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Sharon
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Date Posted: 09/ 2/06 11:04pm
In reply to:
luka
's message, "The Great Debate" on 08/30/06 5:59am
What an excellent thread! Thank you, Luka, for starting this one.
I want to share a story with you of a student of mine who got pregnant while in college. Initially, she considered abortion. But, she saw a pro-life road sign and it really hit her. She made the decision that she was NOT going to have an abortion. When she went to the doctor, however, the ultrasound revealed a serious abnormality - her little one was anacephalic (meaning that she only had a brain stem.) Rachel was devastated. The doctors tried to convince her to have an abortion, but she refused. They told her the baby's abnormality was "not compatible with life" and that her baby would probably be still born or only live a few hours or, at most, a few days. But, Rachel felt that if her baby was to die, at least it would have the time in the womb and whatever short time it might have outside of the womb. I'm still incredilby impressed by the strength and grace she exhibited standing up to the doctors and choosing to mother her child in the womb and for however long her baby lived. It turns out that Lily was born alive and lived 31 days! She brought tremendous joy to those around her in her brief life. And, instead of being responsible for killing her in the womb, Rachel was able to hold her as she took her last breath at the end of her short life.
As you may know, South Dakota is in the process of trying to decide whether or not to ban abortion in every case except life of the mother. We are the only state in the nation that has determined that life begins at conception and it is the duty of the state to protect the life of ALL citizens, born and preborn. The bill, which was passed by the SD legislatore and signed by the Governor, would make it illegal to perform abortions in SD (except to save the life of the mother.) It's called the "Women's Health and Human Life Protection Act." It has been challenged by the other side and put to a referendum vote to see if the population of the state supports it and wants it to become law. I'm part of the group that has formed to support it called http://www.VoteYesForLife.com If we win, we know the other side will challenge it in court. Our hope is that it will provide a test case for the U.S. Supreme Court to possibly overturn Roe V. Wade (which in 1973 made abortion legal in all 50 states, overriding any restrictions the states might have had in place.)
Rachel is one of the women who have shared their stories at the http://www.VoteYesForLife.com Another is Karla, who shares her story of abortion and immediate regret. (It's heartwrenching.) There are also stories of rape victims who choose to give birth to their children conceived as a result of rape and of rape victims who chose to abort and felt that the abortion was almost like a "medical rape".
There are so many myths about abortion: that it's rare (it's not rare at atll: 1 in 4 pregnancies ends in abortion in America), that feminists are pro-choice (Naral and NOW would like you to believe that, but the truth is the EARLY feminists were ALL staunchly pro-LIFE - check out Feminists for Life), that abortion is necessary for rape and incest victims (women who choose life for their babies report feeling like they were able to make something good come out of something bad, and in the case of incest it is typically the PERPETRATOR who wants the abortion, NOT the victim.)
Sharon
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