Comments on: Baby Rowan’s Autopsy Report Confirms Part of Mother’s Story

By: Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 15:00:26 +0000

I just watched “22 weeks” the movie based on Rowan’s murder. It was heartwrenching, especially the scene where she cradles a dying Rowan and it cuts to a dream sequence of her cradling a future toddler Rowan… I have a toddler son and it made me SOB!!!! It just broke my heart. Today I found out, is the anniversary of Rowan’s death. No, I can’t understand how someone can think ANY abortion is “humane” or that its better to kill your child rather than place him for adoption, but that is why we have to lovingly educate our selfish, death focused society to respect life. This story still touches my heart even years later. May God end this bloodshed soon by turning hearts to Him or if people will not turn, my He exact His righteous judgement on them!!!!

By: Michelle

Michelle — Sun, 29 Mar 2009 04:27:38 +0000

In response to Jean, yes, we are in the process of having our home approved to adopt, and yes, we know many other couples who have given up in heartbreak because there simply were no babies available. (We personally are planning to adopt a teen, in part because we know that there are so few little ones available, but mostly because that is where our heart is.)

We are able to have more children, but chose not to, because we know that there are many children out there already who need a stable home.

My point is that there are far more families looking for infants than there are babies to fill those arms. Many give up because the wait is so long. (Once again, we have met those who had to give up the dream.)

In all this “counseling” that is going on, there should really be more of an effort to let these women know how much their babies are wanted and how much love is waiting for them. It is a tragedy that this “stillbirth” was presented as the most loving option for Rowan.

By: jessica

jessica — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 22:34:29 +0000

I am so sick of hearing about this story. What happened is that a mother (if you can call her that) decided to kill her child. And it went horribly wrong. It is a heart wrenching story no doubt. But it is simply another “mother kills her child” story. She did not seem to mind that the baby would “humanely” (???) have a needle thrust into his heart to kill him while he was in the womb. I see absolutely no difference in killing the baby while he is in the womb, to killing him when he is out.

She said herself that she felt him moving when he was in the womb the night before. And was waiting for his poor little heart to give out. How is it any different if he is wiggling in her body or wiggling on the floor?

All we can hope and pray for is that abortion becomes illegal. For this woman to attempt to profit off of killing her child is just too much for me to handle anymore.

One last point, had they injected him with this heart stopping crap which would kill him instantly and then delivered the baby 5 minutes later, she would have been ok with that??? Why? Out of sight, out of mind? I guarentee you that baby had the same amount of life, thoughts, feelings in the womb as he did when he was out. Someone please explain the difference to me.

By: Cara

Cara — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 05:58:05 +0000

I have to agree with one of the previous comments, We are supposed to be christians…supposed to be forgiving, yet many people are critisizing the mother for having the abortion. The mother regrets having done it with all of her heart. She is telling her story to keep others from making her same mistake, not for people to say how awful she is, or how wrong. I do not agree with abortion in any way shape or form, and do agree that the only option for these women should be adoption. I have a younger sibling that is living proof that a child can survive if born extremely early. No, he wasn’t an abortion case, but he was born at 24 weeks gestation, an age that is still considered ok to do an abortion on. He did have many complications as a young child, but is still a healthy happy teenage boy today. I now have a child of my own, and personally, could have never imagine ending her life. She was not a “planned” baby, and things were financially rough, but i never once tought about ending my precious childs life. I wish everyone who thinks about an abortion could realize just how amazing and precious that childs life is.

By: Jean

Jean — Sat, 29 Mar 2008 02:17:37 +0000

Are you all on waiting lists to adopt these unwanted children? How many children have you all adopted??

By: Jessica

Jessica — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 00:43:03 +0000

What saddens me is the lack of compassion on here from supposed “Christians”. What happened here was tragic, horrible, and painful to even imagine. However, as a devoutly religious person, my beliefs are that we are not to judge others. By condemning Rowan’s mother or anyone else that has had the heartwrenching choice of an abortion, we are spreading nothing but hate. I am shocked and appalled at the amount of vile negativity that is spread on this site, all in the supposed name of God. It amazes me that the people who preach the most about compassion are often the first to abandon it when someone who doens’t fit their perfect mold comes along.

I have never been in the situation to consider abortion and I hopefully never will. I cannot possibly imagine what a person’s life must be like, how they must feel, to have to make that choice. Allow God to handle the judgement. Our purpose is instead to live a life of true compassion and love.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 23:22:12 +0000

this is wrong on so many levels. How much easier it is to get the information to have an abortion than to have a baby and give it up. We can only pray for all those who do not understand what it is our culture is doing and attempt to educate where we can . I do praise Rowan’s mother for what she has tried to do since this experience and pray that she will stay firm in her resolve to make Rowan’s short life stand for something.

By: JCarver

JCarver — Sun, 24 Feb 2008 20:17:16 +0000

This story saddens me to the point of tears. I will never feel as strongly about anything as I do about abortion. I see no reason for abortion. Under no circumstances can you justify the reasoning behind giving/getting an abortion, not rape, not being financially stable, not having the time, etc. It is a very unfortunate thing that happend here but one that could have been prevented nonetheless. Like someone said before me, if only people would look at the other options at hand, like adoption. I see no reason for it and never will. My opinion will never waver although I do sympathize with the mother of Baby Rowan. A lot of women don’t take into consideration that it is an actual baby. They just see it as an inconvenince. Pro-choice people don’t look at the whole spectrum…they just really don’t want to be told what they can or cannot do and therefore are pro-choice. Sometimes it takes horrible and heartbreaking situations for people to realize it’s not just your life but anothers as well. I really do feel bad for the mother and poor Baby Rowan…

By: Bombeni

Bombeni — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 20:41:33 +0000

Too bad Rowan didn’t have a chance to be born at full term and adopted by a childless couple.

By: JESSICA

JESSICA — Wed, 01 Mar 2006 21:50:17 +0000

Abortion has taught the younger generation that a baby deserves life only if we the parents want the child. Most Women do not understand they are mother and should protect their child. The blob of tissue in their stomach is a baby with a beating heat, fingers, toes, eyes, ears, nose and mouth. They do not consider that, and if every women who gets an abortion had to watch the baby through the ultrasound while the abortionist is injecting it they would realize the baby runs. The baby knows that, that needle is there to harm it. And most likely the woman would have the mother instinct and tell the abortionist to stop and cancel the abortion.