12 Famous People Who Lived!

Since the legalization of abortion in 1973, more than 55 million lives have been lost; 55,772,015 to be exact! I love it when mothers have the courage to tell their beloved children that they almost made this decision of loss, but choose life instead for their babies. Even more precious is when these children tell their story, knowing that they may have never had the opportunity to live their life, a life of value, worth and contribution.

 

Many of these children have grown to be fantastic contributors to this world through their gifts and talents. I wonder what our lives would be like without them? So much loss, so much waste. So grievous to think of that particular set of DNA that God created, never having the opportunity to bring to the world what was intended.

 

Here are 12 famous people who were almost aborted, but their mothers choose to give them life and give them to us.

Celine Dion’s music has been influenced by genres ranging from rock and R&B to gospel and classical. Her recordings are mainly in French and English, although she also sings in Spanish, Italian, German, Latin, Japanese, and Mandarin Chinese. She is regarded as one of pop music’s most influential voices. Dion credits her family’s parish priest for convincing her mother not to abort her.

What can we say? Everybody knows Cher. Cher’s mother backed out at the last minute at an abortion clinic. In an interview she stated, “I can remember the chairs were chrome, and I was sweating. The sweat was just coming off of me on this chrome and when the door opened and it was my turn, I said, ‘Mother, I can’t do it.’ So, that’s how she’s here.”

Love this man! Who hasn’t seen a movie with Jack in it? Jack Nicholson’s mother was pressured by her peers to have an abortion. Luckily she did not go through with it, otherwise we wouldn’t have this legendary actor in our lives!

Andrea Bocelli is an Italian singer, songwriter, and record producer. Celine Dion has said that “if God would have a singing voice, he must sound a lot like Andrea Bocelli,” and David Foster, a record producer, often describes Bocelli’s voice as the most beautiful in the world. Andrea’s mother was advised to have an abortion after she was misdiagnosed with appendicitis while she was pregnant.

Jayceon Terrell Taylor, better known by his stage name The Game, is an American rapper and actor. The Game raps in his song “Hate It or Love It,” “Whenever I’m in the booth and I get exhausted I think what if Marie Baker got that abortion?”, hinting that his mother was considering having an abortion.

Pope John Paul II served as Pope from 1978 to 2005. He was the second longest-serving pope in modern history. His mother was advised to have an abortion after losing her daughter shortly after birth. His mother decided to defy the doctors’ orders.

Nicholas Scott Cannon is an American rapper, actor, comedian, director, screenwriter, film producer, entrepreneur, record producer, and radio and television personality. On television, Cannon began as a teenager on All That before going on to host The Nick Cannon Show, Wild ‘N Out, and America’s Got Talent. Nick Cannon’s mother got pregnant at 17, and was considering having an abortion. He thanks his mother in his song “Can I Live?” for not going through with the process.

Marlin Andrew Stutzman is an American politician who was a member of the United States House of Representatives in Indiana from 2010 to 2017. A Republican, Stutzman previously served as a member of the Indiana House of Representatives from 2002 to 2008, and as a member of the Indiana Senate, from 2009 to 2010. Marlin has a strong stance against abortion. His reasoning for this is that his mother was pregnant at the age of 17 and was considering having an abortion.

Timothy Richard Tebow is a former professional American football quarterback and current professional baseball outfielder for the New York Mets. He played college football for the University of Florida, winning the Heisman Trophy in 2007. After a long football career, in 2016, Tebow announced he would pursue a career in professional baseball. Tim was almost aborted after doctors advised his mother to abort him due to her health issues.

Justin Drew Bieber is a Canadian singer, actor and songwriter. A talent manager discovered him through his YouTube videos in 2008. Now his U.S. album and singles sales total 44.7 million.  He has sold an estimated 140 million records, making him one of the world’s best-selling music artists. Justin Bieber’s mother got pregnant at the age of 17. She was encouraged by several people to abort the child but she chose to give birth instead.

Sean Lennon is an American singer, songwriter and actor. He is the son of John Lennon and Yoko Ono. After Sean’s birth, John Lennon became a house husband, caring for his young son until his murder on December 8, 1980. From childhood into his teen years, Sean continued to collaborate with his mother. Yoko considered aborting Sean, but decided to keep the pregnancy after husband John Lennon convinced her to go through with it.

Steven Paul Jobs was an American entrepreneur and business magnate. He was the chairman, chief executive officer (CEO), and a co-founder of Apple Inc., chairman and majority shareholder of Pixar, a member of The Walt Disney Company‘s board of directors following its acquisition of Pixar, and the founder, chairman, and CEO of NeXT. Jobs is widely recognized as a pioneer of the microcomputer revolution of the 1970s and 1980s, along with Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak. An interview with Steve Jobs for his biography reveals that Steve was almost a victim of an abortion. He states “I wanted to meet her mostly to see if she was OK and to thank her, because I’m glad I didn’t end up as an abortion. She was 23 and she went through a lot to have me”

 

What an amazing legacy these individuals have left for us.  Where would we be without their contributions?  How many other contributions, inventions and discoveries have not been discovered because others in that 55 million never got the chance?  It is a loss for all of us.  We are so grateful to these 12 mother’s that they choose life for their babies.  Thank you, moms!

 

KH