Pro-life vid of the day: Erin’s Law – Stopping child sexual abuse
by LauraLoo
From the time she was 6 years old, Erin Merryn was sexually abused: first by a neighbor, then at age 11 by her cousin. Rather than destroying her, Merryn’s experiences galvanized her to become a defender of children.
In 2004 Erin self-published her diary, Stolen Innocence, when she was a high-school senior. Six months later, publisher HCI picked up the book.
Last week Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn signed an Erin’s Law bill after a task force completed an exhaustive 10-month investigation of the issue, which included writing age-appropriate curricula for the state’s schools. Illinois is the fifth state to pass Erin’s Law since she took up the cause.
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Jill Stanek is a nurse turned speaker, columnist and blogger, a national figure in the effort to protect both preborn and postborn innocent human life.
She’s really tough. I think it’s amazing she can talk about it in public and do so much good. Some people are too ashamed to even tell anyone.
Gosh IL is behind. Many years ago when I was in social work in TN, we got money donation from Barbara Mandrell to launch a puppet show program in elementary schools educating kids about bad touching and what to do if that happens.