UK abortion provider BPAS has launched a campaign to legalise abortion-on-demand, up-to-birth, for any reason. Parliament is considering debating the issue. For more information on this see http://www.righttolife.org.uk/comment-opinion/abortion-up-to-birth/
The following are my own personal reflections:
My daughter was born at 27 weeks gestational age. She came unexpectedly early, weighed just 2lbs and looked very fragile. Yet she was perfectly formed, alive and a fighter from the beginning. I remember her tiny fingers strongly holding onto my index finger. She had a good thick crop of hair, dark eyelashes, and over the next two weeks she would look at me with an intense gaze, responding physically to sound and to touch. She remained in hospital for eight weeks until she was well enough to come home. By then she weighed 4lbs, but to us she looked huge! She is now 18 and a beautiful, resilient and determined girl. She has had mild asthma throughout her life and missed a fair bit of s...
Want to see the rest of this article?
Would you like to see the rest of this article and all the other benefits that Issues Online can provide with?
- Useful related articles
- Video and multimedia references
- Statistical information and reference material
- Glossary of terms
- Key Facts and figures
- Related assignments
- Resource material and websites