Bumped
Tip of the hat to Dawn Eden for blogging about Donna Joy Vance, a 16-year-old whose mother refused to have her murdered in the womb, despite a chilling prenatal diagnosis. See the story and video.
Donna Joy’s mother said even if her baby lived only a few minutes, she wanted to “give her some dignity, wrap her up in a pretty blanket. Say ‘I love you’ and let her go.”
I imagine it’s pretty frightening to be told your unborn baby might be born blind, deaf, and faceless, but it comes down to this for Christian parents: Do you trust God? Whether the baby is born healthy or with deformities, Christian parents faced with a grim diagnosis must set boundaries. How far will you go? Murder is not justifiable because a baby will be born with serious problems.
Dawn links to two sources that help parents care for and cope with “abnormal” babies, Be Not Afraid and Prenatal Partners for Life.
By the way, there are people out there willing to adopt a baby with Down syndrome. Before you decide to kill your unborn child, consider contacting organizations like the Down Syndrome Association and Reece’s Rainbow. Also see Demand grows for children with Down syndrome.
Operation Life Transformed is a resource for families of wounded service men and women. Colleen Saffron, one of the organization’s founders, wanted to restore “dignity and hope” to families caring for and coping with war-wounded spouses. She aims to educate and equip these families to face the future. Colleen’s husband was injured in Iraq in 2004. (Hat tip: Mychal Massie)
Surf these sites, and help spread the word.
Update: Speaking of life, my favorite Hanson, “little” drummer Zac, is going to be a father in May.
May 5th would be a good day to give birth, don’t you think? 
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