The Narrative vs. Reality
Everywhere you turn, the messaging is loud and confident. Abortion is framed as empowerment. As freedom. As healthcare. It’s celebrated as a personal choice with no lasting consequences—an act of control over one’s future. The slogans are catchy, the branding is polished, and the silence around what’s left unsaid is deafening.
But behind that carefully curated narrative lies something far more complicated—and far more human.
In reality, that narrative is far from the truth. The abortion industry has worked tirelessly to sell abortion as final—but it rarely is. Abortion leaves behind more than an empty womb. It leaves scars—physical, emotional, and spiritual. It sends ripples of trauma through mothers, fathers, families, and sometimes entire generations. And in some cases, it leaves something else: a living, breathing child who was never supposed to survive.
The abortion industry has worked hard to craft a narrative: that abortion is safe, clean, and final. According to them, when a woman chooses abortion, the story ends there. But that’s not the whole truth. In fact, there’s a reality they desperately want to keep hidden—babies do survive abortions, and it happens more often than they want you to believe. These survivors are living proof that abortion isn’t always successful at ending life—and their existence challenges everything the industry claims about choice, control, and consequence.
The Numbers They Don’t Want You to See
The abortion industry would have you believe that babies surviving abortion attempts are a rare anomaly. They dismiss these occurrences as insignificant, claiming that abortion is always a final and decisive act. But the truth is far more shocking—and the statistics don’t lie.
For decades, abortion advocates have claimed that babies surviving abortion are so rare, they’re not even worth talking about. But the data tells a very different story—one the industry works hard to bury. These aren’t isolated incidents. These are lives. And the numbers are far more staggering than most people realize.
According to the Abortion Survivors Network (ASN), 1,734 babies survive abortion attempts every year in the United States. That’s nearly 5 babies every single day left fighting for their lives after a failed abortion. In fact, ASN research indicates that almost a quarter of all abortions result in a live birth. Based on past data, nearly 86,000 babies survived abortion attempts under Roe v. Wade.
Yet, the abortion industry continues to downplay these numbers, dismissing abortion survival as a non-issue. They claim that legal protections for born-alive infants are unnecessary, but the reality is that these children exist, and their survival stories are proof of the industry’s deception.
The Stories They Want to Ignore
Numbers can be debated. Statistics can be dismissed. But what about the faces behind those figures? What about the voices that were never supposed to be heard? What about the lives that weren’t meant to exist—but do? Behind every percentage point and policy fight is a human being—someone who wasn’t supposed to survive but did.
Melissa Ohden is living proof that abortion doesn’t always end in death. In 1977, she survived a saline infusion abortion—a horrific method designed to poison and burn the baby alive in the womb. The abortion was supposed to be final, but against all odds, she was born alive. Left to die, she was only saved because a nurse defied protocol and got her medical care.
Melissa is far from alone. The Abortion Survivors Network (ASN) has connected with over 640 documented survivors, and many more remain unknown due to the lack of mandatory reporting. Their stories remain buried, ignored by an industry that refuses to admit they exist. Without laws ensuring these infants receive care, many who survive are left to die, abandoned in hospitals and abortion facilities across the country.
Why Born-Alive Protections Matter
The stories of abortion survivors aren’t just heartbreaking—they’re a call to action. When a baby survives an abortion, the question becomes painfully clear: Will we protect this child, or pretend they don’t exist? In too many places across America, the law remains silent. And that silence has deadly consequences.
Despite the clear evidence, many states still do not have Born-Alive Infant Protection Acts, which would ensure that a baby who survives an abortion receives the same medical care as any other newborn. Kansas recently took steps to change this, introducing HB 2313, which would mandate care for abortion survivors and require annual reporting on these cases. Yet, pro-abortion advocates continue to fight such legislation, arguing that protections for survivors are unnecessary.
But if abortion survival is so “rare,” why oppose efforts to ensure that these infants receive life-saving care? The answer is simple: acknowledging survivors means admitting abortion isn’t the clean, controlled procedure they claim it to be. It proves that abortion is not just about “choice”—sometimes, it results in a child who was never meant to live, exposing the brutal nature of the industry.
Exposing the Industry’s Lies and Fighting Back
The abortion industry thrives on misinformation. They claim abortion survivors are rare, while actively fighting legislation that would prove otherwise. They preach “choice,” yet ignore the babies who survive that choice—infants who cry, breathe, and live despite every effort to erase them.
But these voices are rising.
That’s why the My Body My Voice initiative exists—to amplify the stories the abortion industry wants forgotten, expose the truth, and fight for the legal protections survivors deserve. Founded by abortion survivor Melissa Ohden and Nelly Roach, CEO of Choose Life Marketing, this bold movement is driven by personal conviction, professional expertise, and an unshakable commitment to truth. Their mission is simple: to ensure no survivor’s story is ever erased again.
These are not just testimonies—they are truth-telling torches, confronting a culture that treats abortion as clean, final, and unchallenged. Through raw, unfiltered storytelling, My Body My Voice gives the world a glimpse into the lives that weren’t supposed to exist—and challenges all of us to see abortion for what it truly is.
But the truth won’t spread on its own. It needs your voice.
Here’s how you can help:
- Share this article. The more people who know, the harder it is to bury the truth.
- Speak out. Use your platform—big or small—to echo the voices of survivors and those affected by abortion.
- Support born-alive protections. These laws save lives. Help pass them.
- Visit MyBody-MyVoice.org to read real survivor stories and share them with others.
And if you are a survivor: you are not alone. Your story matters. You are living proof that life is stronger than death, and your voice could change everything.
Because abortion doesn’t always end life.
Sometimes, it reveals just how hard life fights to survive.