San Diego Knights of Columbus Equip Mobile Clinic with Life-Saving Ultrasound

March 16, 2011 - 3:53 PDT

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Contact: Stephen Beuerle, 619.663.8853

Knights Equip Mobile Clinic with Life-Saving Ultrasound

VISTA, CA (March 16, 2011) - A local crisis pregnancy center now has a new, state-of-the-art ultrasound machine, thanks to the Knights of Columbus. A new 3D/4D ultrasound, which allows people to see an unborn baby in real time and hear the heartbeat, was dedicated Feb. 25 at Pregnancy Resource Center in Vista. The new machine was blessed by Jesuit Father Gil Gentile.

The ultrasound, which is being used onboard the center's Image Clear Ultrasound (ICU) Mobile Pregnancy Center, was provided through the Knights of Columbus' Ultrasound Initiative. Through the initiative, the Supreme Council of the Knights of Columbus matches funds raised by local councils to purchase ultrasound machines for crisis pregnancy centers.

"Because the majority of pregnant women choose to keep their baby when they see an ultrasound image of the baby, we expect that by providing the latest, state-of-the art, 4D ultrasound machines to pro-life pregnancy centers, more pregnant women will decide to choose life for the babies," said Steve Beuerle, a member of the Knights of Columbus, who serves as local coordinator for the Ultrasound Initiative.

The new ultrasound machine cost approximately $48,000. San Diego-area Knights raised about $25,000 in an ecumenical effort that included both Catholics and non-Catholic Christians. The Supreme Council contributed the remaining $23,000.

Ultrasound Manager Kim Regnier described the new ultrasound as "a wonderful addition" to the center. In 4D, she said, viewing the ultrasound image is "like watching a movie" with live footage of the baby sucking its thumb and grabbing its toes.

The ICU Mobile Pregnancy Clinic, which is housed in a 36-foot RV, began operating in 2008. It is capable of traveling throughout San Diego County to offer free services, including pregnancy tests and ultrasounds.

The new ultrasound machine is already saving lives, Regnier said. On Feb. 28, the first day it was used, a mother-to-be chose life after viewing an ultrasound of her unborn daughter and hearing the baby's heartbeat.

Beuerle hopes that San Diegans will consider donating their RVs to help create a fleet of mobile pregnancy centers, all equipped with 4D ultrasound machines and capable of meeting pregnant women where they are -- at Malls, on campuses and outside abortion clinics. He also aims to continue fundraising, with the hope of procuring more 4D ultrasounds for the San Diego area.

"According to Pregnancy Resource Center statistics, each ultrasound saves approximately 100 babies per year," he said. "$25,000 is the amount we need to raise locally to receive matching funds from Supreme Knights for new 4D ultrasound. Thus, each $250 we raise saves approximately one baby per year. "It is interesting to note that the $250 to save a baby is about half the $500 average cost for an abortion," he added.

For more information, contact Steve Beuerle at scb@procopio.com or (619) 663-8853. Donations payable to "Knights of Columbus" can be sent to Beuerle at 525 B St., Suite 2200, San Diego, CA 92101

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