Category: Infants

By Kim Schwartz, Texas Right to Life Harmonese Pleasant, expecting her first baby, was shot outside her home in New Orleans. Miraculously, both Pleasant and her baby girl, whom she named Blossom, survived the incident.  The bullet struck Pleasant’s uterus, but Blossom’s presence saved her mother’s life. Pleasant and her boyfriend, Kermit Ruffins, had recently celebrated their …

BENTON, ARKANSAS – A baby has been surrendered at one of Benton’s two Safe Haven Baby Boxes. It is the second baby surrendered in Benton and the fourth surrender in the state. It is the second time a baby box has been used in Benton. The first baby was surrendered in May 2020 at the …

By Anne Marie Williams, RN, BSN  On April 30th, a Florida deputy helped bring a baby into the world roadside… for the third time! According to a press release from the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, Master Deputy Daniel “Red” Jones was approached by a distraught father, requesting assistance for his laboring wife. The couple’s vehicle was pulled over on the shoulder …

By Right to Life UK A Welsh mum was told her daughter would not survive birth and was offered an abortion at 22 weeks, but she refused and her daughter is now 18 months old. Kim and her husband, Richard, were expecting their fourth child when, at the 12-week scan, they found that their baby had …

By Maria V. Gallagher, Legislative Director, Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation I recently acquired a photo that has brought me a great deal of joy which I am eager to share with other people. The picture is a close-up of a delightful young baby boy, grinning from ear to ear. I have saved the photo on my …

By Dave Andrusko Editor’s note. This first appeared in 2020 and the story it tells is very much worth a second read. Amy Julia Becker is author of “A Good and Perfect Gift: Faith, Expectations, and a Little Girl Named Penny.” I have learned a great deal from her posts on Christianity Today and her own blog.  …

The importance of a single life — specifically, a baby’s life — to change the world can never be underestimated. I was reminded of this critical truth this past weekend, when I was watching an interview on a cable television news program. Read the whole story.

This is just one example of how the presence of a baby can dramatically alter the course of history — for the better. Babies force us to call upon the better angels of our nature…to respond to the world with compassion and love. Read the whole story.

By Maria V. Gallagher, Legislative Director, Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation The importance of a single life — specifically, a baby’s life — to change the world can never be underestimated. I was reminded of this critical truth this past weekend, when I was watching an interview on a cable television news program. The interviewee was a …

By Laura Nicole  Claire McDaid of Letterkenny, Ireland, was given shocking news when she went in for her 25-week ultrasound for her preborn daughter. At the appointment, which had been pushed to 30 weeks due to a scheduling error, Claire’s baby was diagnosed with spina bifida.  “Claire was told on that day terrible news, which she …

By Right to Life UK After baby Carter was found to have a serious heart defect, his mum was given three choices: abortion; allowing him to pass away after birth; or attempting complicated surgery. His mum chose the final option and he’s now a thriving little boy. Kate Parnaby found out there was a problem with her …