The irony of the pro-choice movement part 2

I took Carlos & Wayne's advice and checked out what Adam Hamilton says about the Newsweek article on his blog.  I also read the chapter on abortion which has been posted.

I have to say, I find little in the chapter that I can take issue with.  My questions about how anyone can be pro-abortion remain.  Abortion stands in such stark contrast to the image of a life-giving God.  Hamilton affirms that belief, I believe conception is a miraculous event in which we have become cocreators with God, and is to be violated only under the most extreme of situations. (page 159)

There may be extreem situation such as when the mother's life is in danger that terminating the pregnancy is justified.  But note I use the word "mother" for that is who she is.  The child she carries is not just a fetus.  I've never heard a wanted child referred to a fetus.  Nor have I ever seen a woman wearing a shirt that said, "Fetus on board."  Whether an unborn child is wanted or not does not change his/her status as a human being.

Because I based part one of this post on misinterpreted information from what I thought was a reliable source, Newsweek, I have chosen to delete it.  I don't want to perpetuate the misinformation and would refer my readers to the book itself.  Thank you to Carlos and Wayne for pointing me in the right direction.

Comments

[Larry]

It truly is amazing how a wanted pre-born is a "baby" and an unwanted pre-born is a "fetus", isn't it?

[Trista]

I have two personal instances in which Adam Hamilton is in support of abortion have happened. I had a friend find out her baby had Trisomy 18 when she was 4 months pregnant. She chose to continue the pregnancy, against the advice of her doctors. The baby would not live, they said. She gave birth and had 58 precious minutes with her daughter, baby Lily. They were the most cherished minutes of her life and, five years later, she is still thankful she went through with it. I remember her heart wrenching pregnancy, because we were both pregnant together.

When Steve and I found out we were having triplets, we were immediately told to "reduce the pregnancy" (aka, abort) to preferably one, but they would allow me to carry two. To carry three babies was life threatening to me and the babies would never be born healthy and all four of us would suffer. Thirty five and a half weeks later, we gave birth to three VERY healthy and happy baby boys. I daily look at them and think of what that doctor advised us to do and know that either Noah or Nathanial *and* Ethan would not be here if I trusted a doctor 100%. According to Adam's chapter and blog, my case should remain legal.

People need to understand the mother's life being in danger is has a very liberal definition by doctor's standards.