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| 4/19/00
I ran across your sight while looking for information
for my final paper in college and thought I would share my story. At
16 I was beaten and raped by my boyfriend who was really drugged that
night. It's very sad for me because I was still a virgin and this
was definitely not the way I had planned things. I was rushed to the
hospital because he had beaten my head against concrete and I was examined
and treated I was also given a "morning after" pill I was almost
guaranteed I wouldn't become pregnant. About 2 months later after
being sick and having the "flu" that would never go away I went
to the doctor and my pregnancy test came back positive. My ex
boyfriend (and baby's father) who was now sitting in jail found out then
threatened me to have an abortion or he would kill me and my family.
I was really scared myself mostly of being pregnant and sixteen but
couldn't bring myself to take my own flesh and blood's life. I
carried the pregnancy to full term and kept my daughter
"Jasleen" who was born in March of 1998. And even though I
have struggled and have to admit I have sat and cried a lot because of
what happened I have to say she has been my strength to go on. I
still remember all the pain, disbelief, and embarrassment but when I look
at my daughter and I see her smile it takes all of pain away. I
can't see my life without her. A lot of people told me to abort,
that I was too young, that was too much of a burden for me to carry.
When they see me with my daughter they tell me they are surprised at my
accomplishment and more because I was a teen mother. To this day I
don't see why they are surprised it was just an instinct and a will to
survive.
Ruth O. |
| 4/16/00
About 2 1/2 years ago, I was faced with an unplanned pregnancy. I
remember that I cried, and panicked. I felt lost, afraid, alone. I was
already a single mother, my first child was about 1 when I found out I was
pregnant. My relationship with my baby's father had ended on bad terms.
Needless to say, I was not happy to be pregnant. I remember contemplating
abortion for one moment, a moment when I panicked. In the back of my head,
I knew I would never do it.
My mother was horrified with the news of my pregnancy, and DEMANDED
that I have an abortion. It was at that time that I realized what an idiot
I was for even contemplating the thought. My maternal/protective instincts
kicked in, and I told my mother where she could go.
Talía turned two on 2/17/00. Everytime I look at her, I am so happy
that she came into my life. I cannot imagine life without her.
I came across your website, and I feel relief, and guilt. I feel guilty
for once thinking about doing something so atrocious. I feel relief that I
didn't let my mother influence me.
Sincerely,
YB
P.S. Talía is an angel name. It is one of the angels that accompanies
the sun on it's daily course. |
| 4/11/00
In 1991 my best friend and I both
became pregnant. She was extremely pro-choice and I have always been dead
set against abortion.
She got pregnant, due to not using any type of
birth control, at the
beginning of that year by a man she really loved. He said that he
would
"stand by her decision". She chose the easy way out and
had an abortion. She had a horrible experience and a lot of pain.
The clinic fitted her with some device and sent her home for the night.
She was in so much pain she cried all night. I asked her questions
about which technique they used and she had no idea what they had done to
her.
After the abortion, she and her boyfriend began
fighting and soon had broken up. While talking to her boyfriend
after the abortion, he said that he had wanted the baby. He never
told her because he felt it was her choice. She then had to deal with the
break up along with the abortion.
I got pregnant, due to taking antibiotics while
on birth control pills,
at the end of the same year. My boyfriend asked me to marry him
because of the baby. I said no. We lived together, had our
little angel, and got married when she was three. She was our flower
girl! She is the light of our lives and a blessing from God - even
though we didn't know it at the time.
My friend has suffered on going depression since
her abortion and our relationship is very strained now. I know she
sees her mistake every time she looks at my daughter and realizes what she
could have had. Our children could have played together and maybe
been best friends.
I have been unable to become pregnant again due
to health problems that started ten months after my daughter was born.
If we had not had her, we would be childless. My friend got
pregnant again three years ago and miscarried twins. She is now
trying to get pregnant again and is having a lot of problems doing so.
God has plans for every life he creates!!!!
Hindsight is 20/20 and we
may not see those plans until we look back.
Zoe's Mom
P.S. The name Zoe is greek for "LIFE"! |
| 4/6/00
I just wanted to tell my story that has a
happy ending. At 16, I was in my final year of high school, and I fell
pregnant to my boyfriend, who I had broken up with only 2 weeks
beforehand. When I eventually told my mother, she decided that abortion
was the only way out. I must admit that even though I was opposed to
abortion, the reason I didn't want one wasn't because of my future, but
because I was scared of the pain. When my mother realized that I wasn't
doing it, she told me that for my sake, she hoped that I would miscarry.
