Homeschool senior student Cassidy Lichnovsky is the 2014 scholarship winner of the Montgomery County Right to Life Oratory Contest at Conroe Bible Church. She received a $1,000 check. <\/p>\n
Second place winner was Erica Michelson, who received $500, and Madison McQuary and Chad Golden tied for third place, each receiving $250. <\/p>\n
A total of 13 students participated Saturday by each writing and giving a 5-7 minute pro-life speech on abortion, eugenics, euthanasia or infanticide. <\/p>\n
Junior and senior students represented Conroe High, Oak Ridge High, The Woodlands High and area homeschool groups. <\/p>\n
Attorney Larry Foerster, Judge Michael Seiler, Judge Kathleen Hamilton, Joseph Strack, and Conroe Attorney Marcia Tillman served as judges for the contest. <\/p>\n
Lichnovsky spoke about the false reality of abortion and the anguish her grandmother, Jean, went through when she was caught between the sound of her conscience and the voice of a doctor. Her grandmother was told that her child would be born with severe physical and possible mental disabilities and was admonished that she was selfish to bring a disabled child into the world. Her grandmother was pressured to abort her child. <\/p>\n
However, Jean did give birth and her son, Joseph, was born with disabilities. However, Joseph, despite doctors predictions even after his birth, is now Cassidys father. <\/p>\n
Her fathers reality is that he has never taken welfare and has sustained employment, gives to charities, supports missionaries, votes in every election, Cassidy said. <\/p>\n
The world needs to see that a child, planned or not, is the farthest thing from a burden to society, Cassidy said. <\/p>\n
She encouraged the audience that it is a lie that beauty can only be seen in perfection, where in reality our world needs imperfection and that in reality, every child has a right to life. <\/p>\n
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