{"id":272460,"date":"2022-07-19T18:45:04","date_gmt":"2022-07-19T23:45:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=272460"},"modified":"2022-07-18T18:02:15","modified_gmt":"2022-07-18T23:02:15","slug":"abortion-sterile-miracle-twins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/abortion-sterile-miracle-twins\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctors said abortion had left her sterile – then she conceived ‘miracle’ twins"},"content":{"rendered":"
<\/div>

A young woman in her early 20s, Christine \u201cCrissy\u201d Stanley’s life was about having fun hanging out with friends and engaging in a secret relationship with a co-worker whose religious doctrine diverged from her devout Christian beliefs, causing strife between the couple. The troubled alliance ended at the time Stanley discovered she was pregnant.<\/span><\/p>\n

Stanley told Live Action News, \u201cI was stunned and embarrassed that I had made such a huge mistake in the heat of the moment. I realized I wasn\u2019t young and fun; I was young and dumb. Now, a life was in my hands. It was a difficult time, and I was so ashamed, I didn\u2019t want anyone to know.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Struggling financially, Stanley felt ill-prepared to meet the challenges of single motherhood. Vulnerable, with nowhere to turn, Stanley caved to her boyfriend\u2019s pressure to have an abortion. She found herself in an abortion facility late one night awaiting the procedure that would end her baby\u2019s life.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe excruciating pain from the procedure is forever seared into my memory,\u201d Stanley said. \u201cThe sharp, shooting cramps would last for days and I would wake up at night screaming the most unpleasant, ear-piercing screams I\u2019ve ever howled. It was undoubtedly the most intense, indescribable, and heart-wrenching experience of my life. I kept the abortion a secret for a long time.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

In a follow-up exam, Stanley was informed her uterus was irreparably damaged from a botched abortion. She would never be able to sustain a pregnancy without life-threatening risk to her or her child. Devastated, Stanley sought a second opinion with the same result.<\/span><\/p>\n

Stanley said, \u201cI was heartbroken that I would never get the chance to become a mother. Feelings of embarrassment, anger, frustration, and failure overwhelmed me. I believed I had ruined my life by the choices I had made.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

A Second Chance at Motherhood<\/b><\/p>\n

Wanting a fresh start, Stanley relocated to Kentucky and started attending classes at a local college. A young man she\u2019d been casually dating soon followed her and their relationship blossomed. It wasn\u2019t long before Stanley learned, to her surprise, that she was pregnant again.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt was the end of the flu season, and I was feeling nauseated almost every day,\u201d Stanley said. \u201cI thought the bug had finally gotten ahold of me but when a professor pulled me aside and suggested I might be pregnant, I thought it couldn\u2019t be so. A home pregnancy test confirmed I was indeed expecting. I was so excited I started crying.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

When she shared the news with her boyfriend, he was less enthusiastic. Seeing her tears and assuming she was upset, he assured her she could have an abortion, then once she finished school, they would consider starting a family. Stanley wasn\u2019t about to give up a second chance at motherhood and insisted she could still attain her goals, but her boyfriend was not swayed.<\/span><\/p>\n

Stanley said, \u201cWe went to bed without speaking and I didn\u2019t know what to do. Clearly, he did not want me to have the baby. In the morning, I booked an appointment at a pregnancy support center. There, a kindhearted woman provided me with some materials and a movie, \u2018Bella<\/a>\u2019 and asked me to watch it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Moved by the story of a deep love that develops between two people because of an unborn child, Stanley felt comforted. Her boyfriend, however, was still angry she refused to abort their child.<\/span><\/p>\n

READ:\u00a0\u2018Pieces of my child had been left inside of me\u2019: Women tell of physical complications after abortion<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Pregnancy Complications Threaten Three Lives<\/b><\/p>\n

