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Ashabar

Yeah that's sad...even if I didn't want the baby I would have just given it up for adoption rather than keep it and try to get money because of it. That was her own decision to keep the child after it was born. Planned Parenthood may not have succeeded in aborting that baby but they didn't force her to keep and raise it.

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dave

What a poor excuse for a human being. Here's a hint lady, use birth control or better yet do the world a favor and get fixed.

Adder

The whole story makes me ill.

Pepper

Very odd story. Planned Parent should be held responsible, but I don't believe monetarily. What if this woman ended up dead because they didn't do the procudure properly? What if the child was left retarded or damaged? For the future... someone needs to be held responsible. I agree, she should just give it up for adoption, there are so many loving families out there that would love the child.

For those of you that don't have a clue............Planned Parenthood does a lot more than perform abortions.... as a matter a fact, most don't! They perform cancer screenings, and low cost birth control, to name a few things.

Adder

Amy, I wasn't faulting Planned Parenthood. I was faulting the woman. I don't think anyone else faulted PP, either.

Since the abortion didn't work, and she didn't want the baby, she should've given her up for adoption, not kept her just to get money from a suit. How terribly sad a life the little girl will have.

Pepper

I agree... but if you look at all the links, you will see what I was referring to.

Regardless of what the procedure was, someone should be held accountable. I don't agree w/ what the suit is for, but I certainly think there shold be some accountability. Who knows..... the poor child could have brain damage as a result of this. They should take the child away, and the money she wins to give charity.

Adder

Or give it to the person that takes the child... after the fact and them not know it's there!! Dont' want anyone getting greedy!

Traci

I didn't know why you put this until now. I only read the first part of the "story" and then clicked on the link. I just read the whole thing.

Pepper is right. Planned Parenthood does alot more than abortions.

I went to Planned Parenthood as a teen(17) to get an exam and birthcontrol. I didn't want my mom to know was thinking about having sex. I was afraid our family doctor would tell her. I'm sure lots of teens do the same.

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Adder

I just now actually read the whole story. I'd only read part of Ross' blog b4. Yes, PP does many things aside from abortions. They counsel a lot of women to help them find the right solutions to themselves for birth control, screenings, etc.

My problem with PP is that they view abortion as a birth control option. That's what the pill, condoms, diaphrams, etc, are for. I, personally, do not believe in abortion except in extraordinary circumstances. Ie. Rape/ abuse, life of mother at risk. But, that's JMO.

MotherOne

That is so sad... The fact that people take sucking a baby out of the womb so lightly just kills me. You would think the mother would look at her daughter now and realize how amazing it is that nothing happened to her through all of that. Sounds like she was emotionally detached from the beginning, or she is just using this as a way to get money. People will say anything for money these days...she may be happy and fine and just thinks this is a way to fill her pockets.

I was told by both my parents, and a friend's mom, to have an abortion with my son, since I was just 18 when I got pregnant... Thankfully, due to my faith at the time and the full support of los, we decided instead to get married and start a family. It was a hard decision but obviously the best decision I ever made. As I watched my son grow, and the intense love I had for him, it actually made me slightly bitter at those people who said I wasn't ready and should have aborted...and whenever I saw them love him and play with him I would think..."And YOU didn't want him to be here..." How sad is that! After awhile I got over it because I just realized that I made the decision because I could see our future and had hope and they just couldn't see past that moment. And really if los wasn't there to support me, I'm not sure I would have been able to see it either... so I CAN understand the scariness of the situation, but I can also see that if you are willing to step up to the plate, it can be something amazing. To my mom, it was just a medical procedure that would basically erase a wrong, but to me it was my mistake that I had to take responsiblity for and couldn't just erase it...

It is all a state of mind and you can't make people feel something they don't towards a pregnancy, so again I understand them wanting to exercise an option that appears to make your bad situation go away, but I just wish it was different. I wish women weren't so detached and that people could see that sacrificing their lives to raise a child isn't as bad as it sounds, and can actually bring them tons of joy if done right... Again, how do you get people to see this if they don't... it's just sad... and many women who think they are detached, actually do end up with guilt and pain for years after an abortion. It may seem fine before but how are you to know how you will feel afterward? It's not as easy as it all is made to seem... infertility in the future can also be devastating... all things that I wish people would think about before hand...In a perfect world, we wouldn't need to make laws about this because women would be attached to their offspring, but in today's world, it's just like all the other procedures that women get done to "improve" their lives...just taken way too lightly in my opinion.

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Pepper

I think this woman is older. So.... not sure what her reason was behind her decision. Yep, I agree, no one can force her to feel a certain way, but.... it is rather miraculous that the baby did survive, hope the doctor isn't practicing anymore. I wouldn't want he/she working on me, whether it was cancer, or a pap test or whatever.