Most know that I am very pro-life. I am not crazy as I am NOT okay with physical violence of abortion workers or clinics. I would never condone that. But, I believe without LIFE, you can't really do anything with any of the other rights our Constitution gives us. It's ironic to see a quote (shown above) about the importance of life being given a chance for its full potential from Barack Obama, and then knowing he was very much in favor of abortions up to partial birth. Shocking really.
I have seen a lot about "Shouting your abortion," and I watched a video recently where I saw a celebrity shout with excitement where she had "her first abortion" and how wonderful it was. I heard cackles of laughter and cheering as she discussed it, and also when she would tear apart people like myself who are against it. And then I heard them talk about sending their abortion stories to an email. So instead of doing that, I sent them my story. My story has validity in this argument. And many of the women I met who had babies early on like I did, they can relate and understand it even more so now. When you watch a baby born early and see their humanity. When you see what technology makes possible that now a 21 weeker can survive. It's astonishing to me that we even have to have this discussion. But, I felt like maybe someone who would read it, might read it without any mention of God (though, I will be honest, I believe He is the reason we have this beautiful girl), and it might make them think. I didn't attack them. I just stated my story. So here is what I sent:
"I don't know who reads these emails, but I wanted to share my story with you. I was slightly over 24 weeks when I found out my daughter supposedly had IUGR and wasn't growing, despite the fact that we had only 1 screening. However the specialist tried to tell me that if I had come in before then (legally in Ohio, you can't abort after 24 weeks), we could have "done something about my pregnancy." And yes she was referring to abortion, but couldn't say it outright because it was a religious hospital. Scientifically, one screening is not a trend and does not indicate anything. So when we scheduled another screening a week later, it showed my daughter was actually growing. She was small, but not "too small."
I had preeclampsia signs around 26 weeks, and then at 28 weeks, they put me in the hospital to monitor. They wanted to deliver her then and there, but I got my blood pressure back down. I didn't want to have her come so early because I was concerned about her health more over than my own. So then she got to 30 weeks, and we couldn't wait any longer because my body was literally going to shut down, so she was delivered 10 weeks early. She's a medical miracle. She had to have a chest tube put in because her lungs needed help with development. But no brain bleeds or issues like that whatsoever. But after that, she continued to grow and develop and did amazingly well.
And in less than a month, we celebrate her 1 year birthday. Why am I sharing this at "shout your abortion?" You probably don't even give a damn and when you realized this wasn't about abortion, you probably already deleted it. But if you have read this entire story...think about this. What if...what if I had found out at 24 weeks that she was too small and just believed the "doctors" and made the decision to end her life because of whatever the doctor said. Just trust the doctors, right? I'm an engineer, so I believe wholeheartedly in science. And my daughter...she has beaten tons of odds. Her very conception is a freakin' miracle! I have battled infertility and PCOS for years! My husband and I weren't trying. We didn't have any fertility drugs like we had used at other times. But even with my history of infertility and my PCOS, she was conceived. And then when they said she was too small after only one scan, we said we believed she would be just fine knowing full well that one scan means nothing. If you are a scientist, you would laugh at one data point too. And then, I put myself through hell to ensure her stay in body as long as possible. She and I could have died, but we didn't. And then even born at 10 weeks early, she could have breathed only for a few minutes and died, had all kinds of brain defects, health problems, etc. But she overcame those.
I was scared of having another kid. I have one that was a miracle too already. But I was scared of being a working mom and taking care of two kids. I wasn't sure I even wanted another child. But if I had given up on her, I wouldn't get to know the amazing little girl she is! I wouldn't have witnessed miracle after miracle after miracle watching her grow up! Her smile is quite literally the most beautiful thing I have ever seen in my life! She deserved to be. She deserved to show the world that she was a fighter. I mean, when she was only 8 weeks, we could see her dancing. And she always gave the technicians a hard time finding her heart. She would always hide from the nurses. She was feisty. And she loved to dance in the womb. She would hear music and dance. It was beautiful. And now today, she is incredibly strong, very feisty and wants what she wants, and loves to dance! I learned things about her in the womb because she was already a person in there. She was a person with personality already! She had preferences. She enjoyed music. She showed me so much about her and then to see her after birth, to see those same attributes. I would have missed out on so much!
When you take away a person's right to live, you are taking away a future. Planned Parenthood was started by a racist! Margaret Sanger wanted to expunge the entire existence of African Americans. Go look it up if you don't believe me. She didn't give a damn about people who are underprivileged. And before you ask....I do care about the woman who is scared. I was scared too. Lots of women have abortions with less fears than I had. But I still had my daughter. I had her because she deserved to be. Whether she lived minutes or days, she had a natural human right to live. A right that our very Constitution is supposed to give to all of us. LIFE, LIBERTY, and the PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS. There are millions of women who would love to take care of your baby if you don't want to or can't. So many women who struggle to conceive. And there are so many groups that show you that things don't have to end with a dead baby. Adoption is always a choice. And there are groups that also help women provide for their babies so they can mother their babies and make a life too. I give and volunteer for those kinds of groups, so I do put my money where my mouth is. And someday, we may end up adopting too. It's unfortunate that it is way easier to kill a life than it is to adopt in this country. That shouldn't be. So no, I am not shouting any abortion. But I will spread LIFE. And I hope you read my story and it made you think."
