Hearts full of hurt: Abortion clinic messages reflect new counseling philosophy

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette ^ | 1/20/04 | Mackenzie Carpenter

[madprof98]

Yet another example of Compassionate Liberalism.

[KantianBurke]

sick sick SICK!! What planet do these people come from?

[Joe Republc]

The desert planet Rationalism. You won't find any Reason on it.

-- Joe

[TomServo]

because you are better off in the hands of God than mine at this moment...

Gee - I can think of a boatload of people I think are better off in Gods hands. But it doesn't give me license to commit murder.

[hometoroost]

"Life is not simple. No one ever came into my clinic saying, 'Hello there, I want to exercise my constitutional right to an abortion.' "

They might actually say THAT but won't they won't walk in and say is "I want to kill my baby." Typical liberals, they have a gnawing sensation that something is wrong but that they lack the moral grounding to say so and then to do something to fix it.

[pax_et_bonum]

"But Ron Fitzsimmons, president of the National Coalition of Abortion Providers, which represents 150 independent clinics around the country, thinks highly of Keyes' efforts."

...as does Satan.

[MaryFromMichigan]

"It is a message from a place where grief and sorrow live, scrawled on a pink, heart-shaped sheet of paper:
"To my little angel. Although I say goodbye today, you will always be with my mind, heart and soul. Please understand that this wasn't your time because you are better off in the hands of God than mine at this moment..."
because Mommy is going to kill you...

[T.Smith]

"I didn't let your dad know about you, simply because I'm ashamed. In my heart I will miss you but physically I don't have the means to take care of you and your older sister. I will never label you a mistake, because God obviously thought you should have been here, even though I beg to differ."

I couldn't go any further than that. Excuse me, I'm going home and hug my children now. That is, if I can see well enough through the tears to drive.

[joesnuffy]

I will never label you a mistake, because God obviously thought you should have been here, even though I beg to differ."

Romanticizing the ultimate arrogance....

We confess God created you...but me and the doctor decided we knew better & killed you

anyway

love,

Mommy

[N3WBI3]

bump

[colorado tanker]

These letters are so sick. It's obvious from the talk about "I can't care for you right now" that the twisted demons who run the charnel house never discuss the adoption option.

[ItsOurTimeNow]

I think I'm going to be sick...

[OMalley]

"We in the movement, those of us in the clinics at the beginning, were so caught up in the early euphoria about winning a right to an abortion"

euphoria about killing, sick sick....

[Mark]

A picture is worth a thousand words. Show them the baby in the womb before murdering it.

[Slings and Arrows]

There's nothing funny about this, but it definitely rates a Just Damn.

[IronJack]

For those who are determined to proceed but want to talk about it, "First and foremost, the question is 'Will I ever be free of guilt?' " Keyes says. "That's followed by 'Will I ever go to hell?' 'Will God take one of my other children from me?' 'What gives me the right to decide which of my children lives and which dies?'

All good questions. But I would suggest to the women asking them that maybe they'd have better luck searching for the answers somewhere else.

"from the beginning of time, women have decided which children should be brought forth and which could not be brought forth. It's no different today, it's just that it has a political overlay to it."

No, from the very beginning, it's always had a MORAL dimension to it that is inescapable (see the above comments). The "political overlay" is a relatively recent Marxist phenomenon, an attempt to define in political terms a decision that is the cornerstone of moral structure.

[PISANO]

God obviously thought you should have been here, even though I beg to differ

Probably the most EGOMANIACAL statement I have ever read. Bucking heads with God Almighty........Absolutely astounding!!

[kitkat]

I wonder what they do with the pink hearts that say:

Dear baby, my boyfriend says that if I don't get rid of you he'll dump me. So it's you or me, kid, and I know you'll understand that I was here first.

[SuziQ]

I guess she thinks that by doing this she can convince these girls and women that they no longer have to feel any guilt.
No dice, honey. These women will feel that gaping void for the rest of their lives, and no little note tacked on the wall is going to fill it.

[jrp]

I agree. Even if they can't or don't want to raise the child, don't they realize there are thousands of couples waiting to adopt?