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Our Daughter Penny and the Word Retarded
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amyjuliabecker
When Penny was three-weeks old, I was on the phone, telling the story of her birth to a friend. I had gone over all those details so many times by that point, it was a relief to ask her the question, “How are you?” She talked about their kids, and then moved on to the…
Just a Mom
By
amyjuliabecker
Last fall, an old friend and I spent a weekend together. We talked about everything–kids,faith, birthday parties and school and church. But at the end of the weekend, my friend asked, “Do you always live in this place?” “What place?” “This place –talking about intellectual things all the time?” Hmm. Well, yes, I guess I…
Prenatal Diagnosis: What Would You Do?
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amyjuliabecker
I have a new post on Her.meneutics called “Eliminating Suffering or Eliminating People: When Genetic Testing Threatens our Common Humanity.” It begins: Imagine sitting in a doctor’s office and receiving this news: Good morning, Mrs. Santos. I have the results of the screening test you had last week, 12 weeks into your pregnancy. The test…
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