Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Celebrating Life

As physicians and nurses we commonly celebrate upon hearing news of a pregnancy within the department. One young nurse who recently discovered she was pregnant saw her baby with the ultrasound machine. She celebrates that fact. We have too. But, the abortion mentality would ask us to suddenly act and think much differently. Why? And, why should we? If the habit is to celebrate, to be concerned about the health, to avoid doing harm, to make recommendations regarding the health of, to avoid certain things that might cause harm, etc., why should we then act and think differently when confronted by someone who does not want to be a mother, but already is?