by APFLI | Aug 29, 2005 | Responses - Defending Life / Rebuttals / Advocacy / Dating / Adoption
Women's Heightened Vulnerability During a Crisis Pregnancy by Amy R. Sobie and David C. Reardon Abortion advocates speak proudly of "freedom to choose," conjuring up images of women freely and autonomously making decisions that are "right" for...
by APFLI | Apr 1, 2005 | Responses - Defending Life / Rebuttals / Advocacy / Dating / Adoption
Theresa Bonopartis vividly remembers the day, more than 20 years ago, that she phoned her doctor for the results of her pregnancy test. She was 18, unmarried, and scared. The doctor”s words confirmed what, despite months of ...
by APFLI | Mar 31, 2005 | Responses - Defending Life / Rebuttals / Advocacy / Dating / Adoption
Why Some Parents Choose to Tell Parents cite a number of reasons for choosing to talk with their children about a past abortion. These include: (1) If the abortion is publicly known because the mother and/or father have shared their testimony in public settings, or...
by APFLI | Mar 31, 2005 | Responses - Defending Life / Rebuttals / Advocacy / Dating / Adoption
SHARING THE PAST Lisa DiFillipo, who had an abortion 11 years ago, said she chose to tell her daughter at a young age because of her involvement in post-abortion ministries. “When my daughter was about six years old and I was speaking regularly about my...
by APFLI | Feb 22, 2005 | Responses - Defending Life / Rebuttals / Advocacy / Dating / Adoption
I can’t change my past; if I could I would a thousand times over. Even if the situations were exactly the same; if I knew then what I know now, I would change my decision, I would not have aborted two children. But I can’t change my past; I can only...