Regarding the use of the term fetus, I didn’t deny that it was correct term in a scientific discussion.  I pointed out that fetus is a developmental stage of a human being. I also pointed out that people refer to the fetus as a baby as well, such as when a pregnant woman says her baby is kicking. It’s rather like having a child who has reached the age of development we call teenager. I generally referred to my teen as my child or my daughter. That was still correct terminology. Since this is my blog, not a scientific journal, I will use the term I prefer to use.

Having said that, here’s the dictionary.com definition:

the young of an animal in the womb or egg, especially in the later stages of development when the body structures are in the recognizable form of its kind, in humans after the end of the second month of gestation.

Regarding China killing infants, that doesn’t make it right. I hope you think it’s wrong as well. If your point is that making gender-selection abortion legal prevents people from killing their infants in the United States, you’d have to show me proof that parents are killing their infants because they are the “undesired” gender.

I did not say that sex-selective abortions is a significant problem. I said that sex-selective abortion happens. Having said that, now that we can be out in the open with it, it does add to the risk that it can become a problem.

I didn’t say abortion is race-related, either (though you are probably aware of the attitude of Margaret Sanger). I said that the bill includes race. The bill was to ban abortion-based discrimination, and specifically mentioned discrimination based on both gender and race.

hallieolivia:

mystagogy:

It just occurred to me..

With all the talk of the Catholic War on Women and the Republican party War on Women, it was mostly Democrats who voted against the ban on gender-based abortion.

Statistics have consistently showed that when people abort based on gender, the majority kill their female babies.

Yet somehow that supports women’s “rights.”

I’m worried about our country.

Hey here’s the thing, sex selective abortions generally happen in places that place restrictions on the number of children a family can have, or in a place where women are not valued as highly as men.  That being said if they didn’t abort the female fetuses (not babies, but good try) then that increases the chance of female infanticide, like what occurred in China under the one child law, and that WOULD actually be killing a baby! So that is how abortion, and specifically sex-selective abortion, prevents the death of children.  I’m not saying it isn’t problematic, because it is, but it would be more productive to focus on addressing the cultural and societal factors that lead to sex-selective ANYTHING, than just attacking abortion, yet again.

Also, just to clear this up for you, as I imagine you support all the War(s) on Women; not everyone in this nation is Catholic or even Christian, therefore not everyone has to live by your Catholic or Christian moral standards.  Not all of us are trying to impress an invisible man in the sky, and I respect your personal choices, but I expect you to respect everyone else’s in return.

The term “fetus” refers to the developmental stage of a human being. Some people use “unborn baby” or even “baby” (as in when a pregnant woman says her baby is kicking), so the term was accurate.

The thing is, if nobody in the United States asked for sex-selective abortions, the law would not have even been proposed. You’ve probably seen the videos where Planned Parenthood has no problems with it. So it’s happening here. So far I don’t think the United States has gotten to the point where people kill their infants just because the infant is the “wrong” gender (we have laws against it), so making gender-based abortion legal is not saving any lives.

Note, too, that this legalizes abortion based on race as well.

Of course I am very aware that not all the world is Catholic. But I can’t respect the rights of people to kill other people. I don’t think you, in reality, respect everybody’s personal choices either. Most people who say things like that draw the line somewhere. I don’t actually know anybody who believes in a lawless society.

inlightofyourlove:

mystagogy:

We have laws against discrimination, but not against our youngest. It’s official; we can kill our unborn child as long as the gender isn’t what we want. Read more here:

Bill To Ban Gender-based Abortions Defeated.

I feel like we could have seen this coming… Not defending it,…

I agree. It’s consistent. If you believe it’s ok to destroy your unborn child for any reason at all, it should make no difference if it’s gender-specific. Yet I still find it incredibly sad that people could be willing to admit it. I also didn’t think the bill would make a lot of difference. It would just make women give some other reason for taking the lives of their unborn. Yet it seems like one more inhibition knocked down when people are willing to say that you can discriminate against your child in this way. That’s what I find so disturbing about this.

It just occurred to me..

With all the talk of the Catholic War on Women and the Republican party War on Women, it was mostly Democrats who voted against the ban on gender-based abortion.

Statistics have consistently showed that when people abort based on gender, the majority kill their female babies.

Yet somehow that supports women’s “rights.”

I’m worried about our country.

We have laws against discrimination, but not against our youngest. It’s official; we can kill our unborn child as long as the gender isn’t what we want. Read more here:

Bill To Ban Gender-based Abortions Defeated.

I’m not anyone’s first choice. I’m not anyone’s favorite. People may tell me I mean a lot to them and that I’m special to them but I know there’s someone they will always choose over me.

Are you looking to be somebody’s favorite, or are you really looking for somebody to completely love you? It may not be the same thing.

There is only One who will never let you down. His love is worth more than being the favorite of anybody. Even if you would be somebody’s favorite, nobody could know you completely, not like God does. He knows every tiny thing about you, and He loves you completely. He wants you to love Him above all, to be your first choice.

Maybe this is a gift. Maybe it’s God saying, “It’s you and me, kid. I love you completely. I want all of you.”

lovelyloretta:

I feel like I was born for this.

I’m hoping our Diocese participates in this. If they do, I’ll be involved, standing right by Lovely Loretta’s side.

thatothersmaybelovedmorethani:

I think I’m homesick for heaven.