More in the blogosphere on early induction of babies with birth defects.

Alicia writes two very good pieces on the subject. This one first took my breath away.

The Father of Lies tells us that we are being compassionate when we commit euthanasia, whether that euthanasia is in the first weeks after conception or decades after birth. Hospice has become a standard of care for dying born persons. Perinatal hospice is an option for the dying unborn. But a misguided compassion often leads those who should know better to offer early termination of the pregnancy - a procedure that goes by the clumsy acronym of EIFWAIL (early induction< of labor >for fetuses with anomalies incompatable with life). Our Sunday Visitor was sufficiently concerned about this to research and write an extensive article on the topic, which I encourage all of you to read. But let me quote Dr. Hilgers from the article. "frank words for Catholics who try to protect other Catholics from necessary suffering: "This is Christianity with an epidural block." "

A real revelation to me this weekend is that some people DO NOT consider early induction to be an abortion! I was told that abortion is only on a child who would have been viable, i.e. born alive and expected to live! I don't think even the abortion industry sees it that way, as they do abortions routinely on babies with anomalies that are NOT expected to live. Somehow, this early induction has become a loop hole because it seems compassionate on the outside, but the truth is it is done to end the pregnancy and the life of the baby.

Exceptional Marriages also blogs on this topic here.

I also found two blogs that are supporting the decision to induce labor

Here, lots from here

These are not Catholic blogs.



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