PP reports shows bias to abortion as options counsleing

 Options counseling at Planned Parenthood means counseling for abortion. Why would they counsel you to options that do not make money? They don't! So don't let them give you the double talk that they support options other than abortions. Those that have left the industry tell us they were trained as sales people. They were to pick up on your hesitation or objections and then press with standard talking points. I remember Carol Everett who owned abortion mills in Houston saying ....we looked for their most vulnerable spot and then pressed on that point exaggerating it to make  the only option .....abortion. She was paid a commission on each abortion. Do you think they pay counselors to refer for adoption or parenting. Read this analysis derived from their own reporting.
And who supports PP....we do with our tax money.  46% of their support comes from govt. funding. 2012 should be the year we end that.

"The trend at Planned Parenthood has been for its non-abortion services for pregnant women to decline while its number of abortions performed has increased. The 2009 annual report Planned Parenthood released earlier this year showed a 25 percent drop in prenatal care clients and a whopping 59 percent decline in adoption referrals from the 2,405 adoption referrals in 2008."

Late Term Abortionists Charged With Murder

Late Term Abortionists Charged With Murder

(Prolifer)ations 12-30-11

from Jill Stanek.com

by Susie Allen, host of the blog, Pro-Life in TN, and Kelli
We welcome your suggestions for additions to our Top Blogs (see tab on right side of home page)! Email Susie@jillstanek.com.

• The Anti-Abortion Gang shares a link from the Abortion Gang, who are proud to report that they helped a woman abort her baby at 21 weeks gestation – not for a “health exception” but because the woman didn’t realize she was pregnant until more than halfway through the pregnancy.
• Abby Johnson shares her personal experiences with patients who used abortifacient IUD during her tenure at Planned Parenthood, disputing the claim that this form of birth control is safe for women.
• Big Blue Wave discusses the recent Utah case in which four of five justices agreed that the term “minor child” includes the preborn. In Canadian law, a fetus is called a child, but the dissenting UT judge claims this sort of labeling is “anti-abortion rhetoric.”
• The Family Research Council notes the CDC’s release of the latest abortion statistics. Though individual state reporting is not required and is therefore incomplete, the data show that minorities account for more than 56% of all abortions while comprising less than 30% of the population. Another interesting statistic: most abortions are surgical and are performed on women in their 20s.
• Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life recommends an article by JP Moreland that outlines the modern day infanticide practiced and considered today in medical facilities across the US.
• Live Action features an op-ed by Jewels Green reacting to the news that a Texas abortion facility performed abortions on Christmas Eve:Who would work in an abortion clinic on Christmas Eve? Who would schedule her child to be aborted on Christmas Eve? Surely, even non-Christians can recognize this day as holy to others. But for the abortion industry the day-to-day business of scheduled, purchased death, there are few holidays. For the abortion industry, truly nothing is sacred.

Gaining a new perspective.....

Gaining A New Perspective

Abigail Hardin-8th grade-second place winner

                                                                        

                                                                  

     Life is a wonderful gift we need to save and preserve. Two years ago my family learned about a little girl named Karene, who lived in Armenia a country east of Turkey. She had Spina Bifida, a handicap that causes her to be paralyzed from the waist down. We decided that God was telling us to bring this girl into our family. We did all the paper work, background checks, passports, and visas needed for the adoption. We waited for over two years to obtain permission to depart for Armenia. Last winter we received word that Karene had been battling an infection since her fourth birthday in November. Finally in February we received word that she probably wasn’t going to make it. On February 28, my mother and I flew to Armenia to be with her in the last few minutes of her life. When we arrived at the hospital, we found Karene in a bare dirty little room. It also did not seem like a hospital room because she had no IV; no monitors, no vital signs taken, and no medications. Not only was there not a place to wash your hands we later learned that this entire medical facility had no hot water.

     Despite the inadequate medical care during her many surgeries, suffering from malnutrition, and a general lack of care or concern from the medical personnel, Karene held on to life . We spent the next two weeks finishing paper work to adopt. After that, we had over twenty-four hours of flight on a commercial airline before we arrived in America.

     Now, eight months later, three of those spent in Vanderbilt having eight surgeries Karene is flourishing in a new life with a new family.

