After Being Raped, My Son Was My Rainbow, by Desere Olson

We met when I was 16. He had just gotten home from boot camp for the military, and was a mutual friend of a girl I had known my whole life. We stayed up late and spent the whole night talking about our life stories and even watched the sunrise. Young and naive, I was […]

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Although My Precious Baby Boy Was Conceived in Violence, He Was Born in Love, by “Ogechi”

“They’re not going to believe you.  Sign here.”  That is what she told me when she gave me the pen and the custody agreement.  “This is your best bet.  Sign here.  They are NOT going to believe you!”  How did I get here??? It was the summer of 2016 . . . .  After exchanging […]

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Rebecca Kiessling Ohio Heartbeat Bill

Ohio Heartbeat Bill Committee Chair: “Rebecca, I can tell you are a very great debater. It doesn’t look like anyone’s willing to take you on today”

I recently testified before both the Ohio Senate committee and House committee in support of the Heartbeat bill as someone conceived in rape and as a pro-life attorney. In the Senate, despite being the last to testify after four hours of proponent testimony, I was asked questions by a pro-choice Democrat on the committee. However, […]

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My Children’s Hearts Beat Too — Georgia Heartbeat Bill Discriminates, by Heather Hobbs

Over the last week and a half, I’ve been advocating on for the Georgia heartbeat bill, called the LIFE Act – HB 481, at the Georgia State Capitol.  I’m from Oregon, but as I visited my grandparents in the Atlanta area, it only made sense to take the opportunity to help Georgia’s most vulnerable, and […]

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