement of material content or organizational viewpoint by Focus on the Family.
Bethany Christian Services
901 Eastern Avenue, Northeast
P.O. Box 294
Grand Rapids, MI 49501-0294
Bethany Life Line: 1/800-BETHANY (1/800-238-4269) 24-hour Crisis Pregnancy Hotline
E-mail: [email protected]
www.bethany.org
 Founded in 1944, Bethany Christian Services is a non-profit organization that provides adoption and orphan
care services through a national network of over 80 locations and is licensed in more than 30 U.S. states. As the
nation’s largest adoption agency, they also care for women facing unplanned pregnancies and orphans living
on five continents. They serve children at conception by counseling women with unplanned pregnancies and
their commitment extends to children and teens who are living in foster care or in orphanages — children who
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need a “forever family.” Their comprehensive services include adoption, temporary foster care, counseling,
training, and family support to demonstrate the love and compassion of Jesus Christ. They offer literature in
Spanish, such as: 10 Preguntas Ascerca de un Embarazo no Planificado (10 Questions About an Unplanned
Pregnancy), Adopción vs. Aborto (Adoption vs Abortion), and Adopción vs Madre Soltera (Adoption vs. Single
Parenting).
Care Net
44180 Riverside Parkway, Suite 200
Lansdowne, Virginia 20176
Phone: 703/554-8734
Fax: 703/554-8735
E-mail: [email protected]
www.care-net.org
 As the largest network of pregnancy resource centers in North America, Care Net is committed to expanding
access to the life-saving services and support provided by local pregnancy centers and to reaching the hurting
and broken with the hope of Jesus Christ. They offer a popular booklet, Antes de Decidir (Before You Decide),
that’s used by many pregnancy centers for their Spanish-speaking clients.
Endowment for Human Development
P.O. Box 44
Concord, NH 03302
603/228-8808
E-mail: [email protected]
www.ehd.org
 The Endowment for Human Development is a nonprofit organization dedicated to improving health science
education and public health. Their award-winning DVD, The Biology of Prenatal Development, presents human
prenatal development throughout all 38 weeks of pregnancy, emphasizing the first trimester developmental
period when all body systems and more than 90 percent of body parts emerge and begin to function. This
documentary has Spanish sub-titles, and features rare imagery of the living human embryo and fetus, while
growing inside the womb. You can watch segments of the video online at their website.
Frontlines Publishing
72 Ransom Avenue Northeast
Grand Rapids, Michigan ∙ 49503
616.248.4300 ∙
E-mail: [email protected]
www.frontlines.org
 Frontlines Publishing was established in 1988 and is a part of LIFE International. It is an independent nonprofit publisher that produces high quality educational, training and communication tools for pro-life ministry
in English and in Spanish. Their materials are professional, well-documented, and biblically based. Their
booklet, Tomando una Decisión Informada Acerca del Embarazo (Making an Informed Decision about
Pregnancy) is a favorite of pregnancy resource centers, and their DVD, Pause, has Spanish subtitles.
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Guys for Life
P.O. Box 20453
St. Louis, MO 63122
314/229-2493
800/779-9679
E-mail: [email protected]
www.guysforlife.org
 Guys for Life is a not-for-profit organization based in Kirkwood, MO that focuses on mentoring, training,
educating and empowering men to a belief and action that “Every man always has the potential God put inside
him, no matter what his current dreams or past failures are.” Spanish booklets are included in their
“unplanned pregnancy” series: “Did you know?” “Do’s & Don’ts,” “Not Alone,” “Now What?” “4 Resources
for Dads,” “You’re Needed,” “6 Good Questions,” “6 Words of Encouragement,” “Miles Apart,” “It’s Not
About Me.”
Heartbeat International
665 East Dublin-Granville Road, Suite 440
Columbus, OH 43229
614/885-7577
614/885-8746 — Fax
E-mail: [email protected]
www.heartbeatinternational.org
 Heartbeat International® is a nonprofit, international, interdenominational Christian association of faith-based
pregnancy resource centers, medical clinics, maternity homes, and nonprofit adoption agencies. Currently,
Heartbeat serves over 1,100 affiliates in 47 countries to provide alternatives to abortion.
Heritage House
919 South Main Street
Snowflake, AZ 85937
800/858-3040
E-mail: [email protected]
www.hh76.com
 Heritage House is committed to providing effective, current, top of the line materials to uphold the value of life
and traditional family values with books, videos, promotional materials, and fund raising items. Their goal is
to be an educational resource, to provide a means by which your group can earn money while it spreads the
message of life, and to equip you with the materials you need to nurture and preserve the family. Heritage
House is well known for their life like fetal models that come in different ethnic skin tones and they also
provide a wide variety of literature and videos in Spanish.
