Crystal Blount became a mother at a very tender age as a result of a rape. And she had two different appointments to abort her child conceived as a result of this crime. She was a 14-year-old freshman and virgin. She was church-going, smart, and young when she was raped on her high school campus by an upper classman she barely knew.
Read Crystal's story for yourself to learn more about her child and how she became very prolife!
Crystal Blount is a remarkable woman with an inspiring and remarkable story! She survived the trauma of rape, and has taken the lemons she encountered in her life and made sweet lemonade, as the saying goes. Read Crystal's story for yourself and let it inspire you!
That's Nicholas D'Angelo's stance. And if you read his story, you'll understand why he is justified in saying this. And his point that, "it is not a matter of 'here' vs 'there'; it is a matter of alive or killed in my most vulnerable state," resonates because he was concieved via a rape.
"Human life is inherently valuable and deserves protection, I beg you to fight for it," Nick also says. Thanks, Nick, for your articulate arguments for the most vulnerable among us!
Grandpas, moms, lawyers, firefighters, EMTs... Read for yourself why a women conceived in rape says, “The rapist is the one who deserves the shame and deserves punishment, not the women or their children.”
"...And I Am Not The Rapist’s Baby!"
Mary Rathke was concieved via rape by a mother with severe mental illness, but her life is as valuable as any other person's.
Mary says, "I was never the rapist’s baby, nor my mother’s," yet she overcame all of this and other difficulties and she is thriving today. Read her story for yourself; you will be moved by her optimism.
Remember Juda Myers? She was featured in this blog a while back.
Juda Myers is the founder of CHOICES4LIFE, an organization dedicated to helping restore honor and dignity to women and their children who have been conceived in rape. She also helps women who have miscarried or aborted find comfort and hope.
In this article, Juda writes about more brave women, who face their challenges head on as they give their unborn babies the gift of life, despite the pain they carry from their babies' conceptions.
Keep up the great work, Juda!
It was 1928 when 16-year-old Minka Disbrow’s life was changed forever. Before she even knew how babies were made, Minka was attacked and raped by a stranger.
She hid what had happened to her from her family and friends — that is, until she realized that her body was changing. It was then that Minka's mother had to explain to her that she was pregnant and to tell Minka for the first time where babies come from. Her mother made the decision to hide her daughter's situation from everyone--even Minka's own sister. When Minka had her baby, she placed her new born daughter for adoption.
For Minka, keeping the baby and her rape a secret became a habit — one she continued throughout her life, concealing it even from those closest to her. What an amazing story and what a wonderful reunion this mother had seventy-seven years after she placed her daughter for adoption!
...that they didn’t have an abortion!
You have read about CHOICES4LIFE here before; it's the organization that supports women who have conceived via rape. Now read how this relatively new organization is helping many mom's who are in great need.
Patty, who was conceived in rape, honors her birthmother for giving her life. She also stands up for those like her, who cannot speak for themselves, by standing outside a Planned Parenthood facility during 40 Days for Life, giving face and voice to those whom many would seek to kill through abortion, supposedly as an act of mercy toward the raped woman.
Be sure to view the video of Patty, honoring her birthmom, at the end of the article!
There is a new (to me anyway) organization that is working in the trenches to save the lives of persons conceived via rape. Here is what they say they want to accomplish.
"Living Exceptions is an organization founded by Rape conceived women who want to educate individuals on what it means to be 100% Pro-Life. 60% of Pro-Lifers hold a Rape Exception and we feel that education is the key to these pro-lifers discovering the truth in value of all human life. All Life has value, the woman who's going through the difficult pregnancy and the child who's life hangs in the balance."
I recommend you visit their site for yourself and read the stories of these remarkable individuals!
In June of 2008, Kristi Hofferber decided it was time to ask her adoptive parents about her birth parents. What she found out about her birth parents was the biggest shock of her life!
What she learned was that her birth mother was repeatedly molested by her father and as a result, became pregnant with Kristi. Out of years of abuse and torture, Kristi was the only survivor of six children who had been conceived in incest. Kristi says, "I am not an exception, I just have an exceptional story!"
Kudos to you, Kristi, for the courage you show us in sharing your powerful story!
This young girl was the typical, carefree child of the late 1960s and early 1970s. She, her siblings, and friends would run the neighborhood, playing and going from neighbor's house to neighbor's house, from early morning until the porch lights went on.
But then something changed...
Although this woman does not share much about her child conceived in rape, or even give us her name, she tells us her own powerful story of love, acceptance and LIFE!
What if a law was proposed to limit abortions for everyone except the 1% of those people in that minority group. Would you support it? Because 99% would be saved. Or would you be the person who is able to see the prejudice and bigotry that is harbored against that 1%?
That is the question that Mary Rathke wants us to consider. Why? Because she is part of that 1%.
Mary challenges us, "How sad that so many who purport to champion the cause of the unborn, consider me “an exception”. But I’m NOT an exception…I am a human being, just like any other pre-born human being."
Read Mary's story and challenge yourself if you think abortion in cases of rape is "OK" and acceptable. You can also read her blog and get a greater insight into this issue and the inestimable value that every human being has, yes, especially those conceived from rape!
