Woman Determined to Help Others After Being Forced to Have Abortion as Teen

‘I just want to be there to support other mothers, other women who have the courage to go forward and to have their children’

Rita Whitaker, the founder and executive director of Life Turning Point of Philadelphia, attended at 2024 Life Advocate Resource Conference at St Matthew Church Hall in Conshohocken, PA, on April 6, 2024. Lily Sun/The Epoch Times

Conshohocken, Pa.—“I actually have three babies in heaven. And God has put on my heart, just to share with other women and to give them options. This is why I have a burden to help women that have chosen life,” said Rita Whitaker, tears welling in her eyes.

Rita Whitaker, founder and executive director of Life Turning Point of Philadelphia, shared her personal story with The Epoch Times during the 2024 Life Advocate Resource Conference at St Matthew Church Hall in Conshohocken, PA, on April 6, 2024.