Human Development Resource Council
PMB 262
6555 Sugarloaf Parkway, #307
Duluth, GA 30097-4934
770/513-0060
866/356-0859 — Toll free in the USA
E-mail: [email protected]
www.hdrc.org
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 Human Development Resource Council, Inc. (HDRC) produces and internationally distributes high quality
multi-media materials based on sourced and documented medical research in order to equip children,
students, adults, professionals, and researchers with current scientific knowledge on the subjects of embryonic
and fetal development, reproduction and abortion options, and sexual health.
Resources include
downloadable fact sheets, brochures, training materials, and DVDs in English and Spanish.
Josh McDowell
P.O. Box 131000
Dallas, TX 75313
972/907-1000
Toll Free: 866/252-5424
E-mail: [email protected]
www.josh.org
 For over 40 years, the Josh McDowell Ministry, a division of Campus Crusade for Christ, International, has
focused on serving and equipping churches, pastors, families and people everywhere in raising generations of
purpose-driven Christians who know what they believe, why it is true, and how to live out their Christian
faith. McDowell has published many books and resources encouraging adolescents to abstain from premarital
sex, including the book Lo Que Deseo Que Mispadres Sepan Acerca De Mi Sexualidad (What I Wish My
Parents Knew About My Sexuality) by Josh McDowell (Editorial Unilit), are offered by this ministry. Using the
keyword “Spanish” at his website will provide a list of his writings that have been translated into Spanish.
Live On Point
4509 Hixson Pike, Suite 1
Hixson, TN 37343
423/899-9188
E-mail Live On Point through the contact form on their website
www.liveonpoint.org
 Live On Point works closely with schools, churches, and civic organizations to build healthy teens by
providing the in-depth knowledge, on-going support, and skills needed to achieve a life of excellence. Spanish
products include the booklets: “The Game of Chance” and “Safe or Sorry.” They also offer a laminated 12”x18”
poster-size chart in Spanish is an eye-opener about the risks of premarital sexual activity.
The Medical Institute for Sexual Health
1101 South Capital of Texas Highway
Building B, Suite 100
Austin, TX 78746
512/328-6268 or 800/892-9484
E-mail The Medical Institute through the contact form on their website.
www.medinstitute.org
 The Medical Institute for Sexual Health (MI) is a nonprofit medical, educational, and research organization. MI
was founded to confront the global epidemics of teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs).
They identify and evaluate scientific information on sexual health and promote healthy sexual decisions and
behaviors by communicating credible scientific information. Informative Spanish booklets are available:
“Chlamydia,” “Genital Herpes,” “Gonorrhea,” “HIV/AIDS,” “HPV,” “Syphilis,” as well as sample packs of all
of these and other booklets such as: “The Condom: Do Condoms Make Sex Safe?,” “It’s OK to Say No: When
the Pressure Hits Have Something to Say” or “Oral Sex: Harmless Fun?”
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National Fatherhood Initiative
20410 Observation Drive, Suite 107
Germantown, MD 20876
301/948-0599
E-mail the National Fatherhood Initiative through the contact form on their website.
www.fatherhood.org
 The mission of the National Fatherhood Initiative is to improve the well-being of children by increasing the
proportion of children growing up with involved, responsible, and committed fathers. Spanish products
include the booklets: “7 Benefits of Marriage for Men,” “10 Ways to be a Better Dad,” “12 Questions to Ask
Before Becoming a Father,” “Keeping Your Child Safe,” “So You’re a New Father.”
National Right to Life Committee, Inc.
Raimundo Rojas, Director of Hispanic Outreach
512 Tenth Street, Northwest
Washington, DC 20004
202/378-8855
E-mail: [email protected]
www.nrlc.org/outreach/Hispanic.html
 The Hispanic Outreach department of the National Right to Life Committee strives to educate the Hispanic
community about the tragic truth of abortion on demand and how to help work for legislation to change the
law to protect pre-born babies. It has a small, but active, speaker’s bureau, headed by Rai Rojas, who also
works with members of the Latin American delegations at the United Nations. Their online newsletter, Escoge
La Vida (Choose Life) is available at their website.
Spanish House
1360 Northwest 88th Avenue
Miami, FL 33172
800/767-7726 or For calls outside of the U.S. 305/592-6136
E-mail: [email protected]
www.editorialunilit.com
 Spanish House is the largest distributor of Christian books in Spanish in the United States.
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