At the age of 19, after 3 1/2 years with my boyfriend, I was pregnant.  Although I had always been firmly against abortion, in a panic, my boyfriend and I schedule an appointment for an abortion.  Thankfully, before the time for the appointment, I told my mom and dad what was going on (they thought I had the flu) and mom took me to a crisis pregnancy center.  Here I was listened to and my fears were understood.  They showed me a video where young mom's spoke of their experiences.  The girl whose story hit me the strongest was a teenage girl who had been raped.  She gave birth to her son and fell in love with him immediately.  She made it clear that how his life began was not her son's fault, but ending it would have been hers.

I made a decision not to abort, instead to place my child for adoption.  Because of the counseling I received, I never once doubted my decision, or wavered.  That is not to say it wasn't hard.  But I knew in giving my child life, I was doing the very best, the only, thing I could do.  My little girl was born in September.  I had chosen the adoptive parents months before.  A stay-at-home mom because that is what I wanted to be.  They had already adopted one little girl who was now 2 or 3.  My deliver was quick but I remember when she slipped out of me, I felt the emptiest feeling I have ever experienced.  I sobbed.  My heart was breaking.  Three days later, I placed my daughter (I had named her Nicole) in the arms of her mother.  Nicole is now 12 years old.  I miss her every day, but I feel no guilt or regret.  I still know I did the right thing.  Nine months out of my life has already given her 12 years!

I am married now and a stay-at-home mom, just like I always dreamed.  My four children will someday know about their older sister.  Life does go on.  Thank God Nicole's life is going on, too.

Amy  amyepleshko@yahoo.com
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I was 15 years old when i found out that I was pregnant, I felt alone and very scared.
I had many problems in my home, I grew without a father and my mother was a single
parent of three children. I was very hard for her, therefore she would use drugs and
alchol to escape reality. My mother always had high expectation for my future, and I
felt i could not let her down in any way. Therefore, when I found out that I was pregnant
the first thing that crossed my mind was to have an abortion. The day before I was
going to have the abortion I went to a local church in my home town and prayed to
God with my heart and soul, asking him for forgiveness and to please guide me through
this. I came to the conclusion that day that I was going to have this child, I knew
I would have a partner for life, who I would love and care for the rest of my life.
There were those who told me that my life was over, that I would never get anywhere,
or do anything with my life, I did not listen and kept on going. I will not say it
has not been hard, but my daughter is my inspiration and my source of joy, I thank
God every day of my life for giving me the privilege to become a mother, and have
her in my life. I do not feel I missed out on anything at all. I am now 20 years
old and my daughter is 4. I live in the United States, I was granted scholarship,
and I am enrolling my third year in college, I plan to go to graduate school, and
to those who told me that my life was over, I now smile and prove them wrong. I
would not change anything in my life, and I may of never made it this far in my
career without my beautiful baby who is my source of inspiration and my motor who
makes me want to keep on going, so I can built a future for both of us. I thank you
my lord for giving me this treasure. and to all of you who feel helpless and think
you will never make it in life with a child, I tell you yes you can, and I proved it.
i will not say it is harder but it is possible and worth it. God bless you all,
I hope someday abortions can be prohibited everywhere in the world, murder in not
an option.
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Cries of a Child        by Tawanda Ray

"How good I feel so cozy and warm
Close to my Mommy's heart.
Ten weeks of gestation has  given
My life such a wonderful start.

"It's great just floating so freely and light
In my Mommy's safe little place.
I'm learning now to suck my thumb
And do funny things with my face.

"I can frown, squint and pucker my brow
I am such a sight to see.
So many miracles have now taken place
To make such a wonderful me.

"Yes, Mommie and Daddy must really be proud
For the clever thing they have done.
I will surely make them happy with glee
On the day that I shall be born.

"At week 13, I can do many things
My movements are graceful and poised.
I'm beginning to favor my Mom and my Dad
And now I can tell I'm a boy.

"At four months of life, I'm a gymnist for sure
My somersaults are  very fine.
My Mommie  really knows I am here
For I'm tumbling now much of the time.

"At six months my hair is beginning to grow
A blond I think I will be.
Now I can hear my mommy's sweet voice
When she  sings lullabys to me.

