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I briefly mentioned this story on the show Sunday night, but it really needs more conversation.
Lorraine Allard, a mother of 3 in the U.K., found out that she was in the advanced stages of liver cancer when she was already 4 months pregnant with her 4th child. The doctors encouraged her to abort the pregnancy so they could begin aggressive chemotherapy. Not to do so would endanger Lorraine's own life.
Lorraine chose to continue the pregnancy, giving birth to her 4th child, Liam. She then began treatment for her own cancer but died 2 months later.
Her widowed husband, Martyn, said "The doctors said they couldn't do anything because she was pregnant. She told them straight away they were not going to get rid of it. She'd have lost the will to fight."
"Lorraine was positive all the way through. She had strength for both of us. I can't begin to describe how brave she was. Towards the end we knew things weren't going well, but she was overjoyed that she had given life to Liam."
I just think this is a remarkable story. A selfless, heroic act. In an age where abortion is so common and casual, Lorraine's selflessness is an inspiration.
Moreover, Martyn's courage is extraordinary. Here is a man/husband/father now facing the prospect of raising 4 children on his own, and he knows they did the right thing.
Greater honor has no man than this - that he lay down his life for another.
For more info - see http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,325458,00.html
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There is another VERY similar story that is unfolding as we speak. Read: http://cfhusband.blogspot.com
Tricia has had cystic fibrosis since she was 6 months old. In September she began physical therapy to strengthen her body in preparation for a double lung transplant (which she needs to live) until...she became pregnant. Her doctors advised her and her husband, Nate, to abort the baby as her health dictated there's no way she'd make it through a pregnancy. Tricia and Nate said "NO!" even though it meant Tricia would be "kicked off" the transplant list. After severe complications, she had an emergency surgery and gave birth to Gwyneth Rose (1 lb. 6 oz) on January 8th, 2008 at just 24 weeks pregnant. Mom and baby are both critical and in NICU/ICU. It's already a miracle that Tricia survived the surgery. She's nowhere near out of the woods yet nor is the baby. Nate's blog is AWESOME. Read their story at http://cfhusband.blogspot.com
She basically committed suicide and forfeited her fully actualized being to save a potential human being. If she had aborted the fetus she could have tried again after her cancer treatment. But she refused out of misguided religious idealism.
She not only forfeited her own life, but she has deprived her other 3 children of a loving mother and has deprived her husband of a lover, life-partner and helpmeet, leaving him to care for four children all by himself.
Now, as to you saying how many movies lately seem to be pro-life.
I haven't seen Juno, but I've seen Knocked Up. In my opinion, it is not pro-life in the American political understanding of the term as meaning "anti-abortion". Katherine Heigl's character made a choice to keep the baby. Operative word being choice.
Now, why did she, in the context of the movie, make this particular choice and not the other one? Easy. It's a movie and abortion is an easy way out. Movies, comedies and dramas alike, thrive on conflicts between characters and characters going through difficulties to build plot. If she had aborted, there would have been no movie. Equally, if Ben had managed to slip that condom on there would be no pregnancy and thus no movie. However, "Knocked Up" is not against using condoms and it is not against abortions either.
When abortion is dealt with in movies it is often when it is not an easy way out and thus adds something to the plot. For example in Dirty Dancing, which took place in 50s or early 60s (pre-Roe vs. Wade) if I remember correctly and a character attempted an amateur abortion.