10/6-8/12, Sat. - Mon., Holy Family Parish and high school assembly, sponsored by Holy Family Respect Life Committee, Kirkland, WA
Pro-Life Speaker and Adoption Speaker since 1995 -- Right to Life and crisis pregnancy center fundraisers, rallies, churches, high schools, universities, women's conferences, attorney conferences, adoption events, etc., throughout the U.S., Canada, Ireland, Scotland, Belgium and Mexico
Author of the Heritage House '76 pamphlet "Conceived in Rape: A Story of Hope" (Rebecca Kiessling's personal story of having been conceived in rape and nearly aborted at two back-alley abortionists.)
Honored by Feminists for Life as one of their internationally-named "Remarkable Pro-Life Women" and their "poster child" for the rape-exception poster "Did I Deserve the Death Penalty?" Get copies to promote your event with Rebecca Kiessling by going to www.FeministsforLife.org
Appeared on CBN's "The 700 Club" (click here to view), Good Morning America, CNN's Talk Back Live, CBS News, Canada's 100 Huntley Street, EWTN's Life on the Rock, and Facing Life Head-On (click here to view episode) as a pro-life attorney and as a child conceived in rape
Story featured in Glamour Magazine -- My Father is a Rapist, Marie Claire Magazine -- I Was Born of My Mother's Rape, and with her birthmother on the syndicated program Extra -- Rebecca's Story
Wrote a 43-page essay, "The Right of the Unborn Child Not to be Unjustly Killed -- a philosophy of rights approach" (See Philosophical Abortion Essay page)
Adopted two children (with same birth mother) in open adoptions, was adopting two others (Cassie, who was born with special needs who died at 33 days old, and a foster child who was ultimately adopted by another family in a better placement for her needs), and gave birth to three biological children (second-generation abortion survivors.) Recently lost two precious babies in the first trimester.
Family law attorney with four pro bono cases of international attention all involving the protection of preborn human life, including the "frozen embryo" case in Michigan. Two of those cases involved rape and abortion. Also, represented a woman sued for not aborting. (practiced law as "Rebecca Wasser" before she married)
Served as vice-chair of a crisis pregnancy center for two years and on the advisory board of Michigan Nurses for Life *Currently serves on the Advisory Board of Crossroads Pregnancy Center
Conducts workshops, "An Abortion-Minded Client's Life-Giving Legal Options" based on Michigan law.
Testified before the Ohio Legislature on the Prefer Childbirth Over Abortion legislation which would, in part, remove the rape exception from the ban on Medicaid funding of abortions in Ohio *
Married for 11 years, home school mother of 5 -- the oldest is 10.
1/22/11, Sat. eve., Roe v Wade Memorial Prayer Vigil at the State Capitol, Jackson, MI
1/24/11, Mon. a.m., Cathedral Catholic High School Assembly, Indianapolis, IN
1/24/11, Mon., SS Peter and Paul Cathedral, Indianapolis, IN
1/25/11, Tues. eve., Barefoot for Babies Celebration, (with Liz Carl, pregnant by rape birthmother), Northside Christian Church, New Albany, IN
February 2011 Speaking Engagements
2/5/11, Sat. , Newman's Bookshoppe, The Catholic Information Center, Kalamazoo, MI
2/14/11, Mon., Testify before Montana Legislature on Personhood Amendment bill, Helena, MT
March 2011 Speaking Engagements
3/7/11, Mon. 6-8 p.m., Butler University, with Monica Kelsey (also conceived in rape -- story is on this site), Pharmacy Bldg. Room 103, sponsored by Bulldogs for Life, Indianapolis, IN
