Cindy,

I was deeply disturbed by her e-mail.  Sometimes I forget how the "outside
world" thinks. Sometimes I forget that there is an outside world, because I
am truly immersed in the disability community, and have naturally gravitated
to people who don't seem to be disability bigots.

This is the same thinking that resulted in an entire country's support of
Tracy Latimer's father after he killed her and was sentenced.  One year
before JonBent Ramsey was killed and the only factor is the disability.  One
man innocent; one man guilty.

We must continue to climb this mountain.  We must for the sake of our
children.  I will not rest until I am dead.

In a message dated 06/01/2000 6:34:10 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
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> n a message dated 5/31/00 10:12:26 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
>  [log in to unmask] writes:
>
>  << I approached this by talking about the village concept and how
important it
>   was going to be for her friend to have support now, and how critical it
was
>   going to be that this woman accept her friend's baby as a child who has a
>   right to be here, and to be loved by the community.  I hope I said
something
>   that made an impact; I am at least glad that she asked my opinion about
this.
>    >>
>  Betty,
>      I think the village concept was a good response to induce her support
of
>  her friend. One could also add that her friend was perhaps a Christian and
> to
>  think one has choices
>