Ukraine
Yulia's story
Yulia is a 21-year-old young woman studying at Kyiv University. One day she was raped and became pregnant. She saw no other way out than to go to the hospital for an abortion. There she met the leaders of Father's House. They persuaded her not to have the baby removed.
Yulia's mother insisted that Yulia give the child up for adoption, and she was not allowed to come home during her pregnancy so no one would find out. Therefore, Yulia was allowed to come and live at Father's House. She gave birth to a baby son in a hospital near there. After talks, Yulia decided to keep the little boy and not give him up for adoption, as her mother wanted.
The leaders of Father's House started talking to Yulia's mother. It turns out that she had been in a similar situation, having to raise her children as a single mother, and did not want her daughter to have to go through the same. After seeing the photos of her grandson, she was sympathetic to her daughter's decision. Yulia's brother also regretted not having been there for her and convinced her that she should not be ashamed of her infant son.
Meanwhile, Yulia lives with her infant son back at her mother's home. She is a good and caring mother.
