As I was scrolling through the Facebook page of the American Congress of Obstetrics and Gynecology I found an article done by Northwestern University. According to a Northwestern University national survey on Teens, Technology, and Health, 84% of teens have gotten health information online. In addition to recommending teens see a Gynecologist before age 21, […]
Life long or life altering decisions should not be made while distressed. In Case of Rape We often hear, “What about rape,” when discussing abortion. People still succumb to a confused compassion, believing that somehow, killing her baby will help a woman heal from the core violation of sexual assault. A woman traumatized by rape […]
I’m 78 years old and I’m telling my story now while I still have the opportunity. I want people to know that pregnancy by rape is not the fault of the child, so why should we punish the child for something the biological father did? My teen years were difficult. My mom was overly permissive […]
My mind was made up. I was going to have an abortion. I had just learned not only was I pregnant, but I had been drugged and raped. I had spent the last few hours with nurses and counselors. I was given a positive pregnancy result and had a vaginal ultrasound performed where I saw […]
Hi everyone, my name is Bethany, from Ecuador, and I’m 19 years old. When I was about 8-10 years old I learned that I was conceived in rape. At that tender age, I did not understand what that meant, but as I grew up, my mother told me more about her experience. At age 23, […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
Trials are a way for God’s name to be glorified. It’s called purpose! My name is Yoi Reyes and my husband Pete and I are the founders of Mary’s Pregnancy Resource Center in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It is my prayer that as you read my story and what the Lord has done, you will be encouraged. […]