Join Melissa on Thursday, March 7, 2024 from 7:00pm -8:00pm at St. Pius X Church as she encourages us to walk with moms in need. She will address how we can help an abortion survivor, a woman experiencing a failed/stopped/ reversed abortion attempt, and a family that has been impacted. Join LA Right to Life, Bienvenu-Smith Foundation, and the Diocese of Lafayette as we bring awareness to those in need of healing. Let us know you and your friends are coming to this free event by submitting the registration below.
About Melissa:
Melissa is a sought after speaker, author and advocate. Her experience of surviving a saline infusion abortion and being united with many members of her biological family initially led her to this life's work, but connecting with other abortion survivors, mothers, and families impacted by failed, stopped and reversed abortions is what has truly ignited her passion.
Melissa is the author of You Carried Me: A Daughter's Memoir. Her second book, Abortion Survivors Break their Silence, with Cindy Lambert, the best-selling author of Unplanned, will be available from Tyndale on January 9, 2024. Abortion Survivors Break Their Silence stirs the heart, challenges readers, and humanizes the sanctity of life in concrete and transformational ways that Melissa believes will break the secrets and shame that entrap so many people and so many families, and ultimately lead to compassion and understanding for ALL who have been impacted by abortion and been voiceless for so long.
In addition to her survival experience, Melissa brings a depth of knowledge to her work. She has a Master’s Degree in Social Work, and has worked in the fields of substance abuse, mental health, domestic violence and sexual assault counseling, and child welfare. She is the Founder and Director of The Abortion Survivors Network, the only support and advocacy organization for abortion survivors and their families world-wide. Melissa and her team have connected with nearly 700 abortion survivors as of October 2023.
Melissa and her husband, Ryan, reside in Kansas City, Missouri with their two daughters, Olivia and Ava.
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