My eyes are now open, I can see all around
What a glorious creation am I.
I can hardly wait to enter the world
And begin my most wonderful life.

"But wait, something is terribly wrong!
I can't imagine what it can be.
Something's invading my safe little place
And it's making its way toward me.

"It's hurting me, I just don't understand
Oh mommy, the pain is so bad.
What's happening, I cannot comprehend,
It's destroying the hope that I had.

Great terror wrenches the little heart
As the intruder tears at his limbs.
The pain is indescribably bad
As his tiny life grows dim.

He tries to escape but there's no where to go
There is undefineable heat
His whole little body is burning with fire
His agony is now complete.

All hope is lost, his safe little place
Is now so empty and sad.
Destroyed is the precious little boy's life
And all the hope that he had.

The spirit of life is a precious gift
Only God our Father can give.
In His own image we are  created in love
And blessed with our lives to live.

So now hear these little cries from beyond
And speak out against this strife.
Stand up for God, for kindness and love,
Stand up for hope and for life.
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Abortion    
A horrible tragedy happened today,
and now an innocent life is gone.
Statistics say that this happens once every 22 seconds,
someone kills their daughter or son.

They make up reasons:
Its not a baby,
It's just a fetus,
it's better for the child, maybe?
But how can that be true?
It is a person with a mouth, a nose.

Little arms and legs, even toes.

And though they haven't taken a breath, 
they have their whole life ahead of them.
A child is a precious gift,
a beautiful pearl or gem.
And maybe you might 
have made a choice that was bad.
But why make that mistake again?
You can do the right thing, and it won't be so sad.

So think twice before going through
with causing your baby death,
let the child see the world,
even take their first breath.
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To whom this may concern:

I found out that I was pregnant when I was half way through college and only 
22 years old. I immediately decided to "terminate" the pregnancy because I 
felt that it would hinder my academic career. I called the abortion center 
and was appalled to hear that they offered a student discount. I didn't 
realize that being a student gave you any privilege in the world of abortion. 
Nonetheless, I scheduled an appointment for the following week. I thought 
that I had my mind made up until I began to cry every minute of the day. I 
tried to avoid looking at or even touching my belly to convince myself that 
there was nothing living in there. However, the actual aching of my heart led 
me to realize that my choice was undoubtedly wrong. 
Having the baby was a difficult journey. I worked full-time and attended 
college while caring for my newly born daughter. I must say that I often 
cried from the stress, but I worked through it and I am going to graduate 
this year. If I had to make the choice again I would do it a million time 
over. My daughter is my inspiration. She is my heart and my source of joy. 
When she casts a smile at me or giggles in delight my heart warms up and I am 
whole.
If I can offer any advise to frightened pregnant young women it is that you 
should do what you know to be right. The fear will subside, the negative 
comments will cease, and the pieces will all fall into place.
Finally, I would like to thank the creators of this site because prior to 
viewing I was adamantly pro-choice. I now realize that the life of a child if 
far more important that a political right.
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Hi my name is Josie
I'm 15 years old and everyday when I'm alone at night in my bed I cry.
I cry because my mother was pregnant and she didn't want the baby.
I begged for her not to kill it. I always wanted a brother or sister
because I love babies and also cuz I'm an only child. But no matter
what I couldn't change my mothers mind. I tried everything. I cried and
I asked her Mom do you love me and she responded but of course I do.
I don't know what I would do without you.  I said to her but what if
that baby that you have now was me and I was the baby that you have inside.
What if. Would you kill me Mom because you are not ready to have a kid.
But if your not ready now what made you keep me before when you didn't
even have a college degree. And I told her what bothers me the most is
that your a nurse you should know what they do. I asked her if she loved
God and wouldn't God be sad if you kill one of his babies. I i told her
what did that baby no to deserve this (nothing)! She began to cry because
she knew that I was right. I told her that I wouldn't go out anywhere
with my friends that I would just stay home with the baby while she was
at work. But still she said nothing and she went on with it. I feel so
bad cuz I feel that it is my fault that she didn't have this baby. I feel
that I didn't try my best to save it. I just wish only that I found this
site a long time ago so that I could show her what she was doing.
And maybe that baby might of been around now. It really hurts me though
every night I cry alone wishing that that baby was still alive. And even
though it wasn't my baby I still feel that it was a part of me only because
it was going to be my brother or sister that I always wished for. Hopefully
you will display this on your site to show people that go on to see
what kind of pain adults and also kids that are against it. It hurts
really bad and I'm not even the mother of that child. I hope that someday
that these women will ask for forgiveness in God.

