Touchy Subject

[Guest guest]

Hello Sara;

I read your messages and thought about them very carefully. I have always

struggled with my views on abortion. For the most part, I have been

anti-abortion but thought that in some situations abortion was necessary

(although I would never have a abortion myself). I remember talking to one mom

(from the list) about her feelings of abandonment (she was given up

for adoption) and that she, herself would choose abortion over adoption....I was

SHOCKED. This is the world we live in.

Sara, I loved what you wrote and you have helped me to make the decision to

disagree with abortion altogether. You are wise beyond your years and you and I

both know how uncommon that is. Do you have trouble getting along with others

your age, since they are probably not in tune to your interests (because of

immaturity)?

My problems come more with technology and man interfering. I will tell you

right now that I know for a fact that Dr. DeVeber did NOT create Amniocentesis

for the purpose of terminating pregnancies, Infact he was hoping to be able to

identify problems and help create solutions before the child was born. My

family knows Dr. DeVeber on a personal basis and he is one of the founders of

the 'Right to Life' group...now called 'the DeVeber Institute'. My father sits

on the board.

I think for the most part, every child/person should be given the chance to

live BUT there are some people that don't want to live, otherwise there would

never be such a thing as suicide. What about that Lattimer (sp?) case where the

father killed his disabled child, he did it out of LOVE. He was taking away her

pain, he says she wanted to die. He believes (and so do many others) that he did

the right thing.

Sara, if we lived in a world full of people that thought like you do, then

euthanasia would never be thought of. Unfortunately we don't. There are alot of

people that would do anything to avoid having a disabled child. Just looking in

today's newspaper, a mom (its still under criminal investigation) may have

thrown her baby off of Vancouver's Capilano Suspension Bridge...a 46 metre drop.

The 18 month old girl has down syndrome...she miraculously survived.

Well, I had better stop; I am just kinda rambling on now;