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Rape Survivor Refused Abortion: “My Daughter is a Gift From God”

Shauna Prewitt was raped during her senior year of college and became pregnant as a result. Rather than choosing abortion after rape, she chose life and told her story in a documentary called “Except in Cases of Rape.”Prewitt said she sought help from counselors on campus. They encouraged her to abort, telling her that having her child would be too traumatic for her to endure:When I found out I was pregnant, I sought the assistance of some counselors on campus. And all three of them, they told m