{"id":85179,"date":"2016-01-13T05:34:32","date_gmt":"2016-01-13T10:34:32","guid":{"rendered":"\/news\/?p=85179"},"modified":"2016-01-14T12:22:48","modified_gmt":"2016-01-14T17:22:48","slug":"what-i-could-have-been","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/what-i-could-have-been\/","title":{"rendered":"What I could have been"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Letter to the editor by\u00a0Samuel Daily<\/div>\n
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I would have become a teacher, a coach, a president\u2026 but they said, \u201cAll it will become is a delinquent.\u201d<\/p>\n

I could have raised a family, won the Medal of Honor, drawn a great work of art\u2026 but they said, \u201cIt will be of more use taken apart.\u201d<\/p>\n

I thought \u201ca person is a person no matter how small\u201d*<\/sup>\u2026 but apparently anything goes as long as it\u2019s done within medical room walls.<\/p>\n

I would have walked across the Grand Canyon, seen <\/u>Niagara Falls<\/u>, gone fishing in my favorite bay\u2026 but they said, \u201cyou\u2019d better act now before it sees the light of day.”<\/p>\n

I could have laughed at a funny picture, told a nice joke, or at least made a good pun\u2026 but they said, \u201cIt will only cost you four hundred and fifty one.\u201d*<\/u><\/u><\/sup><\/p>\n

I thought <\/u>America<\/u> was \u201cthe land of the free and the home of the brave\u201d\u2026but what it\u2019s really become is a mass grave.<\/p>\n

I would have won the hundred meter dash, scored my first touchdown, hit the game-winning half court shot\u2026 but they said, \u201cDon\u2019t damage its liver, those are worth a lot.”<\/p>\n

I could have made my own comic, read an intriguing book, written a story\u2026 but they said, \u201cThere\u2019s nothing wrong about it\u2026don\u2019t worry.”<\/p>\n

I thought it was \u201clife, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness\u201d\u2026 at least that\u2019s what our founding fathers taught, but I\u2019m sure it would shock them to find out that it\u2019s the other way around\u2026 because little babies are being unwound.<\/p>\n

I would have planted a beautiful flower, been the first man on mars, harnessed the power of the sun\u2026 but they said, \u201cIt will only take about 5 to 10 minutes*<\/sup>, \u00a0and then it will all be done.”<\/p>\n

I could have gotten my driver’s license, bought my first car, taken a pretty date to a dance\u2026but they wouldn\u2019t give me the chance.<\/p>\n

I thought I heard them say \u201cevery woman should have the right to choose,\u201d that\u2019s all fine\u2026 unless it\u2019s your life that you\u2019re about to lose.<\/p>\n

The real question is: are \u201cmen endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights\u2026\u201d or is it the will of the strong that determines the rights of the weak?<\/p>\n

I hate abortion<\/u> because no matter how you look at it, it\u2019s murder in the first degree, and although many disagree that shouldn\u2019t silence our plea because one day we will all be held to account by God\u2026so who would you rather please?<\/p>\n

*- Dr. Seuss in \u201cHorton Hears a Who\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

*- Average cost of an abortion- Wind, Rebecca. “MANY WOMEN FIND IT DIFFICULT TO PAY FOR AN ABORTION PROCEDURE, ARE UNABLE TO USE INSURANCE.”abortion facts by state<\/i>. Guttmacher Institute, 8 May 2013. Web. 30 Dec. 2015.<\/div>\n
*- Average time it takes to complete the abortion procedure-“Frequently Asked Questions – About Abortion Appointments.”\u00a0Facts about Abortion Appointments<\/i>. Feminist Women’s <\/u><\/u>Health<\/u> <\/u>Center<\/u><\/u>, 10 June 2011. Web. 30 Dec. 2015.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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