I have personally walked in those shoes. I can personally tell you how it affected me. I had my first child when I was barely 17. No money, still in HS, no family support, no help. And...this was many years ago when the stigma and judgement of pregnancy before marriage was not what it is today. According to everyone in my life at that ti…
I have personally walked in those shoes. I can personally tell you how it affected me. I had my first child when I was barely 17. No money, still in HS, no family support, no help. And...this was many years ago when the stigma and judgement of pregnancy before marriage was not what it is today. According to everyone in my life at that time, abortion was my only option. Some of them were even people who claimed to be Christians. They were ALL wrong. Today, my daughter is a beautiful, kind, smart, and loving woman who enriched my life tremendously. She and her husband went on to adopt their 2 daughters, my grandchildren, who are now beautiful young ladies.
Believe it or not, there are way worse things in life than an unplanned pregnancy. It's not a cancer to be cut out. It's not a life long prison sentence. It's not the end of a woman's life.
I now help support a few organizations that financially assist women in need. Women, who have chosen to keep their babies. Not only with meaningful financial assistance but other services as well such as housing, transportation, counseling, etc.
Me too. Teenage mom here, when it wasn’t cool. Got counsel from several members of the church to ‘get rid’ of my sin. I chose to keep my baby. It was hard, but ultimately I know that although I made the choice of self sacrifice over sacrificing my baby, there are those in my circle who did abort their children go on to have live births and realize that having an abortion was the biggest mistake of their life.
I’m so sickened that members of the church counseled you to abort. You are courageous and I applaud you for choosing to do what was right in the face of shameful advice. I give you a standing ovation and much respect for doing the right thing even though it would be difficult.
Amen! 35 years ago, when I first became involved in the pro-life movement, we had a woman who came to us who had aborted 8 pregnancies. Her first one was a coercion by her father, a Baptist pastor. Being raised in a Christian home, it was mind boggling to me a pastor would do such a thing. She came to live with us for a week while we were finding a home for her to go to. I have never met anyone who had such a low self-esteem. The good news is her baby was adopted by our associate pastor and his wife.
Your story is so moving and inspiring LuAnne, I admire you more than I can say for not doing what seemed easier but what was right. That shows a lot of character.
I love the way you frame the issue as not a prison sentence or the end of a woman’s life. That is part of the problem, too many people DO frame it this way and it is widely accepted as truth. I also love how you are now working to support women in need and help making this choice easier for them.
Thank you! I know women who've had abortions and while it seemed like an easy and immediate solution, they deeply regret it. Such a difficult burden to carry. No one talks about this reality.
This is so true! In the 1980's, we had an older woman in our church who had an abortion many years earlier when it was illegal. The guilt and shame that she still carried was incredible. Thankfully, she finally found the forgiveness of Jesus.
I have personally walked in those shoes. I can personally tell you how it affected me. I had my first child when I was barely 17. No money, still in HS, no family support, no help. And...this was many years ago when the stigma and judgement of pregnancy before marriage was not what it is today. According to everyone in my life at that time, abortion was my only option. Some of them were even people who claimed to be Christians. They were ALL wrong. Today, my daughter is a beautiful, kind, smart, and loving woman who enriched my life tremendously. She and her husband went on to adopt their 2 daughters, my grandchildren, who are now beautiful young ladies.
Believe it or not, there are way worse things in life than an unplanned pregnancy. It's not a cancer to be cut out. It's not a life long prison sentence. It's not the end of a woman's life.
I now help support a few organizations that financially assist women in need. Women, who have chosen to keep their babies. Not only with meaningful financial assistance but other services as well such as housing, transportation, counseling, etc.
God blessed your child for your bravery.
Amen
Me too. Teenage mom here, when it wasn’t cool. Got counsel from several members of the church to ‘get rid’ of my sin. I chose to keep my baby. It was hard, but ultimately I know that although I made the choice of self sacrifice over sacrificing my baby, there are those in my circle who did abort their children go on to have live births and realize that having an abortion was the biggest mistake of their life.
I’m so sickened that members of the church counseled you to abort. You are courageous and I applaud you for choosing to do what was right in the face of shameful advice. I give you a standing ovation and much respect for doing the right thing even though it would be difficult.
Amen! 35 years ago, when I first became involved in the pro-life movement, we had a woman who came to us who had aborted 8 pregnancies. Her first one was a coercion by her father, a Baptist pastor. Being raised in a Christian home, it was mind boggling to me a pastor would do such a thing. She came to live with us for a week while we were finding a home for her to go to. I have never met anyone who had such a low self-esteem. The good news is her baby was adopted by our associate pastor and his wife.
I admire that so much, especially given the pressure and advice to choose otherwise.
Thank you for being courageous and doing the right thing against all odds. Your daughter is smiling today because of it.
Your story is so moving and inspiring LuAnne, I admire you more than I can say for not doing what seemed easier but what was right. That shows a lot of character.
I love the way you frame the issue as not a prison sentence or the end of a woman’s life. That is part of the problem, too many people DO frame it this way and it is widely accepted as truth. I also love how you are now working to support women in need and help making this choice easier for them.
Thank you! I know women who've had abortions and while it seemed like an easy and immediate solution, they deeply regret it. Such a difficult burden to carry. No one talks about this reality.
This is so true! In the 1980's, we had an older woman in our church who had an abortion many years earlier when it was illegal. The guilt and shame that she still carried was incredible. Thankfully, she finally found the forgiveness of Jesus.