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I found your website quite by accident and I was moved by the photos and
stories of those that have had abortions that I felt I had to add mine.
My name is Jason and I am a former US Marine. As such, I have seen
instances of the types of destruction of human life that man can and has
done to each other. I have seen some of it first hand and those are
things that I will never tell my four year old son about, how we had
decided to abort him is another. The photos I saw on your site just made
my heart shatter with pain and I rushed to my son crying. When my wife
and I found out we were having my son, Christopher, we were dating and
were scared witless like all new parents. She was five months along and
we started to talk about abortion and we decided that getting one may be
best. Thank God we changed our minds and now our son is four and he's
the joy of our life. There is nothing I wouldn't do for him now but back
in Feb. of  2003, we found ourselves pregnant again. We had just gotten
ourselves financially secured and weren't ready for another. Once again,
we talked of abortion. We cried in ways we'd never cried before,
especially when we looked at Christopher. How could we take a life after
we had chosen to bring one into this world and celebrate his beauty four
years earlier? The answer was we couldn't. Someone once asked me why I
could take a life in combat and not urge my wife to have an abortion.
The answer was easy, in combat it's adults trying to kill each other,
abortion is just the murder of a child. Besides that, who am I to tell
my wife what to do with a God given gift like a child. Children are a
blessing in my opinion. It's now June and Sarah Kathleen will be born in
September and we are anxiously her arrival. I am looking for a second
job to support the new love in my life, but I wouldn't have it any other
way. Life begins at conception, to think anything is just denial of the
truth. The truth being that only living things can grow and a child, be
they 2 days along in the womb or 20 weeks, they are still a child and
still alive. When my wife was six months along, we had her first
ultrasound. Even then Chris was shy about his "boyhood". It took a lot
of probing to find out his sex but it was done. At the age of three we
watched the video from that ultrasound with him and he sat up straight
and wide eyed and announced to us "Hey, I remember that! I was in my
water!" We asked him if he did remember and he answered "Yeah! Someone
kept poking me. I didn't want them to see my wee." That statement
cemented my belief that children are live feeling humans at any stage. I
regret not thinking that when we thought about an abortion for our
second child but that's moot now that we are keeping her.  I have
sadness for even thinking about abortion for either of my children. I
hate to think what I would be like if I had urged my wife to go through
it on either of them. Please keep your child if you are considering
abortion. The job of loving parent is tough, but it will be the most
rewarding life changing experience you will ever have. Please keep the
child, our world needs all the beauty and innocence it can get. And
children are definitely beautiful and innocent. Thank you for letting me
tell these stories and share my views. May God bless you and keep all of
always.
Jason
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I am 22 and a single mother of TWO beautiful babys Dylan who is 4 and my girl  who is 11 months old.

when I was pregnant with my son everyone told me to get an abortion....that thought had Never crossed my mind....but to shut everyone up I went to P.P. for the "councling" that they have....well thinking because I am only 17 they thought I was the dumbest person alive....the only thing they told me was that if I was going to have this baby I would be nobody in life and that I would work at McDonalds for the rest of my life.  With tears in my eyes I looked at her and told her that I did not work at McDonalds then but if I had to I would....
as I stormed out the door i could not belive it!  thats what they think is councling?  So I went to talk to someone at my school.    The lady there told me to make a list of ALL the PROs and CONs for Adopion, abortion, and keeping the baby....right then and there I KNEW that this what NOT about my Mom, my boyfriend my family, money at this point wrighting everything down did not matter, there are so many ppl to help.  All that mattered was the life that I was growing and the way I would live the rest of my life.  The way that I would look at myself in the mirror everyday from this day on...I could see myself as a Mother, a worried woman that wonders about every child she sees, or  I could go the rest of my life thinking that I had a life in me and CHOSE to end that life.
I looked at myself and I to this day see a Mom.  Yes there are hard times, and there always will be.....but holding that baby well it is unreal!.. Sure I would like to be like any other 22 year old Wild and crazy.....but you know what.....looking at there lives and looking at mine.........I am So happy!
No I do not work at McDonalds....in fact I have a degree i8n child care manager..I am getting ready to open my own child care....yes I DID need the AID to go back to school and YES I did need help getting on my feet but you know what I give it all back now.  I help anyone who needs it!

