My experiences that have shaped my pro-life position are a bit more unique and personal than others. I was born with the hereditary condition of Osteogenesis Imperfecta (OI), also known as brittle bone disease. This condition has affected all parts of my life and has brought me great difficulty and pain, even before I was born with the prenatal breaking of both my legs. When I was younger and would think of my future, the topic of my children would come up. Any child I would potentially have automatically has a 50% chance of being born with OI, which could result with them enduring the same or an even greater amount of physical suffering that I do. This idea scared me, as I think it would any woman who wants to have a family. Because of the nature of OI, there is the ability to diagnose the more severe types while the infant is still in their mother's womb. This led me to intense research on prenatal care for women with disabilities as well as their unborn children with medical conditions. This research then introduced me to the pro-choice and pro-life debate, and I was horrified to find most of the resources and material available were advocates for abortion. This idea of terminating a child in the womb, who relies solely on their mother for the care and protection they deserve, whether because of a disability or being a ‘burden’ to their mothers, sickened me. I was even more disturbed when I realized that my mother could have decided that she didn’t want me when faced with the reality that I did in fact have OI after seeing the ultrasounds, and how easy it would have been for her to terminate my life. Life, in my personal opinion, is sacred and it is society's responsibility to protect and nurture it. No life should end as a direct result of another's actions, especially an unborn infant whose very life is entrusted to their mother's protection in every sense. A life is a beautiful gift given by our Eternal Father, and from the moment of conception to natural death it is something to be treasured and defended. I have now come to realize that I am not being called to motherhood in the traditional sense and am instead being called to the religious life as a nun or sister, who take on the role of ‘spiritual mother’ to the souls in their care. This has caused me to reaffirm my pro-life stance on an even deeper level. I will most likely never carry a child in my womb, nor be a mother in the traditional sense, and because of this I feel it is my duty to instead be a voice and guardian for all life, and especially the unborn, present and future. Along with the continuation of personal prayer and spreading awareness to those I meet, I hope to join my university’s new Pro-Life organization on campus this coming year as well as get out in the community more now that Covid restrictions are letting up. I also hope to visit the Sisters of Life, a Catholic religious institute whose apostolate is the protection of life from conception to natural death, as a potential community to join.