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Pattie Mallette’s position on abortion is clear: Had she not converted to Christianity before getting pregnant as a teen, her pop star phenom son Justin Bieber would have never been born.

But now, with a memoir under her belt and her son’s next album dropping soon, the Stratford, Ont., born mother is carving out a niche as an anti-abortion crusader, amid reports Bieber may not be comfortable with it.

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The 37-year-old is the new, public face of a short-film fundraising project to raise at least $10-million for American pregnancy centres, which encourage women to go through with a pregnancy, not terminate it.

Ms. Mallette is executive producer of the short film, Crescendo, which carries a strong pro-life message and will be screened in pregnancy centres across the United States, and if their goal is met, around the world.

There were reports Monday that suggested the pop phenom isn’t pleased with his mother sticking her neck so far out on such a polarizing issue.