Articles by Lisa Bast
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2.5KHuman InterestConceived in rape, Mark is grateful his birth mother chose life
Mark Roepke always knew he was adopted. He also knew he was the son of a 14-year-old girl whom he later learned...
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1.0KHuman InterestChildhood trauma and a teen abortion sent Kelly down a destructive path
Kelly Lester was about four years old when her mother walked into her bedroom to see her playing with a doll in...
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3.0KHuman InterestLearning she was an abortion survivor sent her on a life-affirming mission
The first six years of Micaella Clay’s life were spent in the foster care system. She didn’t have a name or a...
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1.2KHuman InterestAfter a life of alcohol and drug abuse led to two abortions, she found healing
Alcoholism and drug abuse ran in her family, so it was no surprise that Shilo Roy, who was born with fetal alcohol...
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2.1KHuman InterestGrief and regret over his aborted child led him to homelessness and drug abuse
Young and newlywed, Reg Platt and his wife were settling into married life when they learned they were expecting their first child....
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1.9KHuman InterestShe had an abortion after abuse and rape, and was never the same. Today, she shares the truth.
From the time she was four years old, Joycelyn Diane Golden’s life was marred by sexual abuse. She first suffered at the...
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2.6KHuman InterestHe paid for his girlfriend’s abortion at her request. Then her anger and regret shocked him.
Eric Slaughter was just trying to be mindful of his college girlfriend’s feelings when he gave her the money she requested for...
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3.3KAbortion PillPressured to abort her baby, she struggled with pain from the abortion pill along with regret
Eighteen-year-old Tenysha Onyia never imagined having unprotected sex with her older boyfriend would result in an unplanned pregnancy. Yet when it did,...
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2.9KHuman InterestWoman promotes adoption after learning her son was almost aborted
Amy Simmons and her husband struggled for years to conceive. The couple underwent fertility testing but doctors couldn’t pinpoint a physical reason...
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4.1KAbortion PillHelpline founder sees spike in women ‘seeing their fully formed babies’ after abortion pill
After finding redemption in Christ for a past abortion, Terri Baxter’s heart was aflame with a desire to help other women like...
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2.4KHuman InterestWoman finds hope and healing after ‘horrific’ chemical abortion
Marnie Bello had always been a good Christian girl, and she came from a staunchly religious home where sex wasn’t discussed. At...
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3.1KHuman InterestAbortion seemed like the ‘easy’ choice to keep her pro-life parents in the dark. It wasn’t.
Stephan Stewart’s parents were in the middle of an acrimonious divorce, so to cope with the turmoil at home, she became entangled...
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3.7KHuman InterestYears after adoption, a distinctive birthmark helps birth mother recognize son conceived in rape
Roger Meir sports a large, red birthmark on his right arm. While the discolored patch of skin might be an embarrassment for...
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2.0KHuman InterestAfter considering abortion for a prenatal diagnosis, she chose life over fear
Karen Connor had always been a pro-life advocate, even at 19 when she fought through the fear and uncertainty of an unplanned...
