disability - and the right to life
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In Britain bortions legalup to birthwhere he babyhasa disabil ity.rrrAaw ike hatgoescompletelygainstournormal pproacho disabil ityights.f society ecidesto end he ivesof disabled nborn hildren,t underminesall disabled eople'sight o equal espect.A truly ife-affirmingocietyworks owards iving llnecessaryupportso families f disabled hildren.In Liverpool,ne suchservice,unby the LifeHealthCentre,s Zoe'sPlace, n organisationroviding all iativecare o babieswithmultiple pecial eeds. t providessupporto familiesn relievingomeof the stressesandstrains.Sometimes bortions proposed, ven aken orgranted, s the solution'tothe mostdifficult ituations.But he signof a genuinelynclusiveocietys one hatunconditionallyelcomes ll human ife,bornand unborn.
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ln 2001, enedict liver asbornwithanencephalynd ived or slightly orethan24 hours. ismother, heresa,aswritten ovinglybouthe amily'sxperience."l don't hink can possiblyellyou how beautifulBenedict as...or how much wish hosehourswere'frozenin time.Benedict ad otsof visitors.He methis brother nd sisterand bothsetsof grandparents.Youmay be wondering t me referringo my son as'beautiful 'and perfect'whenhe had anencephaly,buthe was beautiful nd perfect nd everyothercutebabydescriptionou could hinkof... misshim somuch,but I wouldn't radehis ife or anything. ndwhilethis has been he mostpainful xperience'veeverhadto endure, t hasprobably een he mostbeautiful swell.Benedict penthiswhole ife n the armsof peoplewho lovedhim- who couldaskfor a better ife?"
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This leaflet has been co-sponsoredby the Second Look Project
ProLifeCampaign,34 GardinertreetUpper, ublin .Tel: 1-8748090il: 01-8748094Email:rol i [email protected]
"lfwewish ovalue ifferencewemust alue lldifferenceandnotust hatwhichmightcloselyesembleurownstandardsf ifeand iving."MarieClaire Darke,writingon abortionand disability nSwinmingAgainsthe Tide:FeministDissent n fhe ssueof Abortion1997).
1. HumanFeftilisationndEmbryologyct 1990).