And about people thinking that the pictures of the killed babies are wrong they are not wrong far from it because THOSE babies live on!  They help young mothers change there mind and walk away!  Those pictures save other babies!  So thank you for all the hard work you do!!!!

I wish there were more ppl that saw it our way!

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Hello.  My name is Nicole.  I got pregnant with my first child on Valentine's day 2003.  However, I didn't know I was pregnant until March 21, 2003.  A few days after I found out that I was pregnant, I got sick.  I threw up everything I ate or drank.  I didn't eat or drink anything for 2 days, because I was scared to death that I was going to throw it up again.  I went to the hospital and they gave me a lot of information about pregnancy, how to get over morning sickness and they even referred me to a doctor for prenatal care.  Instead, I decided to have an abortion.  I scrounged up the money for the abortion and the only person I told was my boyfriend, who said that he would come with me.  Well the day before my abortion, he had to go to New York for a family emergency.  He couldn't get back in time for my appointment (We live in Georgia).  I had to go alone.  I was so scared.  I was expecting to see protesters holding signs and calling me a killer and telling me I'm going to burn in hell.  There wasn't a protester in sight and I was relieved.  All I could think of was getting rid of the baby.  Well I was called to be seen by the doctor, and they did an ultrasound.  The woman left it in plain view for me to see, so, being the curious person I am, I looked at it.  All I could say was "my baby" and my eyes starting swelling with tears.  I quickly wiped them away when the woman came back, and she said "oops, I knew I forgot something" and she picked up the ultrasound sheet and left again.  At that moment, I started talking to myself "What the hell are you doing?"  "You can get a second job, walk out of this clinic, right now!"  But I ignored my thoughts and went through with the abortion anyway.  I was relieved for the first few days after the abortion, and after about a week, I started regretting what I'd done.  Not a day goes by that I don't think of that little innocent baby.  I still rub my stomach, thinking that he or she is still there, but they're not.  This morning, while looking for a site for a soap opera, I stumbled across your site.  I had no clue how an abortion was done, but now that I do know, I am completely angry with myself.  I miss my baby so much and there's nothing I can do to bring him or her back.  I will NEVER again in my life have another abortion, and if I can talk someone else out of it, I will be happy.  Your site has really opened my eyes, and if I would have seen this site before I had my baby killed on March 31st, I'd still be pregnant and happy about myself right now.

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I have just finished viewing your Abortion is Murder web site. I have always known abortion is murder. I am a mother of 4 sons. I was 19 and pregnant when my husband was killed in a vehicular accident. I also had a six month old and a four year old at the time. I was advised by many to have an abortion with the one I was pregnant with at the time of my husbands death. I suppose their reasoning was that I was only 19, poor, had a seventh-grade education, and my husband had been an abusive alcoholic. Well , I refused their good-intentioned advice. That child is and has always has been a blessing . He has recently married a beautiful Christian girl, is in the military, bought a home and is also working toward a master electrician degree. He an all-state football award recipient, was captain of his high school team. Active in his church. A blessing to all who come in to contact with him. Thank God for him and all my sons. Life is never easy. It is the struggles that make the successes so sweet. By the way , I also adopted another baby boy. He is not aware that his birth mother had wanted to abort him but did not have the money, so ...much to my joy....she sought out an adoption lawyer when she was too far along in her pregnancy to abort. This young man is and always has been a jewel in my crown of joy.I adore him. Oh, What his birth mother has missed and does not even know of. He is my youngest and is 12 now. I am now a nurse. No longer uneducated. Life is good. From conception until eternity.  I write this letter in the hope that it might be the first in what I would like to see as a journal from women around the world to add their own stories to your web site. Many other web sites have such columns. I would love to see the addition of such a place of sharing on yours. Thank you .Keep up the good work!!!!!!!!!!

