Hello again!
This week we have an exciting opportunity to share with you:
on October 24th, from 2 - 4 PM at Kroger in Oxford, MUSFL is holding a Diaper Drive. We hope that both Miami students and Oxford residents will come and donate diapers to our local Oxford Women's Care Center. We mentioned in the previous post that 93% of abortions in America are for social reasons; women may feel undersupported or financially instable. However, after an abortion, these women will still be undersupported and financially instable. They deserve real solutions--not abortion. Fortunately, there are over 3,000 crisis pregnancy centers in our country. But because they are nonprofit and often volunteer-based, these centers run on donation. Therefore, we really hope to see you at Kroger on the 24th, so that we may empower women rather than underestimate them.
Thank you in advance for your support!
Emma & Ethan
You're giving many of these pregnancy centers too much credit. I forgive you as you're only a couple of cells arranged in a sloppy configuration and have a decent (about one-forth to one-thrid) chance of not being carried to term this early in the pregnancy. Since you're able to write a blog, I assume you can read, so check this article out: http://www.thenation.com/doc/20090914/joyce . The moms in some of these places are treated so badly, even though they are more than likely very well funded. Often the mothers are under a lot of stress and can't deal with having a baby, these centers often put more strain on the mothers by taking the child away from them, under threat of being thrown out on the street.
ReplyDeleteIf you're carried to term, hopefully you'll find that you're entitled to your own opinion, but not your own facts.
I have to apologize for not noticing this comment sooner--I hope you didn't feel your response was neglected. Thank you so much for actually posting your thoughts!
ReplyDeleteI won't talk to you as an unborn child, in the hope that this will be taken more seriously. I'll first say that yes, at this stage a child is only a few cells big; but she is a human being nonetheless. Science recognizes her as a person and has known since the 1950's when life begins. She just doesn't look like our accustomed idea of a person yet.
Now, I do recognize that some pregnancy centers have the potential to be untactful. Jordan’s case is very sad—no one should feel “forced” into a decision. Absolutely no one should scare a woman out of an abortion through frightening images—that is unacceptable—but using an ultrasound to show a woman the person inside her is a positive way to inform her decision. The SC center is not (though I’m sure they are well-intentioned) an accurate representation of CPCs in America; these should inform a woman of all her options and provide resources to mothers in need. The WCC in Oxford has worked with women who have made all different decisions—abortion, motherhood, adoption. I’m sure their director, Marna, would be happy to answer your questions and give you a better idea of their work. Her e-mail is marna@oxfordwomenscarecenter.com. Also, adoption is not an easy option. It can be a difficult and an upsetting decision, and adoptive mothers deserve support; however, it is less difficult and upsetting than an abortion is going to be for the mother. 84.7% of women feel grief after an abortion; 55.8% experience suicidal feelings; 67.4% feel degraded or debased (Elliott Institute, The Post-Abortion Review, Vol. 2, No. 3 (Fall 1994), pp. 4-8). That’s what we offer a woman who is already distressed?
The sad irony is that most women get an abortion because they feel like they have no other choice. Is that actual choice?
The sad truth is that a financially or emotionally stressed woman is still going to be financially or emotionally stressed after an abortion. She deserves real respect, real resources. As a “solution” to her problems, we think we are legitimized in simply offering her a lost life?
We need to keep striving to care for—truly care for—both the mother and her child. Why can’t we love them both?
I’m not sure I understand your last statement. I’ve always found that fact holds sway more often than opinion—better yet, opinion supported by fact.
Thank you, though, to whomever wrote a response—please keep posting! We really appreciate you doing so.
Thoughts?
I think it is also important to recognize that as soon as that zygote is formed it is a completely differentiated cell from the mother that has its own set of DNA and at that point (Given the appropriate nutrition and proper environment) will DEFINITELY continue its developement. Miscariage rate is only about 15-20% giving the baby an ~80% survival rating. That is a greater success rate than any baby or kid outside of the womb. It could never be considered sloppy orientation given that they are a functioning unit with very specific properities and regulations. They are actually functioning through self directed developement through the DNA
ReplyDeleteFrom a strictly scientific standpoint. The instant the zygote is formed there is never another critical instance in which those cells undergo a complete differentiation with an entirely new set of DNA. Cell biology recognizes soooo many different organisms based solely in there differential construct, different dna and ability to be self regulating. That one cell has everything it needs. The only thing it needs is proper environment just like every other organism needs a proper envoironment. Point: the origin of a completely different organism occurs in the formation of a zygote.
I understand the complications and troubles with an unwanted pregnancy. I sympathize with the mother sooo much. It is a truly gruling endeavour and one which truly takes strength of character.. But the science... which is the facts... show that it is a life and at that point becomes more than just a personal issue for the mother.