     How is it possible that a child with so many disabilities survives coming so close to the brink of death?  God- Matt 10:29 says, “Not even a sparrow, worth only half a penny; can fall to the ground without your Father knowing it.” If God know s when a sparrow falls to the ground wouldn’t he care more for a soul than a bird? Karene is God’s creation, regardless of her unwanted ness, no matter what her handicaps are she is a masterpiece of God. Life is precious because it’s a gift from God. He gave Karene life and when it would seem that it was over he gave it back again.

Essay contest winners....Robertson County, TN

Robertson County Right to Life announces winners in their Essay Contest for middle school students. Olivia Malham, 7th grade homeschooled daughter of Jason and Micki Malham of Cross Plains won first place and Abigail Hardin,  8th grade daughter of David and Kathy Hardin of White House won second place. Abigail is also homeschooled. The contest invited grades 6-8th graders to write an essay on the subject of Life.....the greatest gift of all. Cash prizes were awarded.

Robertson County Right to Life meets on the first Thursday of each month at 7PM at Crossroads Christian Bookstore on Main Street in Springfield. This is new date and location and invites all interested in advocating for the sanctity of human life to join them. For more information contact Susan Allen at 498-6492. The next meeting will be on January 5th.

L-R Olivia Malham, Susan Allen, President of Robertson County Right to Life, Abigail Hardin.

  This is the winning essay.....

Freedom of choice is something that sets the wonderful nation of America apart from others. People having the right to chose where they work, how they dress, how they worship, and what they enjoy to take part in makes our unique country thrive. But who draws the line between having freedom and one being free to do whatever he or she wants? Does the government have the authority to decide who lives and who dies?

 Abortion is considered to be carried out as a result of the pregnant woman’s choice. Instead of allowing a family who cannot bear children of their own to adopt the living baby within them, many women, end the life of the child out of selfishness and lack of respect for human life. Even though many may argue that it is the woman’s choice, abortion is wrong. 

  

 Life is a gift from God Himself. One without life is dead. A heart without a beating rhythm is dead. This is why our country holds the right to life. It is through life that things are accomplished, begun, and transformed. America, which once stood as the land of opportunity, freedom, and as one nation under God, has been drastically changed into a culture of death It is not the parent’s decision if the child lives or dies.   

     Only God has the authority to decide the final days of one’s existence. Innocence is something that this nation has done away with. People of all ages are pushed to do something they do not want to do, or have never thought of doing. By robbing those who are too young to stand up for themselves of their right to life, we are literally robbing from our nation’s future. The innocent, harmless, unborn lives within the womb should not be the target of our selfishness, irresponsibility, or pride.

Whether in the womb or not, the terrible act of abortion is murder because it is the slaying of a human life, which is a gift from God, and it should never be taken for granted.

Olivia Malham

7th grade

daughter of Jason and Micki Malham

Cross Plains

(Prolifer)ations 12-27-11

from Jill Stanek.com

by Susie Allen, host of the blog, Pro-Life in TN, and Kelli
We welcome your suggestions for additions to our Top Blogs (see tab on right side of home page)! Email Susie@jillstanek.com.

• Timmerie’s Blog has a guest post by a homeschooled Catholic teen who is reaching out to women experiencing unplanned pregnancies before they ever reach the “front lines” of an abortion clinic. She seeks out and counsels these women online at places like YahooAnswers and YouTube.
• Wesley J. Smith comments on a Mark Steyn editorial regarding the consequences of the Baby Boomer generation’s decision to dramatically limit family size. Smith writes that along with this decision came a changed view toward sacrifice, ushering in an entitlement mentality which is so prevalent today.
• Secular Pro-Life shares a pro-life poem read in a non-Christian, pro-choice Unitarian Universalist church each year at Christmas.
• Right to Life of Michigan discusses the controversy over the opening of a new Planned Parenthood in MI’s Oakland County. Officials claim they don’t know yet whether they will perform abortions there, but there’s a problem with that story:… Lori Lamerand [CEO of PP Mid and South Michigan] told pro-abortion Detroit News columnist Laura Berman in June of 2011 that PP was planning on performing abortions at this facility despite protests from the neighboring hotel owners. The article which notes PP’s plans to perform abortions at the Oakland County facility is even posted on PP’s web site.
• John Smeaton is participating in the “Dark Glasses” campaign in support of blind Chinese political prisoner Chen Guangcheng and encourages readers to do the same.

