When N.C. Baptist leaders gathered in Raleigh on Feb. 24 to celebrate the donation of a new ultrasound machine to Hand of Hope Pregnancy Centers, Tonya Baker Nelson, executive director of Hand of Hope, announced a surprise to the gathering. During the dedication ceremony for the new ultrasound machine, Nelson told the crowd that earlier in life, she had faced a “phenomenal amount of pressure” to abort her own child, having experienced an unexpected pregnancy when she was in her early 20s.