Dr. Alveda King is Martin Luther King Jr.'s neice and she is the national spokeswoman for Silent No More Campaign. Below is an article taken from: http://www.silentnomoreawareness.org/testimonies/alveda-king.html This article talks about her stance on abortion as well as what abortion did to her. I saw her on speak out against abortion on Fox News yesterday. She is an inspiring woman and like her, we ALL need to make out voices heard. Here is the article I found on Dr. Alveda King:
Dr. Alveda King is a civil rights activist, speaking out on issues that face society today. She is a minister of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, former college professor and an author. She has served on the boards of numerous community organizations, the Georgia State House of Representatives for four years, and is an accomplished actress and songwriter. Alveda received her honorary Doctorate of Laws from Saint Anslem College and is a Senior Fellow of the Alexis de Tocqueville Institute,
She is the daughter of the late slain civil rights activist Rev. A. D. King and his wife Naomi Barber King and the niece of Dr. Martin Luther King. Alveda is the grateful mother of six children and she is a doting grandmother.
How Can the Dream Survive if We Murder Our Children?
In the ongoing travesty of the debate over whether abortion and infanticide should be condoned, a voice in the wilderness continues to cry out, "what about the children?" We have been fueled by the fire of "women’s rights," so long that we have become deaf to the outcry of the real victims whose rights are being trampled upon, the babies and the mothers. Of course a woman has a right to decide what to do with her own body. Thank God for the Constitution. Yet, she also has a right to know the serious consequences and repercussions of making a decision to abort her child. Then too, what about the rights of each baby who is artificially breached before coming to term in his or her mother’s womb, only to have her skull punctured, and feel, yes agonizingly "feel" the life run out of her before she takes her first breath of freedom. What about of the rights of these women who have been called to pioneer the new frontiers of the new millennium only to have their lives snuffed out before the calendar even turns?
Oh, God, what would Martin Luther King, Jr., who dreamed of having his children judged by the content of their characters do if he’d lived to see the contents of thousands of children’s skulls emptied into the bottomless caverns of the abortionists pits?
It is time for America, perhaps the most blessed nation on earth to lead the world in repentance, and in restoration of life! If only we can carry the freedom of repentance to its fullest potential. If only America can repent and turn away from the sins of our nation. Abortion is at the forefront of our destruction. Partial Birth Abortion is perhaps the most heinous form of this legal genocide. Direct links connecting abortion and serious conditions such as breast and cervical cancer, emotional disorders and other serious ills must be considered! The only healing and redemption is in the blood of Jesus, blood willingly shed so that we could stand today and cry out for the blood of the unborn that is drenching the land of our children.
What terribly mixed signals we are sending to our society today? We allow and even encourage them to engage in promiscuous sex. Then when their sin conceives, we pretty much tell them, "don’t kill your babies, let our abortion facilities do it for you." We march to cure breast cancer, yet promote one of the biggest contributors. I am a mother of six living children, and I am a grandmother. I am also a post-abortive mother. In the early 1970’s, I suffered one involuntary and one voluntary abortion.
My involuntary abortion was performed just prior to Roe v. Wade by my private physician without my consent. I had gone to the doctor to ask why my cycle had not resumed after the birth of my son. I did not ask for and did not want an abortion. The doctor said, “You don’t need to be pregnant, let’s see.” He proceeded to perform a painful examination which resulted in a gush of blood and tissue emanating from my womb. He explained that he had performed a “local D and C.”
Soon after the Roe v. Wade decision, I became pregnant again. There was adverse pressure and threat of violence from the baby’s father. The ease and convenience provided through Roe v. Wade made it too easy for me to make the fateful and fatal decision to abort our child.
I went to a doctor and was advised that the procedure would hurt no more than “having a tooth removed.” The next day, I was admitted to the hospital, and our baby was aborted. My medical insurance paid for the procedure. As soon as I woke up, I knew that something was very wrong. I felt very ill, and very empty. I tried to talk to the doctor and nurses about it. They assured me that “it will all go away in a few days. You will be fine.” They lied.
Over the next few years, I experienced medical problems. I had trouble bonding with my son, and his five siblings who were born after the abortions. I began to suffer from eating disorders, depression, nightmares, sexual dysfunctions and a host of other issues related to the abortion that I chose to have. I felt angry about both abortions, and very guilty about the abortion I chose to have. The guilt made me very ill.
My children have all suffered from knowing that they have a brother or sister that their mother chose to abort. Often they ask if I ever thought about aborting them and have said, “You killed our baby.” This is very painful for all of us. Also, my mother and grandparents were very sad to know about the loss of the baby. The aborted child’s father also regrets the abortion. If it had not been for Roe v. Wade, I would never have had that abortion, only Jesus can.
My birthday is January 22, and each year, this day is marred by the fact that it is the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, and the anniversary of death for millions of babies. I and my deceased children are victims of abortion, and subsequently the Roe v. Wade decision has adversely affected the lives of my entire family. I pray often for deliverance from the pain caused by my decision to abort my baby. I suffered the threat of cervical and breast cancer, and experienced the pain of empty arms after the baby was gone. And truly, for me, and countless abortive mothers, nothing on earth can fully restore what has been lost, only Jesus can.
