Posted on 10/06/2010 7:28:21 PM PDT by TheHawksNest
Snipped from If You Cant Play Tennis, You Arent A Person:
Radical femisogynist Jessica Valenti recently gave birth to a little girl. And while I doubt this subject is one shell ever broach, I have to say, I would love to know her thoughts. See, Im pregnant right now. Ive heard my babys heartbeat. Ive seen the heart beating on an ultrasound. Ive seen my baby kick its little legs and suck its thumb. I felt my baby move for the first time just a few days ago. I know exactly what Im carrying, and yes, its a person. I could see the eyes and the smile, I could make out a profile with a forehead, nose, and lips. I could see the little fingers and toes. It isnt some kind of meaningless bunch of tissue inside of me, its a person. A little person, yes, but a person.
When Valenti heard her babys heart beating, did she think it was just an abortable clump of cells? When she saw her daughter moving in her uterus, was it a fetus or a baby? When she felt her baby kicking, did she have any doubt about what she was carrying? If she had miscarried (and thank goodness she didnt), would she have thought she lost some fetal tissue or would she have thought she lost her baby? A pregnant woman knows the truth. Its why so many women feel they need to lie to themselves or avoid an ultrasound before an abortion. If they were to admit the truth to themselves, they wouldnt be able to live with themselves.
These are questions shell probably never answer.
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