My first response to the news that a judge in Brazil cited gender equality as a reason for decriminalizing abortion in that country is “Gender equality?!? A woman alone can make the decision… How is that equal? What about the fathers? She cannot get pregnant without him. The baby is his too! What about the […]
I was very happy until I met him. We had a relationship of more than 2 years in which I ended up being forced to endure everything he could think of until I was pregnant with our first child. He and I each had children from previous relationships, so I just knew when I was […]
This morning I stepped out for ten minutes to run some errands since my little bundle of joy Ellis had fallen asleep. As I returned, I heard a cry. He had woken up as soon as I stepped out. I asked the woman helping me if my baby was awake. When he heard my voice, […]
A 13-year-old girl’s free spirit is nearly crushed by a horrific rape, but healing begins where she’d least expect it… It’s 1941. Wildflower McAllister is a free-spirit who just turned 13. Though she’s left with a bitter mother after her Daddy’s fatal accident, she draws strength from his memory. Like all little girls, she dreams, […]
On Dec. 22, 2008, I was raped. Perhaps you can imagine how difficult it is to relive a rape, so I will not go into the details. On the following day, I went to the doctor and was given medicine for prevention of diseases and the morning after pill – which I later learned is […]
A short time ago, Gerard Nadal, apologist extraordinaire for pro-life exceptions, posted a social media status update which essentially claimed those of us who fought against exceptions in pro-life legislation were making “idols of our consciences”. The accolades for his outrageous statement were (sadly) generally supportive from his followers. In the past, he has also positioned himself as […]
It was one of the darkest periods of my life – I was going through turmoil with my parents, a bad split with the father of my two sons, betrayed by friends, and ended up on the streets, on a waiting list for a homeless shelter. I had nothing and nobody left. I prayed for […]
Today I stumbled upon an article from The River Front Times discussing the barriers that the State of Missouri has for women seeking abortions. As a Missourian and a post-abortive woman, I take great exception with this glossed-over attempt to paint abortion as nothing more than an afterthought. Alison Dreith suggests that a woman who […]
When I was born I had a rough start. I was having seizures, fluid on the brain and my lungs almost collapsed. I spent several weeks in the hospital in St. Johns, New Foundland, Canada. Eventually, the doctor’s ascertained that I have Turner Syndrome. Only 2% of girls with my condition survive to birth. […]
In 2010 we chose not to have an abortion, after learning our unborn child had a fatal fetal anomaly called Limb Body Wall Complex: Here is our story. There are so many important things I would like to share about our story. The journey we went through to have our baby is just as important […]