Mandy’s Story
My story is one of Love, Forgiveness and Restoration. I grew up in an ordinary family, the youngest of 12 children. My mum and dad were not religious, mum...
Stories
Rehumanising the conversation: Thoughts from a day on the streets.
A few weeks ago, we at Both Lives Matter, hit the streets to celebrate International Women’s Day. We went out to start some conversations, raise some awareness around the...
Bex’s Story – I am a pro-life feminist
Many of you will reject my stance, you may patronisingly pigeon hole me at best as a poor unenlightened female brainwashed by the patriarchy and at worse as an...
Why i stand with…
Welcome to March 2017, let me introduce the key cultural players of this month: International Woman’s Day, Mother’s Day and International Day of the Unborn Child. What links all...
Beth’s Story – Lack of Support
I had an abortion when I was 21. I had been in a long term relationship with my boyfriend for three years previous but it wasn’t until we had...
LIFE NI’s Story – Service Provider
Recently Amnesty International, Northern Ireland, issued the bold claim that “Women will always have abortions”. The implication appears to be that because of this we must consequently legislate for...
Hannah’s Story – I’m pro-life…but…
Growing up in the evangelical Christian bubble of Northern Ireland in the 90s, I was well aware of what abortion was, even before I knew where babies came from....
Grace’s Story – medical diagnosis
We would love you to meet Grace, a bubbly and vivacious teenager. Like most girls her age, she leads a full and active life with a hectic social calendar...
Lynn’s story – workplace discrimination
I had an abortion. It devastated my life for many years. I can speak today from a place of healing and restoration. But let me be clear, I am...
Carol’s Story – sexual crime
I had an abortion at the age of thirteen. My parents were upstanding church-goers, though really, my family had no boundaries. One night I met a boy at a...
