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To: Hildy
I'm not looking for a fight. My point is that if the "majority" of women were as regretful as you all say, abortion would be more rare than it is. That's all.

,,, I should imagine having an abortion is a bit like getting VD. You don't shout about it from the rooftops. Here's Jane Russell, in the closing years of her life, admitting that she did the wrong thing. Now whether it's the wrong thing ethically or the wrong thing for her, taking into account the disappointment she faced by not being able to have kids later, who knows? The point is there is remarkably little upside for abortion. She could have brought the kid - and more into the world and enjoyed superb relationships with them and any number of other people they, in turn, could have brought into her life. Clearly, not for her.

By the way, I'm adopted. I missed the plastic garbage bag and got to show up on FR all these years later. Am I placed well enough to list my thoughts on this? Don't answer that particular question if you're not looking for a fight.

83 posted on 05/29/2003 3:07:55 PM PDT by shaggy eel
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To: shaggy eel
"By the way, I'm adopted. I missed the plastic garbage bag and got to show up on FR all these years later. Am I placed well enough to list my thoughts on this?"

Thank you for being with us. I know a woman who gave a child up for adoption over 30 years ago, because she wasn't married. Though she had other children, and now has grandkids and even great grandkids, she still remembers his birthday, and prays he's doing well.

123 posted on 05/29/2003 4:43:54 PM PDT by cake_crumb (UN Resolutions=Very Expensive, Very SCRATCHY Toilet Paper)
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To: shaggy eel
BIG BUMP from an adoptive mom. Great posts, shaggy eel.
255 posted on 05/29/2003 9:27:36 PM PDT by Artist
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