Testimonies
Listen to women who continued their pregnancies, women who chose adoption, and people whose lives began through rape.
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Watch▶Survivor · Pregnant at 14 · Open adoption
She distinguishes her daughter from the man who raped her. Crystal became pregnant after being raped at 14, came close to abortion, then carried her daughter and chose an open adoptive family.
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Watch▶Survivor · University student · Open adoption
She says abortion would not have erased the rape. Raped while at university, Kathy carried her son Nathan, chose his adoptive parents and describes a lasting relationship between their families.
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Watch▶Survivor · Mother
She describes trauma that remained, and love that grew. After surviving a violent gang rape, Paula became pregnant and speaks of her son as a source of love and joy without pretending the aftermath was simple.
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Read↗Survivor · Mother
She calls her daughter innocent of the violence. Louise became pregnant after rape by someone she knew and says her daughter was not responsible for the attack and became a source of hope.
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Watch▶Survivor · Mother
She speaks about continuing the pregnancy and raising her son. Jennifer survived rape and later spoke publicly about her pregnancy, her son and the distinction between the attacker’s violence and her child.
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Watch▶Survivor · Adoption
She found support and chose an adoptive family. After being drugged, raped and becoming pregnant, Emily describes receiving practical help and deciding to place her child for adoption.
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Watch▶Conceived through rape · Her mother was 11
She reflects on being conceived when her mother was a child. Kathy recounts learning that her mother became pregnant after rape at 11 and argues that the circumstances of conception do not determine a person’s worth.
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Watch▶Survivor · Pregnant at 12 · Mother
She says her daughter gave her strength to go on. Lianna became pregnant through rape at 12 and describes rejecting abortion, loving her daughter and finding strength without denying the violence she endured.
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Watch▶Survivor · Mother at 13
She asks viewers not to judge a childhood they did not see. Maddie describes becoming a mother at 13 and challenges people who judged her without understanding the abuse and circumstances she endured.
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Read↗Survivor · Mother
She says her son is not a daily reminder of the man who raped her. After escaping prolonged captivity and abuse, she became pregnant, resisted pressure to abort and later described her son as innocent, compassionate and deeply loved.
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Watch▶Conceived through rape · Daughter
A mother and daughter speak together about violence and love. Anne, conceived through rape, and her mother speak together about the pressure to abort and the difference between the crime and Anne’s life.
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Watch▶Conceived through rape · Adopted
She argues that her father’s crime did not make her disposable. Rebecca learned at 18 that she had been conceived through rape and speaks about adoption, identity and why a person’s worth cannot depend on the circumstances of conception.
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Watch▶Conceived through rape · Adopted
He describes being conceived in rape and adopted in love. Ryan reflects on learning the circumstances of his conception, growing up in an adoptive family and rejecting the claim that violence fixes his value.
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Read↗Survivor · Pregnant at 13 · Mother
She says her son gave her a reason to keep going. Ashley became pregnant through rape at 13, helped secure her attacker’s conviction and later described her son Aiden as a source of purpose, confidence and love.
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Read↗Survivor · Pregnant at 11 · Son conceived through rape
A mother and son speak about sacrifice, hardship and gratitude. Daria became pregnant after rape while still a child and resisted pressure to abort. Her son, Titus O’Neil, later described learning what his mother had endured and honouring her strength.
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Read↗Survivor · Mother · Spousal rape
She distinguishes her son from the husband who raped her. Writing under a pseudonym, Sarah describes discovering that her husband had raped and filmed her, recognising that her son was conceived during the assault and fighting to protect both children from further abuse.
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Watch▶Survivor · Mother
She came close to abortion, then chose life after rape. Angela’s public testimony describes the pressure and fear surrounding a pregnancy caused by rape and why she ultimately decided not to abort her child.
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Watch▶Conceived through rape · Son
He says the circumstances of his conception do not make him an abomination. Mark speaks about being conceived through rape and rejects the claim that his biological father’s crime determines his identity, dignity or right to live.
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Shorter clips, multi-speaker videos and related conversations.
Facebook reelAnne Farrens, who was conceived through rape, explains why appearance and circumstances cannot determine a person’s dignity or worth.
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Instagram reelLive Action argues that justice should be directed at the rapist, not the innocent child conceived through his crime.
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YouTube videoA survivor describes becoming pregnant through rape and reflects on the child she carried.
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YouTube ShortLianna became pregnant after being kidnapped and raped at 12. She resisted pressure to abort and embraced her daughter with unconditional love.
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YouTube videoWomen who chose abortion after rape speak with people conceived through rape about pain, regret, hope and the value of every life.
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Facebook videoLive Action argues that abortion neither heals rape nor protects a young survivor, and that punishment belongs to the rapist rather than either child.
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Facebook videoJennifer became pregnant after rape on a business trip and explains why her son’s life must be distinguished from the violence she endured.
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Facebook videoA former abortionist discusses why compassion should confront suffering without treating the vulnerable person as the problem.
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YouTube videoDr Callum Miller addresses the wider legal and ethical framework in Singapore.
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