Our local public radio station regularly runs op-ed pieces by listeners. Today's featured a 38-year old mother of one who was trying to have a second child. She got pregnant, but testing showed that the fetus had a genetic defect called Trisomy 18. Many with this defect don't even survive to childbirth, and 90% of those who are born die before they're a year old after living a life mostly of suffering.
The mother really wanted a second child. At her age her childbearing years were nearly over. She chose to abort the fetus with Trisomy 18 so she could have a chance to try again--meaning that from this mother's point of view, she chose life.
I bring this up because you can use this true story in talking with people who oppose abortion. Stories like this can help moving a discussion from the equivalent of waving posters and shouting towards more thoughtful discussion.
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