My grandfather, Dr. Martin Luther King, Sr., once said, “No one is going to kill a child of mine.” Tragically, two of his grandchildren had already been aborted when he saved the life of his next great-grandson with this statement. His son, King once said, “The Negro cannot win as long as he is willing to sacrifice the lives of his children for comfort and safety.” How can the “Dream” survive if we murder the children? Every aborted baby is like a slave in the womb of his or her mother. The mother decides his or her fate.
I join the voices of thousands across America, who are SILENT NO MORE. We can no longer sit idly by and allow this horrible spirit of murder to cut down, yes cut out and cut away our unborn, and destroy the lives of our mothers. I am very grateful to God for the Spirit of Repentance that is sweeping our land. In Repentance there is healing. In the name of Jesus, we must humble ourselves and pray, and turn from our wicked ways, then God will hear from Heaven and Heal Our Land.
I can only beseech the powers that be to hearken to the voice of the Lord and remember that human life is sacred. By taking the lives of our young, and wounding the wombs and lives of their mothers, we are flying in the face of God. We cannot play God. If we continue down this path of destruction, we will be met at the gates by our own doom. This is the day to choose life. We must live and allow our babies to live. We must end the pain of post-abortion trauma. If the Dream of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is to live, our babies must live. Our mothers must choose life. If we refuse to answer the cry of mercy from the unborn, and ignore the suffering of the mothers, then we are signing our own death warrants.
I too, like Martin Luther King, Jr., have a dream. I have a dream that the men and women, the boys and girls of America will come to our senses, and humble ourselves before God Almighty and pray for mercy, and receive His healing grace. I pray that this is the day, the hour of our deliverance. May God have mercy on us all.
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Friday, March 26, 2010
Undying Regret....
Below, is a powerful story about the regret a woman feels after her decision to abort her baby. If it isn't already clear: abortion not only hurts the unborn, it hurts women. Please read this story and the many others; for this is an irreversible trauma that no woman truly ever can heal from.
Received July 2001
I remember growing up I would talk about abortion like it was no big thing. I would get into debates with my mom on how it was O.K. My state of mind was who cares, if you want it done more power to you. I never thought of it as a life changing experience but boy was I wrong.
I was with my boyfriend for two months when I found out I was pregnant. I was only 18 and had just graduated from high school. I wasn't even late I had no reason to even think I was pregnant, I just had a voice tell me "Take a test." When I took the test I came up positive, when I told my boyfriend he was happy so that made feel more at ease with everything that I knew was going to be happening. When I told my mom she and my whole family were disappointed in me, but it was done and what could we do. I had already told everyone my choice (At that time it was to keep it.) About a month later I just started thinking about everything all at once and I got scared I started to realize I couldn't do it I could not see myself having a baby with this guy, first of all he was a 24 year old drop out never had a job and he lived with his grandma to top things off he was in a gang. I didn't want that kind of life for me or my baby. So I broke up with him. After I broke up with him that's when I started thinking about abortion, I thought of it as I didn't want to give him a reason to keep coming around.
My stepmother was the first person I told about what I was considering. I told her because I knew she would understand, she her self had had two abortions prior. She encouraged it, so I made up my mind to go through with it later that night I told my mom about my decision she begged me not to, she said I could have the baby and she would raise it for me, but I didn't pay attention to her I told her no, she finally gave in and said fine. The next day I went to my doctor to get a referral then the following day I called the clinic to set my appointment. Friday March 9, 2001. On that exact day I was two months. I remember that day as if it were yesterday, I woke up and got ready, my mom and me left to the clinic. I remember walking in the waiting room and just seeing all these young girls just like me. I thought to myself just stay strong I can do this. When they called me to go to the back I stood up and my body felt as if I were wearing 40 pound weights, but I went back I filled out the papers. The people there were really nice they made me feel comfortable but I couldn't help but wonder what they were really thinking about me. They took me to a little room where I undressed and they gave me a sonogram I watched I just saw a little dot, but to me it was everything that dot was my life my creation. After I changed in a gown I sat there for a while alone and I remember telling myself I cant do this I said it out loud to myself. I couldn't stop thinking about this baby all the what if's. I was about to let my baby down in so many ways possible, As a mother your job is to protect your child make sure its safe and feels loved. I denied all of that responsibility.
When they took me into the O.R. I took a deep breath and went to sleep. When I woke up I was in the recovery, I just felt so empty inside one minute I had a life living inside me and 20 min later there's nothing. I just started crying so hysterically. The nurse came up to me and said "why are you crying you got what you wanted, now be quiet you're going to worry the other girls." I got my self under control got dressed and walked out into the waiting room as soon as I got out of there I just started screaming and crying what did I do. My mom was crying with me telling me why did I do it. I had to be carried into the car. I cried all the way home I in my life have never felt so much pain like that day.
