I’ve had a miscarriage. In fact, I’ve had three. I’ve lost three children… and I don’t really talk about it much. It wasn’t until my last miscarriage that I really began to “feel” the loss. For whatever reason, I disregarded my first loss. With my second loss I felt that because it was so early,…
I first met my boyfriend when I was 17. We had only been together for seven months when I found out I was pregnant with my daughter. My now husband and I were so scared. So many options and choices. We decided to keep the baby. We got married a few months later and a…
My husband and I started dating the day after we graduated high school. He packed his bags two months later to follow his dreams on a scholarship to play college football and I followed mine as a starting freshman for women’s golf. We both had big dreams and a year later we were more determined…
Abortion is something that greatly grieves me, not only because of my belief in God and the sanctity of life, but through what He has shown me in personal trial. Over the last eight years, I have had a total of nine pregnancies. Six of these have been miscarriages, the last one this past January….
“It’s as if you got struck by lightning”, my doctor said to me when explaining why my son, Thomas, was stillborn at 36 weeks. I sat in that desk chair and felt stuck with those words dominating my thoughts. I don’t really remember everything else he said. All the numbers and statistics felt like just…
Live Action News — I was born in February of 1963 and was adopted at birth by a wonderful family who took me in as their own. I was told stories about how they got the opportunity to choose me, and that I was special to them. My adoptive parents had three biological children; I was the…
I was 17 and preparing to graduate high school when I found out I was 3 months pregnant. I was scared. I didn’t know what to do. I felt stuck. I wasn’t ready for a baby yet. I had my whole life ahead of me. I felt ashamed and angry for getting myself in the…
I learned that I was pregnant at the age of eighteen, shortly after moving in with my boyfriend. Feeling scared and insecure, I didn’t know how a baby would fit into my future. Upon seeking counsel from friends and family, it seemed logical to consider abortion as an option. After all, I was young, pretty,…
This true story was submitted to us by Leslie G. via social media. As I read the other testimonies of post-abortive women, mine is much the same. Those of you who have been through it know the pain. Mine was over 13 years ago. The pain fades a bit over time, though only through the Blood…
This article originally appeared on Alexis Hernandez’s blog Me and My Sweet P. “What about your education and track?” “You are so young!” “You are going to ruin your life, our lives, and that baby’s life.” These are just some of the words I heard after announcing that I was pregnant. I was told…