Posted on 09/24/2005 2:08:34 PM PDT by wagglebee
I have written only a handful of columns that required fighting back the tears. This is one of them.
I got a call last Thursday from a colleague-in-arms asking me for help. He wanted me to write the story I am about to tell because it has been buried by a conspiratorial level of silence rooted in political and media bias.
This is the story about an incredibly loving young girl named Christin. A very active high-school graduate and a beloved member of her softball team and community, she was sweet beyond the norm as so often is the case for children with her diagnosis. She had Down syndrome. (I have heard it said, anecdotally, the extra chromosome which characterizes Trisomy 21, encodes for love. For those of you blessed enough to know anyone with Down syndrome, you will likely agree.)
There is simply something about these gifted children that reminds us all about what really matters in life no matter how busy and how complicated our lives appear. Sen. Brownback, R-Kan., made just that point last week on the third day of hearings on the nomination of Judge Roberts.
He spoke on the effects of Roe vs. Wade and on children diagnosed with a disability while still in the womb. Specifically, the records show that 80-90 percent of all children diagnosed with DS are killed. One tragedy to this statistic beyond the obvious taking of life is that waiting lists of people exist to adopt these children. These deaths are a great loss not only to the mother and family, but society as a whole. By way of example, Sen. Brownback spoke of a young man named Jimmy diagnosed with DS who operates an elevator in the Senate building.
His warm smile welcomes us every day. We're a better body for him. He told me the other day he frequently gives me a hug in the elevator afterwards. I know he does Sen. Hatch often, too, who kindly gives him ties, some of which I question the taste of, Orrin ...(LAUGHTER)
... but he kindly gives ties.
HATCH: It doesn't have to get personal ...
(LAUGHTER)
BROWNBACK: And Jimmy said to me the other day after he hugged me; he said Shhh, don't tell my supervisor. They're telling me I'm hugging too many people.
(LAUGHTER)
BROWNBACK: And, yet, we're ennobled by him and what he does and how he lifts up our humanity and 80 to 90 percent of the kids in this country like Jimmy never get here.
What does that do to us? What does that say about us?
That means Jimmy and Christin were lucky exceptions to the general rule and trend to kill the unborn diagnosed with a disability. Sadly, Chrisitin's luck unexpectedly ran out this past year when she was not only sexually assaulted in January of this year, but remarkably became pregnant. No one seems sure of the occurrence that young women diagnosed with DS become pregnant. According to the experts I consulted, the numbers are likely too rare for an official count. One thing is sure, of those becoming pregnant, complications are likely to exist.
In Christin's case, she was taken by her family at 28 weeks pregnant to Wichita, Kan., to the infamous abortion clinic of Dr. George Tiller. At that time, a drug was administered to kill the baby and another drug to open the cervix for delivery or removal of the dead baby. After starting the procedure, which normally takes 3-4 days, Christin was sent to a local hotel to begin her labor.
Somewhat surprisingly, she returned to the clinic the next day, the abortion procedure was completed and she was once again told to return to her hotel room. Immediately her condition began to deteriorate. When she returned to the clinic, her symptoms were misdiagnosed as dehydration. She was given an IV and again sent back to her hotel where she began having episodes of vomiting and unconsciousness. She was advised to return to the clinic where she became unresponsive. By this time Christin was in serious trouble. According to one doctor who reviewed her autopsy report, she was "bleeding and oozing from every orifice of her body."
A clinic employee called 911. More worried abut the clinics image than Christin, she begged the dispatcher to turn off the lights or sirens of the ambulance. The ambulance arrived and took Christin to the emergency room at Wesley Medical Center, but it was too late. Christin died. According to the medical examiner's report, her horrifying and painful death was a direct result of the abortion. What's worse, it could have been prevented if not for the misdiagnosis and slow response of clinic staff.
I really must wonder how much she understood of what was happening to her during those painful and frightening hours and days leading to her death and the death of her baby. But without any coverage from the news, no outcry from her parents or the public, Christin is now dead. This sweet and precious little girl was sexually assaulted, her baby was killed (likely without her consent) then she herself suffered and died a brutal and painful end.
God help us for not protecting the most precious and vulnerable among us. I can only repeat the questions asked by Sen. Brownback: "What does that do to us? What does that say about us?"
