She cut off her own baby's limbs...and now she won't be punished other than being in a psych ward.  Isn't this the kind of thing that makes you wonder why God doesn't just pull the plug?
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Insanity is NOT an adequate reason for not holding people responsible for their actions.
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Having had an abortion myself, years ago, I hope that your Sister was counseled before she went through with it.  No one counseled me back then so I didn't know what to expect.  Initially I was "fine" and relieved on the way home, but the more I thought about it, the worse I became.  All these years later, it's left an emotional scar that only other women who have had the same procedure done, can and do understand.  I still remember the date the abortion took place, the name of the Doctor, what the room looked like, what my due-date would have been, and how old my child would be right now.  Each holiday after the abortion took on a new feeling and a new meaning within me.   Each holiday would have been my child's "first holiday".  Each day became harder and harder for me.  Still, to this day, I can't look at a pregnant woman - it hurts too much.  Please be there for your Sister and to listen to her.  She may even have suicidal feelings - this is a very common occurrence as well as trying to get pregnant again to "replace her first child".  While she may look the same on the outside, please remember that she's now different on the inside.
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YES and yes....\nAfter all...it is a hospital for Saints......that is where you go to get well.\nAt least she is putting an effort into trying to do right. No one knows she is wrong any more than she does.\nWe Christians are just "saved" (from eternal damnation) sinners trying to serve a Living Lord.\nPlease be patient with us, God is not finished with us yet.\n\nThis is not to say she is a Christian, but she certainly needs counseling.  Sexual sin is sin against your own body..
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I just cannot take any cult seriously who would willingly stand by and let their child die for want of a blood transfusion.  How is that possible?   Why was it allowed?   And then you come to my home and talk about living forever.  I wouldn't want to live for five minutes with people who don't care enough to allow their children the sanctity of life, it's wrong.
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The answer you are looking for is evident by the way you posed the question.  It seems you want people to say that they would kill their own child.\n\nBUT, for me and my family, it is not a matter of the physical pain we may experience in this life.  It is a matter of what God wants.  He created us, and He could heal us, but even if He doesn't we will continue to praise His name.
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Yes - she disobeyed a lawful order to disburse, and was arrested. \nBreak the law - get arrested.\n\nI can totally empathize with her loss, no parent should have to go through that; but I think she should find other channels for her grief and anger.
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It pains me to say this, but in some ways I feel sorry for her.  I mean, anyone who has ever had kids has had some sort of incident(s).  My first son fell off the bed, pulled a chair onto his head, etc.  Nobody can keep young children perfectly accident-free, no matter how hard they try.  The things that people are judging her for are just part of being a parent...
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We covered this in my Contemporary Moral Problems class. It really made me think about it in a different way in that I was kind of oblivious to how it could be abused. I always thought that if someone wanted to end his or her own life, they should be able to do so, especially if they were in any sort of pain. I realize that sucks for the family and friends of that person, but if they really cared about the person, they would understand and at least be there for them. But then you have to think about the Teri Shivos of the world who never mentioned whether or not they would want to be kept alive. The power now lies in the hands of the family and doctors. I think a better question here would be who should be allowed to handle such a decision. That involves an issue of power- a power perhaps no one should have over anyone. That could lead to someone killing another out of spite or even out of some sort of monetary gain. While I completely agree that if someone wants to end their life, they should be able to- but some serious thought needs to go into who should have the power if someone is unable to make that decision for themselves.
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I have not heard about this, but how it has saddened me that a whole childhood has now been lost. I wonder how she will ever cope. Of course the questions come to mind, where were her parents, where did she get the alcohol, who gave it to her etc. But what concerned me most was what type of person ( if not another young, immature child) would take advantage of a child that age no matter what state or condition she was in. God my daughter is 11 the thought of pregnancy at that age terrifies me let alone the reality. Where were the responsible adults. I hope if the other party to this was old enough to know better, he gets whats coming to him. The decisions and responsibilities this child is now faced with are far to heavy for her to even comprehend. There effects will be far reaching. How can one expect an 11 yr old child to understand those actions or the consequences. Good lord this has made me so very sad. We will be praying for her physical and emotional safety and well being. Plse do the same.