• ProWomanProLife reports on conjoined twins born in Brazil where abortion is highly restricted. Their mother received the twins, who have two heads but share one body, with joy. She named the boys Emanoel and Jesus (pictured left).
• Reflections of a Paralytic draws us to a pro-life essay by Msgr. Charles Pope on bioethics and the birth of Christ.
• Pro-Life Action League writes about how pro-abortion media bias has played a large role in shaping abortion debate by portraying pro-lifers as heartless and pro-choice killing as rational.
• Alveda King of Priests for Life has a guest post by Matt Bowman encouraging parents of children with Down syndrome to consider adoption instead of abortion:The National Down Syndrome Adoption Network both supports parents in choosing adoption of their own children with special needs if they feel they are not in a position to parent them, and helps parents interested in adopting to link up with such families or with older children.
• ProLife NZ points out that since studies by the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges show abortion does not improve the mental health of women, “… doctors who authorise abortions in order to protect a woman’s mental health are doing it on the basis of a false belief not supported by the medical evidence. In other words the vast majority of abortions in this country are technically illegal.”
• Pro-Life Wisconsin gives an account of one of their Empty Manger Caroling efforts at an abortion clinic in Milwaukee where police officers attempted to get the carolers to leave. Apparently, the director at this clinic recently quit.
• Mommy Life displays Planned Parenthood’s Christmas appeal for money – which, in typical PP fashion, does not mention the “A” word.

[Photo via DailyMail]

(Prolifer)ations 12-22-11

from Jill Stanek.com

by Susie Allen, host of the blog, Pro-Life in TN, and Kelli
We welcome your suggestions for additions to our Top Blogs (see tab on right side of home page)! Email Susie@jillstanek.com.

• Accepting Abundance and Coming Home discuss a Minnesota high school pep rally “practical joke” which involved students who were blindfolded and then kissed passionately – by their parents.
• Big Blue Wave posts about a study in which researchers tried to determine whether injecting potassium chloride into the hearts of preborn children effectively speeds up abortion time. Death by painful heart attack or death by dismemberment – a hideous “choice.”

• Culture Campaign reports on a disturbing study which shows that young teens engaging in group sex do so largely because of partner coercion as well as pornography. Researchers say “group sex is much more prevalent among young people than is commonly believed, and that has implications for parents, educators, and health care providers.”
• The Family Research Council has information on a domestic study of child sex trafficking by state. Is your state among the least likely to protect minors?
• Live Action points out the outrageous claims abortion proponents are making against Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker because of his decision to re-route breast cancer prevention funds from Planned Parenthood to county health departments. Naturally, pro-choicers are claiming his decision will “kill women.”
• Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life writes that the University of Minnesota has won an award for its successful – and dishonest – campaign against legislation that would have prohibited human cloning.

[Photo via cbsnews.com]

NJ nurses reach settlement: will not be forced to assist in abortions

12  NJ nurses with religious objections to abortions stand their ground and accomplish their goal of standing on principle and keeping their jobs. Good for them.

Under the agreement, 12 nurses in the same-day surgery unit of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey can remain in their current positions and not be compelled to assist in any part of an abortion procedure. The nurses must only help in a life-threatening emergency if no other non-objecting staff members are available and only until which time one can be brought in to relieve them, according to the agreement.

Some commenters showed their displeasure pointing out that most of the  objectors were foreign born and working here on visas.  Commenter suggests that they should obey our laws or choose another profession. Well, as nurses they are to assist in healing and caring for life....not ending life intentionally which is what abortion does. So it is legal.... so was slavery at one time. Good for the foreign born nurses taking a stand for life. They are leading by example. May their numbers increase. 

Racpan Vinoya and two other nurse plaintiffs attended court Thursday. All but four nurses in their unit had signed on to the lawsuit filed Oct. 31 after they said they were notified in writing the previous month that the hospital’s new policy would require same-day surgery unit nurses to assist in abortions.

This is what is meant by not cooperating with an "intrinsic evil." Same day surgeries do elective abortions and the only time the mother's life is in danger is when the abortion goes poorly. A successful abortion only demands the life of the offspring.

The ACLU, which was not party to the suit, said it was concerned about a growing number of similar cases around the country as what the organization sees as an effort to use religion to discriminate in a health care context.

