Mother describes ultrasounds of her son, questions abortion
A woman discusses her pregnancy and ultrasound
“… What is a sonogram? A picture,
produced by sound waves. It is a factual thing, a part of reality,
difficult to manipulate. Which doesn’t mean that it doesn’t involve
emotion. When I saw James’s [her son’s] first sonogram, at 4 ½ months, I
fell hopelessly in love. I could hardly feel him moving inside me yet,
and I had been worried, after my miscarriage, that there would be
something wrong. But on the screen my husband and I saw a perfectly
round head, beautiful spinal cord, legs kicking, and hands grasping.. As
we watched, the baby (we didn’t know the sex) opened its hand and
proceeded to suck its thumb… What makes a sonogram so dangerous and
emotionally troubling for abortion advocates is the obviousness of a
separate life inside a woman’s body, not an appendage. The fetus seems
so happy in its own little world, so safe and unconcerned in a close,
warm womb were all its needs are automatically met.
The view of the womb we get from a
sonogram illuminates what ought to be the safest time in a human’s
life. Instead, the sanctuary of the womb is invaded routinely, with the
support and even encouragement of society. The Planned Parenthood clinic
across the street from our apartment offers abortions up to 16 weeks –
just about the age of James’s first photo, which I have lovingly placed
in his first photo album. In the sonogram, he held his hand with his
thumb out and his fingers tucked in; he still holds his hand that way.
In my womb he was active at night and had hiccups several times a day;
he still does. His sonogram was simply an introduction to the person we
are getting to know. How can doctors deliberately tear our little beings
who are able to move around and suck their thumbs? And how can their
mothers allow it?
Now that I have James, I see
myself quite differently. I have someone who thinks the world of me! I
have someone who, as long as he lives, will be able to say “my mother…”
and mean me! I have someone who must be put first, and that is a relief.
And I have someone who, God willing, will live beyond me, which makes
the world seem a more comfortable place. And right now I have an
adorable baby who smiles melts my heart a perfect release brings tears
of joy. I wouldn’t have missed this experience for anything.
Editor’s note. This appeared at ClinicQuotes.
Source: NRLC News
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