Comments on: Assuming Abortion http://www.rayfowler.org/2009/06/11/assuming-abortion/ Thoughts on God and life from a Christian perspective Mon, 06 Feb 2012 21:51:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Ray Fowler http://www.rayfowler.org/2009/06/11/assuming-abortion/#comment-8879 Ray Fowler Mon, 10 May 2010 12:51:25 +0000 http://www.rayfowler.org/?p=4440#comment-8879 <b>Barry</b> - Thanks for sharing your friend's experience. It is amazing (and sobering) how often this seems to happen. Barry – Thanks for sharing your friend’s experience. It is amazing (and sobering) how often this seems to happen.

]]> By: Barry Wood http://www.rayfowler.org/2009/06/11/assuming-abortion/#comment-8872 Barry Wood Mon, 10 May 2010 04:02:20 +0000 http://www.rayfowler.org/?p=4440#comment-8872 I'm a little late finding this blog & thread, but would like to offer the experience of an Robert Murphy, employee of mine in Alabama a few years ago. His wife, a nurse, was told based on amniocentesis that the child she was carrying had spina bifida and would likely not not more than a few hours, or if it survived it would be horribly handicapped. Abortion was recommended, emphatically. After some soul-searching, they chose not to abort. As Jennifer's time came to deliver, they expected the worst. When the baby emerged, they found him ABSOLUTELY PERFECT IN EVERY WAY. He is blond, beautiful, all boy, smart and strong as can be, with no hint of spina bifida. Whether he was miraculously healed while in the womb, or the diagnosis had been wrong all along, this couple was stunned at the possibility that they might have destroyed this precious life out of reliance on supposedly "expert" medical advice. I’m a little late finding this blog & thread, but would like to offer the experience of an Robert Murphy, employee of mine in Alabama a few years ago. His wife, a nurse, was told based on amniocentesis that the child she was carrying had spina bifida and would likely not not more than a few hours, or if it survived it would be horribly handicapped. Abortion was recommended, emphatically.

After some soul-searching, they chose not to abort. As Jennifer’s time came to deliver, they expected the worst. When the baby emerged, they found him ABSOLUTELY PERFECT IN EVERY WAY. He is blond, beautiful, all boy, smart and strong as can be, with no hint of spina bifida. Whether he was miraculously healed while in the womb, or the diagnosis had been wrong all along, this couple was stunned at the possibility that they might have destroyed this precious life out of reliance on supposedly “expert” medical advice.

]]> By: Ray Fowler http://www.rayfowler.org/2009/06/11/assuming-abortion/#comment-7932 Ray Fowler Mon, 15 Jun 2009 23:53:01 +0000 http://www.rayfowler.org/?p=4440#comment-7932 <b>Bethany</b> - I guess it must be more common than most of us realize. I agree about the Palin family. I also hope their example will help other families to choose life even under difficult circumstances. Bethany – I guess it must be more common than most of us realize. I agree about the Palin family. I also hope their example will help other families to choose life even under difficult circumstances.

]]> By: Bethany http://www.rayfowler.org/2009/06/11/assuming-abortion/#comment-7922 Bethany Fri, 12 Jun 2009 11:54:42 +0000 http://www.rayfowler.org/?p=4440#comment-7922 This must be fairly common as I also knew someone with such a diagnosis. She did not accept the profferred abortion, and gave birth to a lovely healthy baby, although she and her husband were prepared to welcome a baby with Down's. I am thankful for the Palins' very public decision to carry their baby to term and hope it inspires many other parents of would-be Down's babies. This must be fairly common as I also knew someone with such a diagnosis. She did not accept the profferred abortion, and gave birth to a lovely healthy baby, although she and her husband were prepared to welcome a baby with Down’s. I am thankful for the Palins’ very public decision to carry their baby to term and hope it inspires many other parents of would-be Down’s babies.

]]> By: Ray Fowler http://www.rayfowler.org/2009/06/11/assuming-abortion/#comment-7919 Ray Fowler Fri, 12 Jun 2009 00:10:03 +0000 http://www.rayfowler.org/?p=4440#comment-7919 <b>Sharon</b> - I agree. What is troubling about this story is not that a healthy baby might have been aborted due to a misdiagnosis, but that the doctor just assumed that the parents would want to abort a baby with Down's syndrome. According to recent statistics, as many as 90% of babies diagnosed with Down's syndrome are aborted in the U.S. today. Sharon – I agree. What is troubling about this story is not that a healthy baby might have been aborted due to a misdiagnosis, but that the doctor just assumed that the parents would want to abort a baby with Down’s syndrome. According to recent statistics, as many as 90% of babies diagnosed with Down’s syndrome are aborted in the U.S. today.

]]> By: Sharon Gamble http://www.rayfowler.org/2009/06/11/assuming-abortion/#comment-7918 Sharon Gamble Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:26:12 +0000 http://www.rayfowler.org/?p=4440#comment-7918 The same thing happened to a friend of mine. She also had her baby and her baby was absolutely fine as well. Even had her baby had Down's syndrome, he would have had a life worth living. They are a wonderful family! The same thing happened to a friend of mine. She also had her baby and her baby was absolutely fine as well. Even had her baby had Down’s syndrome, he would have had a life worth living. They are a wonderful family!

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