Olympic Champion Claressa Shields Saves Cousin’s Baby From Abortion: “I’ll Adopt Her”

lifenews.com ^ | 8/24/16 | Katie Yoder

[SoFloFreeper]

Claressa Shields made history in Rio as the first U.S. boxer to win back-to-back gold medals. But while the major media outlets praised her historic win, they forgot about her most important personal win.

On Monday, the 21-year-old credited God for her success on Good Morning America after ABC anchor Amy Robach referenced her “difficult childhood.”

How Shields’ past was difficult, Robach didn’t say. But it’s a story well worth telling.

Shields grew up in Flint, Michigan with a father in jail and a mother with drug problems and male “acquaintances” who, Shields said, raped and sexually molested her. Her family relied on food stamps that, she believes, her mother sold for drugs – because food rarely appeared on the table. And when her cousin begged her for abortion money, Shields decided to adopt a baby of her own as a teenager.

[SoFloFreeper]

Not going to be praised by Al Sharpton or Cecile Richards or Valerie Jarrett or the occupant of the Oval Office or Hitlery or any of the leftists who worship with the sacrament of abortion...this young black female champion cares more about children in her little toe than all of the aforementioned combined.

[SoFloFreeper]

[darkwing104]

She is a classy lady...

[HiTech RedNeck]

“...but the boxer still remains.” (Paul Simon)

[HiTech RedNeck]

(with gender changed in the story)

In the clearing stands a boxer
And a fighter by her trade
And she carries the reminders
Of every glove that laid her down
Or cut her till she cried out
In her anger and her shame
“I am leaving, I am leaving” —
But the boxer still remains....

[DuncanWaring]

Actually, it’s “... the fighter still remains ...”.

[mancini]

Now that’s a role model!

[HiTech RedNeck]

Simon probably said it better that way with the generalization to “fighter.”

[thesearethetimes...]

Very sad that it ended up with her having to give the child back. I pray the birth mother’s love for Klaressa is genuine.

May God bless and keep watch over them all.
Tatt

[DuncanWaring]

Though it was a boxer in the clearing.

[GnuThere]

Wow, a baby $100 away from not existing!
Good for her.

[HiTech RedNeck]

Anyhow, the fighter who fights persistently for the right thing is the fighter blessed by the Lord.

Many heroes and heroines did not have auspicious beginnings. But what would be insignificant to mankind meant much to the Lord.

[HiTech RedNeck]

My hunch: $100 and a heart that God was turning into gold.

[healy61]

I have a new heroine.

[TWhiteBear]

Back to the topic and away from musical minutiae.
Great story.
God works in wondrous ways.
The radical MSM pro abortion hosts hate it when an interview goes this way.
They often cut the interview short.
Prayers for all.
TWB.

[King Moonracer]

An inspiring and heroic young woman.

[Eddie01]

I’m in Flint today at guitar center.

[married21]

This is heartwarming and inspiring. God bless you Claressa Shields.

[wardaddy]

Women’s boxing in olympics?

God love her but what a strange Olympian sport

[wardaddy]

I drove thru last week to Saginaw then 10 to 115 to Caddy and TC

It was a beautiful morning actually