{"id":183155,"date":"2018-05-25T13:27:41","date_gmt":"2018-05-25T17:27:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=183155"},"modified":"2018-05-25T13:57:09","modified_gmt":"2018-05-25T17:57:09","slug":"pope-francis-saved-baby-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/pope-francis-saved-baby-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Call from Pope Francis encourages mother to reject abortion, save her baby&#8217;s life"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>When a woman is in a crisis pregnancy, it may seem like there is no hope &#8212; no one to help her, no one who cares, no way to get through the stress. But sometimes, help can come from the most unlikely of places.<\/p>\n<p>A woman named Anna had recently been divorced, and found herself pregnant after having an affair with a married man. She had fled to Rome after losing her job when she realized she was pregnant. The baby&#8217;s father told her that he would not accept paternity of the child and pressured her to have an <a href=\"http:\/\/www.abortionprocedures.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">abortion<\/a>. She eventually agreed, and made the appointment to take her preborn baby&#8217;s life. But first, she wrote a letter detailing her situation&#8230; <em>and mailed it to Pope Francis<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>After a few days, her phone rang.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/pope-francis-visits-neonatal-unit-and-hospice-to-highlight-value-of-life\/\">READ: <em>Pope Francis visits neonatal unit and hospice to highlight value of life<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Hello Anna, this is Pope Francis,&#8221; the voice on the line said. &#8220;I read your letter. We Christians must never lose our hope. A child is a gift of God, a sign of Providence.\u201d Because of that phone call, Anna found the strength to keep her baby, telling him that she would not have an abortion, and would baptize her little boy or girl right after birth. \u201cHis words filled my heart with joy,\u201d she said. \u201cHe told me that I had been very courageous and strong for my baby.\u201d And Pope Francis gave her another beautiful gift. \u201cI\u2019m convinced that you won\u2019t have any problem finding a spiritual father,&#8221; he told her. &#8220;And anyway, if that\u2019s not the case, know that I am always here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bHe8YGPGzj4\" width=\"640\" height=\"355\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>During his papacy, Pope Francis has notably and publicly reached out to people in need of counsel and help, especially regarding pro-life matters. He personally convinced the victim of an acid attack <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/pope-francis-convinces-a-victim-of-an-acid-attack-not-to-go-through-with-assisted-suicide-plan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">to not undergo assisted suicide<\/a>. He publicly pleaded for the lives of both <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/vatican-hospital-charlie-gard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Charlie Gard<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/cruxnow.com\/church-in-uk-and-ireland\/2018\/04\/23\/pope-francis-asks-that-alfie-evans-be-allowed-to-seek-new-forms-of-treatment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Alfie Evans<\/a>. These actions show firsthand that people seeking abortion or assisted suicide don&#8217;t really want to choose death; they&#8217;re doing so out of fear, because they think they have no choice, because they think they&#8217;re drowning, and that they have no support.<\/p>\n<p>All they need is someone to throw them a lifeline, and Pope Francis has made it a point to do that. We should all follow his example.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When a woman is in a crisis pregnancy, it may seem like there is no hope &#8212; no one to help her, no one who cares, no way to get through the stress. But sometimes, help can come from the most unlikely of places. 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