As of course you all may know at the clinic they tell you you can go to work the same day or even the next day. Ya right. They explained about the bleeding and slight cramping but oh man I was unable to walk for two weeks. The cramping they said should last for about 3 days, each day the cramps got worse and worse to the point where I was in fetal position the medicine didn't even work. My mom called the emergency hot line twice in one night and each time they told her it was normal. It had already been two weeks since the abortion and I was still in such pain, my mom took me to the emergency, they thought it might be infection so they gave me exams but it was nothing so they gave me a urine test, my mom and me were sitting waiting for the doctor to come back in, when she came in the room she looked at me and said, "I just gave you a pregnancy test and your test came back positive." What ended up happening was the doctor did the abortion he just didn't clean me out right, so I still had the baby inside me. So all that cramping I had was the contractions of my body trying to reject the baby since it was already dead. When the doctor told me all of this I felt as if I deserved it. I know I did. So that same day I went back to the clinic and I had to have the whole procedure done all over again.
Its been 4 months now, and it still hurts like it was yesterday. What made it harder for me was after everything was done with everybody acted as if nothing had ever happened. I had no one to talk to who could really understand. I still don't. I still have that emptiness in my heart and in my eyes.
To anyone who is considering abortion talk about it with someone first, because you have no idea what your getting yourself into mentally and emotionally. When I think back to that day when I was sitting in the room alone, I wish I had the strength to walk out.
Shantel Garcia
Onlyshanie@cs.com
This And More Abortion Regret Stories:
http://www.gargaro.com/regrets.html
Received July 2001
I remember growing up I would talk about abortion like it was no big thing. I would get into debates with my mom on how it was O.K. My state of mind was who cares, if you want it done more power to you. I never thought of it as a life changing experience but boy was I wrong.
I was with my boyfriend for two months when I found out I was pregnant. I was only 18 and had just graduated from high school. I wasn't even late I had no reason to even think I was pregnant, I just had a voice tell me "Take a test." When I took the test I came up positive, when I told my boyfriend he was happy so that made feel more at ease with everything that I knew was going to be happening. When I told my mom she and my whole family were disappointed in me, but it was done and what could we do. I had already told everyone my choice (At that time it was to keep it.) About a month later I just started thinking about everything all at once and I got scared I started to realize I couldn't do it I could not see myself having a baby with this guy, first of all he was a 24 year old drop out never had a job and he lived with his grandma to top things off he was in a gang. I didn't want that kind of life for me or my baby. So I broke up with him. After I broke up with him that's when I started thinking about abortion, I thought of it as I didn't want to give him a reason to keep coming around.
My stepmother was the first person I told about what I was considering. I told her because I knew she would understand, she her self had had two abortions prior. She encouraged it, so I made up my mind to go through with it later that night I told my mom about my decision she begged me not to, she said I could have the baby and she would raise it for me, but I didn't pay attention to her I told her no, she finally gave in and said fine. The next day I went to my doctor to get a referral then the following day I called the clinic to set my appointment. Friday March 9, 2001. On that exact day I was two months. I remember that day as if it were yesterday, I woke up and got ready, my mom and me left to the clinic. I remember walking in the waiting room and just seeing all these young girls just like me. I thought to myself just stay strong I can do this. When they called me to go to the back I stood up and my body felt as if I were wearing 40 pound weights, but I went back I filled out the papers. The people there were really nice they made me feel comfortable but I couldn't help but wonder what they were really thinking about me. They took me to a little room where I undressed and they gave me a sonogram I watched I just saw a little dot, but to me it was everything that dot was my life my creation. After I changed in a gown I sat there for a while alone and I remember telling myself I cant do this I said it out loud to myself. I couldn't stop thinking about this baby all the what if's. I was about to let my baby down in so many ways possible, As a mother your job is to protect your child make sure its safe and feels loved. I denied all of that responsibility.
When they took me into the O.R. I took a deep breath and went to sleep. When I woke up I was in the recovery, I just felt so empty inside one minute I had a life living inside me and 20 min later there's nothing. I just started crying so hysterically. The nurse came up to me and said "why are you crying you got what you wanted, now be quiet you're going to worry the other girls." I got my self under control got dressed and walked out into the waiting room as soon as I got out of there I just started screaming and crying what did I do. My mom was crying with me telling me why did I do it. I had to be carried into the car. I cried all the way home I in my life have never felt so much pain like that day.
As of course you all may know at the clinic they tell you you can go to work the same day or even the next day. Ya right. They explained about the bleeding and slight cramping but oh man I was unable to walk for two weeks. The cramping they said should last for about 3 days, each day the cramps got worse and worse to the point where I was in fetal position the medicine didn't even work. My mom called the emergency hot line twice in one night and each time they told her it was normal. It had already been two weeks since the abortion and I was still in such pain, my mom took me to the emergency, they thought it might be infection so they gave me exams but it was nothing so they gave me a urine test, my mom and me were sitting waiting for the doctor to come back in, when she came in the room she looked at me and said, "I just gave you a pregnancy test and your test came back positive." What ended up happening was the doctor did the abortion he just didn't clean me out right, so I still had the baby inside me. So all that cramping I had was the contractions of my body trying to reject the baby since it was already dead. When the doctor told me all of this I felt as if I deserved it. I know I did. So that same day I went back to the clinic and I had to have the whole procedure done all over again.
