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(Save The 1<\/a>)\u00a0I am a mom of two. The beautiful girl who made me a mom is almost 6 years old. That same beautiful girl was conceived in a rape. As soon as I saw the positive pregnancy test, I thought abortion was the answer. Abortion is \u201calways the answer\u201d when a woman is raped, isn\u2019t it? In fact, I was working as a nanny and my employer told me I would have to abort if I wanted to keep my job because she didn\u2019t want her children to see me \u201clike that.\u201d<\/p>\n

I went to the pregnancy resource centre here in Ontario and asked the woman whether I should abort or not. She told me that although she couldn\u2019t tell me what to do, she would offer support regardless. If I kept the baby, they would help me with furniture, prenatal class, counseling \u2014 the whole nine yards, and she assured me that I was capable of raising my baby.<\/p>\n

So I kept the baby, and that\u2019s when it hit me: women don\u2019t abort because they CAN\u2019T carry the baby. They abort because they are scared to carry the baby and nobody is telling them otherwise.<\/p>\n

This is myself with an old friend, Jordan \u2014 Jordan Hunt. He was always quirky. He walked barefoot everywhere, climbed on equipment,\u00a0statues, poles and trees. He had a loud and contagious laugh and was always a shoulder to lean on. He was unapologetically himself.<\/p>\n

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We eventually grew apart, as many young friendships do. Then I saw his face in my Facebook newsfeed:\u00a0 Pro-life protest turns violent. I watched the video<\/a> in horror. Before the violence even started, my heart shattered when Jordan Hunt insinuated that babies like my daughter should be aborted. Like it\u2019s the obvious choice \u2014 mocking with thumbs up, thumbs down whether a rape victim \u201cshould keep the baby?\u201d<\/p>\n

Then he kicked her \u2014 a young pro-life activist named Marie-Claire Bissonnette. You can hear Jordan yelling, \u201cI only meant to kick her phone,\u201d and I wholeheartedly believe he only meant to kick her phone out of her hand \u2014 but even that was such an unnecessary act of violence and the hatred he had was easy to see. And all because Marie-Claire suggested it wasn\u2019t okay to kill a baby conceived in rape. All because she suggested it wasn\u2019t okay to kill MY baby.<\/p>\n

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Since watching this video I have caught myself grieving. The Jordan I knew died when I saw that video. But it hurts more when I realize he is still here \u2014 but he cares so little about my child\u2019s life that he would kick a woman for suggesting we do anything other than abort children like mine.<\/p>\n

This incident has damaged so many people, including him. I pray this is a lesson learned, I pray this opens his eyes, I pray he opens his heart, and I pray that the Jordan I knew comes back some day. I also pray for his victim as she recovers from the trauma of this incident. And I pray for my daughter. I pray that some day, people will see her worth.<\/p>\n

Maybe if Jordan and I had kept in touch, he would have seen how pro-life people gave me hope and took care of me and my baby. He would have seen how pro-choice people were only giving me one choice \u2014 abortion. He would have seen the reality of who my daughter is, and would have to feel much differently about this issue. She is not a \u201crape baby.\u201d She is MY baby.\u00a0 She is the baby of a rape victim, and she is worthy of life. Children like her should not be punished for the crimes of their fathers. Thank you Marie-Claire for defending us.<\/p>\n

My daughter is truly the rainbow after the storm.<\/p>\n

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BIO: \u00a0Shalyn McGuin is a wife and a Stay at Home mom, a pro-life blogger for Save The 1<\/a>, and resides in Ontario, \u00a0Canada. \u00a0She hopes to make a positive difference for babies conceived through rape and their mothers.\u00a0 Here is a link to Shalyn\u2019s original blog written: My Daughter is Truly the Rainbow After the Storm<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Editor’s Note: This article was originally published at Save The 1<\/a> and is reprinted here with permission.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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