Category: adoption

UFC Champion & Single Mom Kayla Harrison Credits Her Adopted Children for Her Success
William Anderson | June 12, 2025
The mainstream media and pop culture try to convince women that they can’t pursue professional careers, have friends, or have a social life if they have a family. In the case of the new Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Women’s Bantamweight (135 lbs.) Champion Kayla Harrison, her children inspired her and showed other moms that motherhood doesn’t mean life ends.

Duck Dynasty’s Jep & Jessica Robertson Share Their Life-Changing Adoption Story on “Speak Out” Podcast
Jordan Butler | August 5, 2024
On a recent episode of the ‘Speak Out’ podcast with Christine Yeargin powered by Students for Life of America (SFLA), Yeargin was joined by Jep and Jessica Robertson, stars of the infamous Duck Dynasty reality show and now show Duck Family Treasure, to share how they decided to adopt their son. Jep and Jessica already had four kids when they

From Placing Her Daughter for Adoption to Raising Her Son: One Birth Mom’s Experience and Pro-Life Passion
Jordan Butler | May 20, 2024
A lot has changed since Noelle Isabell, 37, placed her daughter for adoption 20 years ago. Since then, she’s been a birth mom to a daughter she placed for adoption and is now the mother of her 10-year-old son, Nick. Through her unique and inspiring journey of motherhood, she understands the brave choices of placing a child for adoption and

From Drug Addict to Restored: One Woman’s Joy in Mother’s Day as a Birth Mom
Jordan Butler | May 10, 2024
As Mother’s Day quickly approaches, hugs, gifts, and beautiful blooms are bestowed upon mothers across the nation. Hidden in the traditional and precious families celebrating their own personal queen are women like Whitney Harris: a nurse, Christian, and birth mom. For her, Mother’s Day holds an entirely different meaning. Before giving birth to her son, her life was in

Foster Care System is No Excuse for Abortion: Dre Greenlaw’s Inspiring Story of Adoption, NFL Career, and 2024 Super Bowl Journey
Jordan Butler | February 6, 2024
Media outlets, including CNN, The Atlantic, Vox, and others, use the argument of a crowded foster care system to justify abortion. Here’s their argument in a nutshell: if we can’t care for them, we should kill them. If they have the potential for a bad, hard life, they’re better off dead. It’s usually not said that plainly. Some disguise

The Abortion Lobby Says I Should Have Been Aborted; Here’s Why I Fundamentally Disagree as an Adoptee
Caroline Wharton | November 29, 2023
GUEST POST: As we end National Adoption Month, I am living proof that adoption is always a better option than abortion — and I mean every time. The abortion lobby likes to counter statements like that with what-if circumstances, but my story proves each one wrong. Here’s what I mean: Pro-Abortion Lie #1: Adoptees are Better Off Dead Born in

New on Explicitly Pro-Life: Children Are Not Commodities to be Bought & Sold
Caroline Wharton | September 17, 2023
In the newest episode of Explicitly Pro-Life, the podcast hosted by Students for Life of America (SFLA) President Kristan Hawkins, she discusses the commodification of children with Katy Faust, the Founder and President of Them Before Us. The two discuss how our society has sadly weaponized children’s greatest wounds for selfish and political gains. For example, adoption does not exist to

A Year After Roe, Adoptions are on the Rise Proving Life-Affirming Resources Flourish When Abortion is Off the Table
Caroline Wharton | July 11, 2023
When faced with an unexpected pregnancy, the pro-life movement encourages women and families to seek life-affirming resources that don’t include abortion. Some life-affirming resources for parents that are unable to raise their child include Safe Havens, foster care, and adoption. While Students for Life Action (SFLAction) and Students for Life of America (SFLA) recognize reforms are needed to better the foster care and adoption systems,

New on Explicitly Pro-Life: Adoption Agency President Discusses Foster Care & Adoption
Caroline Wharton | February 16, 2023
GUEST POST: In a new episode of the Explicitly Pro-Life podcast, hosted by Students for Life of America (SFLA) President Kristan Hawkins, Hawkins welcomes guest Herbie Newell. Newell is President and Executive Director of Lifeline Children’s Services, the largest evangelical Christian adoption agency in the United States. He is also the author of a book titled Image Bearers: Shifting from

Unconditional Love Felt by Adopted Child Led to an Adulthood Full of Generosity
Caroline Wharton | December 2, 2022
Elizabeth Groff, as reported by Fox News, was an orphan in the Ukraine until she was adopted by an American family at the age of 13 and given a new perspective on life. When orphaned, Groff’s spirit was lifted near Christmas time when she was sent a shoebox of toys from people unknown to her. “There was nothing I had