As a little girl growing up in Houston, Texas in the 1970s, Carrie had a reoccurring dream for years. In her dream, there was an unborn baby girl. “The baby in the womb was fighting and screaming for her life, which was being taken...
From Melissa’s blog, published January 15, 2021. We thought this was such a timely post, as we focus this month on self-worth and self-love. Survivor or not, we’re suspecting you can relate to this. We hope you’re encouraged by it. And as always, if...
‘Tis the season. For all things new year related, especially resolutions. There’s something powerful about anything new. A fresh start. A goal. A desire to finally meet. Resolutions, we have a few here at The Abortion Survivors Network. Although, like maybe you’ve experienced, they...
By Denisha Workizer, Healing Program Coordinator, and Founder/Director of Reclaimed Story Community Fosters Healing I remember the day like it was yesterday. The rush of adrenaline made my arms and legs go numb. An empty, hollow feeling surged through my stomach. I held my...
Culture, that is. Abortion survivors tend to catch people’s attention when we show up, speak out, are highly visible in the pro-life movement or conservative media. But what if a survivor or family doesn’t want to speak up? What if they don’t want to...
As originally posted in Townhall on November 3, 2020. Author: Melissa Ohden. I was born rejected and it’s a constant source of anguish for me. But it’s not just me. I’m not alone in surviving an abortion. I don’t know how many of us...
