I survived a failed abortion, and now I’m expecting my second baby

LifeSiteNews ^ | 9/15/11 | Melissa Ohden

[wagglebee]

I’m just the messenger. God saved my life and gave me a voice to speak up and speak out about the atrocity of abortion. He gave me these experiences, He blessed me with motherhood, so that I could share with the world how EVERYONE is impacted by abortion.

What an amazing woman!

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[laweeks]

I've seen this woman in person at a Right-to-Life rally here in Mentor, Ohio. Awesome . . . and so pleasant to talk to.

She told me that her "mother" is still not pro-life in her thinking . . . pathetic.

[wagglebee]

You will really enjoy this.

[BreezyDog]

I was lucky too. I was born in 1965 to a 17 year old and a 19 year old. They both say they would have never aborted if it were legal at the time, so I'm grateful they didn't have the option regardless. They did marry 7 months before I was born.

The scary part is my grandfather on the paternal side was head the Midwest Planned Parenthood well after I was born. I'm not proud....

[bronxville]

A beautiful story which brought tears to my eyes. Thank you so much for posting it.

[Donnafrflorida]

I had an abortion twenty some years ago. Something I will regret to the day I die. I am so pro life now. The Lord tested me with my twenty four yr old daughter. She has three children. Never been married. Not once was the option of abortion mentioned. Never again!

[Donnafrflorida]

I had an abortion twenty some years ago. Something I will regret to the day I die. I am so pro life now. The Lord tested me with my twenty four yr old daughter. She has three children. Never been married. Not once was the option of abortion mentioned. Never again!

[diamond6]

“child tucked safely away in my womb”

I love this line!

[mpackard]

Donna, have you been to any support groups and had therapy for this? I’m only asking because a dear friend of mine who was raised catholic had two. She never fully recovered until she went to a Christian based abortion recovery group. It is now part of her testimony about sin and Gods grace. I pray for you that you find the healing that you need and deserve.

[sargon]

What a breathtaking, gut-wrenching testimony to the abomination which is abortion.

Compelling stuff. I'm practically shaking from reading portions of that.

[sargon]

Here's the solution guys. It will result in a situation where a mother can still abort her child without becoming a criminal, but the abominable act itself will be so stigmatized, that abortions in this country will fall to near zero.

1. Make elective abortion illegal, except in cases of medical necessity. Legislatively, include wording clearly intended to stigmatize the act. Stigmatization can also be enhanced in other ways by society at large.
2. Give the father veto rights over an abortion which he opposes. If the father wants it so, then the abortion cannot happen. Impose penalties for failing to inform the fathers of their rights in a timely manner.
3. Include various informational requirements for parental consent, alternatives such as adoption, and also explain to women how negative abortion's aftereffects can factually be, in terms of both physical and mental health.
4. Thereafter, if a woman really wants to go ahead and abort her child, she can consult with a doctor, who can agree that there is a medical necessity for the abortion. At this point, the State can't really intrude into the doctor-patient relationship, and thus privacy issues are addressed, both individual and medical. Admittedly, it's a loophole to point 1, but at least the stigma is preserved.

Now I know the above system is imperfect, and will never satisfy the extremists on both sides, but I'm not sure we could ever get to a much better practical arrangement. Many times, if both sides are unhappy with a compromise, it is likely that it is a good and effective compromise.

That's my take on the issue, and short of an outright repeal of Roe v. Wade, it probably represents the best that could be achieved.

[W. W. SMITH]

My wife and I lost our first child due to a small infection of the placental sack. The child was barely into the second trimester. This was 32 years ago so there was nothing that could be done to try to save her. Yes her, a perfectly formed little girl trying so hard to survive, to draw air into her lungs, which where not ready yet. All we could do is sit and watch as she died. It hurts yet today. I set here typing this with tears dripping of my chin.

You can try to label a baby as an embryo or a mass of tissue. Using those terms will never justify abortion. Abortion is “MURDER” murder of a living human being!

[Tax-chick]

Yes, I did. Thanks!

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[Anna W]

Back in the late 60’s early 70’s I worked in a Jewish hospital in Denver & they performed abortions. We did not admit new borns. They were sent to a Catholic hospital 2 blocks away. One night a young girl was admitted for her 3rd abortion. She & her parents carried on like it was no big deal. I still think about them today & wonder if they had any buyers remorse. I also know people who had their daughters give their babies up for adoption & are constantly trying to find them.

[Reddy]

“From all accounts, when I was delivered at St. Luke’s Hospital in Sioux City, Iowa, I was believed to be dead. Understandably so—that was the plan. And from what I’ve been told, I was left for dead–placed along the bedside table in my biological mother’s hospital room, left to be discarded like waste. “

And this is just what Barack Hussein Obama has always wanted... he actively opposed the Born Alive Infant Protection Act while he was an Illinois senator. The act provided that medical care be given to abortion survivors. Zero would have stood in the way of any medical care given to this beautiful baby (now amazing woman).

[Salvation]

This gal needs to team up with 40 Days for Life!

[Cronos]

Not as amazing as God creating life in the womb. How can anyone want to burn up their child? What type of Moloch-worshippers are these?