Thursday, November 18, 2010

U.K..Couple's Online Poll: To Abort or Not?

UPDATE:  It appears the story below is a hoax.  See this post.

I am not sure how this couple usually makes decisions, but they want strangers to decide for them in an online poll in a matter of life or death.  According to their website:

"The whole point here is to let people have a real way to voice your opinion on the topic of abortion and have it actually make a difference in the real world.  By voting on whether to continue or abort an actual pregnancy, you are doing so much more then simply telling an elected representative your feelings.  You are actually changing something in the real world. whole point here is to let people have a real way to voice your opinion on the topic of abortion and have it actually make a difference in the real world.  By voting on whether to continue or abort an actual pregnancy, you are doing so much more then simply telling an elected representative your feelings.  You are actually changing something in the real world."
To say that their appeal is bizarre is an understatement.  To me, it seems a bit odd that they have nick-named the child, post regular sonogram images and even share what developmental milestones the child has reached.  They even share on this page of the website that they have suffered two miscarriages in the past year following planned pregnancies.  The entire story seems suspect to me yet I figured I'd head over and cast my vote for life anyway.  If you find it in your heart, you should, too.  


Their website is Birth or Not and the poll box is on the right-hand side of the page.



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