When eugenic abortion becomes personal
by Kelli
All I knew about abortion then was that Down’s syndrome is the most common reason for a termination. Even that was something I shuddered to contemplate, because my brother Alastair has Down’s.
And a cleft lip and palate isn’t the same as Down’s. I knew children at my church who’d had the condition, plus the father of a friend and two of my teachers. Probably most of us know of at least one person who’s had corrective surgery, often in early childhood.
I knew I couldn’t let the matter rest. After all, I was in a unique position. Had I been born later, to a different family, that baby aborted at 28 weeks could well have been me.
~ Rev. Joanna Jepson (who was born with congenital deformities), on combatting eugenic abortions in the UK, as quoted by The Daily Mail, February 16
[Photo by Justin Sutcliffe/eyevine, via Daily Mail]
Jill Stanek is a nurse turned speaker, columnist and blogger, a national figure in the effort to protect both preborn and postborn innocent human life.
My advice to a eugenic society: Stop looking at the supposed disability, imperfection, or limitation. That is a glass half empty approach. Open your heart instead. Look for the abilities and gifts that person has to offer. Life has value. Every person has intrinsic value. Even a child who is expected to live only a few hours after birth can bring something uniquely remarkable to this world. He or she can teach you a thing or two.
Joanna: I am sorry that you had to endure the cruel teasing and the painful surgery. Please know that you are an exceptionally beautiful woman now. Your smile spreads much joy.
My sister had a similar facial maladjustment which required years of dental braces to correct. I know the suffering that such children endure, but killing is not a solution to life’s difficulties.
However… that clerical collar paired with the open-neck blouse is hideous. Just don’t do it! You are inviting cruel, pornographic comments about dog leashes inspired by 50 Shades. And the people who oppose your pro-life truth will not hesitate to go there.
Del, that photo looks to be shot in a fashion design studio, and Joanna is the chaplain for the London College of Fashion. I’m sure the collar with that particular outfit is supposed to in some way reflect that. It looks like a professional photo used for that purpose. To me, anyway.
I never in a MILLION years would have thought anything about dog collars or leashes looking at her outfit in this photo. And might I add, I don’t believe she is “inviting” anything. If some depraved person sees pornography in something like a collar and a shirt (which isn’t even exposing anything, btw), I would have to suggest that the problem is not with the wearer of the outfit.
I’ve had TEN “corrective” surgeries. If these same doctors had seen all that was “wrong” with me before I was born..
Doctors need to STOP “Playing God” !
They can’t “predict” how someone’s life will turn out BEFORE that someone is even born, yet they (often) “advise” parents to kill a child for the most ASININE reasons!
I wouldn’t have thought that in a BILLION years, Kel.
Wow.
I didn’t see her collar as some sort of a sexual device! I just thought it was fashionable. Anyone who considers it as an ‘invitation’ of some sort, well…..
Whilst I’m pleased that it’s possible, how is 10 corrective surgeries any less ‘playing god’ than terminating a fetus diagnosed with a serious condition?
Oh, this is great! I am getting some popcorn!
Reality believes it is morally equivalent to kill a child or to give the child habilitative surgeries.
This is gonna be good.
Mods, please don’t ban “Reality.” Stuff like this makes me remember Grandpa Jones saying, “The truth is stranger than fact.”
Reality believes it is morally equivalent to kill a child or to give the child habilitative surgeries. – what goes on in your head to bring you to such a conclusion?
This is gonna be good.
Mods, please don’t ban “Reality.” Stuff like this makes me remember Grandpa Jones saying, “The truth is stranger than fact.” – such insight had Grandpa Jones! Spent a lot of time listening to him did you?
Theologically, I don’t think women should wear a priest’s collar ever. But she is beautiful today. We have made so many advances in medicine and have such capacity to save and improve lives. :>) God bless parents who cherish their children.
I think it was Abraham Lincoln, equating abortion with corrective surgery, who said, “how is 10 corrective surgeries any less ‘playing god’ than terminating a fetus diagnosed with a serious condition?”
Or was it Einstein?
You’ve been reading David Barton ‘history’ books again haven’t you TLD?
I think it was Eugene O’Neill, equating abortion with corrective surgery, who said, “how is 10 corrective surgeries any less ‘playing god’ than terminating a fetus diagnosed with a serious condition?”
You certainly have a fertile imagination TLD, I’ll give you that.
No Edward.