My mother was raped; many would say I am the rapist’s baby. Those mothers who have been raped will quickly say their child is their baby, not the rapist’s. In my case, I was never the rapist’s baby, nor my mother’s. Mary Rathke, Savethe1 Speaker from Michigan Mothers whether you love them or hate them, they are […]
By Darlene Pawlik, Savethe1 speaker- practicing nurse, wife and mother of 5, conceived in rape, molested by her biological father, then became pregnant by rape after being trafficked from age 14-18, when she escaped to a maternity home to avoid a forced abortion. http://www.savethe1.com/?page_id=667When Norma McCorvey was approached, she agreed to the terms laid out by the lawyers; […]
For me, and an unfortunately high and increasing number of others, Father’s Day is hard to celebrate. My story is fairly unique in that I was conceived through date-rape and was lovingly raised by my birthmother. My father does not know of my existence but I do know he was married at the time of […]
Dear National Right to Life: A pastor once surmised that Jesus may have been attacked the most by Pharisees (the most conservative of sects) because Jesus would have been most closely associated with them. Jesus affirmed the authority of the existing religious system when He said, “The scribes and the Pharisees have taken their seat […]
“The mission of National Right to Life is to protect and defend the most fundamental right of humankind, the right to life of every innocent human being from the beginning of life to natural death.” This statement on National Right to Life Committee’s (NRLC) home page seems to articulate a very clear stand that life […]
There are many ways to save some babies — praying outside of abortion clinics, sidewalk counseling, volunteering at a pregnancy resource center, sharing your story and your faith, but there is only one path to protecting all preborn babies — by not endorsing candidates with exceptions. No other strategy will get you there. Some will […]
This advice is intended for candidates, politicians, and anyone else who may be asked questions about their position on abortion in cases of rape. This advice comes directly from those who have been in the position of having to respond to these questions regularly because they were conceived in rape and they share their stories […]