StandUpGirl.Com Celebrates Five Years and Six Million Visitors.

At least 200 young women made the choice to "Stand Up" for life after visiting a remarkable pro-life web site, StandUpGirl.com. Recently celebrating its fifth anniversary and six millionth visitor, the site provides information, advice, and support for girls facing crisis pregnancies.

"The site gives information about abortion in a gentle way, to reach girls who may not think of visiting a blatantly pro-life web site," Gayle Atteberry, executive director of Oregon Right to Life, told NRL News. "We hope to woo them to choose life."

Established by the Oregon Right to Life Education Foundation (ORTLEF) in June 2000, StandUpGirl.com features the real-life story of Becky, who faced an unexpected pregnancy and chose life. Girls are invited to write to Becky for advice and to tell their own stories.

"About 2 months ago, on April 17th, I gave birth to my sons, Jotham and Benjamin," wrote one young woman to Becky. "By reading basically all the information on here, I knew that I couldn't abort them. So basically you saved my son's lives."

Becky always answers their e-mails, building friendships and offering support. The heartrending letters are posted on the site, along with Becky's responses, and give girls a real sense of community, a sense that they are not alone as they make the most important decisions of their and their children's lives.

"I've never been involved with anything so full of God in my life," said Atteberry. "You can feel the hearts of the girls who are pregnant and scared. Their letters open your eyes to what they are feeling, that none of them want abortions.

"And you can see their joy to have someone step up and say, 'You can do this. You can choose life.'"