Of course the ACLU would oppose this. They are busy trying to make  sure that  nothing interferes with abortion.    These nurses are trained to heal not destroy. The ACLU  have different views when it comes to defending religious beliefs when it comes to those who volunteer to serve in the military but do not want to be deployed to defend the country. In this case religious views are upheld by them.

The ACLU of Southern California (2007) represents Calvin Chee Keong Lee, a Buddhist-Taoist conscientious objector who enlisted in the U.S. Army shortly after arriving in the United States from Malaysia. Currently stationed in Ft. Irwin, California and scheduled for imminent deployment to Iraq, Lee sought discharge from the Army based on his religious beliefs, which compel him not to kill or cause injury to others. When he enlisted, Lee believed that he would be able to remain in his civilian construction job.
http://www.aclu-sc.org/releases/view/102655

Congratulations to the nurses. The fact that they are foreign born and over here on visas show their strength of conviction.



Picture: Jennifer Brown/The Star-Ledger

Mom lies at 45 degree angle for 3 mos. to prevent miscarriage

Neat story out of the UK of a woman who spent three mos. in a tilted bed to prevent miscarriage. She literally was in a bed tilted at 45 degree angle to keep her baby from falling out. Donna had a weak cervix from one birth and suffered two miscarriages. The baby arrived  6 weeks early at 4 lbs. but is doing well.

Donna said: "I'm thrilled to have Amelia. But there will always be a place in my heart for the babies I never knew."

Congratulations to all.

Lawsuit claims newborn left without care as dr. decided he had no chance at life.....

Tennessean article reports that local dr. delivered a baby and failed to provide proper care for the baby determining without consultation that the baby boy had no chance at life.  Although he eventually survived, the lawsuit states he has brain damage.

"According to the lawsuit filed Wednesday against Dr. John W. O’Donnell III in Robertson County Circuit Court, Marlin was born early June 13, 2009, with irregular gasping breaths and heart rate, and a nurse noted that he “made a small cry at delivery and had movement of arms and legs.”
“The baby was fighting for his life and Dr. O’Donnell decided on his own — without any consultation from anyone else — that the baby had no chance of living,” the lawsuit states.
Marlin was put in a plastic bin and left on a counter “until the family could decide what to do with the body,” but a nurse who passed the area noticed he was gasping for breath a few hours later, according to the lawsuit.
Marlin received resuscitation therapy and was transferred from NorthCrest Medical Center in Springfield to Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, where he remained for three months receiving specialized care, according to the lawsuit."

While we are cautioned that this is an allegation at this point and there is no indication of an abortion attempt, it gave me a chilling reminder of the live birth abortions being done at Christ Hospital in IL that was exposed by  nurse, Jill Stanek, and her battle against the then State Senator Barack Obama who defended the practice of leaving babies who survived abortions on shelves to die.

TN: Not one murder but two....pregnant woman murdered

 From: TN Right to Life...

While police continue searching for their killer, the recent murders of Brittany Caroline Eldridge and her unborn child could be the first cases prosecuted under Tennessee's recently expanded Unborn Victims of Violence Act.  As passed in May, HB 498 / SB 633 establishes that unborn children at any age of gestational development may be legally considered victims of assault or homicide.  Previous Tennessee statute only recognized unborn victims after the age of viability, generally considered to be 24-25 weeks.

  

Local newspaper accounts had reported that the Knox County District Attorney's office was "waiting on an autopsy to verify whether or not the infant was viable in order to ascertain if there would be one or two homicide prosecutions."

Tennessee's new law, however, is very plain and specifically states that when a defendant "commits a homicide or assault against a pregnant woman, the woman's fetus, regardless of viability, is also considered a victim of the offense."

Sponsored by Rep. Joshua Evans (R-Greenbrier) and  Sen. Mae Beavers (R-Mt Juliet), the policy change was signed into law by Governor Haslam and took effect on July 1 as Public Chapter 408.  As such, Tennessee joined 26 other states which define the killing of an unborn child at any stage of gestation as a form of homicide. 

Studies conducted about violence against pregnant women including those conducted in Maryland, Illinois and New York found that homicide is the leading cause of death among pregnant women.  The growing violence against pregnant women prompted Tennessee legislators to consider the legislation that would recognize the lives of unborn children assaulted or killed in the commission of a crime as well as that of the mother.

