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  • Meet the Paralympic Athlete Who Survived an Abortion

    08/26/2021 5:10:01 AM PDT · by Kaslin · 4 replies
    Townhall.com ^ | August 26, 2021 | Katie Yoder
    Ernie Gawilan is a fighter. The 30-year-old champion swimmer made a name for himself after competing in the 2016 Paralympics and becoming the first Filipino gold medalist at the Asian Para Games in 2018. Now, he’s in Tokyo for the 2021 Paralympics, where he will compete and carry his country’s flag in the closing ceremony. But Ernie’s first win came in 1991, when he survived an attempted abortion that left him with no legs and an underdeveloped left arm. “I must have been a good swimmer even in my mother’s womb because I survived the abortion. I just swam,” Ernie...