President of Aloha Life Advocates adopted baby to stop an abortion

By Pat Gee

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Jan 21, 2012

~~<p>Joaquin "Kin" Borja, newly elected president of Aloha Life Advocates, has personal reasons for his convictions.</p>
<p>Borja said 39 years ago his sister, who had already had eight children, was contemplating an abortion. When Borja learned of her decision, he asked to adopt the baby. He and his sister were living on Guam, a year before the historic Jan. 22, 1973, Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion, based on a woman's privacy rights.</p>
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Joaquin "Kin" Borja, newly elected president of Aloha Life Advocates, has personal reasons for his convictions.

Borja said 39 years ago his sister, who had already had eight children, was contemplating an abortion. When Borja learned of her decision, he asked to adopt the baby. He and his sister were living on Guam, a year before the historic Jan. 22, 1973, Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion, based on a woman's privacy rights. Login for more...