When an ultrasound revealed she was having twin baby girls, Stanley was thrilled. But at 16 weeks, she started experiencing Braxton Hicks contractions, prompting doctors to put her on bed rest. The 98-pound young woman had gained 100 pounds by 21 weeks and her breathing became irregular as the expanding uterus pushed against her diaphragm. More complications would come \u2014 including preeclampsia, kidney failure, and heart failure threatening her life.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt was the happiest yet scariest time of my life,\u201d Stanley said, \u201cFeeling terrible one day, I had to walk to the hospital because our car had broken down. I was rushed into the exam room where I discovered I was in pre-term labor, having contractions every 10 minutes. The hospital was small with no means to address my medical issues, so I was soon transported to a specialty hospital in Ohio that had a level III NICU.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Stanley was administered an IV with terbutaline to slow the contractions, but the treatment was unsuccessful. Running out of time, the doctors tried magnesium sulfate to slow the labor, but Stanley experienced a severe allergic reaction to it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Stanley said, \u201cIt was all so terrifying. I knew my heart and kidneys were failing and I couldn\u2019t feel the girls moving because of their reaction to the magnesium. As I was being rushed into surgery for an emergency C-section, my mom looked me in the eyes and nodded as if to say, \u2018trust in the Lord.\u2019 At that moment I let go of the worry and my heart was calm. I knew I was in God\u2019s hands.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

After their birth, the \u201cmiracle babies,\u201d whom Stanley named Millie Marie and Bella Lorraine, remained in the hospital for six weeks where Millie received a blood transfusion. Unable to produce much breast milk, Stanley relied on donor milk to feed her babies. Yet despite the difficulties, both Stanley and her girls survived without serious complications.<\/span><\/p>\n

God\u2019s Blessings Borne from Adversity<\/b><\/p>\n

\u201c<\/span>Our healing\u00a0can be described as nothing more than the hands of God,\u201d Stanley said. \u201cBeing a single mother raising twins was not easy. We faced many adversities including lack of clothing and food, no vehicle and even went through a period of homelessness. But I\u2019ve found that if God can get me to it, he can see me through it.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Today, Millie and Bella are thriving and about to enter the sixth grade. They recently served as masters of ceremony for the Jacqueline Bradley & Clarence Otis Boys & Girls Club Grand Opening. Multi-talented, they enjoy participating in sports, singing, and dancing and attend their church\u2019s youth group twice a week.<\/span><\/p>\n