(Prolifer)ations 12-20-11

from Jill Stanek.com

by Susie Allen, host of the blog, Pro-Life in TN, and Kelli
We welcome your suggestions for additions to our Top Blogs (see tab on right side of home page)! Email Susie@jillstanek.com.

• John Smeaton reports on hideous UK legislation which suggests the “solution” for pregnant women diagnosed with HIV/AIDS is to kill, rather than treat, their preborn children.
• Timmerie’s Blog reports that the world’s largest distributor of poinsettias, Paul Ecke Ranch of San Diego, is a large supporter of Planned Parenthood. Timmerie suggests you check the tag to avoid indirectly supporting PP.
• Wesley J. Smith decries a San Francisco Chronicle article which hypes hope in embryonic stem cell research despite evidence to the contrary, ignoring the success of adult stem cell research. Smith states the general public is generally uninformed on the issue, which does a disservice to suffering people and their families.

• Secular Pro-Life has a guest post which points out some inconsistencies in pro-choice mantras. One abortion apologist mourned the fact that some women, due to natural disaster, might have missed their abortion appointments, claiming, “My heart breaks for any woman who… will now have to carry to term.”This doesn’t line up with the usual fearmongering about women resorting to “coat hanger” abortions if they can’t get them elsewhere.
• Pro-Life Wisconsin reports on a committee hearing for the WI bill banning telemed abortions.
• Suzy B reports that another pro-life state – this time, Texas – has been trampled by the Obama administration. In this case, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services denied funds due to the state’s defunding of abortion providers.
• ProLifeNZ describes the function of the perinatal hospice movement, stating that while abortion is touted as the best way to deal with a terminal prenatal diagnosis, “… there is no scientific evidence to support the presumption that terminating such a pregnancy is easier on the mother psychologically.”

• ProWomanProLife is happy with a balanced National Post article about Canadian abortion protestor Linda Gibbons (pictured right), who has spent nearly 8 years in jail for violating bubble zone laws. The piece notes the tolerance of the Occupy Toronto protestors’ civil disobedience, contrasting this with the difference in treatment of pro-lifers.
• Moral Outcry reflects on the national publicity generated by their story on the Komen Breast Cancer Awareness Bible, produced by B&H Publishing, which is now being removed from bookseller shelves:This press emergence has done many things. The first and most important thing is that it’s made this little-known fact of the Komen-Planned Parenthood ties a nationally known one. That’s huge because really there is no reason for Komen to give its money to abortion providers, no matter what it says the money is to be used for, when there are so many health clinics and other systems that could use that money and also provide mammograms without taking life in the next room.
  Additionally, Komen continues to ignore the research that shows a link between abortion and increased breast cancer risk. So having this in the national news is a positive thing because it takes this out of the recesses of the back rooms and sets it on a national stage so everyone can examine it.
• The Passionate Pro-Lifer is not impressed with Planned Parenthood’s newest outreach to our children: distributing sexual health advice via text message. PPL asks:A number of questions come to mind…. Will [they] know the age of the child that is seeking [their] sexual advice? [Are they] familiar with the physical, emotional and spiritual risks associated with sexual activity in young teens and even middle school children? Or will [they] be… abortion and sexual activity recruiter[s]?”

[Image via blogs.christianpost.com; Gibbons photo via saynsumthn.wordpress.com]

Indictment charges abortion doctor, office manager with Medicaid fraud | ajc.com

Indictment charges abortion doctor, office manager with Medicaid fraud  | ajc.com

Woman dies from late term abortion at AU clinic charged with infecting patients with Hepatitus C

What does it take to shut this place down??? 

This story out of Australia tells of a 42 yr. old woman who dies from a late term abortion committed by Dr. Mark Shulberg in Victoria. This clinic has had egregious violations in the past.

It is the fourth investigation involving the clinic in six years.
Anaesthetist James Latham Peters allegedly infected more than 50 women with hepatitis C at the same clinic in 2008 and 2009.

The surgery's owner, Dr Mark Schulberg, was in 2009 found guilty of unprofessional conduct for failing to gain legal consent to perform a late-term abortion on an intellectually disabled woman.

And earlier this year it was revealed that a 40-year-old woman was left fighting for her life in the Box Hill Hospital after Dr Schulberg performed a late-term abortion surgery on her.

