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Iowa Independent » Open Letter to Obama: A Personal Perspective on Late-Term Abortion

Iowa Independent » Open Letter to Obama: A Personal Perspective on Late-Term Abortion

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  1. TammyJune 2, 2009 at 4:35 PM

    In response to who has the right to choose life, I believe God does. He created us and made us all unique. He has a plan with each of His creations and it doesn't include harming us. He will make good out of all tragedies. Unless you have chosen to take a life, you can't possilbly understand the emotional and physical pain that can follow you for years to come.

    I think the following blog that someone wrote says it all in dealing with tough decisions and believing in the impossilbe:

    I'm sad for all of the families that have to go through these situations. The problem is, you have been lied to, and you have convinced yourselves it's the right thing to do.

    At 18 weeks, my wife and I found out through ultrasound that our son was diagnosed with severe hydrocephalus, and a condition called Dandy-Walker syndrome where much of the brain doesn't form. It is often fatal. We were told there was a very good chance he would never be born, and if he did, he wouldn't be able to do much. Many would think we would be justified in having an abortion, to "save" this child from what would happen to him.

    We knew we had NO RIGHT to decide who lives and dies. Our son wouldn't have even been given a chance to live. Who, besides God, has the right to choose that? We never even questioned that we would continue with this pregnancy.

    Our son did not pass away in utero. Levi Marcus was born in December 2006. However, the doctors at our hospital, though knowing our original diagnosis, were suprised, and didn't know what to do. Levi was taken to OU medical center (the very same place Mrs. Waddington was in) and doctors there told us it was much worse than originally suspected, as if that weren't bad enough. Levi didn't have a malformed brain....he had NO brain. Where the brain is supposed to be, there is only fluid. He was on a CPAP to help him breathe. He had only his lowest part of the brain stem keeping his heart and lungs going.

    We were told he probably wouldn't last long. I mean, no brain, right? We signed a DNR and took him off his CPAP. We brought in our pastor and family to be with us. But Levi didn't pass that day. He didn't pass that week. THe doctors told us that since he made it this far, it might be a few weeks or months. He had a small surgery to relieve the fluid buildup in his head, and we took him home with us so we could spend his last days at home.

    That was January 2006. My son, Levi Marcus, with NO BRAIN, is nearly 2 1/2 years old (6/1/2009). No, he can't walk around. He can only lay in bed. He responds to touch, but we don't believe he can hear or see. I can not imagine a day going by without him. He is our miracle. Sure, his "quality of life" isn't great, but how is it for very old people? People with severe ALS and other neurological conditions? Why aren't we killing them off, if all we're concerned about is their quality of life?

    I feel for those women who get terrible news from the doctors. We've been there. We had the same silence from the ultrasound tech. The same detailed scans the next day. The pain of hearing what your child has a serious condition that may be terminal. But we believe that human life is special...important....to be valued above all other things. We are so happy to have our son in our life. I wish these women could have had the chance to meet their little ones. The sadness and pain of the loss is there whether the baby is killed in utero, or dies at birth. Why not them them a chance? We gave my son a chance, and he is still with us today.

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