Volunteering at a Pregnancy Center

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Specializes in ICU Stepdown.

I'm really only posting in this section because I am a pre-nursing student and am hoping there are an array of people who can help :)

So, today I emailed a pregnancy center asking whether they had any positions available. I just received an email back saying that they don't because they're a small non-profit organization but that they have volunteer openings. I asked what the volunteer role pertains to but have not received a response yet. I'm just kind of nervous because the town that I am in now is very pro-life. Ever since we came into Minnesota I've seen a ton of anti abortion billboards. Should I reject the opportunity if this pregnancy center is pro-life? Since I am pro-choice? Let's say the position has nothing to do with trying to talk women into keeping their child and it is just dealing with paperwork/administration, what would you do if you were pro-choice? I'm not entirely sure how values work with this.

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Specializes in Forensic Psych.

Hmmm. Well where I'm from, ALL the pregnancy centers other than PP are pro-life.

I don't think I'd volunteer there. I'm happy places like they exist and I believe they do some great work, but abortion is a wild, fiery topic. I don't think a pro-choice person in the middle of people dedicating their lives to their pro-life mission would, in the long run, be appreciated or comfortable.

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There is no harm in just waiting to hear back and ask. Have you done any research into the center. Any indications on their! #website? You could also

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