The Health Dept. said they will investigate again!!!! Dr. Schulberg is unavailable for comment since he is on holiday!!!

Abortioneers blog support Duggars "choice"

The Abortioneer's Blog sticks up for the Duggars stating that if we are pro choice, we have to respect their choice. Good for them. They also do not go off too much about the photos of the deceased daughter at the funeral....too much. They don't like them mind you,  because they may make someone else feel shame over a miscarriage or abortion. Grieve over your miscarriage ....I get. Miscarriage and abortion are not the same thing. Abortion is intentional...miscarriage is not. The post is not mean spirited but there is a concern that the visual image of the daughter might trigger something......maybe that this is a baby...a real person...a human and that is damaging to the "abortion is no big deal"  crowd.

"And I fear how these photos will be used going forward. Anti-choice propaganda is rife with these sorts of images. Some, caring and gentle, like Michelle’s memorial photos, others, bloody and violent. I fear that these photos will go viral and will be used to further a message that I find to be so damaging to women in our society. I fear that someone, somewhere is going to see these triggering images, and feel pain or shame or guilt over her own miscarriage or abortion. I fear the a woman who is looking at her life and considering her choices is going to feel shamed into a choice she doesn’t want to make by these images. I worry about the harm that this image can, and likely will, do."

The photos are true. It is a human being, a boy or girl...if this causes someone considering abortion to make a different choice......that is good. The truth is always in good taste.  Certainly you would not want the woman to make such an important and life altering decision based upon a lie

It is not tacky to have photos or videos of a baby lost to miscarriage.....just like it is not tacky to view the remains of a deceased  loved one that is born. Those photos were  of the foot and hand...how is this tacky??It was done with taste. If the Duggars wished for these to be private, shame on the person who released them.

One of the more popular posts on this blog is of a child that born in TN  at 34 weeks gestation that lived just a short time. The funeral service was truly a celebration of life and beautiful. This picture is on their public Facebook page.

UN: 7,000 Armenian women chose sex-selective abortion since 2006

Cross Posted: Raw Story.com

UN: 7,000 Armenian women chose sex-selective abortion since 2006

By Agence France-Presse
Monday, December 19, 2011

Topics: armenia ♦ UN Population Fund ♦ United Nations Population Fund

The percentage of male children born in Armenia has risen significantly due to an increase in female foeticide, the United Nations Population Fund said on Monday.
More than 7,000 Armenian women have had selective abortions over the past five years, according to a new study carried out by the UN Population Fund with the Armenian health ministry and the Institute of Perinatology.
The gender ratio of births is 110-120 boys to 100 girls, higher than the accepted norm of 102-106 boys to 100 girls, the study said.The trend could cause demographic problems for the small ex-Soviet state, UN Population Fund official Garik Hayrapetyan told a news conference in Yerevan.
“In ten to 20 years, we will face a deficit of women — that means, of potential mothers,” Hayrapetyan said.
Selective abortion is a problem in countries like China and India.
But it has also reached “worrying proportions” in Caucasus states Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia, the Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly said in a resolution on gender selection in October.
The resolution said that pressure on women to have selective abortions should be seen as “a form of psychological violence”.

[Image via Deb Collins on Flickr, Creative Commons licensed]

Post abortive woman challenges abortion industry.....

Abort73.com has a compelling first person story addressed to the abortion industry....which generated some negative comments from abortion supporters.

Lindsay Sherbondy  graduated from Northern Illinois University in 2004 with a degree in Visual Communications. Lindsay currently works as an artist & designer in Rockford, IL. This is her abortion story.

"You would not have told me that it is only tissue. You would not have told me it was only cells. If you, too, had taken Mifepristone and given birth to a six-week-old embryo, you would not have told me it was not yet a baby. You would have told me it had a brain and a heartbeat and was very much a child. You would know because you, like me, would have seen it. You would have held it and known immediately that what you just killed was, in fact, a baby… but by that time it would be too late to change your mind. You would have told me about the nightmares and the enormous sense of loss. You would have told me that my abortions would end any hope for my boyfriend and I to ever have a family together. And, because you care about me, I would like to think that if you had known, you would have told me that when your baby dies, a part of you dies right along with it. The choice to terminate the hope of one life actually terminates the hope of two, and no matter how hard I wanted things to go back to normal, they never would"