Olivia’s* body: Olivia’s Choice? – Olivia’s Story
What was your view of unplanned pregnancy before? Before I experienced an unplanned pregnancy, my view was that it doesn’t matter if a pregnancy is planned or unplanned, if...
Stories
Olivia’s* body: Olivia’s Choice? – a brother’s perspective
“What would life be without him?” One seemingly inevitable side effect of a morally upright community is a tendency to look down on those who do not share the...
Olivia’s* body: Olivia’s Choice? – a dad’s perspective
What was your view of unplanned pregnancy before? My view was that this event was a game changer for the people involved. One minute you think you are heading...
Olivia’s* body: Olivia’s Choice? – a mother’s perspective
My daughter, Olivia, experienced an unplanned pregnancy when she was 18-year-old. Before she became pregnant, I thought an unplanned teen pregnancy was a negative outcome of foolish choices. I...
A pro-abortion culture doesn’t trust every choice
Our daughter conceived at 14 years of age. She chose to keep her child. I attended every out-patient appointment with her. Only after some years did she confide in me, that...
A pro-abortion culture determines whose life is worthy of living
In September 1970 my parents were in Scotland on holiday. My mother was three months pregnant with me when she suffered a pelvic bleed and was presumed to be...
A pro-abortion culture wrongly sees the baby as the problem
A married couple I knew very well were advised by the medical profession to abort their youngest child due to the mother’s ongoing battle with Multiple Sclerosis. They decided...
My unplanned pregnancy became my greatest blessing
I am so thankful to tell my story. At the age of 24 I found myself in an unplanned pregnancy. My first reaction was of shock and fear. How...
The law in NI saved my life – Hope’s story
My life was similar to many others my age. I got married and a year or so later we found out that we were expecting our first child. My...
Nick’s Story – Grace and the Value of Every Human Life
My wife, Janice, and I were living in the northwest of England and eagerly anticipating the birth of our second daughter. A few months into the pregnancy, Janice had...
