How did my parents raise us to respect and love our birthfamilies?

I had a powerful conversation the other night at the Gospel Haven Church in Millersburg, Ohio, with an adoptive mother who is also a part of the Pure Gift of God adoption (you can check them out on Facebook) assistance program in the Millersburg community, and I...

Adoption Is An Option That Everyone Can Live With

As originally printed as ‘My Parents Adopted Me After I Survived an Abortion’ on LifeNews on November 4, 2013 “They were called to be his parents, and I was just blessed to be a part of it.”  These were the sentiments that a birthfather shared at New Life...

Reflections on the NRLC 2012 Convention and Loving Children Into Life

As published by National Right to Life’s Today’s News and Views on July 9, 2012 and was later published on Life News on July 10, 2012 By Melissa Ohden Editor’s note. Melissa the survivor of a “failed” saline abortion, has spoken at the last two National...

The Secrets Families Keep

Dominique Moceanu.  It didn’t matter that when she was an Olympic gold medalist in 1996, I was 18 years old.  I still wanted to be like her.  As a young girl, I had been obsessed with gymnastics.  My family couldn’t afford gymnastics classes, so watching it on TV was...

Two Months and Ten Survivors Later…

Since The Abortion Survivor Network (www.theabortionsurvivors.com) got up and running in late March, I am pleased to share that beautiful and amazing things have been happening! Not only are individuals being educated about the prevalence of abortion survivors and the...