As compellingly as Barack can talk it (a friend of my husband says he expects him to start flying over the crowds one of these days), I could never get behind infanticide. From the little I know about his voting history, he has stood behind every form of abortion, no matter how late or violent. Not that lateness or nonviolence change infanticide.As controversial/weird/and totally out of the blue as Palin's appearance on the ticket is, I have to admit I get chills when I hear that she is flying in the face of modern "medicine" and having her babies with or without downs syndrome. Any mother who has had a baby in the last ten years has probably heard a nurse/Dr./midwife advise the little test they give to screen for "defects" and pre-decide whether their baby is worth having. Even her daughter's pregnancy situation reveals a woman who chooses life over convenience. Is she the first politician with a pregnant teenage daughter? Maybe one of the first brave enough to allow the unborn to live, no matter what the cost. That is change.
In the picture (cc'd from Femina), I'm not sure what she's signing, but I'm pretty sure that's a baby pouching along. I have a feeling she's not leaving her kids for anything.
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9 out of 10 Down's syndrome babies never see the light of day. May little Trig be a testimony to the watching world. God's creation is a beautiful choice.
Love, with great excitement,
Miss Sherri
I'm so excited I get to see her tomorrow night!
Well said!
I miss getting to discuss these things with you! Not many people will take that strong of a stance on the issue of infantcide because they feel their are "bigger issues" at hand-- I don't see how that's not a big issue!
-Kate
I'm with you. And being a mother only makes it stronger...looking at our littles and imagining that some choose to let them go. And that's putting it nicely.
triple double motha
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