I Survived a Failed Abortion Attempt on My Life: Now I Stand for Those Who Can’t

Melissa Ohden is an author, speaker and the founder of the Abortion Survivors Network, which seeks to educate the public about failed abortions while providing emotional, mental and spiritual support to abortion survivors. Melissa was fourteen years old when she learned that she was a saline abortion survivor. In her memoir, You Carried Me, she describes her decade-long search to find and forgive her biological parents. With a master’s degree in social work, she has worked in the fields of substance abuse, mental health, domestic violence, and child welfare. Melissa is married and has two daughters.