Posted on 03/14/2007 8:07:26 AM PDT by Stoat
SAN FRANCISCO Mar 13, 2007 (AP)— A nonprofit organization has unveiled a series of electronic greeting cards that concerned friends and relatives can send to a woman after she chooses to have an abortion.
Like Exhale's confidential talk line for women who have had abortions, the six e-cards available on the group's Web site were designed to be nonpartisan and encompass the range of someone's potential responses to going through an abortion.
"Women having abortions are calling our line because often they don't have someone to talk to it's a stigmatized issue," said Aspen Baker, founder and executive director of Oakland-based Exhale.
One card expresses sympathy, offering the gentle reminder that, "As you grieve, remember that you are loved." Another provides encouragement for someone who "did the right thing." Yet another strikes a religious tone with the thought that "God will never leave you or forsake you."
Although greeting card offerings have expanded in recent years to include such milestones as divorce, potty-training and half-birthdays, Baker said she was unaware of anyone else providing after-abortion cards online. The inspiration for the project came in part from a longtime abortion provider who frequently observed there were no Hallmark cards for abortion, she said.
The cards, offered in English and Spanish, are part of a broader effort by Baker, who launched Exhale in January 2002, to bring the agency's work into a broader arena. In two weeks, the agency plans to publish a magazine featuring stories, poems, letters and rituals by and for women who have had abortions.
"We designed them to deal with different peoples' response to abortion. Not everyone is grieving their loss. Not everyone has a relationship with God. Not everyone thinks it is the best thing," Baker said. "We hope the people who send them take the time to think not only about the message they want to send, but about what is best for the person receiving it and what they need to hear."
On the Net:
"Congratulations on getting rid of that little bastard!"
I feel numb right now....the sentiments surrounding the murder of a child have been reduced to the level of an e-card.
"sigh"
Now I've seen it all.
This is beyond morbid. I've deleted everything else I just typed.
I'd further like to point out that this wasn't a "loss" it was done away with like so much trash. I have to puke
ping. Abortion sympathy cards. ugh.
!!!!!
Maybe I'll add a ferret to that ecard site and I'll track the ecards that go out. A follow up card should be sent with the prices their child's body parts went for.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1306761/posts
PRICE LIST for BODY PARTS
Fee for Services Schedule > age greater than < age same or less than
Unprocessed Specimen (> 8 weeks) $ 70
Unprocessed Specimen (< 8 weeks) $ 50
Livers (< 8 weeks) 30% discount if significantly fragmented $150
Livers (> 8 weeks) 30% discount if significantly fragmented $125
Spleens (< 8 weeks) $ 75
Spleens (> 8 weeks) $ 50
Pancreas (< 8 weeks) $100
Pancreas (> 8 weeks) $ 75
Thymus (< 8 weeks) $100
Thymus (> 8 weeks) $ 75
Intestines & Mesentery $ 50
Mesentery (< 8 weeks) $125
Mesentery (> 8 weeks) $100
Kidney-with/without adrenal (< 8 weeks) $125
Kidney-with/without adrenal (> 8 weeks) $100
Limbs (at least 2) $150
Brain (< 8 weeks) 30% discount if significantly fragmented $999
Brain (> 8 weeks) 30% discount if significantly fragmented $150
Pituitary Gland (> 8 weeks) $300
Bone Marrow (< 8 weeks) $350
Bone Marrow (> 8 weeks) $250
Ears (< 8 weeks) $ 75
Ears (> 8 weeks) $ 50
Eyes (< 8 weeks) 40% discount for single eye $ 75
Eyes (> 8 weeks) 40% discount for single eye $ 50
Skin (> 12 weeks) $100
Lungs & Heart Block $150
Intact Embryonic Cadaver (< 8 weeks) $400
Intact Embryonic Cadaver (> 8 weeks) $600
Intact Calvarium $125
Intact Trunk (with/without limbs) $500
Gonads $550
Cord Blood (Snap Frozen LN2) $125
Spinal Column $150
Spinal Cord $325
Sad pro-life ping :-(
Stalin killed much more than just one.
Disgusting. Shameful. Barbaric.
And I thought today's thread was horrendous enough...
Speechless....
That list is a few years old. I'm sure the prices have gone up.
With our deepest respect we applaud your strong decision to murder your innocent unborn baby. Don't feel too bad about it, we help thousands of women to murder thier choldren every year and you're not alone. Hey, at least you're not as bad as the lady in TX who drowned her kids in the bathtub, right?
And remember, all returned checks will require and additional $50 fee.
Love,
The Acolytes of Molech Planned Parenthood Center
these same sick people who designed these cards should look into other insane e-card options:
maybe one of these
Sorry, you are fired but take heart, there are more jobs
Divorce is difficult, but two can cheat you know.
Failed in school again? relax, life is made easy with a GED.
I am sorry about your car wreck, least you werent the other guy
I am sorry I ran the red light and killed your dog, please accept this gift certificate to Petco.
Life is full of unexpected bumps, the one on the mountain trail was just a little too bumpy. But it was a beautiful place for your dear one to fall.
Exhale -- Expressing Sentiments for the Culture of Death.
Maybe I can sell this poem and get royalties:
You think sex with a stranger's a thrill
And you won't use a condom or pill
Since your rhythm don't rhyme
Pregnant for the eighth time
But no babies (they're easy to kill)
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