Surviving the Unthinkable - Melissa Ohden
- Abortion Survivor Network
- 1 day ago
- 2 min read
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“I don’t believe God originally wrote abortion into my life, as God is the Creator of Life, but when it was introduced by man, or in my case, a woman, He rewrote the story of my life around it, to create the story of a life that is more intricate, more redemptive, more grace-filled, than anything anyone else could have planned or written.”
Melissa's Story
Type of abortion survived: Saline Infusion
In August of 1977, my biological mother, a nineteen-year-old college student named Ruth, had a saline infusion abortion forced upon her by her mother, a prominent nurse in their community, with the help of her colleague, the local abortionist. This abortion procedure involved injecting a toxic salt solution into the amniotic fluid meant to protect my fragile body, to poison and scald me to death. I soaked in that toxic solution for five days as they tried time and time again to induce Ruth’s labor with me.
When I was finally expelled from the womb on that fifth day of the abortion procedure, my arrival into this world was not so much a birth, but an accident, a “live birth” after a saline infusion abortion. My medical records actually state,
“A saline infusion for an abortion was done, but was unsuccessful.”
Another record identifies a complication of Ruth’s pregnancy as a saline infusion. My medical records reflect that the doctors initially suspected I had a fatal heart defect due to high levels of fetal distress. My grandmother demanded that I be left to die, but I am grateful for the NICU nurse working that day who was unwilling to do as she was told, and rushed me to the NICU.
I don’t believe God originally wrote abortion into my life, as God is the Creator of Life, but when it was introduced by man, or in my case, a woman, He rewrote the story of my life around it, to create the story of a life that is more intricate, more redemptive, more grace-filled, than anything anyone else could have planned or written.
There is hope for you and your child, even after an attempted abortion. You aren’t alone.
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