It's certainly not being done here in Michigan.
I am a little surprised at the autopsy report that has been posted--it actually lists "Complications of therapeutic abortion" as the primary cause of death. I guess they just couldn't whitewash the facts in this case.
Relax, take a deep breath and thank God that you have turned to Him for forgiveness. Because He doesn't forgive the way we do (we forgive but not forget)but covers us with the righteousness of Christ. If you asked for forgiveness, you need not worry about God punishing you. Yes, you will always live with the pain of knowing what you did, but God will give you that joy that defies all understanding and it will carry you through. Been there, done that, praise God!
Prayers for you and your child! I consider myself pro-life, but have to take my hat off in front of people like you. Please, keep us posted of any news on Justin. We will all like to celebrate with you when he's born! May God keep y'all in His hand and may your child be born without any complication. It's in Jesus' name that I pray. Amen.
Sometimes we find enlightenment through pain. Though I would counsel never to consciously seek it at such a price, especially when the life of another is involved.
Thank you for your kind words.
You know, this story has really been bothering me. Outside of all the babies that have been killed in his "clinic," the deaths of the women for whom he's performed abortions are quietly swept out the back door. This "doctor" is getting away with murdering this young lady. Boxes of records have been photographed being hauled onto trucks. Bags of shredded records were hidden in biohazard bags and tossed in a dumpster.
Why is he just skating along? Who is helping him?
Kansas Governmental Ethics Commission
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More contributions to the Kansas Senate...(abortionists sure must make a lot of money!)
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WOW! And lookie here:
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God help us for not protecting the most precious and vulnerable among us.
Dr. Tiller sure likes this Kathleen Sebelius person! Hmmmm...I wonder who she is. She must be someone influential... Oh, OKAY! Now I see! Kathleen Sebelius is the current 'Rat Governor of Kansas!
Who has the pro-life ping lists?
I wonder why Dr. Tiller doesn't donate to candidates in the Board of Education? One can speculate, I suppose.
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Tiller's political action committee is called ProKanDo. More contributions under that name:
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Late Abortion Care for Fetal Anomaly
Procedure
At Women's Health Care Services, our Fetal Indication Termination of Pregnancy program involves managing the pregnancy by the premature delivery of a stillborn. During this process, we will try to duplicate the natural, safe, and reliable process that nature has developed. Your cervix will be opened over a one to four day period with repeated insertions of sponge-like sticks (laminaria). When your cervix is opened adequately, labor will be induced with naturally occurring hormones, and you will have your delivery under "twilight" sedation. With twilight anesthesia for the labor and delivery most patients do not remember much about the process. Generous amounts of medication are administered during the labor to relieve discomfort. On the first day of the process, an injection of a medication is made into the baby to assure that it will be stillborn and will not experience any discomfort during the procedure. After the delivery, all patients receive a D&C and are usually able to travel the next morning.
"to assure that it will be stillborn"
Gotta love this euphemism for "to kill it".
Great research! Tiller has 'Rat friends in high places.
Wichitans are sick of him and disgusted with having him in their city. But Tiller walks on water with the present administration of Kansas.
Sedgwick County is a very corrupt place. They had a serial killer walking around killing women for 30 years there. They finally caught him.
Tiller is their other serial killer.
BTW--I don't know who has the prolife ping list since Dr. Brian (Polycarp) left us.
Do you know who has the prolife ping list?
Reading comprehension is an important skill!
The mother had Downs' Syndrome, do you think she made the appointment and drove herself to the abortion mill? Do you think she paid for the hotel?
If Saint Peter goes on vacation and needs somebody to fill in for him, how about you NOT applying for the job, OK?
From what I've read today, Tiller is close friends with the D.A. of Sedgwick County.
http://www.operationrescue.org/?p=218
"It is well known that Tiller has many political connections within the local city and county where he operates. His Political Action Committee, ProKanDo, invests hundreds of thousands of dollars into the campaign treasuries of Kansas politicians at every level of government to insure he can continue his abortion business unimpeded. The District Attorney for Sedgwick County, Nola Folston, is said to be a good personal friend of Tillers. The countys unreasonable delay at releasing the autopsy report reeks of a cover-up for Tillers misdeeds in order to protect their precious campaign cash cow."
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