http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002128821The Santorum Baby Controversy
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http://www.boomantribune.com/story/2012/1/6/92811/35480
The Santorum Baby Controversy
by BooMan
Fri Jan 6th, 2012 at 09:28:11 AM EST
In general, people who criticize the Santorum family for bringing their stillborn baby home to meet the kids are going to look worse than the family they are criticizing. The gruesome facts of this case don't matter. If you're envisioning a fully-formed baby, don't. If you've ever had a 20-week ultrasound where the doctor either found or did not find a penis, then you know what got brought home for the kids.
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One more example of the kind of lies the left
must use to defend their stance on murder. The baby I lost was at 12 weeks, and he was perfectly formed, genitals and all. He had 10 fingers and 10 toes. He not only was a baby - a child - he looked like a baby. The only thing still out of proportion was his head, it was larger compared to his body than it would have been if he were older. At 20 weeks, a baby is
very obviously going to look
like a baby. The left just can't bring themselves to tell the truth on so many different matters, but especially on their love of shedding innocent human blood.
Bunny
18. That is the crux of the matter to me, anyway.
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It's really not relevant how the Santorums chose to mourn their dead son. What is relevant is that they did (or were willing to) avail themselves of the very option to terminate a life-threatening pregnancy that Rick would to deny to everyone else. The hypocrisy rankles.
And this continued lie...that a life-threatening pregnancy
can't be terminated. Regardless of the number of times the point is made that ONLY life-threatening situations should allow abortion, they continue to lie and lie and lie. The fact is that every religious hospital will allow abortion if the only other choice is to loose the mother.
If both lives can be saved, that is the correct way to handle a pregnancy. If only onelife can be saved, save that one! The sanctity of human life is an absolute, it applies to the child
and to the mother.
OneGrassRoot
6. I had a son who was stillborn.
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Yes, he was full-term, but I personally don't think it's for us to judge at what stage of development parents can bond when they are expecting.
I've only been able to glance at GD since there have been so many threads about this and the comments and OPs are not only offensive, they're sickening. And some of the people doing it have really surprised me.
Just as I don't want bible thumper types judging me and my choices, I am not judging this. It doesn't appear they politicized this event; they're sharing their story and their opinion. Sure I disagree with their views on right to life, but for anyone to criticize this very personal experience and how they handled it is the height of arrogant ignorance, imho.
I agree with the author of the OP: It's really one of those things that I don't believe anyone should be judging or ridiculing unless you've experienced the loss of a child.
I held my "rotting fetus" as one OP proclaimed -- because his skin had indeed started to decompose after only two days after his heartbeat stopped, before delivery -- and I did NOT want to let him go. I would have held him for a solid day and night if the hospital would have allowed.
If I would have had other children at the time, I would have encouraged (but not forced) them to see Joshua.
Grieving is a very individual process.
There are a ton of DUers being heartless shitheads about this.
I don't say this often or lightly, but unless you've experienced the birth and death of a child, I strongly advise people to shut the **** up.
OneGrassRoot, if you lurk here, let me be the first from our side to express sorrow and sympathy over the loss of your child. Babies are our most precious gifts, there can never be a greater loss than our children.
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I have to admit I was wrong about Taverner, I truly thought he'd change spots for another DUer, but he remains his "classy" self...
Taverner
21. No, crazy is crazy
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Taking home a *baby* that is d̶e̶a̶d̶ ̶ playing with the baby Jesus at Heaven's Gymboree is ****ing NUTS
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Bottom line, lurkers, we don't expect you to agree with us. We don't expect you to suddenly grow humane hearts. We don't expect you to understand the medical facts behind our decisions. But we do get very, very tired of your constant LIES. Grow the up already. This is not a sandbox fight between toddlers where lies can be understood. This particular fight is over the spilling of human blood, something that can only be denied by those that hide behind lie after lie.