I also have a very personal reason for my stance. Six years ago, one of my sisters found out that her unborn child had spina bifida and it was strongly recommended that she have an abortion. My sister and her husband were financially stable, were already parents, and were having another child because they wanted to; there was no reason for the doctors to suggest abortion except for the fact that the baby was not going to be physically perfect. Of course my sister and brother-in-law refused and today my niece is a beautiful and happy child who attends school, loves to sing, and whose favourite movie character was The Little Mermaid until recently when she decided that she liked Darth Vader better. Here's a photo of her from Halloween, with her wheelchair decked out as a tie fighter:
Yesterday was Holocaust Memorial Day and coincidentally- or not- it was also the day when people who are pro-life (anti-abortion) took to the streets in the March For Life. In case it wasn't obvious in other posts, such as my review of The Giver, I am vehemently against the killing of the pre-born. My position is, of course, informed by the Christian faith which shapes my morality but is also based in common sense. No one can give a coherent explanation as to how something can magically change from a non-human into a human by travelling through the birth canal. It is a ridiculous proposition which is used to defend the indefensible. I also have a very personal reason for my stance. Six years ago, one of my sisters found out that her unborn child had spina bifida and it was strongly recommended that she have an abortion. My sister and her husband were financially stable, were already parents, and were having another child because they wanted to; there was no reason for the doctors to suggest abortion except for the fact that the baby was not going to be physically perfect. Of course my sister and brother-in-law refused and today my niece is a beautiful and happy child who attends school, loves to sing, and whose favourite movie character was The Little Mermaid until recently when she decided that she liked Darth Vader better. Here's a photo of her from Halloween, with her wheelchair decked out as a tie fighter: If the pro-abortionists had had their way, this funny, feisty kid's life would have been snuffed out before our family had a chance to know and love her. In my review of Suite Francaise, I said that one of the tragedies and outrages of the Holocaust was the lost potential- so many lives cut short, their possible contributions to our world destroyed, their futures stolen from them, and from us. The same could be said for the millions of little lives which have been sacrificed on the altars of convenience and selfishness.
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