Our Pro-Life Legacy

I asked my eldest daughter for her permission to publish this on my blog and she gave it readily. This was a speech she gave in her public speaking class at our home school co-op yesterday. The topic was to be of her choosing. I am very proud of her. She is actively pro-life and knows the evil of abortion in our country and abroad. Every year she willingly goes with me to the Annual Respect Life Sunday Prayer Chain on the first Sunday in October. Also, she participates in Forty Days For Life vigils by going with me to pray for an end to abortion at our local Planned Parenthood abortion mill. I am extremely proud of her willingness to speak out about abortion and the pro-life movement. She is just one of the future leaders of the Pro-life movement in America. Here is her speech which is entirely of her writing with absolutely no help from me or my husband. I hope you enjoy it!

Gimme Shelter

GIMME SHELTER IS A BEAUTIFUL, WELL-ACTED, AND VERY PRO-LIFE MOVIE. IT IS BASED ON A TRUE STORY. THE MOVIE IS ABOUT A SIXTEEN-YEAR-OLD GIRL NAMED AGNES BAILEY.VANESSA HUDGENS FROM HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL PLAYS AGNES IN THE MOVIE. AGNES LIVES WITH HER DRUG ADDICT MOTHER, JUNE, WHO IS VERY ABUSIVE TOWARDS AGNES. SINCE HER MOTHER TREATS HER SO HORRIBLY, AGNES RUNS AWAY FROM HER MOTHER TO FIND HER FATHER, TOM, WHO SHE HAS NEVER MET. HER FATHER IS A VERY RICH MAN AND HE WANTS TO HELP AGNES.

 

SHORTLY AFTER AGNES FINDS HER FATHER, SHE FINDS OUT THAT SHE IS PREGNANT. SHE HAS A SONOGRAM DONE, AND SHE HEARS THE BABY’S HEART BEATING. THE DAY AFTER THE SONOGRAM, JOANNE TELLS AGNES THAT SHE MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR HER AT AN ABORTION CLINIC. AGNES DOESN’T WANT TO HAVE AN ABORTION, BUT JOANNE SAYS THAT SHE WILL HAVE TO GO THROUGH WITH IT OR LEAVE. THE NEXT DAY, SHE GOES TO THE ABORTION CLINIC WITH JOANNE, BUT SHE STILL DOES NOT WANT TO GO THROUGH WITH IT. BEFORE THE ABORTIONIST COMES INTO THE ROOM TO DO THE ABORTION, AGNES LOOKS AT THE BABY PICTURE THAT SHE GOT AT THE ULTRASOUND AND SHE RUNS OUT OF THE BUILDING. SHE CHOOSES LIFE FOR HER CHILD AND LEAVES HER FATHER’S AND JOANNE’S HOUSE.

 

SHORTLY AFTER LEAVING TOM’S AND JOANNE’S HOUSE, AGNES GETS INTO A BAD CAR ACCIDENT. SHE WAS DRIVING A BIG CAR, BUT SHE DOES NOT KNOW HOW TO DRIVE. SHE CRASHES THE CAR INTO A BUILDING AND SHE ALMOST DIES. SHE IS ADMITTED TO THE HOSPITAL, WHERE THEY HAVE A SONOGRAM DONE. THE BABY SURVIVES, WHICH IS A HUGE BLESSING. AT THE HOSPITAL, AGNES MEETS A PRIEST. THE PRIEST HELPS HER FIND A SHELTER FOR PREGNANT TEENAGE GIRLS WHO WANT TO HAVE THEIR BABIES WHO ARE ABUSED.

 

AGNES MAKES A LOT OF NEW FRIENDS AT THE SHELTER. THE PEOPLE THERE BECOME FAMILY TO HER. AFTER LIVING AT THE SHELTER FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, AGNES HAS A BEAUTIFUL BABY GIRL. SHE NAMES THE BABY, HOPE. AT THE HOSPITAL, SHORTLY AFTER SHE HAS THE BABY, HER FATHER COMES TO SEE HER. SHE DOESN’T WANT TO TALK TO HIM, BUT SHE LETS HIM SEE THE BABY. AFTER AGNES AND HOPE GET OUT OF THE HOSPITAL, AGNES’ FATHER TAKES HER AND THE BABY TO HIS HOUSE WHERE HE HAS A SURPRISE FOR HIS DAUGHTER. HE HAD A LITTLE HOUSE BUILT NEXT DOOR TO HIS HOUSE FOR AGNES AND HOPE. IN THE NEW HOUSE, IT IS PAINTED PINK, THERE IS A CRIB, AND A BUNCH OF TOYS FOR THE BABY. HE TELLS AGNES THAT HE WANTS THEM TO COME LIVE WITH HIM AND HIS FAMILY. SHE SAYS YES, BUT THEN SHE CHANGES HER MIND AND TELLS HIM THAT SHE WANTS TO STILL LIVE AT THE SHELTER BECAUSE THE SHELTER WAS HER FIRST REAL HOME. SHE SAYS THAT SHE WILL BE HIS DAUGHTER SOMEDAY, BUT SHE NEEDS SOME TIME TO GET TO KNOW HIM, AND SHE DOESN’T WANT TO BE SEPARATED FROM HER FRIENDS AT THE SHELTER.

I HOPE THAT ALL PEOPLE WATCH THIS WONDERFUL MOVIE AND REALIZE THAT ABORTION IS WRONG AND BECOME PRO-LIFE. THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO THIS SPEECH ABOUT ONE OF MY FAVORITE MOVIES.