Melissa Ohden is the Founder and Director of The Abortion Survivors Network, the only advocacy organization for abortion survivors and their families worldwide. 

She is a Master’s level prepared Social Worker and the author of the award winning book featuring her life story, You Carried Me: A Daughter’s Memoir and most recently, the co-author of Abortion Survivors Break Their Silence.  

Melissa is a frequent contributor to pro-life and conservative news outlets and a regular guest on radio and television programs around the world. Although Melissa has a heart for providing help and hope to all impacted by abortion, she also strives to humanize the unborn and abortion survivors through activism. She has testified before Congressional committees numerous times. 

Melissa and her family reside in Kansas City, Missouri.

Melissa can speak in KS, OK, and CO (speaker fee of $25 – $1000 depending on travel) on the following topics:

• Abortion Survival: A Personal Experience
• The Truth About Failed, Stopped, and Reversed Abortions