Articles by Lisa Bast
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3.7KHuman InterestShe aborted her baby at 15, but now offers hope to mothers outside the same abortion facility
She was just 15 years old when she discovered she was pregnant, but Sophia Gavino didn’t know who the father was. She...
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4.9KActivismTeen who watched sister fight for life in the NICU founds pro-life group: ‘How can I not do anything about this?’
Myah Abraham was the second oldest of nine children growing up in a conservative, Christian family — but a harrowing experience truly...
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13.5KHuman InterestDuring her abortion, the abortionist asked her if she was a twin. Years later, she learned why.
In 1991, Deb Beers was a divorced, 32-year-old mother of a pre-teen son when she faced an unplanned pregnancy. Her boyfriend, who...
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2.1KHuman InterestHer friends said abortion was the best choice. Instead, it resulted in a suicide attempt.
As a college freshman, Deanna Petrie* relished in the newfound freedom she didn’t have while growing up in a conservative Christian home....
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3.9KHuman InterestBeth sought an abortion before Roe v. Wade, but her baby miraculously survived
It was January 1973 before Roe v. Wade had been passed into law when a teenaged Beth Earich discovered she was pregnant....
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8.9KHuman InterestShe resisted pressure to abort and later learned of a painful family secret
Shortly after returning home from her honeymoon, 20-year-old Christina Marie Garza discovered she was pregnant. Both she and her husband were excited,...
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1.6KActivismFrom pregnancy centers to the airwaves, sharing the value of life through God’s eyes
Despite growing up in a Christian family full of theologians with her father, grandfather, and uncles all serving as church leaders in...
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3.8KHuman InterestMan recalls the impact of abortion on him, his wife, and their marriage: ‘I regret my lost fatherhood’
Peter Sorg and his wife were barely out of high school, newly married with a toddler, and living with his wife’s parents...
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6.1KHuman InterestYears after an abortion, Angie found healing in Christ: ‘The burdens I carried were too heavy to carry alone’
Angie Davis Wright describes her childhood years as a time marked by neglect, trauma, abuse, and poverty. She longed desperately for a...
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2.3KHuman InterestThis mom experienced both pressure to abort and a stillbirth. Now, she uses her experiences to help others.
Kristine Conway grew up in a family that held pro-life convictions and always believed that God’s word conveys that life begins at...
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3.6KHuman InterestPressured to abort after rape, Amy chose life for her son with no regrets
Just three years ago, Amy Walker* was a 19 year-old young woman who had dreams of attaining an education that would lead...
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7.4KHuman Interest‘She changed me’: Family honors stillborn daughter’s short but meaningful life
Author’s Note: One in four pregnancies ends in miscarriage and 24,000 infants are stillborn every year in the United States. As October...
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7.4KHuman InterestThe truth about abortion – and a secretly aborted sibling – made Madison pro-life
Growing up in a household which supported abortion, Madison Thacker remembers watching liberal-leaning news shows at a young age with family members...
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15.1KHuman InterestAfter three Planned Parenthood employees pressured her, Shelly still chose life with no regrets
She didn’t have a car, a job, or a stable home — but that didn’t stop 20-year-old Shelly Welden from trekking almost...
