“The Nurse SAVED My Life”: Grace, Forgiveness, and Surviving Abortion | Melissa Ohden

Melissa Ohden shares her extraordinary testimony of surviving a five-day saline abortion in 1977, being born alive, and the nurses who intervened to save her life.

In this powerful episode Melissa explains the medical reality of saline abortions, what it means to be an abortion survivor, and the lasting physical, emotional, and spiritual effects of surviving an attempt on one’s life. She also reflects on the questions she wrestled with for years and the grace that came through her Catholic Faith, slowly transforming her understanding of herself, her family, and the meaning of her life.

Be prepared to be shocked, inspired, and encouraged by this incredible story of forgiveness, healing, and the life-changing power of God's grace.

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CHAPTERS

• 0:00 - Trailer
• 1:49 - Introduction and The Abortion Survivors Network
• 6:29 - Melissa's Story
• 16:15 - How Does Saline Abortion Work?
• 21:00 - Melissa Testifying before Congress
• 34:43 - The Abortion Fails: How a Nurse Saved Melissa's Life
• 56:29 - Melissa's Adoptive Family
• 59:38 - When She Learned the Truth
• 1:08:04 - Survivor's Guilt
• 1:10:44 - Abortion Reversal
• 1:16:24 - Planned Parenthood
• 1:39:05 - Finding Healing through Faith
• 1:49:32 - Melissa Reconnects with Her Birth Mother
• 2:02:50 - Telling Her Daughter about Her Story
• 2:17:20 - Looking to the Future