‘I wanted the pregnancy. It was just so scary.’

By: Sofia Resnick, Shalina Chatlani

Outlets: Stateline

Published: August 7, 2026

Words: 2,187

Last Updated: 1 week, 4 days ago

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Hailey Allred and Jessica Perigo don’t know each other, but last year they were both financially insecure and living in abortion-ban states, where reproductive health clinics and maternity wards have closed in recent years, when they unexpectedly became pregnant.

Both found a local crisis pregnancy center offering free ultrasounds to confirm they were pregnant and to learn how far along they were. Both were comforted by the cardiac activity they heard.

For Allred, …

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