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Emily Rapp<\/p><\/div>\n

Emily Rapp is a writer, a devoted mother, and a left-leg amputee who was once a poster child<\/a> for the March of Dimes. Her son Ronan is living with Tay-Sachs, a devastating rare genetic disease. I first heard of Emily in a disheartening Time<\/em> magazine article<\/a> titled \u201cWhy a Mother would have aborted her son.\u201d<\/p>\n

It sprang from a Slate<\/em> article Emily wrote where she said<\/a>, \u201cI\u2019m so grateful that Ronan is my child. I also wish he\u2019d never been born; no person should suffer in this way\u2014daily seizures, blindness, lack of movement, inability to swallow, a devastated brain\u2014with no hope for a cure. Both of these statements are categorically true; neither one is mutually exclusive.” She continues later, \u201cI love Ronan, and I believe it would have been an act of love to abort him, knowing that his life would be primarily one of intense suffering.\u201d<\/p>\n

I don\u2019t question Emily\u2019s love for her son. Her writings<\/a> reveal a brave, caring mother who is deeply committed to her child. I sympathize with her family in their pain. At the same time, I wholeheartedly disagree with the notion<\/a> that abortion can ever be an act of love. “Sparing\u201d a child from suffering by taking his life is a popular but dangerous idea. Abortion is never a merciful or compassionate act. Although a parent may feel motivated to end her child\u2019s pain, it doesn\u2019t justify the violence and cruelty of abortion.<\/p>\n

This push toward abortion as a form of “mercy-killing<\/a>” reminds me of African mothers who killed<\/a> their children so they wouldn’t have to endure the torment of\u00a0enslavement. Slavery was atrocious, but can you imagine the loss if Fredrick Douglas’s or Harriet Tubman’s mother had chosen to “spare” her child from the agony of life? Their endurance through suffering is what inspires us all.<\/p>\n

Sara Carpenter was devastated when her doctor told her that the baby in her womb had spina bifida. She told<\/a> Mail Online<\/em>, \u201cI tried to shake away the image I conjured in my head of a little boy, lonely and friendless, robbed of the most basic human functions.” After wrestling over her decision, Sara chose abortion stating, \u201cI realized I couldn\u2019t bring this child into the world, knowing the extent to which he would suffer. Andrew [my partner] and I talked long into the night, and finally agreed that ending the pregnancy was the kindest thing we could do for our son.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sara\u2019s story caused me to think back to my college years. I was an assistant and friend to a young lady with spina bifida. We had interesting adventures together. I was just one of the people in her life who loved her. Though she faced physical difficulties, she was remarkably strong, determined, and personable. In some ways she had more experiences than I did. While I was single through most of college, she had more than one significant romantic relationship. She was not the picture of a \u201clonely and friendless\u201d person. The kindest things her mother did were give birth to her and care for her with love.<\/p>\n

Ninety percent of Down syndrome babies are murdered<\/a> in the womb. Children are aborted<\/a> for things as treatable as a cleft palate. Some doctors even argue<\/a> that post-natal abortion and infanticide are merciful and morally acceptable. How far do we want to take this?<\/p>\n

There are questions we must ask ourselves. What measure of suffering could ever warrant a babies death? What messages are we believing and communicating when we agree with aborting the weak? What is our definition of love, and how does that include suffering? How do disabled children bring beauty into our lives? What do we think of the children who were given a wrong prognosis or the ones who overcame negative ones?<\/p>\n

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Aimee Mullins. Photo by David Shankbone.<\/p><\/div>\n

Aimee Mullins<\/a>‘ legs were amputated at birth. The doctor who delivered her told her parents that she would never walk. With the help of prosthetic legs, Aimee became a \u00a0NCAA track star<\/a> and a runway model. She travels the world speaking and is a spokesperson for L\u2019Or\u00e9al makeup. She was named<\/a> one of People Magazine<\/em>‘s 50 most beautiful people.<\/p>\n

Later in life, Amy ran into the doctor who gave her parents the tragic news. Over the years, he\u2019d saved newspaper clips of all her accomplishments. He proudly told <\/a>her, \u201cYou\u2019ve made a liar outta me.\u201d<\/p>\n

Some babies will never accomplish what Aimee has, but they are still valuable simply because they are human. Tripp Roth<\/a> was one of those little boys. His mother Courtney was a Reader\u2019s Digest <\/em>Hero <\/a>of 2011. Tripp recently passed away from epidermolysis bullosa, or EB<\/a>, a rare skin disease that caused him to be covered in blisters and sores. His disease wasn\u2019t detected until after birth, but his case was so horrific that some encouraged her to \u201cput him out of his misery.\u201d<\/p>\n

In an excerpt from her blog<\/a>, Courtney wrote:<\/p>\n

Tripp taught me love. \u00a0He taught me love like I’ve never known it before. \u00a0What I’ve learned most from him is\u00a0unconditional\u00a0<\/em>love. A love so strong that nothing can break it, not even death. \u00a0A love that shines through pain, anger, and exhaustion, but also through times of complete joy and trust. \u00a0Tripp taught me that every day counts and every minute matters. \u00a0He loved me with his whole tired little heart every minute he was alive. \u00a0Never once while he was alive did I think that my job as a mom was hard. \u00a0I was doing what I was supposed to be doing- all I knew how to do, and all I wanted to do. \u00a0He led me through every day and every hour by showering me with love like I’ve never known before.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In a message to her son, she wrote, \u201cI love you, my sweet little man and no one knows your heart like Mommy. \u00a0And NO ONE knows when you are ready to leave this Earth, except God.” Tripp\u2019s life has ended, but Courtney is determined to keep fighting for a cure for EB.<\/p>\n

The human experience is intermingled with pain. It’s\u00a0necessary\u00a0to show compassion towards those facing challenging and traumatic situations. We also must uphold our value for life, even in the face of grave suffering. The dignity of life should be protected at all costs. Accusing and judging parents as selfish is not the route we should take. Rather, we seek to call others to a truer understanding\u00a0of mercy and a greater reality of\u00a0loving kindness.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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