PRO-LIFE RESOURCES Alternatives New Publication Tells Women's Stories, Offers Alternatives to Abortion.

In the month of December, the 375,000+ subscribers to National Right to Life News received a special pre-Christmas present in their mailboxes. In the middle of the December 2003 edition of the "right to life newspaper of record" was a beautiful full-color eight-page insert. The title of this important examination of alternatives to abortion, prepared by the NRL Educational Trust Fund, is "The Choice I Made."

Why is this insert critically important? Too many women have abortions because they've never been told the truth and because they don't realize or believe there actually are positive, realistic alternatives to abortion. We believe this publication can help us begin to change that.

The insert features the compelling first-person accounts of three young, single teens who faced unplanned pregnancies. One kept her baby, one had an abortion, and one chose adoption. "The Choice I Made" helps the reader understand the thinking that led to the decision each made, and the consequences that followed.

Each young woman offers a riveting account. She tells of the pressures and obstacles she faced, the reactions of friends and families, the special challenges, what led her to the choice she made, and how things turned out.

"Candi," a 16-year-old from Massachusetts, who kept her baby, tells of her baby's narrow escape. Candi was literally up on the operating table before finally screaming out, "I can't do this!" She talks frankly about the challenges of single motherhood, but relates how she's grown up and overcome many obstacles.

Candi speaks joyfully about her daughter "Kinsey." "I love being a mother," she writes. "I could not imagine my life without her!"

"Gemma," of New York, was raped at a party at a friend's house. Afraid to tell anyone, feeling like she had no real options, she had an abortion at three months. Now, she admits that the abortion solved nothing and only made things worse.