[bvw]

Not a whiner. She's got a most valid and timely complaint. Without a Dad, she was born into that status once labelled in law as a "bastard". What modern mores, medical practise and her mom allowed to happen was something that in law is called "bastardy".

This intelligent and well-spoken young woman is warning us all not to continue falling into that trap of "we know better" modernity. Viz Mary Cheney.

There was and continues to be a very real reason why bastardy was a crime.

[OldFriend]

I believe life is precious, no matter how it was conceived.