Sarah Smith with her mother, Betty. Sarah has forgiven her mother for trying to abort her in 1970.

BY SARAH SMITH

    In 1970, my mom was pregnant with me and my twin brother, but then she decided to have an abortion. Before the abortion, we were both in my mother’s womb – alive and wanting to live. Nobody knew she was carrying twins.

    It’s frightening to think that I was almost aborted when my mom had a D&C abortion, but somehow, miraculously, I survived! My twin brother wasn’t so lucky. Andrew was aborted and we lost him forever.

    My mother deeply regrets that abortion. I know the pain is unbearable for her at times when she looks at me and knows she aborted my twin brother. Mom says, “The protective hand of Almighty God saved my life... that God’s hand covered and hid me in her womb, and protected me from the scalpel of death.” Today I’m a pre-med student and a national pro-life spokesperson. I thank God I survived the abortion, but the pain continues for everyone in my family. In memory of my brother Andrew, we bought the gravestone shown.

    Please share our story with others so the tragedy of abortion stops hurting babies and families. Everyone needs to know the truth about abortion.”