By Mary DeTurris Poust
Voting on whether an unborn baby lives or dies? Some say it's a publicity stunt, but no matter what the twisted reasons behind birthornot.com, it needs to stop. A couple from a Minneapolis suburb say they will decide the fate of their unborn child -- birth or abortion -- based on an online poll that ends Dec. 7. Up until the story posted on gawker.com, the baby was losing, with 54 percent of voters favoring "have an abortion." But the numbers have started tilting toward birth, with 79 percent now voting in favor of having the baby.
From a story on Gawker.com:
That someone would do this is almost impossible to believe, of course. We asked the Arnolds if this was some sort of a prank. "No, it's not. We are taking this very seriously," Pete replied. We then asked if this was some sort of convoluted pro-life stunt. Alisha laughed. "It's definitely not a pro-life campaign," she said. "I believe in a woman's right to choose."
According to the couple, they've been unsure about whether they're ready to be parents and have concluded that the best way to proceed is to ask random people on the Internet if they should have the child. (Tests have revealed that the fetus is a boy.) Alisha said that two pregnancies ended in two miscarriages in the past year and a half. During the second pregnancy, the couple bought the birthornot.com domain, and were in the process of deciding whether to put the birth up to a vote when they lost the baby. When Alisha got pregnant a third time a few months ago, they decided to launch birthornot.com.
Life is not a reality show, and babies are not props. These people need to wake up before they make a decision -- or let a twisted online audience make a decision -- that will end their child's life and ruin their own. Read the story HERE.