Its been 4 months now, and it still hurts like it was yesterday. What made it harder for me was after everything was done with everybody acted as if nothing had ever happened. I had no one to talk to who could really understand. I still don't. I still have that emptiness in my heart and in my eyes.
To anyone who is considering abortion talk about it with someone first, because you have no idea what your getting yourself into mentally and emotionally. When I think back to that day when I was sitting in the room alone, I wish I had the strength to walk out.
Shantel Garcia
Onlyshanie@cs.com
This And More Abortion Regret Stories:
http://www.gargaro.com/regrets.html
Resources For The Pregnant Woman: You Have Options
This post is dedicated to women out there who are experiencing an unplanned pregnancy. There are several resources available to you-people who can help you decide on options that don't include abortion. I will put these links on my side bar as well so they are always in view even when this post isn't. You don't have to go it alone so *Stay Strong*-you owe this to yourself and to your unborn baby. Remember this: God will work it out...
Adoption Resources:
http://www.adoptionnetwork.com/
http://www.americanadoptions.com/pregnant/
http://birthmothercounseling.com/
(800) 364-6933 Birth mother hotline
http://www.babyfromheaven.com/content/unplanned-pregnancy/Birth-Mother-Story.htm
I am a birthmother, and I am proud of it!
Everyday someone is stereotyped. In high school, if you play sports, you are a jock; if you are really smart, you are a nerd. When you get older, if you drink too much you are an alcoholic; if you do drugs you are a druggie. Whether the stereotype is good or bad, it is a brand that you usually live with forever.
Even though it’s not easy to do, I get stereotyped every day that I tell my story.
One minute I am selfish, but selfless the next and I am courageous one minute, but a coward the next. Yet there are so many people out there who depend on people like me. “Who are you?” you ask.
Let me introduce myself. I am a full-time employee, I am pregnant with my second child, I am a wife, a daughter, a sister, and a friend. I know right now you are looking at all of these things and saying “So, what makes you different?” The difference is, I am, most importantly, a birthmother.
Some of you may not know what a birthmother is so, let me tell you. A birthmother is a woman who carries a child for nine months and makes the most difficult decision in her life. She is a woman who realizes that the child she is carrying will not have the life that it deserves, so she decides to give it a better life. And last but not least, she’s a woman who takes the pain of someone else and puts that pain on herself.
For those of you that have never had a hand in the adoption world, let me help shed some light. There are three sides to the adoption triangle: the birthmother, the adoptive parents and the adoptee. The birthmother, as I explained, is the woman who actually gives birth to the child. The adoptive parents are the ones who adopt the child, and the adoptee is the actual child. One side of the triangle cannot work without the other one.
When most people think of adoption, they think about the adoptive parents. They see the couple that has tried to have a child on their own, and most of the time has tried fertility drugs, and has come to find out that their fate is going to be adopting a child. The next step for that couple is to find an agency or attorney to help them with this decision. From there they do a home study, put a profile together. They write their “Dear Birthmother” letter, some placing it on the Internet, while others just leave it with the attorney or agency. And then they wait.
While this is going on, on the other side of the coin is the birthmother. She finds out that she is pregnant (sometimes this is exciting, and sometimes devastating), and she has to figure out what she is going to do next. Most birthmothers first think that they are going to keep their child that they will find a way to care for it at any cost. Others think of abortion first, thinking that there is no way that she can have the child. In the end, both contemplate adoption. It is not a simple decision that is made overnight, it is not even a decision usually made in a week, it is a long, drawn-out, very emotional process that sometimes is not made until the very last minute. While adoptive parents are praying for their miracle child, the birthmother is praying for a miracle.
Most birthmothers read over hours and hours of “Dear Birthmother” letters, trying to find a family that is loving, caring and honest. Honesty is one of the biggest things when it comes to adoption. The birthmother has to be able to trust what the adoptive parents say, because she hears stories of other birthmothers that were promised simple things like letters and pictures, and 12 years later she has never seen what her child looks like. I am not saying that all adoptive parents are like this, but a number of them are. As the birthmother finds that one special couple, she calls or emails them to find out more information, and then if everything goes like she hopes, they meet.
Once they meet she agonizes over the decision and decides if this is them, the people that are going to be raising her child. She makes that decision she signs mounds of paperwork saying what can and can not be done for her and what she is expected to do and how much time she has to do it. So as time gets closer, the birthmother’s head and heart start to disagree, and she has to make a decision, the most difficult decision that she will probably ever make in her entire life. As the day comes and she is still praying for a miracle, she knows that she can not give her child the life that he or she deserves. So, as she hands her new beautiful child to its new parents, the pain that once filled the hearts of the adoptive parents now fills the heart of the birthmother.
As the years pass, every birthday and every Mother’s Day, her heart gets a little heavier as she thinks about that child and wonders if he or she knows about her, and if he or she will come to look for her. Adoptive parents get to live their lives with the child that they always wanted; a birthmother lives with the pain of the child she does not see.
