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Your words are wise.

I have been blessed with a beautiful and delightful grandson whom I love more than life itself. My daughter was young and unmarried when pregnant. I told her abortion is not an option. I explained my past. I took a life in my youth, but who knows, maybe I had a hand in saving another very precious one.

When I had my abortion I was young, ignorant, naive and scared. The “adults” at the abortion clinic did not tell me the truth. They said “it” was a clump of cells, tissue, not a “life” yet. They lied. I was a little over 4 months pregnant.

Thank you for your brave admission. I, too, was in your same spot and you are correct, those around us who are pressing us to submit have everything BUT ours, or our child's, benefit in mind. We, and millions of other women AND men are shining examples of our great God's mercy, love and forgiveness. We are proof that what Satan meant for evil, God meant for good. Only he is able to turn such despair and grief into power to make things right. We are the voices of our lost children now and we MUST be the ones who join together to end this unspeakable evil in our land. God bless you.

Said Kelly4c: I have been blessed with a beautiful and delightful grandson whom I love more than life itself. My daughter was young and unmarried when pregnant. I told her abortion is not an option. I explained my past. I took a life in my youth, but who knows, maybe I had a hand in saving another very precious one.

Now replies Jesse:
That is a beautiful post. Way to go both in sharing with us and with your daughter when she was in the time of decision regarding the baby inside her.

And you bring up a very important aspect which is often overlooked. We often cite the negative reasons for not getting abortion such as "Don't get an abortion because it's killing a human life." but we often forget to also mention the positive reasons - like how precious a child is (and especially a grandchild:).

(I don't intend to suggest at all that one's own children are any less precious, but I suspect that a young woman unhappily pregnant is probably too stressed out to think too much about how precious a child is. But by the time her own kids have kids, she's got a better handle on life and can really enjoy her grandkids!)

Keep up the good work,
~Jesse