Tuesday was the 46th anniversary of roe
v-- wade the case that allowed women to
have an abortion shortly after that 1973
u.s. supreme court decision a Billings
teenager became pregnant and chose to
have the baby
q Tuesday VJ talked with Laurie Hughes
who wrote a book about her experience
what a gift to see this little child and
be able to help her and mold her and
love her I've had her with me almost
every day even though she's 41 she's
still in my town and to see her purpose
in life she wouldn't be here if I had
chosen Laura Hughes talks about her
daughter Erika hen reports Hughes became
pregnant in 1977 at the age of 15 we
were raised here you know Holy Rosary
and central and I was raised with
Christian values and so for me I would
have not considered abortion in
September Hughes released her book to
Zooey which tells her story of being
pregnant and a teenage mother Zooey
that's the Greek word for life in the
Bible that Jesus came to give us and
it's a full life it's a life where we
can feel vibrant and alive I'm very
proud of my mom equally to use difficult
circumstances to share what some woman
wouldn't want to talk about and similar
for myself I found the courage to share
more about learning the hard way you
know the impact of abortion Erica is now
41 and she had an abortion at the age of
17 I also learned the the difficult side
of loss through the choice of choosing
abortion Erica is the director of a
pregnancy clinic and gives women the
information they need to make a decision
I lost a child that is a real thing
there's a sense of loss I made a
decision that I don't now believe was
the best decision for me
you know she's the young lady she is
today because she was she was given that
chance she was given that chance to live
so I'm really proud of her today Laura
Hughes sees hope and life as she looks
at her grandchildren when you abort
you also abort a lot of happiness and
joy in your family because you're saying
no to a blessing of generations and
there's nothing like a little grandchild
running up to you they love you like no
and so is life kind of beat you down a
little bit there that life source again
they make you feel alive I have seen
both sides in conclusion and I always
have to side on the side of life choose
in that Zowie life you know for yourself
and for your child David J MTN news
Billings David says that Laurie Hughes
and Erica hen reports live in Northern
California and work at pregnancy clinics
