Pregnancy and Adoption Resources

The title isn’t original–Edgar Allan Poe made it famous in 1843.Candy’s (name changed)  statement reminded me of Poe’s title. For several weeks she blocked the reality and the end result of her upcoming abortion-choice. Just like the narrator in Poe’s story, she claimed sanity. Candy’s sanity wasn’t so much in question as was her spiritual state. She said it…”I was denying that the ‘mass of tissue” in me was a human life.”

Then there was the “dumb” requirement.Candy had to endure a sonogram before getting rid of the problem. “Just a quick procedure and then we’ll proceed” the abortion nurse told her.

The beating heart…the part of the “mass of tissue” that was pulsing…regularly…strong…in tune with it’s Creator. it was the telltale heart. Then it was “the appendage.” Yes, the little part of the “mass of tissue” that said “It’s a boy!”

“You mean…I’ll be killing my son?” Candy asked in disbelief. Disbelief that she almost committed an act as inglorious as the narrator’s in Poe’s short story. In Poe’s story, the heart beats under the floorboards of the house until the narrator goes mad.

In Candy’s story, the narrator (Candy) realizes the power of the heart before she commits the tragic act of abortion. And then…Candy’s next series of choices…tell my parents…endure the barrage of hurtful words…make an adoption plan (adoption is a loving choice…a choice that both you and your child can live with)…meeting the adoptive parents…giving birth…crying…laughing…filled with joy…crying.

The telltale heart is still beating. It beats in the chest of a healthy little boy who was/is loved by two sets of parents…a birthparent set and an adoptive parent set. He is loved and he will love. His is the telltale heart in this story.

Candy is the hero!

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P.S. Thinking of what to do tonight? Abortion in Mississippi is not the answer that will bring peace. Adoption in Mississippi or anywhere in America will bring peace. Did you know that only the Prince of Peace can bring Peace? That’s another story. 800-264-2229 – BIRTHMOTHER HOTLINE.

She called in the afternoon…just a normal call. “Can you help me get an abortion?” was the question. I shared with her the option of adoption. Her response? “I could never give my baby away to someone else…that would be cruel.”

What was I hearing? A loving adoptive family and a permanent home…cruel? Ending a child’s life…caring?

The truth, based on research, is that children raised in two parent adoptive homes have better outcomes than any other group of children, other than those raised by their biological parents in intact two parent homes.

Is adoption a cruel act or a self-less act? Is adoption an act of love and caring? If I could reach the baby of that birthmother who called adoption cruel….I wonder…what would he say?

HOTLINES: Debbie – 800-264-2229 and Renae – 866-218-0138

At New Beginnings we call them “good birthmothers.” No, they aren’t all choosing adoption. However, the “good” ones have one common thread. All of them are more concerned about the welfare of the infant’s life within them…both prior to birth and after birth. They care!

Visit us: www.NewBeginningsHELP.com

Genesis Program: If you’re anywhere near our office in Tupelo, Mississippi, please call us about this educational series for birthmothers. Courses include “Boundary Setting,” “Budgeting…how much does it cost at Wal*Mart?,” and many other mom and baby classes for pregnant teens.

Free literature: Please call us for free information.

The fact that human life should be protected has nothing to do with being Democratic, Republican, Independent, Christian, Muslim or what-ever-you-choose-to-be. It does have A LOT to do with being a human being and respecting human life with awe and wonder. Pregnancy?

Personally, I really like the position of the medical community (the community that I’ve talked to) and the unwavering position of Catholic church (of which I am not a member). Put simply, “Life begins at the moment of conception. It’s not a matter of faith…it’s simply a scientific FACT.”Pregnancy?

As a member of the human family, how can we allow any member of society to arbitrarily “choose” to end the life of another human being? We protect human beings regardless of race, gender, iq and advanced age. So, what about the human being who is just as much human as you and I but who has yet to take his or her first breath? Isn’t the unborn baby a human being? Or are the excited parents who name “their baby” merely naming a “mass of tissue?” Just try telling that to the 20-something year old mother who is shopping for baby clothes, buying a crib and getting an ultrasound so the pink and blue don’t get mixed up.  Just say, “Hey…why are you buying stuff for a mass of tissue?” Right!

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Tom Velie