When a preterm baby is born, the doctors rush to provide life-saving medical care. And with the latest medical advances, babies born as early as 21 weeks have a chance of survival.
But when a late-term baby survives the abortion attempt, what happens to him or her? Unlike pre-term babies who are born in a hospital and receive a warm bed, oxygen, and round-the-clock care, abortion survivors are often left alone to die—with no medical intervention. Some of these babies are put in buckets in a closet to starve to death; others are smothered or killed via a laceration to their spinal cord.
But occasionally, someone intervenes. A nurse calls for help. A mother changes her mind. And against all odds, a tiny survivor lives to tell his or her story.
These survivors are inconvenient truths in a culture that demands abortion be seen as safe and empowering. The survivors are living reminders that abortion isn’t just a political issue or a medical decision—it’s about a baby’s life.
What Happens to Survivors?
Often, babies who survive abortion face serious health challenges. Many suffer long-term complications due to the physical trauma of the abortion attempt. Others grow up knowing they were never meant to live, carrying that burden into adulthood.
But their lives are also filled with purpose. They’ve become advocates, leaders, and truth-tellers in a world that tried to write them off as collateral damage.
Their very existence poses a question we must answer: What kind of society ignores the survivors?
Meet the Voices the Industry Tries to Silence
Abortion survivors are not hypothetical myths, contrary to what the abortion industry wants you to believe. Every baby who survives an abortion attempt is a living, breathing person with a story to tell.
One of these stories belongs to Karen. After years of searching for her birth mother, Karen finally met her, only to discover that her life was a miracle. At eight months pregnant and escaping an abusive relationship, Karen’s birth mother received an abortion—only the little girl who was supposed to die was instead born alive. Fearing legal repercussions, the man who performed the abortion rushed to find parents to adopt Karen, the baby who shouldn’t have lived.
Karen lived most of her life believing her traumatic story was an anomaly. It wasn’t until she met Melissa Ohden, the founder of the Abortion Survivors Network, that she realized she wasn’t alone. Melissa, who survived a saline abortion, is helping countless abortion survivors like Karen use their voices to ensure these stories are never forgotten. That’s why she co-founded My Body My Voice with Nelly Roach, CEO of Choose Life, to bring to light the horrors of late-term abortion that the abortion industry works hard to bury.
The Mission of My Body My Voice
The mission of My Body My Voice is simple: to ensure no survivor’s story is ever erased again. Personal conviction, professional expertise, and an unshakable commitment to truth drive this initiative to confront the culture head-on with what the abortion industry refuses to acknowledge.
Because the truth changes everything.
Abortion isn’t solely a political issue. It’s not just about “choice.” It’s about lives. Lives that are violently ended and lives that fought to exist despite all odds. We owe it to them to listen. We owe it to them to speak. We owe it to them to remember.
You can help elevate these voices by taking the following steps:
- 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.
- Support born-alive protections. These laws save lives. Advocate for them in your community.
- If you’re a survivor—speak. Your voice matters more than you know. Share your story to stand united with other survivors and put a face to the victims of abortion.