For world-renowned sprinter Sanya Richards-Ross, 2008 was a tumultuous year. Engaged and scheduled to compete in the Summer Olympics, Richards-Ross discovered that she was pregnant one month prior to her race. Wracked with fear and worry, the Christian athlete did the unthinkable—she had an abortion—and immediately regretted the decision.
In her new memoir, Chasing Grace, Richards-Ross, now married and pregnant again, detailed the heart-wrenching choice she made nine years ago and the multi-year road of recovery she has traveled. Although left-leaning media outlets tend to censor or downplay the regret that many women feel after having an abortion, People and AOL Build both published beautiful content about the runner’s redemptive story.