Partial Birth abortion to take place

[Autumn]

I was told last night by a friend that her sister is having a partial birth abortion next week. She is in her 7th or 8th month. Apparently they recently discovered that one of their nieces has a “weak chromosome” problem. The niece was diagnosed as mentally handicapped and went thru some genetic testing and that’s when the chromosome problem was discovered. As a result of this, the pregnant sister went for testing and was told that in addition to having a hairlip (which they know is fixable) the baby, a boy, has a “greater than 90% chance” of being serverely mentally handicapped, possibly almost a vegetable

Now, I’ve met this sister only twice briefly. The family is sick about this but will stand by her choice. I tried to gently talk to my friend, saying that I believe all life has a purpose and perhaps this little one’s life will help the sister and the family grow closer; perhaps his life is meant to help them discover or learn something. Or perhaps, he’ll be a miracle and be in that 10% chance of being mentally healthy. But the sister is determined to see this thru; she said she can’t imaging having this baby and letting him live a life that the doctor predicts.

I am so torn up about this. I just keep thinking of that little baby, in his mother’s womb; unaware of what is going to happen to him. It kept me awake last night and its weighing so heavily on my mind. I cry whenever I think about it.

Please pray for this family and this mother that they have a change of heart and consider letting this little one live.

 

[trailblazer]

Thank you for sharing. It is a horrible situation…much prayer and education is needed. If they go thru with this murder, may God have mercy on them and may they someday repent.

Love,
Bob

 

[Mom_of_one]

We will pray! Keep us informed, please.

 

[stbruno]

The hardest thing I think for most of us, is to watch people make such a final and horrible choice when we know that it probably will affect them for the rest of their life. You do not have to compromise and support their decision in any way. My suggestion is to continue to pray for them…refer them later to Rachel’s Vineyard the ministry for those who have had an abortion…and despite what the doctors say…a child with birth defects is no less valuable in Gods eyes than a perfectly healthy one. And I believe as parents, we probably will always love our imperfect children even more because of their vulnerabilities. We will pray for you and your acquaintances.

 

[ames61]

I agree with Stbruno. Consider referring them to the Rachel’s Vineyard website www.rachelsvineyard.org I can’t imagine how tough it would be to get over such a late term abortion. What if they do the procedure and find out they were wrong??? Oy.

Is adoption out of the question? (The problem with adoption in a case like this is the birth parents feel like this would make them look to be monsters, giving up their child, just because they aren’t perfect. So they delude themselves into thinking that subjecting the child to this brutal procedure is the more compassionate option “for the child”) You could ask the question anyway.

Any abortion scars your life forever. An abortion like this would be such a heavy weight to carry. Usually in an abortion situation the mom thinks the abortion will just make the problem go away and then they can go on with life as normal. If you have any opportunity to convey to the family the physical, emotional, psychological and spiritual trauma this will foist on the mom and dad, please do so. If they truly want to “support” the parents, they will not allow them to make such a tragic mistake. Its like giving a drunk driver keys to car, because you want to support his free choice to drive when he wants to, and don’t want to embarass or anger him in his moment of crisis. Supporting an abortion is never the “supportive” or compassionate thing to do.

I will pray for your friend’s sister and family