(Prolifer)ations 5-15-09
by intern Bernadette P.
Spotlighting important information gleaned from other pro-life blogs…
72% of women believe it is the most important role as opposed to 60% of men believing the same.
Army doctors, according to the suit, convinced her she needed an abortion and “then botched the procedure not once, but twice.” They prescribed a drug to induce an abortion and then performed a D&C. A few months passed and her husband was deployed to Iraq before she noticed some unusual signs. She went to the doctor and discovered she was still pregnant.
After 7½ months and bed rest, her daughter was born by C-section, with lung damage and serious brain injuries as a result of the attempted abortions. The family’s lawsuit asks for money for pain and suffering, as well as compensation for the medical costs the family is incurring. Their daughter will require constant medical care for the rest of her life.
The measure came after 5 seniors at the high school gave birth to babies; 9 more seniors are currently pregnant. The school has a total attendance of about 300.
The bill now travels back to the House, which recently approved a similar bill. Gov. Jay Nixon could receive the bill as early as tomorrow.
[Photo attribution: markmallett.com]
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.
…points out a new survey, showing 2 out of 3 adults believe being a mother is the most important role a woman can ever fill
What the hecks wrong with the third person? Seriously, I’m shocked it’s not 3/3.
That story about the poor child who will require the medical care now…why do people still do this to each other?
What the hecks wrong with the third person? Seriously, I’m shocked it’s not 3/3.
Posted by: Pansy Moss at May 15, 2009 12:05 PM
That’s just one of the problems with polls. You get some who want the terms defined or object to the word “most.” Or wonder what that says about women who don’t want to have children. Heck, one out of five dentists don’t care if you chew sugar gum.
Army doctors, according to the suit, convinced her she needed an abortion and “then botched the procedure not once, but twice.” They prescribed a drug to induce an abortion and then performed a D&C. A few months passed and her husband was deployed to Iraq before she noticed some unusual signs. She went to the doctor and discovered she was still pregnant.
Perhaps this is why Army doctors shouldn’t do abortions. Perhaps this is why we shouldn’t do abortions at all, ever – those are not blobs of cells but a living human being.
The measure came after 5 seniors at the high school gave birth to babies; 9 more seniors are currently pregnant. The school has a total attendance of about 300.
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Maybe, just maybe what these girls need is some good ole fashion education on life skills, waiting until marriage and the dangers/risks of having sex at an early age. The ‘Pill’ will not solve all those teen pregnancy.
How many woman do you know use birth control as directed? I know I didn’t and I know many others who didn’t.
Birth control pills I feel will make this trend worse if the parents and school board do not address the under lying issue here, and that issue is that the parents need to be involved (and nosey, parents are parents and not friends!) in everything their teen is doing as well as the school. As far as the school in concerned they need to be offering sexual education that is clean, honest and to the point. Of coarse the parents should be the ones teaching their teens but we all know that sometimes this isn’t the case so the school should help if they really want to start reducing the teen pregnancy trend at their school
Krystal, I agree.
Also, the school handing out the Pill implies that it’s *pregnancy* that’s the problem, rather than *sex* at an early age when one is clearly unprepared for the possible consequences.
Oh, but I know…”they can’t help it. They can’t control themselves. They’re going to do it anyway.”
How about we have some expectations for these kids? We expect them to focus and get good grades, we expect them to stay away from illegal drugs (“just say no”), but for some reason they can’t have self-control when it comes to sex?
Sorry…not buying it.
Please be careful when citing Covenant News. It is run by and advocates violence and killing aboriton practitioners. This is NOT pro-life (or Christian) and should not be honored on JillStanek.com.
I am thankful that the girls chose LIFE for their babies!!
Hal,
Part of me was feeling kind of sarcastic:” Damg right I do the most important job! What? What’s that? You don’t think so? You better check yourself before I don’t give you dinner!”
krystal I know lots of women who use birth control correctly and successfully.
Bethel, while I don’t have statistics at the moment, it’s not unheard of for women using birth control consistantly and correctly to become pregnant; however, let’s be realistic, women are becoming pregnant with typical use, that is inconsistantly and incorrectly.
Kel has a good point, it’s not pregnancy which is the issue as much as the lack of maturity in teens, poor home life, and risk-taking behaviors which can lead to unplanned prenancy, STDs, and worse. These are the issues which need to be addressed first and foremost which may lead to a reduction in teen pregnancy.
I’d be in the 60% of men who say that motherhood is the most important role a woman can ever fulfill. I’d also add that fatherhood is the most important role a man can ever fulfill.