Just a few days ago, the vile message of hate coming from the so-called prolife folks was spewing forth venom targeting Northland Family Planning for the new videos Northland created for patients and support persons. I posted Charlotte Taft's beautiful response yesterday.
Now the spokesperson on the video entitled "Every Day Good Women Choose Abortion" is being particularly targeted. "Thelma", as she calls herself, has written a response that you may find comforting and loving so I'm posting it here for you. If you'd like to see Thelma's video, check out the Northland Family Planning website on the upper right corner. As we like to say, our love is greater than their hate. Great job, Thelma!!
Lu
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From Thelma:
I am known as "The Scooby-Doo looking Thelma," to a small,
extreme portion of the anti-abortion movement (a friend pointed out
this is inaccurate anyways, since the character on Scooby-Doo was
Velma). Vicious, hateful things have been said about NFP's "Every Day,
Good Women Choose Abortion" video, the wonderful staff who work in
these clinics, its Executive Director, women who have abortions...
and me. While I understand that the things that are said directly about
the woman in the video are meant to be comments about the message
and the pro-choice community at large, I am a person. I am a
human being. I am a mother, a daughter, a sister, a wife, a
friend... I am not just a face or voice on a screen. And I have a voice. The words they have attempted to demonize, to pervert, are not
just the words of love, the words of courage and the words of a
movement headed by the Abortion Care Network, and Northland Family
Planning. They are my words. So, what I have to say is this: the video speaks for itself. It
speaks for me. The video speaks to women all over this
country and the world who need it the most. So let my actions in this world be my response to this hate.
Let my love for my family and friends, my commitment to
women's rights and social justice, my passion for helping those less
fortunate then I be my answer to this hate. I have had an abortion. I know the kind of woman I am.
Nothing can take that away from me. And nothing can take
that away from your sister, your friend, A dear friend of mine shared something with me tonight. She
told me that a friend of hers called her after she viewed the video.
And she told her "I had an abortion 5 years ago. And
this is the message I have been searching for. I know I am a
good person, and now I feel it in my heart." Love will win over hate. Truly, Thelma
Please do post videos, and I agree with the person who said this is the message I have been searching for. We know the hard-hearted are out there and they want to defeat women for being responsible leaders for their families, don't let them get the satisfaction of silencing you. You are wonderful, compassion and love will win out because that's what humans are like, we want kindness to win.
Posted by: Good News | Saturday, December 12, 2009 at 06:10 PM
Yes Thelma, you have a voice.
So do all those offering an opinion not to your liking.
Don't want to hear those opinions?
Don't post videos on YouTube.
Posted by: Pandora | Friday, December 11, 2009 at 07:49 PM