Rebecca Kiessling

Rebecca Kiessling has been an attorney, international pro-life speaker and adoption speaker since 1995, speaking for various pro-life organizations, including right to life groups, crisis pregnancy center fundraisers, 40 Days for Life events, rallies, churches, high schools, universities, Students for Life, women’s conferences, attorney conferences, adoption events, etc., throughout North America, Europe, and South America, speaking about 75 times/year.

Politically influential, she changed the heart of Gov. Rick Perry during his presidential campaign, as well as Newt Gingrich, and many legislators across the U.S., Canada and Europe and Latin America. She’s helped pregnant rape victims all around the world to choose life for their children, and as an attorney has represented them in court pro bono to terminate the parental rights of rapists. She advocates for the Rape Survivor Child Custody Act globally.

She’s adopted 3 children, then gave birth to 3 biological children. Her two oldest adopted sons, Caleb and Kyler, both tragically died of fentanyl poisoning on July 29, 2020, and her 33 day old adopted daughter Cassie, who was born with special needs passed away on September 14, 2000. In addition, Rebecca lost 2 babies to miscarriage. In the midst of her grief, she immediately began educating on substance abuse, in honor of her sons. Rebecca was interviewed by one of her personal heroes, Dr. James Dobson, on his Family Talk radio program with four other members of Save The 1. And she was interviewed on TBN’s “The Eric Metaxas Show” in January 2020.

She appeared in the following documentary films: The Citizens United film, “The Gift of Life with Gov. Mike Huckabee,” the “40” film, “Conceived in Rape: From Worthless to Priceless,” “Except in Cases of Rape? 12 Stories of Survival,” and “Conceived in Rape and Other Exceptions.” Rebecca has appeared on Fox’s Huckabee (which has the clip of Gov. Rick Perry), CNN’s Piers Morgan debating Gloria Allred, CBN’s 700 Club, Catholic TV’s “This is the Day,” ABC’s Good Morning America, EWTN’s Life on the Rock and Defending Life with Fr. Frank Pavone, “Facing Life Head On,” as well as the nationally-syndicated tv program “Extra.” Her story has been featured in Glamour Magazine and Marie Claire Magazine.

She’s also the poster child for Feminists for Life’s ad, “Did I Deserve the Death Penalty,” author of the Heritage House ’76 pamphlet “Conceived in Rape: A Story of Hope,” and the writer of, and subject of, numerous articles and blogs on LifeNews, Lifesitenews, and Live Action.