li@uw-vlsi.ARPA (Liralen Li) (03/15/86)
> Perhaps we should try an old shoe on a new foot: If you really > are concerned about the child, why don't *you* give him or her a good > home? (And yes, my wife and I have talked about this and are willing > and able to do so. So are lots of other people -- the waiting list to > adopt babies is several years long in many (most?) places in this country. > We are also willing to house, if needed, an unmarried pregnant woman, > to get her to refrain from getting an abortion.) > > Gary Samuelson Hi, Gary, good to hear that you back up your words with actions. It is really nice to hear. I have been contributing to Covenent House since I got a job, and am fostering two children, all on a 20 hour/week paycheck. I *am* concerned for the children that are alive today, and because of that concern I am also fighting for choice. When parents decide to abort their child it is VERY difficult, the counsellors at an abortion clinic will try to get them to explore alternatives, there *is* a feeling of "my God, this is a part of *us*", and the physical and emotional pain are terrible. But once the woman decides that she wants an abortion, they KNOW that the child is not wanted. All the quotes about how most beaten children are wanted are probably a by-product of the fact that most un-wanted children aren't being born anymore. Do the pro-lifers really WANT to see more beaten children? I guess I cannot understand, if pro-lifers wish to work with mothers that are considering abortions and find a way for them not to, I say FANTASTIC. But this pre-occupation with a LAW to prevent all abortions I cannot agree with at all. If you are for life, then I'd say work for life, not for oppessing others lives. Liralen Li -- A rut and a grave differ only in depth. USENET: ihnp4!akgua!sb6!fluke!uw-vlsi!li ARPA: li@uw-vlsi.arpa