My doctor was ever so supportive, telling my mother that it was my choice,
and NO, an abortion wasn't a little procedure. I had my son in March of
1998 when I was 17, I am good friends with his father, who is a great dad,
I study at university fulltime, work, and volunteer at the local theater's
am totally independent. The day after my son was born, I looked at my
mother and said that I was so glad that I didn't have an abortion, and I
will never forget the look on her face. It will last me a lifetime. My son
Jaron is 2 now, I am 19 and both me, his dad and my boyfriend love him to
death. And I personally believe that the factors that decide if you will
have a good experience are family support (thank god for this!), good
friends, and a good head on your shoulders. I thank goodness that I
have the brains to provide a home, manage money and now that I am at
university, a brilliant future for us both.
Kelly Fletcher |
| 4/3/00
Hi awhile back in December when I first found out from
an EPT I was pregnant. I considered abortion and searched
drastically for articles about it on the internet to make sure I made the
right decision. I saw the pictures and the videos and was literally in
tears , and also extremely nauseated from what people could do to a life.
It made me change my mind. I am now 5 1/2 months along and doing fine.
Thank you once again.
Kristi
17 from California. |
| 3/28/00
In 1971, when I was barely 14 years old, I got pregnant
by my 17 year old boyfriend. My mother was horrified at the thought
of the people we went to church with finding out, as I was the piano
player and supposed to be such a good little girl. Abortion wasn't
legal then, but there were ways to get one if you knew who to go to.
My boyfriend's family was determined that I would have an abortion and be
out of their son's life forever. My parents were just mortified,
hoping to get rid of the problem so that nobody would ever know. The
only hitch to all their plans was that I wanted that baby, even as young
as I was. I knew even then that to kill a baby through abortion was
murder.
Rather than being forced into an abortion, I'd made up my mind to commit
suicide. I would have rather died myself than let my baby be killed.
Thank God, neither of those things happened. My boyfriend stood up
to both our families and declared that we would marry and keep our baby.
We did. 29 years ago this October, we got married. Seven
months later our daughter was born. We raised her and a son, who was
born five years later.
Think about being 14 years old, in the 8th grade and pregnant. What
would you do? Then look at these two beautiful faces. If that
abortion had taken place, neither of them would be here today.
Our story has a very happy ending. After our children were old
enough to go to school, I got my GED, then went to college. Today I
am equipped to do the kind of high-tech work that pays loads of money and
I work when I want to. My husband is very successful in his own
business and we have more than we ever dreamed of. God has a way of
rewarding those who do the right thing.
Donna |
| 3/24/00
I just wanted to write to tell you what a great job
i think you are doing. I have always been against abortion and always will
be. I got pregnant at 19 and i was really scared to tell my parents
because i was brought up to save sex for marriage [which is what you
should do] However i told them and they were very supportive. My parents
stood behind me my whole pregnancy. My boyfriend wanted me to have an
abortion and i told him no. showed him what a picture of an aborted baby
looked like and i told him that it was complete murder. He then changed
his views on abortion and we have a beautiful 2 and a half year old little
girl. We got married in October of 1999. I think sometimes girls are
afraid to tell their parents because they are scared, however you just
might be surprised at their reaction. I would love it if you would email
me and let me know if there is anything i can do to help on your website
or to help in my area to help stop the killing of unborn babies. It hurts
me to think that young girls are not being told the truth when they go in
to have an abortion. Please email me. I want to help. Just know that even
if the father of the baby is not there you will always have that little
baby there to hold and love. It's so worth it in the end. I can't imagine
life without my daughter. She is the best thing that has ever happened to
me. I love her more than life it's self. Please let's stop this
unnecessary killing.
K |
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I am in the Uk and found this
site by accident.
I have just sat and read
through the letters on Babies Not Slaughtered and thought I'd share my
experience.
I was just sixteen when I
fell pregnant, and as soon as I found out it was like a hole had been
filled in my life, abortion never entered my mind, needless to say my
parents weren't very happy but they were more upset than angry. My
mother was just nineteen when she gave birth to me and of course she
didn't want me to go through the same things she had to endure. I
almost instantly realized what I had growing in side me, a little
person, a human being.
I am now nineteen and my
little girl Stephanie is two and a half. I love her more than words can
say, I love being her nurse, her teacher, her doctor and even her hair
dresser.
I know not every one finds
it as easy as me, I understand that, but if you are reading this and
considering abortion, please think about it hard, think of all the years
of unconditional love you will receive from your baby.
I have enclosed a verse that
I found very apt for this site.
A new baby is the most
precious thing in the world,
For here is the child
who will turn to you for
Guidance in life,
And for answers to a
multitude of questions.
Here is the child
Who will give unconditonal
love,
Who will look at this
world
With wonder and
optimism,
Who will see excitement
Round every corner,
And joy in the simplest
of lifes gifts.
