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Date: | Mon, 10 Nov 2003 07:21:45 -0500 |
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Well Phil,
Being a blind mother myself, of course, I know that the fears of the
sighted in this matter are baseless and ignorant. The only part that does
matter to me is the part that you don’t want to get into and that is the
selfishness of this woman to have a baby in the first place. She’s not
making a mistake here, but purposely seeking out a situation which is not
optimal because she, evidently can afford to do so. I would say the same
if she were sighted, black or rich. Children are not pets or status
symbols and they should not be treated as such. Just because we want
doesn’t mean that we should have. This woman, and others in her
situation, would be better off if they were to put the energy of their
desires into the area of service for others. Sadly, we don’t think that
way any more though. Life is all about what we want. If we can afford it,
we’re justified in having it.
Just to prove my point, and to lift the conversation out of discussing
disabilities, how about another situation that Doctor Laura actually
highlighted last week. She read an article about a 38 year old single
woman who chose to have three embreos implanted. They all took and one of
them split so that now this single woman is pregnant with quaddroplits.
The people in the town are seeing her as a hero and lavishing her with
baby showers and so forth. Is this right? Think of it. She’s going to be
a single mom with four kids, by choice. Is she a hero? Not to me. To me
she is behaving very selfishly, but she can afford it so she can have
what she wants. I feel sorry for the kids.
Kathy
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