An expectant mother writes – I’m currently pregnant and felt there was no way to parent. I was referred to an agency called Let Them Live. They got me a car, a house, and are going to pay my rent until 3 months after the baby is born. They have fund raisers for moms upwards of 30k. They also do tons of workshops from financial planning to meal planning everything in between but those are not required. The only requirements are attending 2 support groups a month, which are done through Google Meet. No money is paid to you directly, only to cover your expenses / purchases.
Another woman responds – I’m glad that you were able to receive assistance. I’m not sure that Let them Live is a super reliable resource, given their lack of fulfillment on their promises to some women. Just advising you to be cautious. (blogger’s note – I immediately discerned red flags when reading about all the stuff the woman received – what was the catch ?)
Doing a Google Search on the organization, I found this at Business Insider – LINK>Anti-abortion group Let Them Live to pay $10,000 it never gave to women who agreed not to terminate pregnancies.
An anti-abortion couple promised pregnant women thousands of dollars if they didn’t have abortions. The women had their babies, but the couple didn’t always hold up their end of the deal. Business Insider investigated. Now Let Them Live says it will pay out the nearly $10,000 the women never got.
The Details – Let Them Live is an Indiana-based nonprofit. They promised the three women thousands of dollars of support in contracts that a lawyer described as “abusive.” The group offers women financial assistance, if they are considering having an abortion for economic reasons, “The Catch” as long as they sign a contract vowing not to terminate their pregnancy.
The women said Let Them Live failed to deliver on $30,660 in support, which it had promised them for childcare, food, rent, and utilities, leaving one considering suicide and another having to “ask on Facebook” for diapers. of All the women said they were at least five months pregnant, when they were told the support would be cut, meaning their options for abortion were narrowing. “I feel conned into keeping this baby,” one told Business Insider.
The organization’s founders are a millennial, anti-abortion, Christian couple who have deep connections to the conservative movement. They claim to have “helped” more than 700 women cancel their abortions, since it was founded in 2019.
Philip Hackney, an expert in nonprofit law at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, said Let Them Live’s contracts were “abusive” because the women were obligated to conditions including giving up “significant” health privacy rights.
You can read Business Insider’s full investigation report at this LINK>I feel conned into keeping this baby.
(Note – you will be asked to create an account and there IS a paywall. I used my Facebook account and they only asked for my name, profile picture and email address. Then, they asked me to pay.)
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