Here is the child
Whose smile will light
up your days,
And whose tears will
break your heart.
Here is the child
Through whose eyes
You will re-discover
The wonderful miracles
of this earth.
And here is the child
To whom you have given
The most treasured gift
This world has to
offer..............The Gift Of LIFE.
Thank you for the work you
are doing.
Rachael
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| 3/23/00
I just wanted to tell you how great I think you guys
are. I don't think people realize what abortions really are. I think they
believe that its a simple process and that its no big deal. Well, I became
pregnant at the age 15, still in high school, no job, and no boyfriend. I
happen to get pregnant at some party with some guy I'd only knew for a
short time. The guy and I were friends but nothing more. I felt very
ashamed of my-self for sleeping with someone I didn't love. Well, I didn't
find out that I pregnant until I was almost 5 months along. And even then
I didn't tell my mom right away. But when I did tell her I felt so much
better and I never ever expected for her to be so understanding. I told
her that I wasn't going to have an abortion and I'm so glad that I didn't.
But I'm very ashamed of my-self right now and I will tell you why. Well,
my son is now 6 months old and I'm only 16 years old and I'm still in
school like I said. And I am real close to 4 months pregnant and I am very
afraid to tell anyone. I was raped and now I'm pregnant again. I was
thinking about having an abortion until I saw your site. Just a couple of
days ago my friend happened to run across your site, she showed me and I
just about flipped. As soon as I saw those disturbing pictures I
immediately changed my mind. Like I said I just wanted to thank you so
much!!!!! I am now going to bravely tell my mom once again and take care
of this matter the right way.
THANKS,
E.C. |
| 3/19/00
It was one month after my daughter had graduated
from high school that she
found out she was pregnant. She was supposed to start college in the fall
on
a full athletic scholarship. Abortion was the first thing we discussed. I
called a clinic and had it all set up. A few days before the appointment
she seemed more depressed than I have ever seen her. I talked to her and
that is when she told me she couldn't go through with the surgery. My
grandson is 2 years old now and the joy of her life. She lives on her own
and is totally independent. She holds a full time job and is a devoted
mother. Needless to say, I am very proud of her for the decision she made.
Chaty---@aol.com |
| 3/15/00
Abortion TV,
My sister told me about this site when she found it in order to write a
speech (we're prolife). I was totally shocked. When I had just
turned 20, I found out I was pregnant. I was poor, unmarried and
not going anywhere with my life. Abortion was one of the options
given to me at the women's health clinic all those years ago. I
thank God that I decided to keep my baby. My boyfriend and I married
and now Brianna is a beautiful, intelligent two year old. In fact
she was so much fun we had another.....Lasair is now three months old.
When I first saw the pictures of abortions I cried and cried. I
looked at my youngest daughter and wondered how anyone could be so inhuman
to do such an evil thing. Three months ago my baby would have
been considered non-living I guess by the "pro death" faction.
It breaks my heart that women every day are killing these babies without a
second
thought....at least until it's too late. You guys are doing an
amazing job and if it helps one woman realize that abortion is not the
answer than it is well worth the effort!
Margaret
Peterborough, Ontario, Canada |
| 3/13/00
After reading some of the letters I thought I had to
write. I will start by saying thank you. Back in Sept. 1999 I found out I
was pregnant @ 24 years of age was not the problem this would be my third
child ( I have a 7 and 6 year old). It was who was the father of my child
that bothered me most. Having the internet I looked up clinics to
find one close. I called made an appointment. The women on the other end
was so rude and disrespectful towards me I felt even worse. Money was one
of her main issues. Later that night I was surfing the net and searched
abortions. And here is what I found I never really knew about what
happens and how it all works . Well this site made me cancel the
appointment and look different at life all views. I believe I would have
never forgave myself if I went through it. As I sit here typing and
feeling her movement puts a smile on my face. I'm due May 12, 2000 and I'm
proud to be a mom a third time. I would like to thank all of you for
having this site and putting your life experience to share with everyone.