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In september of 2000 I became pregnant. I was sixteen years old, and my mother wanted me to have an abortion. I thought about it, but then refused to go to my appointment. This baby was due June 11, 2001 (my birthday). The father and I were married on Feb. 14, 2001. My son was born Feb.25, 2001 at 22 weeks gestation, 1lb 13 ounces, and lived for only an hour. I was so devistated. I loved my son so much, and I couldn't imagine how anyone would want to take a life of there own child. I will never get to see my son grow(which i named after his father Rodrigues Laquan Bullock Jr, had cremated and had a proper funeral.), I will never get to experiance his life, and I can't imagine how anyone would purposly put them self through so much pain, not only the procedure of abortion, but the years of wondering(and the guilt).

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When i was 16 years old I like most young girls had been having sex with my
boyfriend. I had ran away from home to be with him and ended up getting pregnant, when
i told my boyfriend I was pregnant he totally blew me off said that he didn
t even remember having sex with me so there I was a run away, pregnant and
alone! I moved in with my aunt who told my dad that i was pregnant, well
everyone convinced me that abortion was my only choice. My dad said I could
not come home with a baby and my aunt couldn't afford to let me live there
so i agreed to do it. I guess I agreed for two reasons first I am adopted
and I have lived a life with pain from knowing that my mother didn't want me
and secondly I felt I had no choice. I tried to put it off hoping my dad
would forget about it and I could find a better arrangement to go to so I
could keep my baby
well I waited and waited and finally my dad said we are going Today! So I
went. When I arrived there they said I was 20 weeks along
and that I would have to be dialated and that it would be a two day
procedure. You know they never told me what was actually happening to my
baby or I would have refused to do what I did they said to me that it wasn't
really a baby yet that it was just a big ball of tissue, they did a ultra
sound and showed me a picture of a round thing in my uterus. Then they took
me in a room and put seaweed stick in my cervix to dialate me.
I came back the next day and they gave me a I.V. and sedated me somewhat I
was still alert just very very drowsy. I remember going into this room and
there was a doctor and a nurse there.The nurse stayed by my side as the
doctor started to prep me. a few min later I heard what sounded like a
vacuum cleaner and I felt a lot of pressure and cramping I could hear the
suction noises and it felt like I had a big thing of paper in me and they
were just ripping it out. After it was over I went into a recovery room
where I stayed for 2 hours. Then they sent me home and told me not to worry.
My dad paid $900.00 to kill my baby.. On the way home I got real sick and
vomited all over my clothes
the stain never came out and I still have the clothes. I am now 29 years old
and a mother of 3 alive children and 1 dead child. The nurses said I would
go on with my life and have more kids when the time was right.They said I
would forget this and that I would have a normal happy life. That was 13
years ago and i have never forgotten the baby I killed.
I now have a son and two daughters I can only hope they never have to make
this horrible decision but if they do I will discourage the abortion topic
from them...
I just wanted to tell you my story and let you know I am behind what you are
doing. I wished I had known what I know now when i was 16... God Bless You
in saving Babies and Their Mothers from pain, My only hope is that my baby is in Heaven!
Sincerely, Dana

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When I was 20 years, my 18 year old girlfriend became pregnant. She was still in high school.  We were scared and confused. We did'nt know what to do.  Our minds wandered to the available options, and as children we sought a way out.  A way to keep everyone from knowing.  A way to keep from having to be responsible.  A way to make sure we "didn't mess our lives up".  We made the mistake of asking my mother what to do.  She revealed to us that she had had an abortion as a young woman.  She cried.  She said she didn't know what to say.  I thought if my mom had done it, it couldn't be that bad. She called information for us, and got us a number.  She asked for a "womens" clinic.  They gave her a number.  We drove to the clinic.

