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Ryan Bomberger’s story offers a powerful counterpoint to many of the arguments surrounding abortion, adoption, and the value of every human life. Conceived in rape and placed for adoption, Bomberger, a former IFA webcast guest, has spent years advocating for the dignity of the unborn and challenging what he describes as a growing culture of eugenics.
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From The Federalist:
The abortion industry often uses the horrible circumstances surrounding Bomberger’s conception to justify abortion. Abortions from rape make up 1% of cases, yet rape is often used by the left to show why the sprawling abortion industry must exist. As a child of rape, “Ryan knows firsthand what it means to be the inconvenient life,” Matt Kittle said in an interview with Bomberger on The Vicki McKenna Show on iHeartRadio. Yet Bomberger’s mother chose life, allowing her son to grow into who he is today. “He is the counterargument to the death culture in America,” Kittle said.
In the interview, Bomberger said he was “conceived in rape but adopted in love.” His adoptive parents, Henry and Andrea, raised him, their two biological children, and ten other adopted children in their large Christian household of 15. Today, Bomberger is a father, husband, co-founder of the pro-life Radiance Foundation, an Emmy Award-winning creator, public speaker, writer, and author. He published his autobiography, Should Have Been Aborted, along with a documentary in May.
The last chapter of his book details the experience that inspired him to write it: meeting his biological family. For years, Bomberger searched for his biological mother, only to find that she had passed away. But he did find his biological aunt and the other members of his extended family. “They wanted to meet me; they wanted to know what happened to me,” Bomberger said in the interview, “[Which] is not the narrative the mainstream media ever wants to tell because it shreds their radical pro-abortion story that the only answer to something unplanned is … abortion, and there’s another side to the story.”
Bomberger’s testimony comes at a time when debates over abortion and disability continue to intensify. Advances in prenatal testing allow parents to identify certain genetic conditions before birth, including Down syndrome. While many families use this information to prepare for medical and developmental needs, critics argue that such testing is increasingly being used to justify selective abortions.
During the interview, Bomberger pointed to the growing acceptance of aborting children diagnosed with disabilities as evidence of a modern eugenics mindset. He referenced comments from YouTuber Jesse Ridgway, who publicly discussed aborting a child after receiving a Down syndrome diagnosis. Bomberger argued that the decision reflects a belief that some lives are less valuable than others based on perceived ability or independence.
Pro-life advocates have long raised concerns about abortion rates among children diagnosed with Down syndrome. Studies have estimated that between two-thirds and more than four-fifths of unborn children diagnosed with the condition are aborted in the United States. In countries such as Iceland, the rate is even higher, with nearly all pregnancies involving a Down syndrome diagnosis ending in abortion.
Bomberger’s story serves as a reminder that every person is created in the image of God and possesses inherent worth regardless of how they were conceived, their abilities, or their accomplishments. His life challenges believers to defend the value of every human being while supporting mothers, families, and children facing difficult circumstances.
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(Excerpt from The Federalist. Photo Credit: Tessa Rampersad on Unsplash)
