{"id":56212,"date":"2014-11-23T12:01:21","date_gmt":"2014-11-23T17:01:21","guid":{"rendered":"\/news\/?p=56212"},"modified":"2014-11-23T12:01:59","modified_gmt":"2014-11-23T17:01:59","slug":"pro-life-initiative-beauty-of-adoption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/pro-life-initiative-beauty-of-adoption\/","title":{"rendered":"Pro-life initiative shows the beauty of choosing adoption"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div><p>Saturday, November 22 was <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationaladoptionday.org\/\">National Adoption Day<\/a>. For pro-lifers, adoption is an integral component in transforming the culture and ensuring that <em>every\u00a0<\/em>life is cherished. Because of adoption, families are made whole, and mothers in unplanned pregnancy situations are able to make the best choice for themselves and for their children.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, to celebrate National Adoption Month, the Radiance Foundation released the following spot featuring the Dunbars, a family made whole by adoption.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/f2BImnjy3TQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>For <a href=\"\/news\/ryan-bomberger-and-his-radiance-foundation-light-up-the-pro-life-movement\/\">Ryan Bomberger<\/a>, the founder of the Radiance Foundation, adoption has a very personal meaning. Adopted after his birth in 1971, Bomberger grew up in a family of adopted siblings with parents who treasured each child as a gift.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ktbnqpiHr94?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Ryan&#8217;s life experience as an adoptee inspired him to promote the choice that gave him life. As an initiative of the Radiance Foundation, he started <a href=\"http:\/\/adoptedandloved.com\/\">Adopted and Loved<\/a>, which has produced TV ads like the 30-second spot you saw above.<\/p>\n<p>Their ministry to support birthmoms who choose adoption, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sallyslambs.org\/\">SallysLambs.org<\/a>, helps to change the conversation regarding unplanned pregnancy outcomes. They <a href=\"http:\/\/adoptedandloved.com\/about\/\">state<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>We want adoption to become one of the first options considered instead of the status-quo go-to of abortion. There are many forms of\u00a0adoption\u2013open, semi-closed, and closed\u2013and birthparents can help shape the future of their daughter or son by continuing to remain involved in their lives. Sometimes parenting isn\u2019t the best option for those facing an unplanned pregnancy, but expectant mothers and fathers can turn the unplanned into a loving plan and make a great parenting choice. They can choose adoption.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Through <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sallyslambs.org\/gift-a-mother-today\">Birth Mom Gift Boxes<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sallyslambs.org\/maternity-clothes-drive\">maternity clothing drives<\/a>, among other forms of support, Sally&#8217;s Lambs strives to be there for moms who choose to place their little ones with adoptive families.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re a birth mom who is looking for support, you can contact Sally&#8217;s Lambs <a href=\"http:\/\/www.sallyslambs.org\/contact-us\">here<\/a>. If you have experienced the adoption process &#8212; as a birth parent, an adoptive parent, or an adoptee &#8212; the Radiance Foundation would love to <a href=\"http:\/\/adoptedandloved.com\/contact-2\/\">hear your story<\/a> at Adopted and Loved. To watch more videos about positive adoption stories, go <a href=\"http:\/\/adoptedandloved.com\/vids\/\">here<\/a>. Happy National Adoption Month!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saturday, November 22 was National Adoption Day. For pro-lifers, adoption is an integral component in transforming the culture and ensuring that every\u00a0life is cherished. Because of adoption, families are made whole, and mothers in unplanned pregnancy situations are able to make the best choice for themselves and for their children. 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