I spent 17 hours reading letters trying to find the right parents for my son, and I believe that I found the best ones possible. Now I run a support group for birthmothers and help them with their grief and their pain. There is one thing that we all have in common: we all have children out there that we wonder if we will ever see again, and we all truly understand each other. Every day I defend my decision to place my son for adoption, and I will defend that decision every day until I die. I am proud of the decision I made. Not only did I give my son life, I gave him a home and a family that loves him and can give him the life that he deserves. I love that little boy, and not a day goes by that I do not think of him. But I smile with every picture I get and every letter I read, because I get to see the smile on his face and read about the progression in his life.
I am a birthmother, and I am proud of it. By Lindsay Schneider.
http://www.babyfromheaven.com/content/unplanned-pregnancy/Birth-Mother-Story.htm (the above article was from this website)
Resources On How To Keep Your Baby And How To Make It Work:
http://www.motherhelp.info/keepingyourchild.htm
Adoption Resources:
http://www.adoptionnetwork.com/
http://www.americanadoptions.com/pregnant/
http://birthmothercounseling.com/
(800) 364-6933 Birth mother hotline
http://www.babyfromheaven.com/content/unplanned-pregnancy/Birth-Mother-Story.htm
I am a birthmother, and I am proud of it!
Everyday someone is stereotyped. In high school, if you play sports, you are a jock; if you are really smart, you are a nerd. When you get older, if you drink too much you are an alcoholic; if you do drugs you are a druggie. Whether the stereotype is good or bad, it is a brand that you usually live with forever.
Even though it’s not easy to do, I get stereotyped every day that I tell my story.
One minute I am selfish, but selfless the next and I am courageous one minute, but a coward the next. Yet there are so many people out there who depend on people like me. “Who are you?” you ask.
Let me introduce myself. I am a full-time employee, I am pregnant with my second child, I am a wife, a daughter, a sister, and a friend. I know right now you are looking at all of these things and saying “So, what makes you different?” The difference is, I am, most importantly, a birthmother.
Some of you may not know what a birthmother is so, let me tell you. A birthmother is a woman who carries a child for nine months and makes the most difficult decision in her life. She is a woman who realizes that the child she is carrying will not have the life that it deserves, so she decides to give it a better life. And last but not least, she’s a woman who takes the pain of someone else and puts that pain on herself.
For those of you that have never had a hand in the adoption world, let me help shed some light. There are three sides to the adoption triangle: the birthmother, the adoptive parents and the adoptee. The birthmother, as I explained, is the woman who actually gives birth to the child. The adoptive parents are the ones who adopt the child, and the adoptee is the actual child. One side of the triangle cannot work without the other one.
When most people think of adoption, they think about the adoptive parents. They see the couple that has tried to have a child on their own, and most of the time has tried fertility drugs, and has come to find out that their fate is going to be adopting a child. The next step for that couple is to find an agency or attorney to help them with this decision. From there they do a home study, put a profile together. They write their “Dear Birthmother” letter, some placing it on the Internet, while others just leave it with the attorney or agency. And then they wait.
While this is going on, on the other side of the coin is the birthmother. She finds out that she is pregnant (sometimes this is exciting, and sometimes devastating), and she has to figure out what she is going to do next. Most birthmothers first think that they are going to keep their child that they will find a way to care for it at any cost. Others think of abortion first, thinking that there is no way that she can have the child. In the end, both contemplate adoption. It is not a simple decision that is made overnight, it is not even a decision usually made in a week, it is a long, drawn-out, very emotional process that sometimes is not made until the very last minute. While adoptive parents are praying for their miracle child, the birthmother is praying for a miracle.
Most birthmothers read over hours and hours of “Dear Birthmother” letters, trying to find a family that is loving, caring and honest. Honesty is one of the biggest things when it comes to adoption. The birthmother has to be able to trust what the adoptive parents say, because she hears stories of other birthmothers that were promised simple things like letters and pictures, and 12 years later she has never seen what her child looks like. I am not saying that all adoptive parents are like this, but a number of them are. As the birthmother finds that one special couple, she calls or emails them to find out more information, and then if everything goes like she hopes, they meet.
Once they meet she agonizes over the decision and decides if this is them, the people that are going to be raising her child. She makes that decision she signs mounds of paperwork saying what can and can not be done for her and what she is expected to do and how much time she has to do it. So as time gets closer, the birthmother’s head and heart start to disagree, and she has to make a decision, the most difficult decision that she will probably ever make in her entire life. As the day comes and she is still praying for a miracle, she knows that she can not give her child the life that he or she deserves. So, as she hands her new beautiful child to its new parents, the pain that once filled the hearts of the adoptive parents now fills the heart of the birthmother.
As the years pass, every birthday and every Mother’s Day, her heart gets a little heavier as she thinks about that child and wonders if he or she knows about her, and if he or she will come to look for her. Adoptive parents get to live their lives with the child that they always wanted; a birthmother lives with the pain of the child she does not see.
I spent 17 hours reading letters trying to find the right parents for my son, and I believe that I found the best ones possible. Now I run a support group for birthmothers and help them with their grief and their pain. There is one thing that we all have in common: we all have children out there that we wonder if we will ever see again, and we all truly understand each other. Every day I defend my decision to place my son for adoption, and I will defend that decision every day until I die. I am proud of the decision I made. Not only did I give my son life, I gave him a home and a family that loves him and can give him the life that he deserves. I love that little boy, and not a day goes by that I do not think of him. But I smile with every picture I get and every letter I read, because I get to see the smile on his face and read about the progression in his life.
