Minter calls fight to end abortions nationwide her 'life passion'

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A crowd of almost 700 people packed the downtown Owensboro Convention Center on Thursday night to advocate for the sanctity of life and remember those lost to abortion.

The annual Right to Life of Owensboro banquet drew business and religious leaders alike along with politicians such as U.S. Sen. Rand Paul, a Bowling Green Republican. But highlighting the event was Angela Minter, executive director of Sisters for Life, a Christian-based nonprofit organization in Louisville that advocates for the unborn.

Minter, who describes herself as a born-again Christian, talked about her own personal struggles with abortion -- how twice she aborted pregnancies as a teenager, leading her through a difficult time of life ridden with drug use, depression and attempted suicide. But God, she said, opened her eyes one day at a Right to Life rally in Frankfort. It was there that she discovered her life's work.

"I stand before you as a woman who paid money for two of my babies to be killed when I was a teenager," she said. "But, you know, Mark Twain once said that there are two most important days in your life -- the day you're born and the day you find out why. I discovered why that day."

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[font color=330099]So a set of decisions that were right for her so she could further her career aren't right for others depending on their predicaments? Abortion is a personal decision and should be kept that way.[/font]