Comments on: Well, *that* was awkward. http://meanderwithme.com/2009/01/08/well-that-was-awkward/ Welcome to reality. If you lived here, you'd be home now. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:01:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Allison http://meanderwithme.com/2009/01/08/well-that-was-awkward/#comment-840 Allison Sat, 10 Jan 2009 04:00:09 +0000 http://musings.meanderwithme.com/2009/01/well-that-was-awkward/#comment-840 Hi, Kelly, and welcome to the conversation! That's actually a pretty simple question to answer: is the baby viable outside the mother's womb? Then it's truly life. Regardless, this is not a pro-abortion (or even pro-choice, for that matter) concern. This is about reality, empirical evidence, and facts. If HPC gave support to mothers in crisis <i>while providing accurate information</i>, I would have no problem. If they're not willing to talk about birth control (a major root cause of the problem) and they will lie about what abortion entails, I will not support them. That's it. As for my stance, check the post immediately following this one in which I cite the Jounal of the American Medical Association. From there, you can link to my story about my experience with choice (spoiler: I happened to choose to have a child). Likewise, you can use the search box for "Blogging for Choice." Again, thanks for dropping by -- ask any question you like. I'm in favor of all thoughts being allowed here, as long as a) no one is nasty and b) people are willing to look at evidence. Cheers! Hi, Kelly, and welcome to the conversation!

That’s actually a pretty simple question to answer: is the baby viable outside the mother’s womb? Then it’s truly life. Regardless, this is not a pro-abortion (or even pro-choice, for that matter) concern. This is about reality, empirical evidence, and facts. If HPC gave support to mothers in crisis while providing accurate information, I would have no problem. If they’re not willing to talk about birth control (a major root cause of the problem) and they will lie about what abortion entails, I will not support them. That’s it.

As for my stance, check the post immediately following this one in which I cite the Jounal of the American Medical Association. From there, you can link to my story about my experience with choice (spoiler: I happened to choose to have a child). Likewise, you can use the search box for “Blogging for Choice.”

Again, thanks for dropping by — ask any question you like. I’m in favor of all thoughts being allowed here, as long as a) no one is nasty and b) people are willing to look at evidence.

Cheers!

]]> By: Kelly http://meanderwithme.com/2009/01/08/well-that-was-awkward/#comment-839 Kelly Sat, 10 Jan 2009 02:43:17 +0000 http://musings.meanderwithme.com/2009/01/well-that-was-awkward/#comment-839 Hi :) Please don't think I'm "preaching" to you, and it sounds like you won't be swayed in your opinions, but just something to think about: So when exactly does life start? Is the "fetal tissue" alive the day before the mother gives birth? What about the day before that? And the day before that? And a week or 2 before that? ... Hi :)

Please don’t think I’m “preaching” to you, and it sounds like you won’t be swayed in your opinions, but just something to think about: So when exactly does life start? Is the “fetal tissue” alive the day before the mother gives birth? What about the day before that? And the day before that? And a week or 2 before that? …

]]> By: Allison http://meanderwithme.com/2009/01/08/well-that-was-awkward/#comment-838 Allison Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:09:23 +0000 http://musings.meanderwithme.com/2009/01/well-that-was-awkward/#comment-838 For what it's worth, FSN isn't affiliated with the Hope Pregnancy Center; she merely suggested that they might need baby stuff. And, if they were interested in preventing unwanted pregnancies (and therefore abortions) as well as helping women cope, I might have considered giving them my goodies. But when the same people who lurrve them some itty-bitty-babies (that's not a blastocyst! it's a life!) also want to go to war, keep the death penalty, and cease supporting kids *after* they're born...yeah, that's just wrong. For what it’s worth, FSN isn’t affiliated with the Hope Pregnancy Center; she merely suggested that they might need baby stuff. And, if they were interested in preventing unwanted pregnancies (and therefore abortions) as well as helping women cope, I might have considered giving them my goodies. But when the same people who lurrve them some itty-bitty-babies (that’s not a blastocyst! it’s a life!) also want to go to war, keep the death penalty, and cease supporting kids *after* they’re born…yeah, that’s just wrong.

]]> By: Kate http://meanderwithme.com/2009/01/08/well-that-was-awkward/#comment-837 Kate Thu, 08 Jan 2009 20:03:56 +0000 http://musings.meanderwithme.com/2009/01/well-that-was-awkward/#comment-837 Oh so apparently narrowmindedness is a "family strength"? I don't get to upset about people disliking abortion. I don't think anyone really LIKES the idea of abortions. What upsets me is that some people are unwilling to take measures to prevent abortions. That and the fact that many people refer to themselves as "pro-life" when the only lives they are interested in protecting are fetal lives. Oh so apparently narrowmindedness is a “family strength”? I don’t get to upset about people disliking abortion. I don’t think anyone really LIKES the idea of abortions. What upsets me is that some people are unwilling to take measures to prevent abortions. That and the fact that many people refer to themselves as “pro-life” when the only lives they are interested in protecting are fetal lives.

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