A picture began circulating in November. It should be "The Picture of
the Year," or perhaps, "Picture of the Decade." It won't be. In fact,
unless you obtained a copy of the US paper which published it, you probably
would never have seen it. The picture is that of a 21-week-old unborn baby
named Samuel Alexander Armas, who is being operated on by surgeon named
Joseph Bruner.
The baby was diagnosed with spina bifida and would not survive if
removed from his mother's womb. Little Samuel's mother, Julie Armas, is an
obstetrics nurse in Atlanta. She knew of Dr. Bruner's remarkable
surgical procedure. Practicing at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in
Nashville, he performs these special operations while the baby is
still in the womb.
During the procedure, the doctor removes the uterus via C-section and
makes a small incision to operate on the baby. As Dr. Bruner completed
the surgery on Samuel, the little guy reached his tiny, but fully
developed hand through the incision and firmly grasped the surgeon's finger.
Dr. Bruner was reported as saying that when his finger was grasped, it was
the most emotional moment of his life, and that for an instant during the
procedure he was just frozen, totally immobile.
The photograph captures this amazing event with perfect clarity. The
editors titled the picture, "Hand of Hope." The text explaining the
picture begins, "The tiny hand of 21-week-old fetus Samuel Alexander
Armas emerges from the mother's uterus to grasp the finger of Dr. Joseph
Bruner as if thanking the doctor for the gift of life." Little Samuel's
mother said they "wept for days" when they saw the picture. She said, "The
photo reminds us pregnancy isn't about disability or an illness, it's about
a little person." Samuel was born in perfect health, the operation 100
percent successful.
***Now it's time congratulate ourselves as Americans for "protecting a woman's right to choose". Hurrah for 2nd trimester abortions! It is, after all, just a "clump of cells"! No big deal!
: ***
the Year," or perhaps, "Picture of the Decade." It won't be. In fact,
unless you obtained a copy of the US paper which published it, you probably
would never have seen it. The picture is that of a 21-week-old unborn baby
named Samuel Alexander Armas, who is being operated on by surgeon named
Joseph Bruner.
The baby was diagnosed with spina bifida and would not survive if
removed from his mother's womb. Little Samuel's mother, Julie Armas, is an
obstetrics nurse in Atlanta. She knew of Dr. Bruner's remarkable
surgical procedure. Practicing at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in
Nashville, he performs these special operations while the baby is
still in the womb.
During the procedure, the doctor removes the uterus via C-section and
makes a small incision to operate on the baby. As Dr. Bruner completed
the surgery on Samuel, the little guy reached his tiny, but fully
developed hand through the incision and firmly grasped the surgeon's finger.
Dr. Bruner was reported as saying that when his finger was grasped, it was
the most emotional moment of his life, and that for an instant during the
procedure he was just frozen, totally immobile.
The photograph captures this amazing event with perfect clarity. The
editors titled the picture, "Hand of Hope." The text explaining the
picture begins, "The tiny hand of 21-week-old fetus Samuel Alexander
Armas emerges from the mother's uterus to grasp the finger of Dr. Joseph
Bruner as if thanking the doctor for the gift of life." Little Samuel's
mother said they "wept for days" when they saw the picture. She said, "The
photo reminds us pregnancy isn't about disability or an illness, it's about
a little person." Samuel was born in perfect health, the operation 100
percent successful.
***Now it's time congratulate ourselves as Americans for "protecting a woman's right to choose". Hurrah for 2nd trimester abortions! It is, after all, just a "clump of cells"! No big deal!
: ***
. 9 months is about average, 20 is unheard of.
