Wisdom from Huckabee and a 12 year old girl

Mike Huckabee:

Huckabee said that when it abolished slavery, the U.S. debated and decided it was immoral for one person to have complete, life-or-death power over another. He said that should not change whether the control involves racial bigotry or a pregnant woman making a decision for her unborn child.

"What are we saying to the generation coming after us when we tell them that it is perfectly OK for one person to own another human being?" Huckabee said. "I thought we dealt with that 150 years ago when the issue of slavery was finally settled in this country, and we decided that it no longer was a political issue, it wasn't an issue of geography, it was an issue of morality. That it was either right or it was immoral that one person could own another human being and have full control even to the point of life and death over that other human being."

And a mere 12 year old girl makes a pretty substantive speech-- and delivers it in a fairly impressive manner-- on the matter of abortion and human life: (HT:Fred)

Comments

[Bud]

Here's the history behind that speech - http://www.worldnetdaily.com/?pageId=89135

[Ken Hill]

Thanks to both of you for posting this information. Our first child, a "Honeymoon Baby", was born just barely 9 months after our wedding, and long before Roe vs Wade. Unplanned, yes, inconvenient, yes very much so. Really messed up lots of plans. But never was an unwanted child. I shudder to think of the wrong decision I might have made if the time was today. She now is a licensed professional in the health care field.

[brandonB]

I don't think unplanned pregnancies would be such a big deal if there is a man and woman, who love each other, working together to make a decent life; ex: Mr. Hill's situation. The big deal is when people who have no plan for the "what if" and it happens to them.

[Joe Guarino]

Thanks, Bud, for providing that link. If that girl truly composed the speech and delivered it without coaching, it is pretty extraordinary.

And thank you, Ken, for sharing that. Every life, indeed, has value.

You are obviously pleased with the outcome with respect to your own family. It is interesting how we never hear the converse--the mother or couple who has a child, and who wishes retroactively they had decided to abort. Yes, some are overwhelmed with the demands of raising a child, and some might even have to give up the child because of desperate circumstances. But you rarely hear someone verbalize a retroactive death wish for their live offspring.

BrandonB, unplanned pregnancies are a big deal. But alternatives exist if there are desperate circumstances are an issue, or if there is a desire not to keep the child. Adoption is a great alternative-- far superior to killing. Crisis pregnancy centers, certain pro-life/Christian ministries and other non-profits provide various kinds of assistance nationwide. Some mothers and babies qualify for governmental assistance. And of course, family and friends often provide various types of support.

There is usually a way to make it work without resorting to abortion.

[brandonB]

"if there is a desire not to keep the child"

--then do like i do, and choose not to have sex. Kids need to be taught, not only birth control, but responsibility. To much emphasis on birth control makes the behavior seem ok. Most middle and high school girls who have children are not married and do not have a loving spouse to make a decent home for the child. We have to stop letting kids think "well i can get welfare, i can give it up for adoption, or I can kill it, either way, I will not be responsible for my risky behavior."

[Joe Guarino]

You are absolutely right, Brandon. And there is a need to for parents to supervise their kids-- continuously-- and to teach them the difference between right and wrong.

[ConservativeNC]

I feel better about the future after watching this young lady.