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Conditional Love: a memoir
From a turbulent childhood to a life of fierce compassion, Barbara Harris shares her extraordinary journey in Conditional From Motherhood to Advocacy.
Raised in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, amid family challenges and the racial tensions of the era, Barbara’s story begins with hardship but unfolds into a powerful testament of resilience and love. As a devoted mother, she opened her heart and home to four children—all born to the same drug-addicted mother—determined to keep them together and give them the stability every child deserves.
Those experiences transformed her purpose. Witnessing the devastating impact of addiction on families, Barbara founded Project Prevention, a nonprofit organization offering financial incentives to individuals struggling with substance use to receive long-term birth control. Her bold and controversial mission sparked national debate, challenging society to confront painful questions about compassion, responsibility, and choice.
This compelling two-part memoir reveals the woman behind the headlines—a mother, an advocate, and a changemaker whose courage defied convention. Conditional Love is a story of perseverance, conviction, and the unyielding belief that one person’s determination can spark a movement.
Love her or challenge her, you won’t forget her.
Raised in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, amid family challenges and the racial tensions of the era, Barbara’s story begins with hardship but unfolds into a powerful testament of resilience and love. As a devoted mother, she opened her heart and home to four children—all born to the same drug-addicted mother—determined to keep them together and give them the stability every child deserves.
Those experiences transformed her purpose. Witnessing the devastating impact of addiction on families, Barbara founded Project Prevention, a nonprofit organization offering financial incentives to individuals struggling with substance use to receive long-term birth control. Her bold and controversial mission sparked national debate, challenging society to confront painful questions about compassion, responsibility, and choice.
This compelling two-part memoir reveals the woman behind the headlines—a mother, an advocate, and a changemaker whose courage defied convention. Conditional Love is a story of perseverance, conviction, and the unyielding belief that one person’s determination can spark a movement.
Love her or challenge her, you won’t forget her.
276 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 7, 2025
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