We will be up front with you –

Do I Matter ?

Those three little words hold a lot of weight, especially after a year like 2020. Last year revealed how little we value the importance of life. It also shed light on our inadequacy as a nation to support and defend each other.

At the end of the day, what really separates us from one another? Differences in upbringing, life circumstances, and our bodies are just a few things that make us unique and distinct individuals. Those differences are important. However, we often forget that underneath it all, each of us have hearts that beat the same.

So yes, you matter.

Regardless of what you look like, where you live, how much money you make, or what you’ve done: by the mere beating of your heart, you matter.

In fact, before you even walked on this earth, you mattered. Someone gave you life and brought you into this world. As early as 18-21 days after fertilization, your heart tissue began beating like it is now. Isn’t that incredible?

Tragically, 25 percent of your generation was lost to abortion. Each individual had a heartbeat. Who knows how that unique and distinct life could’ve changed the world. From aborting because of race, gender, disability, or out of convenience, millions of lives have been denied a chance to live. They mattered.

We acknowledge that the marginalized, poor, and oppressed lives matter too. But discussing who matters is a moot point if we don’t give life a chance at the very beginning.

So yes, you matter. You mattered from the very beginning – every life does.

We will be up front with you – this magazine is about abortion. A topic so divisive we’ve lost the ability to have rational discussions about it. In the pages of this publication, you can read how abortion affects women, men, and the child in the womb. We will also explore how it affects the vulnerable, people of color, the common arguments from each side and what they really mean, plus more. Take a moment to read, ponder, then decide what you think.