A miracle happened.  The clinic looked nothing like I expected.  It was a small building in a minimall, and I didn't see any of the protestors that my girlfriend was so scared of seeing.  We went in.  We met a group of women I will never forget.  There were pictures of Jesus and Mary on the wall.  I thought, this isn't an abortion clinic.  They separated us.  They talked to us about why we wanted to do this thing.  They let me and amanda talk about it.  Amanda (my girlfriend) asked if we should try to run out of there.  I looked at the pictures on the wall and I said "no, maybe we should at least listen to what they have to say".  They showed us the video "The Hard Truth".

I had always been pro-life, but when *I* was faced with the decision, I had chosen abortion.  I thank God for the miracle he placed into my life.  Information provided my mother with the number for "AAA womens center for choice & clinic".  They had chosen the name so it would show up first on a 411 information request.  They were like angels.  They worked in that office to save babies.  They saved mine.  I hope they save many more.

My daughter has given me so many things.  Things I never dreamed existed.  She gives me kisses every day before I go to work.  Her favorite thing is babies.  She sees a baby on the street and show blows a kiss.  My daughter knows more about the importance of baby's life at her age of 20 months than I knew at 20 years.  My daughter helped me find the strength to get a good job, to buy a house, marry my wife.  We have a beautiful, loving family.  I only hope that your website can reach the hearts of people in distress. To help them make the right decision.

Thank you sincerely for your good work on this earth
 

David

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I WISH ABORTIONS NEVER EXISTED. I'M SO SAD TO SAY THAT I HAVE HAD TWO ONE AT 17 AND ANOTHER AT 21 AFTER VOWING TO NEVER HAVE ANOTHER. I THINK ABOUT THOSE CHILDREN ALL THE TIME. MY FAMILY WOULD BE COMPLETE IF I HAD GIVEN BIRTH TO THEM ,INSTEAD I DID WHAT WAS CONVIENIENT FOR ME AT THE TIME WHICH WAS NOTHING SHORT OF MURDER. I THANK GOD THAT I FOUND HIM AND HIS WORD. ABORTION IS NOT AN OPTION BUT SOCIETY SURE DOES MAKES IT SEEM LIKE IT IS. IT IS SO SAD.I LOOK AT MY THREE CHILDREN AND I CAN'T IMAGINE LIFE WITHOUT THEM.JUST TO THINK I COULD BE LOOKING AT THE TWO I KILLED ENJOYING LIFE WITH THEM.

SINCERELY,RACHELB

Dear abortion is murder team...

I am not quite sure where to start. I am absolutely blown away by
your web-site. I have never seen anything like it.
My friend from church e/mailed me the address and I am crying, not sure how to react.
You see, I personally had never been for abortion. I actually got
pregnant when I was just 16 years old, and kept my baby. I now have the
most beautiful precious 5 year old boy in the universe! What would my
life be like without him? I don't even want to think about it. I had made an
appointment for an abortion and cancelled it a few days before.

I had been quite the wild party girl in my early teens... messed up with drugs,
alcohol etc. Sad thing is, I came from a Mid-upper class family and grew up in a
beautiful southern California town...I just always chose the wrong
paths...now though, being a Christina for a year, I can see the Lord just
had other plans. Getting pregnant and keeping my baby changed my life.
I cleaned up right away, got clean and sober, took my GED and started
college at Los Angeles' Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandise. June
of '99 my then 3 year old son got to see his mommy graduate college.

My now almost 5 year old son asks me every night, "mommy how was your
day at work? " Last night he told me I was SOO beautiful...he is my joy,
my life, my child. my son. MY beautiful little boy who will , Lord Willing,
grow up to be a loving man, who loves God, and has a family of his own.
To look at his little face, see his schoolwork, to have witnessed his first
steps, words, to feel his little body wrapped up next to mine when we read
bedtime stories and see his beautiful curious face as he waits for answers
to all of the questions he asks about everything, I am thankful that God
has given me such a wonderful little boy. I am beyond grateful and am
wondering, what did I do to deserve this little child who calls me mommy?

To the mothers to be who consider abortion, I would say, yes, it may
be easier in some ways...no responsibility, no one will have to know, can do
what you want without worrying about a child, or worrying about
finances...or even that, yes, my sons father is not around, no where to be
found, which makes it harder, but God provides! I am getting married to a
wonderful man in November who plans on adopting my son. Praise God!
Also, what about the plain and simple fact, that it doesn't matter what
anyone thinks about you but God Himself?

