Pregnant at 13 in 1991, a St. Louis native sent to a maternity home now speaks out
St. Louis on the Air · St. Louis Public Radio
July 22, 202541m 45s
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Show Notes
In 1991, St. Louis native Toni Popham was 13 and pregnant when her family sent her to Virginia, to the Liberty Godparent Home. The treatment of pregnant girls at the facility is the subject of "Liberty Lost," a new podcast that features Popham and other former residents describing isolation, coercion and religious manipulation. Popham and the podcast's creator T.J. Raphael discuss the impact of the Godparent Home and the resurgence of maternity homes across the country.