Mar
06
2012
60 Second Summary: The New Scar on My Soul
Articles you need to know about, summarized in 60 seconds (or less).
The Article: The New Scar on My Soul
The Source: American Thinker
The Author: Anonymous
The Gist: A father relates the pain he feels when, after conceiving by IVF treatment, his wife aborts two of the triplets she is carrying.
The Excerpt:
"It never rains, but it pours," said the fertility doctor -- of the three embryos that were implanted, all three took. We were faced with the news of triplets. I was shocked, knowing the burden that would entail, but since G-d gave us three, I was prepared to do whatever I needed to do to help, manage, and provide.
My wife? Something snapped. She insisted that we do a "selective reduction" from three to one, or else she would have a full abortion. She was adamant. She would not carry three. She would not carry two.
I was presented with a Coventry-esque decision: save one, or save none. I chose the former, though I tried on several occasions to convince her to at least keep twins. I failed.
We were told, point-blank, by the doctor who would do the procedure that they would inject potassium chloride into the placenta to stop the hearts. We were told, point-blank, that it was painless. Even then, I knew I was being lied to, but given the choice presented, I agreed anyway. My mantra became "Save one, or save none."
The Bottom Line: "Multifetal pregnancy reduction" or "selective reduction" is the practice of aborting one or more fetuses in a multifetal pregnancy. Since neither the Centers for Disease Control nor in vitro fertilization clinics provide statistics on how often the procedure is performed, the number of children that are killed because of this procedure is unknown. But because multiple embryos are often implanted during the IVF process (in order to reduce cost and increase the likelihood of pregnancy), the "need" for selective reductions has likely increased along with the use of reproductive technologies. Selective reduction---a euphemism for abortion---is not an ethical option. However, the procedure should not be necessary if couples agree to implant only the number of embryos that they are willing to bring to term. Infertility should never lead to the creation of children who exist only to be killed.
YSK Rating: An important story that reveals the pain and trauma fathers feel when their children are killed---with or without their consent---in the womb.
(Via: First Things)