3/8/11, Tues. 10:15 a.m., St. Theodore Guerin Catholic High School Assembly, Noblesville, IN
3/8/11, Tues. 3:15 p.m., Carmel High School Teens for Life Club, Carmel, IN
3/9/11, Wed. 8:30 p.m., DePauw University, sponsored by the DePauw Catholic Student Association, St. Paul's Catholic Church, Greencastle, IN
4/10/11, Sun. 3 p.m., Northwest Ohio Life Fair, co-sponsored by Pro-LifeConnection and St. Rose Parish, Perrysburg, OH
4/11/11, a.m., Green High School Assembly, Franklin Furnace, OH
4/11/11, Mon., Star Community Justice Center -- Men and Women (separately), Franklin Furnace, OH
4/11/11, Mon. eve., Shawnee State University, Portsmouth, OH
4/12/11, Tues. eve., James Madison University, Sponsored by JMU Students for Life, Harrisonburg, VA
4/13/11, Wed. eve., College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA
4/14/11, Th. 5:00 p.m., Liberty University, Sponsored by ROSE (Reclaiming Others' Sacred Existence), Lynchburg, VA
4/15/11, Fri. 2:15 p.m., James Madison High School after-school event, sponsored by pro-life club NOVA, Vienna, VA
4/18/11, Mon. eve., Clarion University, co-sponsored by Clarion Students for Life, the Newman Center, Koinonia Christian Fellowship, Clarion College Republicans, and Clarion College Conservatives, Clarion, PA
4/19/11, Tues. 10:20 a.m., Du Bois Catholic Central High School Assembly, Du Bois, PA
4/27/11, Wed. 1:30 p.m., Hackett Catholic Central High School Assembly, Kalamazoo, MI
May 2011 Speaking Engagements
5/4/11, Wed. a.m., School Assembly, Corner Brook, Newfoundland, Canada
5/5/11?, Th., Hamilton, ON
5/7/11, Sat. eve., Prince Albert Right to Life & Jubilation Program, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada
5/12/11, Th. noon, Victoria March for Life at the steps of the B.C. Legislature, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
5/12/11, Th. eve., Pro-Life Banquet, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
5/13/11, Fri. a.m., Catholic High School assembly, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
5/18/11, Wed. a.m., Briefing/Press Conference on La. Human Life Protection Act, Baton Rouge, LA
5/24/11, Tues. 9 a.m., Testifying before Louisiana Legislature on Human Life Protection Act, Baton Rouge, LA
Mississippi Personhood Tour:
6/2/11, Th. eve., Trinity Baptist Church, Southaven, MS
6/3/11, Fri., Luncheon, Laurel, MS
6/3/11, Fri. eve., Meridian, MS
6/4/11, Sat., Gulfport, MS
6/9/11, Th. 6:30 p.m., Vitae Foundation Annual Banquet, Cape Girardeau, MO
January 2010
1/16/10, Sat. eve., Diocese of Little Rock Youth Event, Little Rock, AR
* 1/18, 1/19, and 1/20/10, Mon., Tues. and Wed., Phil Waldrep Ministries "Living With Joy" radio program will air the audio of the DVD of my story, "Conceived in Rape: From Worthless to Priceless" in full
Colorado
COLORADO SPEAKING TOUR for Sanctity of Human Life Week Jan. 17-26:
1/17/10. Sun. eve., Youth 4 Truth Ecumenical Youth Rally, Colorado Springs, CO
1/18/10, Mon. 11:30 a.m., March For Life Rally, Colorado Springs, CO
1/20/10, Wed. 10:00 a.m., Denver Christian School assembly, Denver, CO
1/20/10, Wed 7-9 p.m., Regis University, Denver, CO
Speaking in Scotland with Bryan Kemper, March 8, 2009 at SPUC Collegiate Conference
3/7/09, Sat. eve., International Student Pro-Life Conference, sponsored by SPUC Scotland / Education4Life, Edinburgh, Scotland
Indiana
3/11/09, Wed. eve., 7:00 p.m., Purdue University, Lafayette, IN, sponsored by Purdue Students for Life
Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico
