I Heart My Sister

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I love my sister very much. She is only three years older than me. But ten times more mature, more sensible, more worldly, more rational, and less selfish.

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She was kind enough to leave a comment on my blog entry about RU-486. So I will leave it to her to explain why I think she is the greatest woman I know:

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"My first baby was stillborn, therefore I know first hand that at 22 weeks, a baby is fully formed and requires a little more lung development, only a few more layers of skin and for their eyes to open in order to stand a strong chance of survival.

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After my experience, I questioned abortion (understandably), yet still felt it needed to be an option for women (undertaken only, as Rob said, after counselling).I had a very high risk, complicated 2nd pregnancy and at 11 weeks gestation, was advised to strongly consider terminating my pregnancy as a result of worrying genetic test results.

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Thankfully, we were fortunate enough to beat the odds and bring our little miracle baby into the world perfectly healthy! When I see pictures of my gorgeous Charlotte all over this blog I am awfully glad I trusted my gut instinct, which told me a baby was a gift in any form and to take a few chances and trust in my faith and in fate.It is for this reason I am staying firmly planted on my fence post.

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At any rate, I certainly don't believe a male politician has any right whatsoever to even hold an opinion in this debate. Maybe, just maybe, you need to carry a life inside you to even know where to begin to form an opinion ... I certainly wouldn't wish a decision to terminate a pregnancy on my worst enemy. "
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