For the past few months, my heart has ached for the millions of babies whose lives have been stolen from them, for the intense pain they each have experienced and for the choice they never had. This is why I feel I must now speak out. Abortion is an issue which touches me deeply and […]
South Carolina, Eugenic Abortion, and the Ugly Side of Pro-Life Politics Last month, South Carolina’s legislature passed and the Governor signed the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, banning late-term abortions beginning at 20 weeks post-fertilization (or 22 weeks LMP) on the basis that unborn children experience pain and that the State has “a compelling state […]
In 2010, I continued a pregnancy after my unborn child was diagnosed with a “lethal birth defect.” During my pregnancy with Beatrix, {full story told here} I was repeatedly pressured by medical professionals to “terminate.” Because of the lack of support during my pregnancy, I have dedicated the last five years to supporting families faced […]
Last week, Time magazine featured a commentaryby Katie Lyon, a mother who terminated her pregnancy due to a poor pregnancy diagnosis. She chose to terminate her pregnancy in the second trimester due to her unborn daughter’s diagnosis of Spina bifida and other issues which she does not expand upon. The goal of Ms. Lyon’s commentary was to explain how […]
The South Carolina legislature is working to pass a 20-week abortion ban that will not include rape or incest exceptions; however it will have an exception. Dr. Robert Ridgeway, democrat representative, said their committee decided to add exceptions only for “fetal anomaly.” “Ridgeway, a trained medical doctor, said that the fetal anomaly exception should be […]