Abortion Survivor Shares Her Story

Melissa Ohden's 19 month old daughter, Olivia, was not supposed to have a chance at life because of abortion. Not because Melissa ever considered aborting her, but because Melissa, herself, was aborted at approximately 24 weeks of gestation and survived. Melissa didn't learn that she was the survivor of a failed saline infusion abortion attempt until she was in the 8th grade. Even though Melissa felt an overwhelming sense of gratitude for being saved from certain death, for many years shame and embarrassment at being "so unwanted," and guilt for growing up to be perfectly happy, healthy and successful rendered her silent. She eventually came forward in 2007 to share her story and provide a voice to the millions of voiceless, aborted children just like her. Since that time, Melissa's life has come full circle, giving birth to her first child, Olivia, at the very same hospital where her own life was supposed to end. LifeNews