A wonderful quote from Kathy Ireland, of SI swimsuit fame. She always considered herself pro-choice growing up, but "became a Christian" at age 18, and began studying the science of human reproduction:
"What I read was astounding and I learned that at the moment of conception a new life comes into being. The complete genetic blueprint is there, the DNA is determined, the blood type is determined, the sex is determined, the unique set of fingerprints that nobody has had or ever will have is already there."
However Ireland admitted that she did everything she could to avoid becoming a believer in pro-life.
"I called Planned Parenthood and begged them to give me their best argument and all they could come up with that it is really just a clump of cells and if you get it early enough it doesn’t even look like a baby. Well, we’re all clumps of cells and the unborn does not look like a baby the same way the baby does not look like a teenager, a teenager does not look like a senior citizen. That unborn baby looks exactly the way human beings are supposed to look at that stage of development. It doesn’t suddenly become a human being at a certain point in time," Ireland argued. "I’ve also asked leading scientists across our country to please show me some shred of evidence that the unborn is not a human being. I didn’t want to be pro-life, but this is not a woman’s rights issue but a human rights issue."
A little oddly phrased ("didn't want to be pro-life") but very well said. It's refreshing to hear someone go through a sincere internal struggle about an important issue and combine reason and faith to come to the only logical conclusion.
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I thought you were the only beautiful and smart person out there. Now I know they have them in Hollywood land. That was quite refreshing and I only wish more people would take a moment to seriously contemplate issues so vital as life. According to Planned Parenthood, I'm not yet a human being, just a big blob of cells. Actually, at my current wait that's what I feel like. Would they kill me if someone decided they didn't want me anymore? Hmmm. Good post Chris, as always.
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