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Originally Posted by JosieWales
Is anyone truly PRO-abortion?
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Unfortunately, there are people who counsel pregnant women / teens that the only responsible choice is abortion. There are also some who have stated a belief that young people who cannot afford to care for a child should not even have a choice, but should be forced to abort. I am sorry but I have seen this and I do not believe it is rare.
Are they doing it to get rich? I don't believe there is one right answer to that question. Clearly there is money in it. It could be about money for some people; just like adoption is about money for some people. There is no question that both adoption and abortion are "industries" in a non-judgmental sense of the word.
I feel another thing at work with "reproductive health" advocates dissing adoption is defensiveness. When we say "adoption is the loving option," etc., defensive people may hear this as "abortion is the callous option" and look for ways to attack this suggestion.
Whatever the true motivation, I feel that the article in question was not motivated by love or caring. It was not written by anyone who ever experienced or understood the emotions that adoptive parents go through during a long adoption process, nor witnessed the trauma and long-term struggles of a child who was adopted at a relatively older age.
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Mom of Norma and Sara
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6/06 began paper chase
9/06 home study completed
10/06 I-171
11/06 dossier completed
1/25/07 referral of Norma
1/26/07 referral of Sara
2/23/07 DNA test x 2
3/6/07 It's a match x 2!
4/23/07(?) out of FC
4/26-4/30 vist trip
5/5 & 5/7 PA x 2
5/24 "In" PGN
6/15 resubmit after KO
8/31 OUT x 2!
9/11 2nd DNA Auth
9/25 Pink!
10-10 Visa appointment
10-10 Norma's birthday party in Guatemala!
10-12 Norma and Sara are HOME!!!
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Thank God for a smooth process in Guatemala
