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Melissa was just a few weeks older than this baby when the attempt was made on her life.<\/p><\/div>\n

While there are many people speaking out against abortion, there are very few people who have lived through an abortion.\u00a0 Melissa Ohden<\/a> belongs to that small group of people:\u00a0 she survived an attempt on her life before she was born.<\/p>\n

In 1977, Melissa\u2019s biological mother decided to have an abortion in the fifth month of her pregnancy.\u00a0 While at first it was thought that the saline injection had ended Melissa\u2019s life, a nurse noticed that she was actually alive.\u00a0 The baby was admitted into the hospital.\u00a0 The nurse gave the baby a name and brought her clothes and toys since she felt sorry that no one else came to visit the baby.<\/p>\n

Miraculously, Melissa suffered no physical or mental handicaps as a result of the attempted abortion.\u00a0 She was adopted, and while she always knew of her adoption, it wasn\u2019t until she was fourteen that she learned the reason behind her adoption.\u00a0 When she heard that her mother had tried to abort her, Melissa was devastated.\u00a0 She had always taken comfort in the fact that her mother had chosen to have her, even though she had been put up for adoption.\u00a0 She could not understand why her mother wanted to abort her.\u00a0 This left her feeling unwanted and unplanned.<\/p>\n

Melissa balanced these negative feelings with the truth of being \u201cfearfully and wonderfully made.\u201d\u00a0 It was then that she was given perspective for her life.<\/p>\n

I was scared to death, because I knew what would come.\u00a0 I knew I would have to bare my soul to the world.\u00a0 I knew I would have to make great sacrifices.\u00a0 I knew I would have to give up who I was to do what I was called to do.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Melissa doesn\u2019t see herself as a victim\u2014but as a survivor\u2014because of the Lord\u2019s hand on her life.\u00a0 She now represents children who have been aborted, speaking out on their behalf.\u00a0 She also provides support to women who have had abortions.\u00a0 Melissa gave birth to her first child at the same hospital where her mother had had the attempted abortion.\u00a0 When speaking of her child, Melissa stated, \u201cI can\u2019t imagine what the world would be like without her.\u201d<\/p>\n

Melissa was given life, and she has chosen to speak on behalf of the many children whose voices have been silenced.\u00a0 A documentary was done on her story, which is available here<\/a>.\u00a0 The purpose of this documentary is to encourage those considering abortions to choose life and to help those who have already had an abortion to start the healing process.\u00a0 It has also turned people who were pro-life \u201cin name only\u201d into active supporters of the pro-life movement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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