Articles by Lisa Bast
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1.6KHuman InterestFighting for justice: One man’s calling gave abortion-wounded women a voice
When Dr. Allan Parker, Jr., president of The Justice Foundation, surrendered his life to Christ after graduating law school in 1981, his only...
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1.5KHuman InterestPro-life leader stresses need for pregnancy resource centers in post-Roe America
Thomas Glessner, president of the National Institute of Family and Life Advocates, read the book, “Whatever Happened to the Human Race,” while...
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1.7KHuman InterestPost-abortive mom says church must help other post-abortive women to ‘come out of the shadows’
When Annie Tang Humphrey was just 12 years old, she and her mother emigrated to the United States from Taiwan to stay...
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3.6KHuman InterestBirth mother describes positive ‘ripple effect’ of open adoption: It ‘blesses lives’
Like any young college woman, Jessica Phillips enjoyed an active social life. When she started casually dating a man she met at...
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1.1KHuman InterestFormer urban minister now fights the ‘growing global movement toward devaluing human life’
Kurt Dillinger, founder of LIFE International, had been involved in ministry for more than 30 years and was content serving in urban...
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2.1KHuman InterestShe started by praying outside abortion facilities. Now she defends life at the United Nations.
Serving as the Executive Vice-President of the Center for Family & Human Rights or “C-Fam,” Lisa Correnti is part of a team that’s laser-focused...
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1.5KHuman InterestHer abortion later led to committed activism for the preborn: ‘I’m in this for the long haul’
Saving babies from the horror of abortion is Leslee Unruh’s mission. As co-founder of Alpha Center, she’s a formidable pro-life crusader. But...
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2.9KHuman InterestDespite pressure, this mom refused abortion following Down syndrome diagnosis
Jessica Capitani and her husband had been trying for two years to start a family without success, but just as she considered...
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1.9KHuman InterestAfter losing her son at 18 weeks gestation, this mother felt a passion to defend life globally
Nadia Gordynsky, founder of Save a Life International, was born and raised in Ukraine with a Christian foundation. In the late 90s,...
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2.2KHuman InterestHer birth mother chose life, and now she works to help other women do the same
When Diane Ferraro — the first female CEO of pro-life organization Save the Storks — was just five years old, she recalls her adoptive parents telling...
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1.6KHuman InterestFran had an abortion to appease her boyfriend, and today tells everyone how ‘abortion truly hurts women’
Fran Schaeffer had just graduated college, and was in love with a young man whom she eventually planned to marry. Then she...
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4.8KHuman InterestWoman’s search for biological parents uncovers a shocking secret
From a young age, Julie Taylor knew she was adopted. Growing up on a farm in rural Saskatchewan, Canada, Taylor enjoyed a wonderful...
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2.6KHuman InterestFrom abortion director to pro-life warrior: How one woman changed her mind – and her life
Who could have known that Jeanne Pernia, whose mother once ran an abortion facility, would one day be planting pregnancy resource centers...
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2.6KHuman InterestThanks to a film from biology class, Deborah chose life… and open adoption
For most of her life, Deborah McClue contended with one challenge after another. Growing up in an abusive home perpetuated issues which...