It changed my mine. What I would like to know is why a father of a unborn
child not have some rights to the decision? If the father wants the child
but the mother don't there should be something a father can do. I know and
understand that its the women's body but she could have protected herself
to begin with so the decision didn't have to come to abortion. Also, they
do not express adoption enough. My choice on not getting rid of the
child is not over I may still give it up but alive. That decision will
come later in my heart I will keep it but that is still an open choice for
me and my husband. If he chooses to help me raise a child that is not his
all is marry if not I move on or choose to hand the child over to someone
who can't have children. I can't express thank you enough for this site
you saved me from making a mistake I would have never forgave myself as
long as I lived. God bless all the strong and all the weak.
a shame at the thought,
Bridgette |
3/7/00
I personally think that what you are
doing here is GREAT! I believe that God has permitted technology
to advance for many reasons and just like there are sick people who use
it for evil purposes we should use it for good. Some people may
feel these pictures or videos are to graphic but I think they just want
to choose that abortion is just a procedure but the cruel reality is
that they are faced with REALITY. Abortion is murder and I believe that
God did not intend for babies to be aborted that is why he advises us
not to have sex before marriage he knew why he said that. I came out
pregnant at 19 yrs. old and I was single. Yes it was difficult to face
my very Christ fearing family but I never gave it a thought to abort my
baby.
I applaud what you are doing keep up the
good work and I know all those murdered babies must be smiling at you
from heaven.
Helen---@netzero.net
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| 2/18/00
It's odd how I came across your website. I was trying to find
information about "designer babies" or cloning for a research
project I am having my English students do. I happened quite by accident
to find your site and I have been here for over an hour. Eighteen years
ago I was a first year teacher. I had led a sheltered life- but a
wonderful one- gone to a church university and then hit the real world. I
kind of lost myself there for awhile, and unfortunately, became pregnant.
And although I was madly in love with the father, I knew in my heart that
I had truly let myself down both in my behavior and in my choice of a
boyfriend. His reaction was to get an abortion or he was gone. I had been
raised in a very loving religious home and I knew what was right. It was
the hardest time of my life. It is pretty easy to convince yourself that
there really isn't a viable baby there, just multiplying cells. Some
friends encouraged me to get an abortion. I taught school in a very small
religious community. It was so tempting. If I had the abortion, no one
would ever know and I could keep my job. If I had the baby I knew I would
lose my job. Oddly enough, the feather that tipped the scales was a clear
memory of my university biology class. We were required to go to
symposiums, and I happened to go to one where the professor showed us a
film of a live abortion. He had a friend at a teaching hospital and this
was a training film of some sort. I couldn't get those images out of my
head. I also knew that some day I would have to stand before the Lord and
account for my behavior. All the slick rhetoric the "woman's
movement" would like you to use to excuse yourself would just melt
away and I would have only one true answer to give- "I was weak and
selfish". Although my family was devastated and hurt by my news, they
encouraged me to do the right thing. I resigned from my job and went to
live with my aunt. I had my son and he is my heart and soul. My greatest
sadness is that I selfishly put him in a home without a father, and that I
wasn't more discerning in my pick of men to father him. I have since
married and I have a wonderful family of five children. I teach public
school, and when I have the opportunity in health class to teach about
choices, I encourage these young women to think for themselves and find
out all the facts, not just the rhetoric. They often ask me what I think
about abortion and then I honestly answer them. Sometimes I share my
experience. (I can't promote pro-life as part of the curriculum but I can
answer honestly when they question my personal beliefs)
I think your web site is so important. We are a visually fed
people. Images usually make the greatest impact. Thank you.
Name withheld |
4/11/00
In 1991 my best friend and I both became pregnant. She was extremely
pro-choice and I have always been dead set agains't abortion.
She got pregnant, due to not using any type of
birth control, at the
beginning of that year by a man she really loved. He said that he
would
"stand by her decision". She chose the easy way out and
had an abortion. She had a horrible experience and a lot of pain.
The clinic fitted her with some device and sent her home for the night.
She was in so much pain she cried all night. I asked her questions
about which technique they used and she had no idea what they had done to
her.
After the abortion, she and her boyfriend began
fighting and soon had broken up. While talking to her boyfriend
after the abortion, he said that he had wanted the baby. He never
told her because he felt it was her choice. She then had to deal with the
break up along with the abortion.
I got pregnant, due to taking antibiotics while
on birth control pills,
at the end of the same year. My boyfriend asked me to marry him
because of the baby. I said no. We lived together, had our
little angel, and got married when she was three. She was our flower
girl! She is the light of our lives and a blessing from God - even
though we didn't know it at the time.
My friend has suffered on going depression since
her abortion and our relationship is very strained now. I know she
sees her mistake every time she looks at my daughter and realizes what she
could have had. Our children could have played together and maybe
been best friends.
I have been unable to become pregnant again due
to health problems that started ten months after my daughter was born.
If we had not had her, we would be childless. My friend got
pregnant again three years ago and miscarried twins. She is now
trying to get pregnant again and is having a lot of problems doing so.
God has plans for every life he creates!!!!
Hindsight is 20/20 and we
may not see those plans until we look back.
Zoe's Mom
P.S. The name Zoe is greek for "LIFE"! |
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