Children Conceived of Rape Testify to Life's Value

Sibby has a report from the South Dakota Right to Life convention held in Sioux Falls this weekend.

Of particular interest was the testimony of several people who were conceived during rapes.

One woman, Rebecca Kiessling, says

Please understand that whenever you identify yourself as being "pro-choice", or whenever you make that exception for rape, that what that really translates into is you being able to stand before me, look me in the eye, and say to me, ‘I think your mother should have been able to abort you.’" That’s a pretty powerful statement.

Their lives and the courage of their mothers says clearly that everyone has the right to live, regardless of how they were conceived.

It is also the testimony of many women who have become pregnant through rape that giving life to their child was the best thing they could have done to bring something good from such a terrible crime.