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[quote=Anonymous]I conceived through IVF - and very, very fortunate to get pregnant and have a healthy baby, even though he spent time in the NICU.  The NICU is not a place for sissies; I was a lucky parent of a baby that had the benefits of great care and good luck - no infections, no strokes, not so premature that he faced blindness, deafness, and other challenges to living a full and healthy life.  Saw a lot of joy and gratitude during my time there - but I also saw a lot of sorrow.

None of that has to do with eliminating a woman's reproductive choices, however.  If anything, pregnancy and my experience as a parent from the harrowing first minutes of my son's birth confirmed that women aren't just vessels for babies and that society benefits from having women make - whenever possible - deliberate choices about whether or not they want to be parents.  Moreover, I'm convinced that abortion opponents are actually more concerned with making women culpable for having sex.  Much of the rhetoric of virulently anti-choices is about shaming women for having sex.  And ultimately, if these "pro lifers" were actually pro life, there would be much more emphasis on prenatal care and child care and schooling and support for children once they're born.

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