Giving Life a Chance

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I was just watching a heartfelt interview with a couple that decided to abort their baby because the baby was diagnosed with Trisomy 18. 

Facing some risk to the mother and the painful experience they would surely face in losing their infant in the future, they said they had to go to a different state to have an abortion--which would take the life of their longed-for baby.

Because of all of this, they have become a political voice in support of abortion and are held up as poster-parents for the need to have abortion available.

I knew someone who gave birth to a baby with a severe condition (as I recall, it was Trisomy 18 as well.) The baby lived for about 3 weeks.

Within that time, her family poured out love on her. Her older brothers fawned over her and her parents held and cared for her continuously, knowing she would not live very long.

When I visited the family and held their tiny, beautiful, daughter, I was so impressed. That little girl experienced the fullness of love and devotion--all that her family could possibly give--for the entirety of her short life.

An unborn child, given a chance at life, or even an unborn child that is cared for in the womb for 9 months who may never take a breath due to being stillborn, experiences great love within the safety of his or her mother's womb. It should be a protected place.

The violence of abortion--and make no mistake, it is violent--removes all such protection.

I truly feel bad for the interviewed couple that chose abortion. They, and their baby, missed out on so much. 

Since both our presidential candidates fully accept abortion as an alternative to life, we must look at other issues that will shape generations to come and the common good of us all today.

Janet Cassidy
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