It was 1969. My mom and dad had been married about 15 years, and had a 12 year old daughter. They had decided that they were done having children. My mother went to see her doctor for what she thought may be the flu, but it turned out she was pregnant with me. At 44 […]
I first started dating him when I was 18 and he was respectful for the most part. Initially we were just friends and when we were in a relationship, we weren’t intimate at all. We broke up after for a couple of years and started dating again. We became intimate twice, but otherwise, our relationship […]
Just a couple of days ago — the day after the anniversary of my rape, I testified before a House committee in the Wyoming legislature on a bill to protect women like me from their rapist having parental rights. I’m thrilled to report it passed nearly unanimously out of committee, but we still need it […]
I grew up in the township of Ntuzuma, in the city of Durban, in South Africa, with my mother and two younger sisters. I had a happy childhood, playing soccer and cricket with my friends in the yard, eating sugar cane. But most of all, my mother was my life. Both of my sisters knew […]
If telling my story and experiences to everyone I know and the rest of the world means that I am able to help at least one woman or young lady, then it is definitely worth every word I type, even though it’s hard to write. I was raped, stalked and sexually harassed by more than […]
What is the value of a neglected street kid? What do you think when you see a homeless teen? Do you turn away in disgust or offer help? Thank God for true pro-lifers. They recognize people are all valuable, no matter what their current developmental, socioeconomic, or environmental status is at the time, but they […]
We are urging Congress to approve the Heartbeat Bill which would protect unborn children who have a detectable heartbeat, without exceptions. Save The 1 is a global pro-life organization of over 600 of us who were conceived in rape like me, or conceived in incest or sex trafficking and mothers who became pregnant by rape, […]
I’m sharing our story in memory of our precious son Ollie, born sleeping on October 31st at 22 weeks gestation. My Facebook post about the value of his life went viral, and I’m hoping that by sharing his story further, he will continue to save lives. First I’ll share the original Facebook post that went […]
Recently, a feminist who advocates for the rape exception and opposes the criminalization of abortion — yet has enjoyed a presence within the pro-life movement — posted a video and wrote an op-ed for a Dallas newspaper justifying voting for a pro-abortion Democrat for U.S. Senate, saying she broke the pro-life rule to only vote […]
I am a mom of two. The beautiful girl who made me a mom is almost 6 years old. That same beautiful girl was conceived in a rape. As soon as I saw the positive pregnancy test, I thought abortion was the answer. Abortion is “always the answer” when a woman is raped, isn’t it? […]