My name is Lydonia. I am currently expecting my first and very possiblly only child. I had my routine blood work done during my second trimester and thought everything was fine for the down’s syndrome test until the following Monday morning when I received that horrible phone call.
The doctor called and said I needed to have some additional test ran due to one of my blood levels being higher than normal range and that they need to see if a neural tube defect is present (the most common being spina bifida). I go to the specialist and discuss everything with him and have the amniocentesis I discovered that my baby is healthy and no worries for now at least.
However, had that test resulted in anything less negative then abortion would have had to become an option, I wouldn’t want to be selfless and cause my child a lifetime of hardship because of something that I actually could have made a decision to prevent. I’m not saying that it’s what I would’ve wanted to do but sometimes you have to make those choices.
I’m thankful everyday that God didn’t make me decide, however, I am still enduring a high risk pregnancy and still birth is still on my list of things that could happen, I always want the option, for myself, and if I have a daughter, she will need to have the option too.
…and this is all the more reason for me to vote Yes on amendment 26. Have you ever met anyone with spina bifida? How about you walk up to them and tell them their life isnt worth living and their mother should have aborted them?
Some people do not have the financial resources to care for a child with constant medical needs and expensive medications and equipment. MS is the poorest state in the country. They can not take care of the people who live here now and need help. What do you think is going to happen if people are forced to give up birth control and wont have the option to end a pregnancy they know they are ill equipped to handle? Even the healthiest babies are very costly to raise. Ones with health issues can be impossible for any family. Then we have the Republicans screaming and up in arms about not raising taxes or helping families with financial and medical needs. Well you cant have it both ways. If we are forcing people to have unwanted babies or babies with medical issues families can not afford to take care of, then be ready to PAY for these children you are fighting so hard for to make sure they are born. But of course, we all know that wont happen. You dont care about any of them once they are actually born. You only care for the baby in the womb and then they are on their own.