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This women is unbelievable.  I don't support her in many ways--but I have to give her credit for using every resource out there. \n I still think this is doing nothing but scaring that child.  And someone should put a stop to it. The sooner the better.
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I have always thought that was an absurd thing myself.  How can an innocent child be damned like that?  Personally, I did not have my child baptized.  I have taught her to be open minded and if SHE wants to explore getting baptized into a religion of HER choice, she can do that when SHE deems to.
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This is the sick reality of the world we live in ...everyone is all for abortion but opposes the death penalty...It is so wrong to kill someone who has brutaly taken the life of someone else, but it is perfectly acceptable to kill an innocent unborn baby...The horrible tradgedy is not that 5 beautiful innocent children lost their lives at their mothers hand, but that this woman was sitting in prison having to live with her actions and blaming it on depression....Quite frankly, they should have drown her in a bath tub as she did to her innocent children...I know that it is wrong of me to think this way, God forgive me ...
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1.  "Free will".  God doesn't punish them.  They get placed in a caotic place where Free will reins.  This free will can be exercised wrong by one of us, causing harm to the little one (ie abuse, abortion, uneducated people caring for them)\n\n2.  Nature.  The other way infants go straight to heaven (they do not pass go or collect $200.00 either) is in natural events.  Again, sometimes it's God punishing us, but mostly, it's a product given by the earth, and we see God in the aftermath...in the peoples faces who are devestaed, and their neighbors faces helping them.\n\n3) Sudden Death syndrom...I'm tired of thinking, so I'll get back to u on this one.\n\nPeace.
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Ron hid out on his boat while he brainwashed others to do his work. I have a friend who sent her daughter to the church organization for their help and all she ever ended up with was a drained savings account of 5000.00 and her daughter was raped while in their custody. They said it wasn't their fault the young girl was raped because she was mentally handicapped and she got on the wrong bus to a seminar. I wonder why she was even left alone in a big city if she was mentally challenged. They are fake and greedy for money!
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I agree.  I feel so bad for this girl.  If my mom was photographed and filmed when I was little, I would have ended up in foster care by today's standards.  I fell off the couch and off a changing table and it was no one's fault.  It was just an accident.  They have put this girl under a microscope that no one could stand up to.  It is a shame and I hope she doesn't let it get to her.
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I think that you should lean on God for help and friends. I am sorry for what he did to you. Focus on the baby.. if you need someone to talk to I would be more then happy to be here... I'll pray..
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For every person that answers this question, the answers will be guided strictly to the left or to the right, or down the middle.  As a health care provider who has worked in pediatrics for a number of years, I have witnessed some devasting interruption of life to both child and mother.  I have seen cases that I felt that abortion should have been an option--when a child of 10 or 11 gives birth--many times resulting in premature birth with mental and physical retardation of the baby.  In one particular case the mother was 12 when she gave birth, the child died at birth and was resuscitated.  The baby ended up living to 6 months of age, with a feeding tube, and contracted (the whole body was stiff as a board and could not be moved), and severe brain damage.  The mother's mother tried to "help", she was alcohol and drug dependent, and unintentionally kept yanking out the feeding tube.  She would call our local hospital, who would call the doctor and we would meet her at the office and replace the tube.  The baby died of pneumonia in the hospital with the mother and myself there and she allowed me to hold him as he struggled to die as he had stuggled to live.  I felt blessed to see and hold his tiny body give up the spirit of life and find God's blessing in death.  His mother at that time had just turned 13 and was 4 months pregnant.  \nAs a woman who is infertile who prayed and begged for a child for 15 years (I'm 44 now), through pregnancy or adoption, I also become emotionally upset at the thought of terminating a pregnany unless medically needed.\nSo, to sum how I feel up:  each person must answer and live with the decision they make (or has been made for them).  However, I very much BELIEVE that anyone should be forgiven for a mistake in a first pregnancy, but after conception the first time, there is no mistake to end up pregnant.  It's time to grow up irregarless of age.