Unwanted abortion “broke my heart,” post-abortion father says

By Sarah Terzo The father of an aborted baby speaks out: “I once fathered a baby by a woman I truly loved in what was the most beautiful experience I have ever had, and of which until that moment I did not think I was capable. I was in fact a soldier at the time …

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Father begs for his preborn child’s life, she aborts anyway

By Sarah Terzo Postabortion woman Stacy Sistrunk writes about what happened when she decided to have an abortion: “Once [the father of the baby] arrived and we sat down to talk, he began to cry. He was begging me to keep our child. He promised to help me, even if I did not want to …

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My father was a hero to both my mother and me

By Maria Gallagher, Legislative Director, Pennsylvania Pro-Life Federation Editor’s note. Father’s Day is not until June 17. Over the course of the next week and a half we’ll post new stories, like this one. and repost others that directly address a portion of the abortion story that is too often neglected. For many men who …

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A letter to my dad — an adoptive father of thirteen

By Ryan Scott Bomberger Editor’s note. This appeared at the Radiance Foundation and is reposted with permission. Dear Dad, You rescued me. Before I was even born, you chose me through adoption. Before you even saw me, your heart opened to me as your son—a child born as a result of rape. You didn’t care how …

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Father tells story of his aborted son to persuade others not to abort

By Sarah Terzo Patrick B Keefe wrote a book about the abortion he encouraged his wife to have over 20 years ago. He grieves for his child and wants others to know how painful abortion is for fathers. He says: “Get an abortion, I convinced her when she told me we were pregnant again. She …

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Thoughts from a Dad as Father’s Day approaches

Editor’s note. As we near Father’s day, all this week we will be posting stories about men and abortion, including in the June digital edition of National Right to Life News which we will publish Wednesday. We’re starting with one that goes way back, one I wrote in 1999. “Maybe we are all so starved …

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A “radical shift in outlook,” brought about by the birth of her daughter, enables mother to let go of the grief at losing her own father

By Dave Andrusko The post is so stunning, so beautifully written, so intense that I will not spend more than a few sentences telling you that rewire news was the last place in this galaxy that I expected to read, “Only Through Becoming a Parent Have I Been Able to Let Go of My Grief …

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