Alive and Thriving: An Abortion Survivor’s Story
- Carrie Fischer
- 2 days ago
- 3 min read
This article is written by Carrie Fischer, an abortion survivor. For more of her story, check it out this episode of the Truthful Hope Podcast where Carrie and her husband, Richard, discuss her story in more depth HERE.
In December of 1968, a single mom found herself facing an unplanned pregnancy and an uncertain future. The man she thought was her knight in shining armor had left her after learning about the pregnancy. She was devastated.
What was she supposed to do now? How was she going to be able to raise another child when she could barely support the two children she already had? Feeling hopeless and alone, the pregnant single mom decides to terminate the pregnancy. In her mind, abortion was the only logical solution to the situation. After all, isn’t that what the abortion industry leads women to believe? Have an abortion, they say. It’ll make all your problems go away.
The mom goes to a clinic and has the procedure done. After it was over, she left and went back home. Feeling relieved and believing everything would be okay, she returned to her normal routine. Things were going well for a while, but then she realized she was still pregnant. Thankfully, this time, she sees God’s mercy in it and decides not to have another abortion.
The baby was born on June 10th, 1969, several months after the mom’s first trimester abortion attempt. That single mom was my mother, and the baby that survived the abortion is me. This is my story.
I didn’t find out about the abortion attempt until I was around 13 years old, but as a young girl around 5 or 6, I started having recurring nightmares of a baby in the womb fighting for her life. A little while later, a family member told me that my father didn’t want me, and my mother tried to kill me.
I didn’t know how to process all this, so I asked my mom. She immediately broke down and confessed to the abortion attempt. I was initially shocked, hurt, and angry at my mom. I couldn’t understand how a mother could do that. Moms are supposed to love and care for their babies, not hurt them. It didn’t take long for me to forgive my mom. God had given me empathy and love for her.
When I was 27, I met and forgave my father. I wish I could say that life was all sunshine and rainbows, but there were many turbulent storms along the way, some of which nearly destroyed me.
I was relentlessly bullied and teased because of my physical appearance, which ultimately led to my attempted suicide later in life. That, coupled with some of the ruling and some of the other things that I'd been through. I just, I was done. I didn't take it anymore. So I told the Lord, okay, I'm done. I'm taking myself out. This is it. You should never have let me survive. And so one night I just had me some pills. I had a little wine, some bottle of wine, and I'm like, okay, I'm doing this.
I'm going to lie down, I'm going to go to sleep, I'm not going to wake up. And so I did that, and I woke up the next morning as if nothing had happened. I mean, there's absolutely no sign of it, nothing. I was normal. And so it was at that point that I realized, okay, I'm here for a reason. God obviously wants me here. And so I'm like, okay, God, whatever you want to do, okay.
And He is like, I want to use you to help other people heal and find hope. And I'm like, OK, you're going to have to start with me first. And it began. It's been a process that the Lord has really guided me in, and I know my purpose. I know why I'm here.
There are so many other amazing stories and testimonies I’d love to share with you about the miracles and things God has done in my life. He’s been the glue that’s held me together all these years.
If you’d like to learn more about my story or invite me to come and speak, please feel free to reach out to me at testimonies4life69@gmail.com. You can also watch/listen to Carrie's full story on the Truthful Hope Podcast HERE.
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