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Note: Vivienne asked us to share with you a decision she made in 2002 that continues to fill her with regret and grief. Although her story is sad to read, the final outcome and her message are filled hope and grace.

I would like to tell my story in the vain hope that it might stop someone who is considering terminating their pregnancy. In 2002 I was 35 and not been dating Richard very long. We got pregnant, but he already had two older children and did not want anymore. Under subtle pressure from him and not wanting to be dumped (sadly, I still worried about things like that), I went through a termination at 8 weeks (privately, as under NHS the wait times were longer and I wanted as little pain for the fetus as I thought possible). On September 2, 2002 I went into the hospital. I remember them telling me on the operating table, “You can still cancel”. Although I was conflicted with the screaming wishes inside my head to stop the procedure, I still went through with it. I know that I have to live with this decision for the rest of my life.

I am still with Richard and last year we became pregnant again at 43 (unplanned)! George was born July 7, 2010. He is a beautiful, healthy blue eyed, dark haired little boy. He is perfect in every way! I feel sad thinking that our first child could have been as beautiful as George. As helpless and as human. I feel immensely sad for so many reasons. Now that I am a parent for the first time, it hurts all the more. The only consolation I have is that George would probably not be here if it were not for it. I know that I cannot try for another baby at my age now.

The reason I am sharing my story is to tell other women not to go through with a termination. It’s been nearly 10 years and the pain is still no less sharp than the first day. The regret you will feel is such a high price to pay. If you are worried about money or the future, just know that it’s not worth it. Things always just seem to sort themselves out in the end. I have never told this story to anyone – not even Richard. Sometimes things are too painful to talk about even with your loved ones. Maybe if I had said something, things may have turned out differently. -Vivienne

“The rate for conception for a woman my age is about 3%. The fact that George was conceived without trying so late in life and with no complications is nothing short of a miracle! I am truly blessed. I love my son with all my heart and spoil him every opportunity I get. Through him, I try to heal from my first child.” -Vivienne

To learn more about the wonderful work Blessings to Israel Ministries is doing and to listen to their other God 1st Podcasts, head over to www.BlessingstoIsrael.com.

“Discover Matt Ryan begins in an abortion clinic in 1974. Madeline Ryan is 19 years old, tender-eyed, confused and about twenty weeks pregnant. Her boyfriend Eric, 23, is a career-minded student on his way to grad school. They talk together in the clinic as they wait to be seen. Madeline is hesitant, but Eric is determined to get this done today.

In the midst of conversation Eric makes the statement ‘Having a baby will change everything!’. A doctor enters and asks Madeline if she is ready…if she really wants to go through with this.

The room is silent.

All we hear…is a HEARTBEAT.

Flash-forward to PRESENT DAY and MATT RYAN is a clinical oncologist on the verge of a spectacular medical breakthrough. The discoveries he makes, about himself as well as medically, have the potential to change his life, and the world, forever.”

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“My name is Claire Culwell and I am an abortion survivor. That is how I have been affected which is very rare. I was a twin when I was in the womb but today -I am still a twin. My twin just isn’t here. I am here to be able to be a voice and a face for the unborn and that is all by God’s grace. I will speak in honor of you.” -Claire Culwell, Abortion Survivor

Read more about Claire’s story here.

You may recall that data released earlier this year by the New York City Health Department indicated that 41 percent of all pregnancies in New York City end in an abortion (that’s 87,273 babies!). The national average is around 19-20 percent.

With New York City’s abortion rate at a whopping 41 percent, why not work to push the number even higher? Apparently terminating 41 out 100 babies just isn’t enough for Team Feministing.

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[...but not for unborn babies.]

[...but not for unborn babies.]

In the tapes, a Live Action actor calls 30 Planned Parenthood clinics in 27 different states, inquiring about mammograms at Planned Parenthood. Every Planned Parenthood, without exception, tells her she will have to go elsewhere for a mammogram, and many clinics admit that no Planned Parenthood clinics provide this breast cancer screening procedure. ‘We don’t provide those services whatsoever,’ admits a staffer at Planned Parenthood of Arizona. Planned Parenthood’s Comprehensive Health Center clinic in Overland Park, KS explains to the caller, ‘We actually don’t have a, um, mammogram machine, at our clinics.’”

Watch and listen below:

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