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Showing posts with label product of rape. Show all posts
Showing posts with label product of rape. Show all posts
Tuesday, August 29, 2017
I See My Son Reflected In You -- Message from Mother Who Miscarried After Rape, by Diana Contreras
This message moved me to tears! I received this heartfelt message from a Chilean mother just one week after the Chilean Supreme Court upheld the new abortion law legalizing abortion for rape, incest, fetal abnormality and life of the mother, and one week before I will arrive in Chile to speak, where I will have the opportunity to meet Diana in person. This letter is published here with her permission. I hope this will be an encouragement to everyone associated with Save The 1, to see that we are a global family who truly care for one another. -- Rebecca Kiessling
Dear Rebecca, I hope you are well. Unfortunately, my country of Chile gave the green light to death, but I would like to express my commitment to life.
I have thought a lot about you because I am the mother of two babies who died -- Angelito and Gabriel. The first one was the product of a rape when I was only 15 years old. I wanted to express my feelings of affection towards you because I see my son, Angelito reflected in you and not because of your origin, but because of your feelings of kindness and love towards the innocent.
I know that my son would have fought side by side with you and me. To me, you are much more than a product of rape. To me, you are love made flesh and I promise that I will continue fighting whether we have that law or not. Although. I must confess that I suffer seeing how the people have become cold and indolent, but I will not cease in my fight for my children and for all those who are to come, and for you too. I will not stop fighting against the culture of death.
Thank you for being a sight of my Angelito, who without knowing, with his short passing through my life left an eternal footprint. From here I send a hug and I ask my children to give you the strength to continue fighting, a hug with all my heart.
Diana Contreras
Angel of Light Foundation,
Spokesperson for identity in the law
Diana is a blogger for Save The 1 and our Spanish division, Salvar El 1. Her story appears here in English and here in Spanish.
Dear Rebecca, I hope you are well. Unfortunately, my country of Chile gave the green light to death, but I would like to express my commitment to life.I have thought a lot about you because I am the mother of two babies who died -- Angelito and Gabriel. The first one was the product of a rape when I was only 15 years old. I wanted to express my feelings of affection towards you because I see my son, Angelito reflected in you and not because of your origin, but because of your feelings of kindness and love towards the innocent.
I know that my son would have fought side by side with you and me. To me, you are much more than a product of rape. To me, you are love made flesh and I promise that I will continue fighting whether we have that law or not. Although. I must confess that I suffer seeing how the people have become cold and indolent, but I will not cease in my fight for my children and for all those who are to come, and for you too. I will not stop fighting against the culture of death.
Thank you for being a sight of my Angelito, who without knowing, with his short passing through my life left an eternal footprint. From here I send a hug and I ask my children to give you the strength to continue fighting, a hug with all my heart. Diana Contreras
Angel of Light Foundation,
Spokesperson for identity in the law
Diana is a blogger for Save The 1 and our Spanish division, Salvar El 1. Her story appears here in English and here in Spanish.
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
Nigerian Mother From Rape: My Son is the Sweetest Gift That Life Has Given Me! by Betty Esene
I
was raped on my way to a professional exam.
After the incident, I kept telling myself that it didn’t happen and I
had to move on. I almost believed myself
-- until I found out a month later that I was PREGNANT, then everything that
happened came rushing back. I hated
myself, I hated what happened, and above all, I hated the baby. My first thought was “ABORTION.” I was a
young girl struggling to better my future and that of my family. ''The baby
would ruin my hopes and aspirations for the future,'' I thought.
I
searched really hard for funds to sponsor my abortion, but couldn’t find any. I even started taking some really dangerous
drugs from when the pregnancy was 1 month to 7 months, but the baby just
refused to die. I thought of committing suicide
a lot of times, but then my mum was seriously ill and I was of great help to
her.
I
kept my pregnancy a secret from my friends and family for 7 months. I would usually hit my belly aggressively when
alone and scream to the baby, “Just die or go away, but whatever -- don’t come out through me!” I was highly traumatized and depressed in
silence and agony for 7 months before I told my family what happened. I got support from my mum and a
non-governmental organization (N.G.O) in my country – Nigeria -- and I had my
baby.
It
was a difficult labor, but the moment I held him in my arms I felt an inner
peace. Now I look at him and wonder how I
could have ever rejected such a glorious blessing -- he is the most wonderful and
sweetest gift that life has given me! His
smile gives a reason to be strong and move on with my life. He understands my every mood and our bond is
so strong! He is 5 months old now and I would rather be on the streets than
give him up for adoption. I don’t see
him as a product of rape; rather, I see him as a child of Destiny.
People need to understand that God doesn’t send the
rapist. We all have our choice of
behavior – free will, but rather God uses a painful situation to create
something good – the baby. I don’t judge
a scared, young girl for wanting an abortion or for having an abortion because
I almost did the same thing, but my point is considering the child as the
victim's child and not the rapist’s, considering the child as a human with
feelings and aspirations.
Let’s face the truth:
the child shares no fault in what happened and has a right to live -- every
child has a life to live, especially children born out of rape. They have a great future and a maker – God --
who wasn’t stupid to have sent them down on earth. They aren’t the rapist’s product, but the
creative work of God. He brought them
for a purpose and to fulfill a destiny,
just like my son!
BIO: Betty E. is an event planner and make-up artist from Nigeria. She’s also a member and blogger for Save The 1 – connecting with and
encouraging other mothers who became pregnant by rape.
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