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Well said, and warmly echoed! Hilary Blue Joao Paulo Carvalho wrote: > > Dear Camilla . > > I cannot help but to extern here my deep respect and admiration for what you > do and write in this list demonstrating your life of being of a woman brave , > kind , honest and courageous and great wife , mother and friend . > > I have to say this because with yours example of life gives to me a renewed > hope for the best destiny of mankind and humanity that sometimes I need very > much . > . > Sincerely , > > Joao Paulo > > Camilla Flintermann wrote: > > > SNIPPED > > > I hope that none of my pro-choice friends have that on their > > >conscience. but I am so sorry that abortion became an option. If it had > > >not been available. we would have managed. So that is why I would like > > >to see the day when abortion is extremely rare. and allowed only for > > >truly life threatening situations. > > > > SNIPPED > > > > Dear Friend-- I appreciate the courage it took for you to share your > > daughter's experience on the list, and also the response from Charlie > > Meyer, which is reflective of my own position. > > We too have a daughter who became pregnant while still a teenager, and had > > an abortion--they were legal then, as they are now. I accompanied her to > > the clinic, and we supported her decision, difficult as it was for all of > > us, since there was no way she could have handled motherhood at the time. > > As a social worker I have counseled woman over the years who chose very > > different paths in this difficult situation--some kept and raised their > > babies, some chose adoption, and some chose abortion. I always explored > > all the options with them, in the context of their own feelings and > > situations, including their religious beliefs. I never tried to influence > > them , but only to explore and then support what was their own best > > choice....it's not something everyone can "manage". > > I might add for your information that both our beloved daughters are > > adopted, and while I am of course glad that their young mothers chose to > > carry them to term, and surrender them , I understand the great stresses > > this can present for the birth mother, and why some girls/women simply > > can't make that choice. > > I too will welcome the day when abortion is extremely rare, but I can't > > support making it illegal again, since that would only mean that women are > > driven to dangerous alternatives, as used to be the case. > > One way to make abortions rare , of course, is to support responsible > > family planning. > > Well--that's enough of that--as a religious person myself, I certainly > > respect your right to your views, but also ask that you respect mine. > > +----| Joao Paulo de Carvalho |------ + > | [log in to unmask] | > +--------| Salvador-Bahia-Brazil |------+