| Subject: Re: Churches advocating "Vote Pro-Life" |
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Mallyn
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Date Posted: 17:56:41 11/11/02 Mon
In reply to:
Astrid
's message, "Re: Churches advocating "Vote Pro-Life"" on 16:35:40 11/11/02 Mon
>I don't think this is at all the position of the RCC
>(I can't speak to other faiths). Quite the
>contrary--there is a real emphasis placed on the
>damage abortion does to women, to the relationship
>with God, and on forgiveness.
Well, that's good to know! Unfortunately, that's not the case with other Christian pro-life movements. I have had a couple of RC friends say that they personally feel when a woman has an abortion and goes through emotional turmoil or whatever, that that's what they deserved. But, I've never really been to a Catholic church and wouldn't be an a position to judge the official stance. However, among other more conservative denominations, I do know that the preached position is pretty brutal.
>I was one both RC and pro-life, and I never felt that
>women deserved anything they got. I felt that
>abortion was anti-woman. But I was too naive to
>understand the nuances of parenthood. It wasn't until
>an unplanned pregnancy at 23 that I really started to
>understand (started, mind you, as I wasn't able to
>choose abortion regardless) the mindset of a woman
>struggling with doing what is right for her and her
>family. I spent a short time feeling guilty about
>bringing my baby into the world when I was so young,
>so poor, etc. And I was both married and university
>educated--I can only imagine what a truly poor single
>woman with little prospect would feel like (in some
>cases, not all). I can only imagine what a 16 yo
>would feel like if she aspired to go to college, get
>married, etc.
It's funny, being pregnant actually made me a twinge less pro-choice. I think it was my 9-week sonogram (7-week embryo) that did that. When I could see eyes, mouth, fingers, toes, and heartbeat, I suddenly felt overwhelmed with the "realization" that I had a life inside me. On the other hand, I also felt like pregnancy was hell so I continued my choice stance.
Thanks for sharing!
-Mallyn
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