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Cassaundra Baber was an 18-year-old college student when she encountered a predator during an evening at a nightclub with friends from her dormitory. To a bystander, she looked to be young and innocent with a page-boy haircut framing her face, standing alone, separated from her friends, wondering what to do. One man took advantage of that innocence to rape her.<\/span><\/p>\n

Baber told Live Action, \u201cThat\u2019s when a man came up to me and told me he\u2019d help me find my friends. But he kept moving me along, like he knew what he was doing. Soon, he led me outside and that\u2019s when I began to feel afraid. He steered me to an alley, and it was then, I knew I wasn\u2019t getting out of there.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

It was then that the man sexually assaulted<\/a> her.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cHe was so clever, he knew I was unworldly,\u201d Baber said. \u201cI couldn\u2019t quite process what had happened to me. He tried to pretend he cared about me.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

When Baber\u2019s friends found her, they were upset, thinking she had snuck off with a man she just met. But the rapist whispered in Baber\u2019s ear that she hadn\u2019t done anything wrong.<\/span><\/p>\n

Baber said, \u201cWhen I got home, I scrubbed my body, pushing away from my mind the trauma. Everything was so confusing at the time. I just didn\u2019t realize I had been violated.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

But the perpetrator wasn\u2019t finished tormenting her. He found her phone number and left \u201ccreepy\u201d messages on her answering machine.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI finally called him back and told him I had a boyfriend, to leave me alone,\u201d Baber said.<\/span><\/p>\n

Six weeks later, Baber discovered she was pregnant, a stark reminder of the assault.\u00a0 While she was elated to become a mother because she loved children, she was also frightened about the uncertainty of her future. Her friends and school counselors urged her to get an abortion.<\/span><\/p>\n

Baber said, \u201cI was at a private school where most of the students were wealthy. I was told I was \u2018too poor and too smart\u2019 to let an unplanned pregnancy ruin my life.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Yet Baber knew abortion for what it was: the intentional killing of preborn children. Her grandmother had been active in the pro-life movement and Baber had been raised in a devout Catholic home, both influences that had shaped her attitude about abortion.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMy grandmother volunteered at Birthright and brought home models of preborn babies,\u201d Baber said. \u201cShe showed me the film, \u2018The Silent Scream<\/a>\u2019 which was very powerful. I also had a determined personality and that helped me withstand pressure to terminate my pregnancy.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

While her parents were divorced, they were supportive, especially Baber\u2019s father.<\/span><\/p>\n

Baber said, \u201cI knew it wasn\u2019t going to be easy, but I was very motivated to do well for my son and to prove to the world that I could succeed as a teen mom.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Inspired by her child<\/b><\/p>\n

Armed with tenacity and dedication, Baber excelled academically in school through pregnancy and after her son was born.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI was studying journalism and would take my son to the newsroom with me,\u201d Baber said. \u201cI figured I had a right to be there with my baby and I found nobody cared that I did. The abortion industry wants women to believe they will not have support to thrive as single mothers. I\u2019m living proof that\u2019s a lie.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

READ: These rape survivors and their children are \u2018exceptions\u2019 to pro-life laws, and deserve to be heard<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Yet Baber did have challenging days working, attending class, and caring for a baby. Her faith was instrumental in getting her through those days. She looked to Mother Mary as a source of inspiration, a woman who suffered much but who silently persevered through difficult times.<\/span><\/p>\n

Baber said, \u201cI sacrificed to ensure my son was brought up in a healthy environment. I dated but didn\u2019t feel safe bringing a man into my home while raising my son.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Still, Baber grappled with the unhealed wounds festering inside her. It wasn\u2019t until her son went to college that she found the healing that had eluded her for so many years.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cDuring a time, I was dealing with promiscuity, addiction, and nightmares,\u201d Baber said. \u201cI kept going to Mass seeking understanding of what I had been through. I joined women\u2019s groups, trying to talk about my struggles, but felt ostracized. Nobody could relate to my story and didn\u2019t know how to help me.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

It was as if she was adrift in a sea of confusion with no lifeline in sight. She learned to spend time with Jesus, praying for guidance and restoration.<\/span><\/p>\n

While at an \u201cUnbound\u201d conference, a woman approached Baber and told her Jesus was going to heal her.<\/span><\/p>\n

Baber said, \u201cI went through seven years of deliverance and inner healing. For the first time, I faced what had happened to me. I was eventually diagnosed with post-traumatic stress syndrome.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

A new mission<\/b><\/p>\n

Going through her journey prompted Baber to give up her successful career as a journalist to share her story with others.<\/span><\/p>\n

She founded Momdacity, a pro-life movement empowering women with the audacity to mother in an anti-mom world.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMomdacity came about almost as a sarcastic slap to the pro-abortion movement\u2019s underhanded claim<\/a> that motherhood is such a dooming experience,\u201d Baber said.<\/span><\/p>\n

For Baber, there is much more to do. She is currently working toward a master\u2019s degree in psychology and plans to launch a ministry, \u201cMake Her Known,\u201d to offer online coaching and group sessions.<\/span><\/p>\n

Baber said, \u201cI\u2019m coming into a new chapter in my life. I promised God I would do whatever he asked. I want others who are dealing with unresolved pain to learn how to move forward and fully embrace life again.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

She maintains a close relationship with her son who is now an engineer living in New York City.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cDakota was always aware of the circumstances surrounding his conception,\u201d Baber said. \u201cHe grew to be a beautiful, loving, caring person who\u2019s very inventive and intelligent. I am proud of the person he\u2019s become. I have never regretted for one moment having my son.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

She finds it abhorrent how the abortion industry leverages the trauma of rape to convince women to abort their babies as if these babies were the source of their suffering.<\/span><\/p>\n

Baber said, \u201cIt\u2019s vile to use experiences like mine to justify murdering children like my son. I will not sit down and be silent about the atrocities of abortion. We must continue our fight to further pro-life principles.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Urge Walmart, Costco, Kroger, and other major chains to resist pressure to dispense the abortion pill<\/i><\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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