3/28-29/09, Sat./Sun., Life and Family Conference, sponsored by the Coalition of Groups for Life and Family (Comite Nacional Provida Coalicion de grupos a favor de la vida y la familia), Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico
Nebraska 4/2/09, Th., Hastings College, sponsored by Hastings College Campus Conservatives, Hastings, Nebraska
Alabama 4/19/09, Sun., Alabama state-wide Students for Life of America conference, Tuscaloosa, AL
Michigan 5/8/09, Fri. eve., Stitches, Scraps and Snacks at Kensington Community Church, Troy, MI Ohio 5/30/09, Sat. a.m., Birthright of Greater Cincinnati's Annual Prayer Breakfast, Cincinnati, OH
Massachusetts 6/14/09, Sun. 7 p.m., St. Paul's Cathedral, Worcester, Massachusetts, sponsored by Massachusetts Citizens for Life
9/22/09, Tues, Catholic High School, Kitchener, ON, Canada
9/22/09, Tues. 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.., Toronto 40 Days For Life Kick-Off Rally, sponsored by Campaign Life Coalition, Canadian Christian College, North York, ON, Canada
9/23/09, Wed., Dante Catholic High School, Toronto, ON, Canada
9/23/09, Wed. eve., University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
9/24/09, Th. eve., University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada Michigan 10/4/09, Sun. 7:30-9:00 p.m., Life Talk at St. Paul on the Lake Parish, sponsored by Pinckney Pro-Life, Grosse Pointe Farms, MI
10/23/09, Fri. a.m., Venango Catholic High School assembly, Oil City, PA
Ontario, Canada 10/27/09, Tues. 7:15 p.m., King's University College (an affiliate of University of Western Ontario), sponsored by the Pro-life Club at King's, London, ON, Canada Michigan 10/29/09, Th. eve., Western Michigan University, sponsored by Western Michigan Students for Life, Kalamazoo, MI
11/1/09, Sun. eve., Life Talk at St. Margaret of Scotland Catholic Church, sponsored by Pinckney Pro-Life, St. Claire Shores, MI Missouri 11/6/09, Fri. noon, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO
11/6/09,. Fri. eve., Truman State University, sponsored by Truman Students for Life, Kirksville, MO Wisconsin 11/12/09, Th. 6:30 p.m., Care Net Pregnancy Center of Green County's Annual Banquet, Monroe, WI Ontario, Canada 11/13/09. Fri. 6:00 p.m., Pregnancy Help Centre of Durham's Annual Banquet, Oshawa, Ontario, Canada
LOUISIANA SPEAKING TOUR:
11/17/09, Tues. 9:30 a.m., Dominican Catholic High School assembly, New Orleans, LA
11/17/09, Tues. 11:25 a.m. and 12:15, Archbishop Chapelle Catholic High School assemblies, New Orleans, LA
11/17/09, Tues. 6:00 p.m., Loyola University, New Orleans, LA
11/17/09, Tues. 8:00 p.m., Tulane University, New Orleans, LA
11/18/09, Wed. a.m., Ursuline Catholic High School Class, New Orleans, LA
11/18/09, Wed. 2 assemblies, Mount Carmel Catholic High School, New Orleans, LA
11/18/09, Wed. 5:00 p.m., Southeastern University, Hammond, LA
11/18/09, Wed. 8:00 p.m., Louisiana State University, LA
11/19/09, Th. 4:00 p.m., University of Louisiana Lafayette, LA
11/19/09, Th. 7:00 p.m., McNeese State University, co-sponsored by the Diocese of Lake Charles and St. Louis Catholic High School, Lake Charles, LA Indiana
11/21/09, Sat.. eve., Our Lady of Mount Carmel Parish, Carmel, Indiana
Once again, what man meant for evil, God can use for good!
My bright new smile after getting my teeth restored by Dr. Forrest Bryant in Huntsville, Alabama. www.forrestbryant.com
After hearing me speak at a crisis pregnancy center banquet, Dr. Bryant graciously offered to restore eight teeth as part of the "Give Back a Smile" program in conjunction