For Stanley, her journey inspired a mission of pro-life advocacy. She has partnered with Jason Jones, president of the Bella Hero Foundation, who has given her a platform to share her story, especially with teens and single mothers. She recently appeared in the 2020 documentary, \u201cDivided Hearts of America,\u201d in which Super Bowl champion and executive producer Benjamin Watson embarks on a journey to discover the truth about abortion.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMy hope is to reach more people with a God-centered, pro-life message,\u201d Stanley said. \u201cI am motivated more than ever to not only save the lives of precious preborn babies, but to offer support to women who have nowhere to turn.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cLike\u201d Live Action News on Facebook<\/a>\u00a0for more pro-life news and commentary!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A young woman in her early 20s, Christine \u201cCrissy\u201d Stanley’s life was about having fun hanging out with friends and engaging in a secret relationship with a co-worker whose religious doctrine diverged from her devout Christian beliefs, causing strife between the couple. The troubled alliance ended at the time Stanley discovered she was pregnant. Stanley […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":798,"featured_media":272461,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false},"categories":[9455],"tags":[3369,18176,18174,18175,18173,892],"yoast_head":"\nDoctors said abortion had left her sterile - then she conceived 'miracle' twins<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"After an abortion left her so damaged she was told she'd never have more children, Crissy Stanley conceived twin girls and chose life despite difficulty.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/abortion-sterile-miracle-twins\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Doctors said abortion had left her sterile - then she conceived 'miracle' twins\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"After an abortion left her so damaged she was told she'd never have more children, Crissy Stanley conceived twin girls and chose life despite difficulty.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/abortion-sterile-miracle-twins\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Live Action News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/liveaction\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-07-19T23:45:04+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-07-18T23:02:15+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/chrissy-stanley.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"650\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Lisa Bast\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@liveaction\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@liveaction\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Lisa Bast\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"6 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/abortion-sterile-miracle-twins\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/abortion-sterile-miracle-twins\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Lisa Bast\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/34782b86b64b0e02332ac29878e1cacf\"},\"headline\":\"Doctors said abortion had left her sterile – then she conceived ‘miracle’ twins\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-07-19T23:45:04+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-07-18T23:02:15+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/abortion-sterile-miracle-twins\/\"},\"wordCount\":1169,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"abortion complications\",\"Bella Lorraine\",\"Christine Crissy Stanley\",\"Millie Marie\",\"miracle twins\",\"twins\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Human Interest\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/abortion-sterile-miracle-twins\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/abortion-sterile-miracle-twins\/\",\"name\":\"Doctors said abortion had left her sterile - then she conceived 'miracle' twins\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2022-07-19T23:45:04+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-07-18T23:02:15+00:00\",\"description\":\"After an abortion left her so damaged she was told she'd never have more children, Crissy Stanley conceived twin girls and chose life despite difficulty.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/abortion-sterile-miracle-twins\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/abortion-sterile-miracle-twins\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/abortion-sterile-miracle-twins\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Doctors said abortion had left her sterile – then she conceived ‘miracle’ twins\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/\",\"name\":\"Live Action News\",\"description\":\"Covering Human Rights, Abortion, & Pro-Life Issues\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Live Action\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Live-Action-Logo-Black.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Live-Action-Logo-Black.png\",\"width\":701,\"height\":710,\"caption\":\"Live Action\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/liveaction\",\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/liveaction\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/liveactionorg\/\",\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/LiveActionFilms\/\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/LiveActionFilms\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/34782b86b64b0e02332ac29878e1cacf\",\"name\":\"Lisa Bast\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a29a0208d5fe076ee78a14cdb67b6c0a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a29a0208d5fe076ee78a14cdb67b6c0a?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Lisa Bast\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/author\/lisa-bast\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Doctors said abortion had left her sterile - then she conceived 'miracle' twins","description":"After an abortion left her so damaged she was told she'd never have more children, Crissy Stanley conceived twin girls and chose life despite difficulty.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/abortion-sterile-miracle-twins\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Doctors said abortion had left her sterile - then she conceived 'miracle' twins","og_description":"After an abortion left her so damaged she was told she'd never have more children, Crissy Stanley conceived twin girls and chose life despite difficulty.","og_url":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/abortion-sterile-miracle-twins\/","og_site_name":"Live Action News","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/liveaction","article_published_time":"2022-07-19T23:45:04+00:00","article_modified_time":"2022-07-18T23:02:15+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1200,"height":650,"url":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/chrissy-stanley.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Lisa Bast","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@liveaction","twitter_site":"@liveaction","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Lisa Bast","Est. reading time":"6 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/abortion-sterile-miracle-twins\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/abortion-sterile-miracle-twins\/"},"author":{"name":"Lisa Bast","@id":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/34782b86b64b0e02332ac29878e1cacf"},"headline":"Doctors said abortion had left her sterile – then she conceived ‘miracle’ twins","datePublished":"2022-07-19T23:45:04+00:00","dateModified":"2022-07-18T23:02:15+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/abortion-sterile-miracle-twins\/"},"wordCount":1169,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/#organization"},"keywords":["abortion complications","Bella Lorraine","Christine Crissy Stanley","Millie Marie","miracle twins","twins"],"articleSection":["Human Interest"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/abortion-sterile-miracle-twins\/","url":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/abortion-sterile-miracle-twins\/","name":"Doctors said abortion had left her sterile - then she conceived 'miracle' twins","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/#website"},"datePublished":"2022-07-19T23:45:04+00:00","dateModified":"2022-07-18T23:02:15+00:00","description":"After an abortion left her so damaged she was told she'd never have more children, Crissy Stanley conceived twin girls and chose life despite difficulty.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/abortion-sterile-miracle-twins\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/abortion-sterile-miracle-twins\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/abortion-sterile-miracle-twins\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Doctors said abortion had left her sterile – then she conceived ‘miracle’ twins"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/","name":"Live Action News","description":"Covering Human Rights, Abortion, & Pro-Life Issues","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/#organization","name":"Live Action","url":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Live-Action-Logo-Black.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/Live-Action-Logo-Black.png","width":701,"height":710,"caption":"Live Action"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/liveaction","https:\/\/twitter.com\/liveaction","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/liveactionorg\/","https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/LiveActionFilms\/","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/LiveActionFilms"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/34782b86b64b0e02332ac29878e1cacf","name":"Lisa Bast","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a29a0208d5fe076ee78a14cdb67b6c0a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/a29a0208d5fe076ee78a14cdb67b6c0a?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Lisa Bast"},"url":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/author\/lisa-bast\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/272460"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/798"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=272460"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/272460\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":272731,"href":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/272460\/revisions\/272731"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/272461"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=272460"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=272460"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=272460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}