Unfortunately it turned out that the fetus had a set of genetic disorders
that would have resulted in it dying in infancy. My friend decided to
terminate the pregnancy rather than carry the fetus to term. In the
anti-abortion movement, they would have her suffer through the pregnancy
and let the infant suffer through a very painful and very brief life. Where
is the "Christian Charity" in that?
larry
At 03:56 PM 6/4/2004, you wrote:
> >i dont have any solutions, which is a hell in itself.
> ></rant>
> >
> >
>
>mmm yeah, that is about where I am, from the other side. I can see that
>there are decisions that could be made in this area which I would consider
>morally wrong. I think abortion is wrong. In general.
>
>But it is also not up to me and in my opinion it should not be up to me.
>Who am I to say whether that woman should have to carry any given
>pregnancy to term? I can think of reasons for abortion that I would
>consider frivolous. Gender selection comes to mind. Except I know a family
>that has had three sons who all had a rare congenital disorder that occurs
>more often in males. They did gender selection when a fourth pregnancy was
>male. And can you really blame them? I personally don't know if I would
>have the strength to attempt a second pregnancy under the circumstances,
>let alone a fourth.
>
>Dana
>
>
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: dana tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >Sent: Friday, June 04, 2004 1:25 PM
> >To: CF-Community
> >Subject: Re: Conversation Topic - Abortion
> >
> >
> >what's the definition of a medical emergency? That's the rub. I had two
> >pregnancies that each posed a serious risk to my health. I elected to
> >continue them, and came away with no permanent consequences. But it was my
> >decision and had it been otherwise it would have been due to my decision.
> >Makes all the difference in the world. I would be very much against some
> >panel telling women oh no, you have to continue this pregnancy because bla
> >bla is not a serious enough risk to your health.
> >
> >Dana
> >
> > _____
>
>
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