What about the fact, that yes, while you may be able to save money, or to go 
out when you feel like it, because that child didn't fit into "your plans" 
you will never have the joy of holding that little hand in yours, and knowing 
that the Lord has blessed you with the gift of life...seeing those little 
eyes look up at yours with hope...for me it is wonderful to sit when my son 
doesn't know I am listening and hear his little imagination at work as he 
plays trucks, and dinosaurs...(he makes a great T-rex imitation) ...there is 
one problem though that I can thank you for... I even as a new Christian still 
felt that if someone was raped or something along those lines, if abortion would 
help them through than maybe it would be okay...I asked my friend Cerill what
she thought...her answer was e/mailing your website address to me, which 
has completely changed that 1% of my mind which felt maybe it was okay
...ABORTION IS NOT OKAY...IT IS MURDER. Plain and simple.

The taking away of human life. murder murder murder. I hate to say, 
that if I, a then 16 year old, alcoholic with a lot of problems could clean up 
her life and raise a son than anyone can...maybe someone else couldn't do that, 
but there plenty of places that will help with adoption. That little life will 
thank you for it one day. Oh how the Lord changes us. I thank Him for loving 
me...and forgiving me and teaching me about love and patience and being selfless 
through a tiny little blonde-haired, blue-eyed boy I am proud to call my son.

Sincerely,
> Ms. Lara Booth

Today I felt really sad. I read in the newspaper that FDA has approved a new
drug that causes a miscarriage. I just makes me feel sick. And Al Gore
approves of it! He says he values families?!  This is such a horrible,
horrible drug. Why don't people consider a newly conceived baby as a BABY?

I have been grieving the loss of my baby for almost one month. I has a
miscarriage on Friday, Sept. 8th, 2000. I was 6 weeks pregnant.  My husband
and I had been praying for, hoping for, and planning for a second child. We
had been trying for 8 months. I cry that I lost my baby and it was out of my
control, while other people want to take a pill to kill it. Don't they
realize that they are killing a precious baby, a gift from God. ?  Don't they
know that there are thousands and thousands of women who WANT babies but
can't get pregnant or stay pregnant. Just because THEY don't want their baby
doesn't mean that someone else wouldn't love to be that baby's mother. I cry
when I touch my belly and realize that my baby is no longer there. 

The baby that had been growing in me for 6 weeks was a human life created by
God and loved by me, my husband, and my 5 year old daughter.  My daughter now
says a sweet prayer every night. "Please God, help the next baby to grow to
be healthy so it can grow big enough to live outside of mommy's tummy."Even
a  5 year old child realizes that this 6 week old fetus was a human life
created by God!! 

The sadness is too hard to describe.  However; I believe that my baby is in
heaven now, and that I will see him in a perfect body when Jesus Christ
returns for us someday. This thought gives me great comfort.

Please help my voice , and other voices like mine, be HEARD. I pray that God
will help me to demonstrate to others His Glory by having faith and responding
His Way to all this needless suffering.

Thank You,
Donna Tappan
Edmond, OK 

I got pregnant when I was seventeen years old. A high school drop out with a
rock bottom job. The father's first thought was that I should get an
abortion, and my mother pressured me to do the same. I was a drunk,, going no
where, how could I take care of a baby? I chose to have my baby. I did after
all pray to God to help me get my life straightened out, This was His way.
This baby was my angel from God.
Today that baby is eleven years old, and is a healthy, outgoing, good hearted
little boy, who was saved and baptized last year. I would not be surprised if
he was called to preach, wouldn't that be something.
You see, I could have gotten an abortion.  I could have taken the "easy" way
out, but I chose to accept the responsibility the Lord blessed me with.  I
had that child by myself, and raised him the first year alone, until I met a
man that loved me and my son.
I did not accept welfare checks, although we were on food stamps for a little
while, and we made it!  I am so thankful that I made the right decision. I
have never believed in abortion, and I believe that if you don't want to have
a baby, don't have sex, and if you do take responsibility for your actions.
Don't harm your innocent child, you will live to regret it.
-Angie Callahan