As an addition to the post below from Emily, regarding abortionist Tiller, I’m posting this, from a reader. Pray for her continued healing and reconciliation. <\/p>\n
I know Emily is right because I am one of these women. However, this didn’t start with Tiller. I was told by several specialists, including a high risk OB, ultrasonographer, neonatalogist and a pediatric neurosurgeon that not only was my child likely to ‘be stillborn or die shortly before birth,” but also that my health, including my future fertility, could be at risk because my son had developed severe hydrocephalus. I said, no, no, no to abortion for two months, but when every damn Dr. tells you that there is no other choice, when you’re grieving over a tragic ending to your much wanted pregnancy, when your faith isn’t really that strong and you never really noticed until then, you can make the mistake of putting your trust in Drs. So, for me, Tiller was the last stop on the train that ran out of control. Maybe some will say it is a cop out, but I’m not trying to cop out. Yes, I am responsible, but at that time in my life, I was not capable of standing up to all of those ‘professionals’ plus a husband and several family members who said it was the responsible thing, the loving thing, to do. It took me over 8 years to finally feel God’s forgiveness through Confession. Truly, at times I thought I would surely die from the depression, guilt and grief. Tiller is part of this, but he is a part of an entire culture that wants to avoid suffering at all costs. Why would you suffer or let a child suffer if you could avoid it? It’s crazy! That is what we are told. I would give anything to change the past and be able to love my son for whatever time he had left. I hope I will see him in heaven some day. Sometimes I feel like our generation (I am 38) is lost to this and that the only hope it the next generation who may very well look back and say – how could you have done this?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
As an addition to the post below from Emily, regarding abortionist Tiller, I’m posting this, from a reader. Pray for her continued healing and reconciliation. I know Emily is right because I am one of these women. However, this didn’t start with Tiller. I was told by several specialists, including a high risk OB, ultrasonographer,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":180,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7910","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n
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