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15 DENVER CATHOLIC | JUNE 9-22, 2018 Marisol also o§ers counseling and social services to its patients who need them, McIntosh said. Those services include mental health and substance abuse treatment, domestic violence intervention, and housing for single expectant mothers, single mothers with children and single women who are experiencing homelessness. "We are shocked and o§ended that an organization would use our name to make false statements about our licensed medical sta§ and seek to deter help for so many women who are often without food, housing, jobs, emotional support and quality medical care," McIntosh said. The ProgressNow video titled "Crisis Pregnancy Centers" includes photos of four crisis pregnancy centers in the metro-area, including the Denver Mari- sol Health clinic, as a woman, identi- fied only as Aubrey, a 40-year-old art teacher, recalls her college experience of being referred to an unidentified clinic when she found herself with an unexpected pregnancy. Aubrey relates that the pregnancy center lacked medical personnel out- side of an ultrasound technician, which concerned her as she had a seizure dis- order that could have been fatal to her pregnancy. As the video shifts to city scenes, bold white text over the photos declare: "There are more than 60 crisis pregnancy centers in Colorado; Sta§ rarely have any medical training; They often lie or refuse to provide accurate information." The video is posted to ProgressNow Colorado's Facebook page. It is also on the No Fake Care website of Pro- gressNow a±liate, the Colorado Orga- nization for Latina Opportunity and Reproductive Rights. COLOR also put up billboards around Denver that say, "In Your Neighborhood: Fake Health Center" and include the nofakecare. com web address. The video and billboards are part of a trend by pro-abortion groups to under- mine the work of pro-life pregnancy centers. The US Supreme Court is now deciding a case—National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v. Becerra— to determine whether a California law that requires pro-life pregnancy cen- ters to inform women of the availability of abortions elsewhere violates their First Amendment and free speech rights. "We demand that all video footage of and references to Marisol Health on Pro- gressNow's website or Facebook page, including the website or Facebook page of COLOR or any other ProgressNow a±liate, and posted to YouTube, be immediately deleted or redacted from all such websites, Facebook pages or YouTube postings," Norton wrote in the letter to ProgressNow Colorado. ProgressNow didn't respond to requests from the Denver Catholic for comment. Client response to Marisol Health is proof that its groundbreaking services are valued, Chism said. "The forging of services between Bella and Marisol brings a new level to health care," she said at the press con- ference. "The need for this innovative style, this new style of women's health care, has been evident in the over- whelming response we have received in the last three and half years … in the caring for over 5,000-plus patients." RISE WITH US TO TODAY! Sacred Heart Jesuit Rereat House i i 4801 North Highway 67, P.O. Box 185, Sedalia, CO 80135 Phone 303-688-4198 ext. 122 (information/reservations) www.sacredheartretreat.org Silence Retreats are a time of silence. e retreat from the everyday environment helps one to get calm inside. Listening Mindfulness grows in this silence. ose who make retreats listen to the word of the God and to what makes His word vibrate in our soul. facebook.com/sacredheartretreat Through partnership with Bella, Marisol Health clinics provide healthcare services by licensed professionals including comprehensive obstetrics, gynecological and prenatal care and infertility care. PHOTOS BY VANESSA CHAVEZ | MARISOL HEALTH FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT: MarisolHealth.com