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BeNotAfraid.net provides encouragement and support for parents who have received a prenatal diagnosis. Please refer to your own physician or other qualified medical professionals for medical advice regarding your baby's diagnosis and appropriate treatment. We are happy to offer referrals to qualified medical professionals, when possible.

Copyright

All articles, and essays on BeNotAfraid.net have an implicit copyright, and in some cases registered copyright, belonging to the authors. In addition, each story is copyrighted to its author. All other text, unless noted otherwise, is copyrighted by BeNotAfraid.net. You may excerpt sections of stories or articles for web publication or blogging, but please include a link back and try to abide by standards of Fair Use.

Submission of Stories and Articles

Stories and articles submitted to BeNotAfraid.net are published after review for minor edits of grammar or punctuation. We reserve the right to edit stories and articles before publication on our website for prudential reasons, as well. We are very grateful to all our contributors and desire to work with them to produce appropriate material for BeNotAfraid.net.

Submission Guidelines

All material, including photos, should be submitted through email to info@benotafraid.net. We don't limit stories and articles by word count, but typically if they run too long, we will ask the contributor to make edits or allow us to make edits to affect the overall length. We also prefer that contributors title their stories, but we are happy to assist with that.

With regard to content, while not all stories and articles will reflect a Catholic perspective, they may not disparage or overtly conflict with the Catholic perspective regarding sanctity of life, or medical/reproductive ethics. Because of this ethical commitment, we are unable to publish stories that feature the use of in vitro fertilization, pre-implantation genetic diagnosis, and selective reduction. Thanks to all our potential contributors for being mindful of these content conditions. We are happy to clarify these basic content guidelines if the need arises.

Confidentiality

We want you to know that we will never sell or offer your personal contact information to an outside agency or organization. However, when you request support, your email address may be shared with other parents, and in some cases, professionals we work with from within our network. If you have given explicit permission we may offer your contact information to help expedite additional support and services. Even this is done with great discretion. Your privacy is especially important to us.