I am a birthmother, and I am proud of it. By Lindsay Schneider.
http://www.babyfromheaven.com/content/unplanned-pregnancy/Birth-Mother-Story.htm (the above article was from this website)
Resources On How To Keep Your Baby And How To Make It Work:
http://www.motherhelp.info/keepingyourchild.htm
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Hypocrisy At It's Best:
One of the Pro-Choice women I have previously mentioned, had a discussion with me about the Health Care Reform bill when it was first introduced and debated on. Her reason was because she was afraid that the government would be able to devalue her life by the fact the amount of care she would receive in the event that she got very ill is contingent on her age (she's elderly) and could be rationed.
So it's okay for the government and/or women to devalue the unborn by the fact that their chance to live is contingent on whether or not it is convenient?
Such hypocrisy!How can anyone argue that there is a difference between these injustices????
So it's okay for the government and/or women to devalue the unborn by the fact that their chance to live is contingent on whether or not it is convenient?
Such hypocrisy!How can anyone argue that there is a difference between these injustices????
Prayer For The Unborn...
Prayer for the Unborn
- from EWTN
Heavenly Father, in Your love for us, protect against the wickedness of the devil, those helpless little ones to whom You have given the gift of life.
Touch with pity the hearts of those women pregnant in our world today who are not thinking of motherhood.
Help them to see that the child they carry is made in Your image - as well as theirs - made for eternal life.
Dispel their fear and selfishness; give them true womanly hearts to love their babies and give them birth and all the needed care that a mother can give.
We ask this through Jesus Christ, Your Son, Our Lord, Who lives and reigns forever and ever.
Amen.
http://www.prolifehelp.org/index.cfm?optionid=11316#i13541
- from EWTN
Heavenly Father, in Your love for us, protect against the wickedness of the devil, those helpless little ones to whom You have given the gift of life.
Touch with pity the hearts of those women pregnant in our world today who are not thinking of motherhood.
Help them to see that the child they carry is made in Your image - as well as theirs - made for eternal life.
Dispel their fear and selfishness; give them true womanly hearts to love their babies and give them birth and all the needed care that a mother can give.
We ask this through Jesus Christ, Your Son, Our Lord, Who lives and reigns forever and ever.
Amen.
http://www.prolifehelp.org/index.cfm?optionid=11316#i13541
Take Responsibility For Educating Yourself On Abortion
There are so many people who are Pro-Choice and actually have no idea what they are standing behind. Here are two personal experiences I've had with people that fall under that category:
I was once asked by a Pro-Choice woman where I stand on the issue. I told her I am Pro-Life and gave her the facts about abortion. Not only did she narrow her eyes and tighten her lips-looking almost annoyed that I'd stripped down the "truth" of convenience that a fetus is not a human being, but she couldn't even keep eye contact with me. When I got to the topic of Partial-Birth abortion, she ended the conversation by telling be that she doesn't believe that actually happens- that it seems more like something out of a science fiction movie. I told her to research the topic-to this day I don't believe she has.
The second example I have to give you is this same woman's daughter. Her daughter approached me one day (as she has so many times) with the fact that she is Pro-Choice. She told me she didn't believe a fetus is a human being because it isn't a seperate being from it's mother and it can't live outside of her body. I told her she was wrong about it not being a separate being and just because it can't live outside of the mother's body for a certain amount of time doesn't mean it isn't a human being. I gave her fact after fact to support my argument and she simply WALKED AWAY. She couldn't even counter act. It was unbelievable! If you are going to stand behind something, at least know the facts about it! But she, her mother and so many others refuse to educate themselves. It is convenient to keep your head in the sand because then, you don't have to take any personal responsibility when it comes to an unplanned pregnancy (whether you've had an abortion already, or are now looking for a way out of your unplanned pregnancy.) So please, for those of you who are Pro-Choice and for those of you who don't really have a stand on the issue-the best thing you can do for those babies and for yourselves is research. Read my posts, articles, links etc. and research other abortion blogs and websites. Find out what it actually entails. The more you know-will utterly repulse you. Unless you were born without a conscience, you will no longer be Pro-Choice once you research the facts about abortion. But if you choose to stick your head in the sand or to believe a convenient lie that a "fetus is not a human being", then you won't educate yourself. And you will continue to be a huge part of the problem. The ball is in your court...so make the right choice.
I was once asked by a Pro-Choice woman where I stand on the issue. I told her I am Pro-Life and gave her the facts about abortion. Not only did she narrow her eyes and tighten her lips-looking almost annoyed that I'd stripped down the "truth" of convenience that a fetus is not a human being, but she couldn't even keep eye contact with me. When I got to the topic of Partial-Birth abortion, she ended the conversation by telling be that she doesn't believe that actually happens- that it seems more like something out of a science fiction movie. I told her to research the topic-to this day I don't believe she has.
