I'm going to stay out of the brain fight because, honestly, I don't think there is anything else to add to that.
As far as the exploitation goes, whether the family profited from the birth/death of their son monetarily is unknown. From all the photos I would say that they weren't poor to begin with, that's obvious. Even if they made only $5 profit, it's disgusting, but even if they made nothing, they're still exploiting that baby. They're blatantly using him to promote a pro-life agenda. Some people would say there isn't anything wrong with that, but she said she wants her baby to inspire all women to choose life, no matter what.
Well, just because her decision to choose life was the right one for her, that doesn't mean it's right for all women. I'd wager that most women, upon finding out their unborn child has anencephaly, would choose to terminate the pregnancy. It doesn't make them horrible, evil people. It makes them capable of thinking for themselves, just as she did. Not everyone can handle going through 40 weeks of pregnancy, just to watch their disfigured baby die. Making other women feel bad about not being able to go through with something like that isn't very nice. Is it?
She is pro-life for religious reasons. She believes her son was just a tool that her god used to tell people to give birth to his other tools. It's fucking sick, but that's just my opinion.
As for the smiling part:
It might seem like it's alright to some people. The reason it's disturbing to me is because of my line of study. Facial expressions tell more of the story than words could ever hope to say. It might seem to some that she is just smiling for the camera, or putting on one to show strength for her family. Certainly no mother could be so happy about giving birth to a baby with this condition and waiting for him to die.
If you cover up the bottom half of her face, and just look at her eyes, you will notice that you'd still be able to tell that she is happily smiling. That means the smiles are authentic. Knowing what I know about maternal psychology, I promise you that there is something very wrong with this lady. I have 4 babies, and I can't imagine smiling, knowing they were moments from certain death. It doesn't fit. Either she was enjoying the attention, or she hated her baby. I know that sounds harsh, and maybe a tad bit presumptive, (considering I don't know her personally) but I don't live by nor believe in a moral doctrine that commands me not to judge, so I haven't a single fuck to give.
As far as the exploitation goes, whether the family profited from the birth/death of their son monetarily is unknown. From all the photos I would say that they weren't poor to begin with, that's obvious. Even if they made only $5 profit, it's disgusting, but even if they made nothing, they're still exploiting that baby. They're blatantly using him to promote a pro-life agenda. Some people would say there isn't anything wrong with that, but she said she wants her baby to inspire all women to choose life, no matter what.
Well, just because her decision to choose life was the right one for her, that doesn't mean it's right for all women. I'd wager that most women, upon finding out their unborn child has anencephaly, would choose to terminate the pregnancy. It doesn't make them horrible, evil people. It makes them capable of thinking for themselves, just as she did. Not everyone can handle going through 40 weeks of pregnancy, just to watch their disfigured baby die. Making other women feel bad about not being able to go through with something like that isn't very nice. Is it?
She is pro-life for religious reasons. She believes her son was just a tool that her god used to tell people to give birth to his other tools. It's fucking sick, but that's just my opinion.
As for the smiling part:
It might seem like it's alright to some people. The reason it's disturbing to me is because of my line of study. Facial expressions tell more of the story than words could ever hope to say. It might seem to some that she is just smiling for the camera, or putting on one to show strength for her family. Certainly no mother could be so happy about giving birth to a baby with this condition and waiting for him to die.
If you cover up the bottom half of her face, and just look at her eyes, you will notice that you'd still be able to tell that she is happily smiling. That means the smiles are authentic. Knowing what I know about maternal psychology, I promise you that there is something very wrong with this lady. I have 4 babies, and I can't imagine smiling, knowing they were moments from certain death. It doesn't fit. Either she was enjoying the attention, or she hated her baby. I know that sounds harsh, and maybe a tad bit presumptive, (considering I don't know her personally) but I don't live by nor believe in a moral doctrine that commands me not to judge, so I haven't a single fuck to give.
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