Re: oprah/abortiion/community

[Guest guest]

Personally, , I am offended when expressing an opinion is construed as

assuming everyone has the same opinion, or should. Nobody has said you need

to have a certain opinion to be on this list. You can have any opinion you

want, and I think I speak for everyone when I say you are always welcome,

regardless.

I'm fine with disagreement, but I am very uncomfortable with the insinuation

that anyone on this list has said otherwise.

So far, the only one who has yet tried to express their opinion as

incontrovertible is you.

I would like to make one thing clear. I did not intend to be insulting of

Republicans, but the Republican Party. I believe its leaders are lying to

their own constituents. I don't think Republican people or Christians are

stupid or deluded or anything like that. At least, no more than I am! I

think their trust has been misplaced, but I put the blame squarely on the

Republican Party.

As far as I know, this is still America, and it's still ok to disagree. In

public, even! Let's embrace our freedom without rancor.

Liz

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> Reply-To: csb-autism-rx

> Date: Mon, 18 Oct 2004 09:20:05 -0500

> To: " csb " <csb-autism-rx >

> Subject: oprah/abortiion/community

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> Dear Dr. McCandless and others,

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> I personally feel very disappointed , if not insulted, at the implication

> that all of us on this list feel the same way you do about abortion.

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> I joined the list to gain and share information with other

> parents/professionals and learn about biomedical interventions to help my

> precious child. I did not anticipate this list to be a forum for a certain

> political agenda and a place to bash those of us who are Christians,

> republicans, or believe in the sanctity of life.

>

> Since emails were very offensive and attacking, I feel compelled to express

> my own views and clarify a lot of " untruths " and " sad misconceptions "

> before dropping the subject.

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> The FACT remains that " terminating a pregnancy by abortion " is " killing a

> human life " in the safest place a baby could be " in the mother's womb " .

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> Scientifically speaking: The human DNA is uniquely distinguished at the

> moment of conception.....It is a human life.

>

> Another FACT is whether that BABY that is growing inside is made by love,

> rape, or incest is still a human life with a heartbeat (as early as six

> weeks of pregnancy), toes, fingers, a face, and yes feels pain.

> Furthermore. We are punishing the " baby " by killing him (up to the day that

> he could be born) for someone else's poor choices and decisions. That is

> exactly what is mirroring the state of mind of our society nowadays. It is

> all about " me! me! me! " . It is all about convenience and shifting

> responsibility. It is not convenient to have a baby, so let's kill him. It

> is not convenient to care for our sick parent so let's offer them " mercy

> killing " ,...etc.

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> A lot was unknown, back in the days of the passing of Roe vs. Wade, but rest

> assure that with the technology we have now including the 4-D ultrasound

> (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/3846525.stm)

> ......http://orgs.unt.edu/efl/Sec4.html#d2, the Supreme Court would not have

> made such an evil decision.

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> I realize that after posting my email. I may not be welcome in this group,

> and I may lose out on some valuable information. However, how could I trust

> again any advice coming out of this group that believe that I had every

> right to " kill " my son while growing inside me if I had a chance to know

> that he would be autistic. I love my son autistic or not. I pray everyday

> for his recovery, and have devoted my life to help him, and care for him.

> Our family has been greatly affected by this ugly condition, as your

> families have, and we barely survive from one day to another with all the

> challenges it presents. Nevertheless, my son has also been a blessing to us

> all. We have learned to be compassionate, patient, and persevering. His

> life is no less valuable than any one of us. To think that I could just

> deny him life because he was going to be imperfect is the ultimate

> selfishness ever....

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> I pray that you have the courage to re-examine your position about this

> issue using all the facts available and come to a different conclusion.

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> Sincerely,

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