The second example I have to give you is this same woman's daughter. Her daughter approached me one day (as she has so many times) with the fact that she is Pro-Choice. She told me she didn't believe a fetus is a human being because it isn't a seperate being from it's mother and it can't live outside of her body. I told her she was wrong about it not being a separate being and just because it can't live outside of the mother's body for a certain amount of time doesn't mean it isn't a human being. I gave her fact after fact to support my argument and she simply WALKED AWAY. She couldn't even counter act. It was unbelievable! If you are going to stand behind something, at least know the facts about it! But she, her mother and so many others refuse to educate themselves. It is convenient to keep your head in the sand because then, you don't have to take any personal responsibility when it comes to an unplanned pregnancy (whether you've had an abortion already, or are now looking for a way out of your unplanned pregnancy.) So please, for those of you who are Pro-Choice and for those of you who don't really have a stand on the issue-the best thing you can do for those babies and for yourselves is research. Read my posts, articles, links etc. and research other abortion blogs and websites. Find out what it actually entails. The more you know-will utterly repulse you. Unless you were born without a conscience, you will no longer be Pro-Choice once you research the facts about abortion. But if you choose to stick your head in the sand or to believe a convenient lie that a "fetus is not a human being", then you won't educate yourself. And you will continue to be a huge part of the problem. The ball is in your court...so make the right choice.
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Stages Of Fetal Development And Other Scientific Facts....
· Day 1 - conception takes place.
· 7 days - tiny human implants in mother’s uterus.
· 10 days - mother’s menses stop.
· 18 days - heart begins to beat.
· 21 days - pumps own blood through separate closed circulatory system with own blood type.
· 28 days - eye, ear and respiratory system begin to form.
· 42 days - brain waves recorded, skeleton complete, reflexes present.
· 7 weeks - photo of thumbsucking.
· 8 weeks - all body systems present.
· 9 weeks - squints, swallows, moves tongue, makes fist.
· 11 weeks - spontaneous breathing movements, has fingernails, all body systems working.
· 12 weeks - weighs one ounce.
· 16 weeks - genital organs clearly differentiated, grasps with hands, swims, kicks, turns, somersaults, (still not felt by the mother.)
· 18 weeks - vocal cords work – can cry.
· 20 weeks - has hair on head, weighs one pound, 12 inches long.
· 23 weeks - 15% chance of viability outside of womb if birth premature.*
· 24 weeks - 56% of babies survive premature birth.*
· 25 weeks - 79% of babies survive premature birth.*
(*Source: M. Allen et. al., "The Limits of Viability." New England Journal
of Medicine. 11/25/93: Vol. 329, No. 22, p. 1597.)
http://www.prolife.com/FETALDEV.html
The following is a great article and I encourage you all to read it:
When Does Human Life Begin?
Doctors Testify to U.S. Senate
Many internationally-known geneticists and biologists have testified that human life begins at conception. In 1981 (April 23-24) a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee held hearings on the very question: When does human life begin? Following are testimonies from two of the doctors who testified:
1. Dr. Hymie Gordon, Chairman of the Department of Genetics at the Mayo Clinic, said: "By all the criteria of modern molecular biology, life is present from the moment of conception."
2. Dr. McCarthy de Mere, a medical doctor and law professor at the University of Tennessee, testified: "The exact moment of the beginning of personhood and of the human body is at the moment of conception."
"The Father of Modern Genetics" Testifies
Dr. Jerome Lejeune, known as "The Father of Modern Genetics," also testified that human life begins at conception before the Louisiana Legislature's House Committee on the Administration of Criminal Justice on June 7, 1990.
Dr. Lejeune explained that within three to seven days after fertilization we can determine if the new human being is a boy or a girl. "At no time," Dr. Lejeune said, "is the human being a blob of protoplasm. As far as your nature is concerned, I see no difference between the early person that you were at conception and the late person which you are now. You were, and are, a human being."
Dr. Lejeune also pointed out that each human being is unique -- different from the mother -- from the moment of conception. He said, "Recent discoveries by Dr. Alec Jeffreys of England demonstrate that this information [on the DNA molecule] is stored by a system of bar codes not unlike those found on products at the supermarket...it's not any longer a theory that each of us is unique."
Dr. Jerome Lejeune died on April 3, 1994. Dr. Lejeune of Paris, France was a medical doctor, a Doctor of Science and a professor of Fundamental Genetics for over twenty years. Dr. Lejeune discovered the genetic cause of Down Syndrome, receiving the Kennedy Prize for the discovery and, in addition, received the Memorial Allen Award Medal, the world's highest award for work in the field of Genetics. He practiced his profession at the Hôpital des Enfants Malades (Sick Children's Hospital) in Paris. Dr. Lejeune was a member of the American Academy of the Arts and Science, a member of the Royal Society of Medicine in London, The Royal Society of Science in Stockholm, the Science Academy in Italy and Argentina, The Pontifical Academy of Science and The Academy of Medicine in France. http://www.prolife.com/FETALDEV.html
· 7 days - tiny human implants in mother’s uterus.
· 10 days - mother’s menses stop.
· 18 days - heart begins to beat.
· 21 days - pumps own blood through separate closed circulatory system with own blood type.
· 28 days - eye, ear and respiratory system begin to form.
· 42 days - brain waves recorded, skeleton complete, reflexes present.
· 7 weeks - photo of thumbsucking.
