As I am trying to research as much as I can about the doctor in PA that is performing after-birth abortions, I am finiding it more and more difficult to research. Not because I can't handle the heart wrenching, make you want to vomit details, but because of how people think it is ok to kill a baby just because it isn't perfect.
When I am reading these articles I can't help think of Sophie, Denton & Quniton, and even Shane. Here is a little recap of my twins and Shane's beginning, just for reference.
Shane was born at 26.5 weeks gestation. His mother went in to pre-eclaympsia (sp?) and had to have an emergency c-section. Shane was in the hospital for 3 months and on oxygen when he came home for another 3 months. An entire side of Shane's face was sunken in and he only weighed a little over 2lbs. He fit inside of Dan's baseball cap.
Denton and Quinton were born at 21 weeks 3 days gestation. Denton weighed a whopping 15 ounces and Quinton weighed in at 8.4 ounces. A week before I went in to labor with D & Q we were asked to have an abortion. We were told that it was what needed to be done because the boys didn't have a chance of survival once they were here. Dan and I both told the high risk doctor that it wasn't an option for us and we wanted to know what other options we had. Obviously we continued our pregnancy as long as God allowed us to and the boys were born extremely early. Denton lived for 17 minutes and never took a breath. Some doctors would say he wasn't viable. Quinton had severe physical disabilities which made him be stillborn and incompatible with life.
Thinking of every single one of my children I can help but fight back the tears because everything that I have read suggests that my babies weren't "actual people" and therefore if I want to have them killed after I deliver them, then it shouldn't be a problem. It is so hard for me to fathom that a mother can make this choice, as if it should be a choice that one is allowed to make. Given what the "experts" are saying, my children, except for Sophie, would have been great candidates for the after-birth abortion because they were born with imperfections. That absolutely breaks my heart and fills me with rage at the same time.
Then there is Sophie. At first sight she was a completely healthy baby girl weighing 7lbs 11 oz and 21" long born at 38.5 weeks gestation = full term. She doesn't fall in to the category of the imperfect babies...at first glance, but if I determined that I didn't want her because it would too much of an economical burden for me, then some people think it is ok for me to have her killed when she was born.
PEOPLE......CONDOMS AND BIRTH CONTROL ARE FREE!!!!!!!
Today, Shane is a perfectly healthy 12 year old young man. He is handsome, smart, funny, caring, and full of vigor! The doctors say that you couldn't ask for better vision in a child. Shane has absolutely NO side affects from being born so early. He is truly a miracle! Sophie has had her challenges, but today, she is a healthy, spunky, spoiled little 2 year old who tugs at my heart strings daily.
To the people who think that after-birth abortions are ok, you will never get to experience this. You will never see what your child was supposed to be. Newsflash...wait for it....if you buy a car and regret it you can't take it back. If you buy a house and decide it is too much of a financial burden for you, you can't give it back without consequences. Don't think for one second you won't have consequences for killing your baby.
And they say hindsight in 20/20.
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