· 8 weeks - all body systems present.
· 9 weeks - squints, swallows, moves tongue, makes fist.
· 11 weeks - spontaneous breathing movements, has fingernails, all body systems working.
· 12 weeks - weighs one ounce.
· 16 weeks - genital organs clearly differentiated, grasps with hands, swims, kicks, turns, somersaults, (still not felt by the mother.)
· 18 weeks - vocal cords work – can cry.
· 20 weeks - has hair on head, weighs one pound, 12 inches long.
· 23 weeks - 15% chance of viability outside of womb if birth premature.*
· 24 weeks - 56% of babies survive premature birth.*
· 25 weeks - 79% of babies survive premature birth.*
(*Source: M. Allen et. al., "The Limits of Viability." New England Journal
of Medicine. 11/25/93: Vol. 329, No. 22, p. 1597.)
http://www.prolife.com/FETALDEV.html
The following is a great article and I encourage you all to read it:
When Does Human Life Begin?
Doctors Testify to U.S. Senate
Many internationally-known geneticists and biologists have testified that human life begins at conception. In 1981 (April 23-24) a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee held hearings on the very question: When does human life begin? Following are testimonies from two of the doctors who testified:
1. Dr. Hymie Gordon, Chairman of the Department of Genetics at the Mayo Clinic, said: "By all the criteria of modern molecular biology, life is present from the moment of conception."
2. Dr. McCarthy de Mere, a medical doctor and law professor at the University of Tennessee, testified: "The exact moment of the beginning of personhood and of the human body is at the moment of conception."
"The Father of Modern Genetics" Testifies
Dr. Jerome Lejeune, known as "The Father of Modern Genetics," also testified that human life begins at conception before the Louisiana Legislature's House Committee on the Administration of Criminal Justice on June 7, 1990.
Dr. Lejeune explained that within three to seven days after fertilization we can determine if the new human being is a boy or a girl. "At no time," Dr. Lejeune said, "is the human being a blob of protoplasm. As far as your nature is concerned, I see no difference between the early person that you were at conception and the late person which you are now. You were, and are, a human being."
Dr. Lejeune also pointed out that each human being is unique -- different from the mother -- from the moment of conception. He said, "Recent discoveries by Dr. Alec Jeffreys of England demonstrate that this information [on the DNA molecule] is stored by a system of bar codes not unlike those found on products at the supermarket...it's not any longer a theory that each of us is unique."
Dr. Jerome Lejeune died on April 3, 1994. Dr. Lejeune of Paris, France was a medical doctor, a Doctor of Science and a professor of Fundamental Genetics for over twenty years. Dr. Lejeune discovered the genetic cause of Down Syndrome, receiving the Kennedy Prize for the discovery and, in addition, received the Memorial Allen Award Medal, the world's highest award for work in the field of Genetics. He practiced his profession at the Hôpital des Enfants Malades (Sick Children's Hospital) in Paris. Dr. Lejeune was a member of the American Academy of the Arts and Science, a member of the Royal Society of Medicine in London, The Royal Society of Science in Stockholm, the Science Academy in Italy and Argentina, The Pontifical Academy of Science and The Academy of Medicine in France. http://www.prolife.com/FETALDEV.html
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Education In Schools
So, teen pregnancies are on the rise and guess what, so are abortions. I think we would see a huge drop in unsafe sex that not only leads to STDs but unwanted pregnancy if schools started educating students (male & female) on abortion. They show detailed videos such as "The Miracle of Life", so there shouldn't be any issues with the content of any abortion pictures or videos. In fact, that same content would deter students from unsafe sex and possibly sex all together, promoting abstinence. I think it would horrify and scare students too much to risk an unwanted pregnancy. They would not only learn about the tragic robbery of life that it is for the child, but the physical complications and mental illnesses women develop due to abortion. They would see that the "quick fix" abortionists and Pro-Choice individuals want them to believe is perfectly "safe" and "acceptable", really isn't fixing anything at all. And, in the case that an unplanned pregnancy would happen, they'd be: A.) More likely to give the baby up for adoption as opposed to abortion or B.) Actually take responsibility for their actions and raise their baby. Either way, we would see a dramatic drop in abortions. Abortionists specifically target teenage girls because they know most, if not all, don't have all the facts on abortion. They believe this group of women can be easily manipulated and pushed into a decision without weighing all of the options. Abortionists try to make it seem like they sympathize with the young girls' situation and that they are there to “help” them so they "counsel" them, and by doing so they push abortion on them. If these women had all the facts with pictures and video footage-along with the facts and stages of a human being inside of the womb, these abortionists would lose a lot of business. The Progressives and Pro-Choice Liberals don't want any part of that and will fight it. They will do this in fear that they will no longer be able to crumble the family values & morals that this country was built; that they will no longer be able to hide behind "a woman's right to choose" to feed their own agenda. They will do this in fear that another means of fragmenting this country will be destroyed. And we, the Pro-Life individuals and organizations, will PUSH THIS because it is the RIGHT thing to do. Because it will save numerous lives-those of innocent babies and those of uneducated women. Both ultimately die to to abortion (even if physical complications do not kill those women, the grief does).
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