Why is Tim Tebow's story not a pro choice story?

breath123
breath123 Posts: 397
edited February 2010 in A Moving Train
As we all know, hindsight is 20/20.

I applaud Tim Tebow's mother for her courageous decision to carry through with a pregnancy that was potentially life threatening.

Assuming we know all the facts, such as she got a second and a third opinion and they all agreed that the situation was indeed life threatening. I am sure they didn't want to make it too long winded of a story, so they just talk about the one doctor who did say it was.

Mrs. Tebow weighed the options and she made the CHOICE to have her child and as it turns out, the right one.

I doubt very seriously that there would be a commercial during the superbowl had she died.

glad it all worked out and I'm glad you're here timmy! Love to have you on the 49ers next year.
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  • youngster
    youngster Boston Posts: 6,576
    I agree. Whoever is sponsoring this commercial is obviously a pro life supporter. But like you said, she made a choice which I applaud her for. Wonder how many people will catch this.
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  • keeponrockin
    keeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    Cause where she was, abortion was illegal...
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    breath123 wrote:
    As we all know, hindsight is 20/20.

    I applaud Tim Tebow's mother for her courageous decision to carry through with a pregnancy that was potentially life threatening.

    Assuming we know all the facts, such as she got a second and a third opinion and they all agreed that the situation was indeed life threatening. I am sure they didn't want to make it too long winded of a story, so they just talk about the one doctor who did say it was.

    Mrs. Tebow weighed the options and she made the CHOICE to have her child and as it turns out, the right one.

    I doubt very seriously that there would be a commercial during the superbowl had she died.

    glad it all worked out and I'm glad you're here timmy! Love to have you on the 49ers next year.

    The story itself isn't the problem. It's a wonderful, heartwarming story, I'm sure.

    The problem is the message the story, used in this context, is meant to portray. The message is that the choice SHE made is the RIGHT choice. The message isn't just that it was the right choice for HER. The message is that it is also the right choice for YOU, for ME, and for EVERYONE else.

    That's not to mention the message that people should ignore their doctors' medical advice. We don't know exactly what happened between Ms. Tebow and her doctor in this particular situation because the doctor is notably absent from the ad. Why not portray the doctor's "side" too? Because the message is that medical advice to have an abortion should be disregarded - after all, look how well it all turned out for Ms. Tebow!

    Also notably absent are the stories of the women who ignored their doctors' advice and died, frequently leaving their other children without a mother. Also notably absent are the women who have made similarly courageous decisions to abort their (likely desired) pregnancies.

    If this story were told in context, with all possible decisions portrayed as equally valid and all possible outcomes of these decisions told, then it would be pro-choice ad. But it's not. And we all know it's not meant to be.
  • _
    _ Posts: 6,657
    keeponrockin wrote:
    Cause where she was, abortion was illegal...

    Where was she?
  • breath123
    breath123 Posts: 397
    edited February 2010
    keeponrockin wrote:
    Cause where she was, abortion was illegal...

    ...and clearly had no access to an automobile and a roadmap.

    or do you mean the 1950s?
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    _ Posts: 6,657
    Here's an example of how her story could be used in a pro-choice ad:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=utcxpuHF7jg
  • breath123
    breath123 Posts: 397
    scb wrote:
    breath123 wrote:
    As we all know, hindsight is 20/20.

    I applaud Tim Tebow's mother for her courageous decision to carry through with a pregnancy that was potentially life threatening.

    Assuming we know all the facts, such as she got a second and a third opinion and they all agreed that the situation was indeed life threatening. I am sure they didn't want to make it too long winded of a story, so they just talk about the one doctor who did say it was.

    Mrs. Tebow weighed the options and she made the CHOICE to have her child and as it turns out, the right one.

    I doubt very seriously that there would be a commercial during the superbowl had she died.

    glad it all worked out and I'm glad you're here timmy! Love to have you on the 49ers next year.

    The story itself isn't the problem. It's a wonderful, heartwarming story, I'm sure.

    The problem is the message the story, used in this context, is meant to portray. The message is that the choice SHE made is the RIGHT choice. The message isn't just that it was the right choice for HER. The message is that it is also the right choice for YOU, for ME, and for EVERYONE else.

    That's not to mention the message that people should ignore their doctors' medical advice. We don't know exactly what happened between Ms. Tebow and her doctor in this particular situation because the doctor is notably absent from the ad. Why not portray the doctor's "side" too? Because the message is that medical advice to have an abortion should be disregarded - after all, look how well it all turned out for Ms. Tebow!

    Also notably absent are the stories of the women who ignored their doctors' advice and died, frequently leaving their other children without a mother. Also notably absent are the women who have made similarly courageous decisions to abort their (likely desired) pregnancies.

    If this story were told in context, with all possible decisions portrayed as equally valid and all possible outcomes of these decisions told, then it would be pro-choice ad. But it's not. And we all know it's not meant to be.

    exactly, I was being obnoxiously middle of the road. turning it on itself so to speak. the message is dangerous and all the facts certainly have not been accounted for.

    but that's why having the choice is so vital. if you realize that having the baby might kill you and you decide to have it, more power to you. if the pregnancy ends up killing you, it's a result of freewill. not because some redneck right winger bible beaters said you had to.
  • _
    _ Posts: 6,657
    breath123 wrote:
    exactly, I was being obnoxiously middle of the road. turning it on itself so to speak. the message is dangerous and all the facts certainly have not been accounted for.

    but that's why having the choice is so vital. if you realize that having the baby might kill you and you decide to have it, more power to you. if the pregnancy ends up killing you, it's a result of freewill. not because some redneck right winger bible beaters said you had to.

    Sorry; I didn't catch that. I'm a little slow today. :oops:
  • keeponrockin
    keeponrockin Posts: 7,446
    breath123 wrote:
    keeponrockin wrote:
    Cause where she was, abortion was illegal...

    ...and clearly had no access to an automobile and a roadmap.

    or do you mean the 1950s?
    He was in the Phillipines.
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  • breath123
    breath123 Posts: 397
    keeponrockin wrote:
    breath123 wrote:
    keeponrockin wrote:
    Cause where she was, abortion was illegal...

    ...and clearly had no access to an automobile and a roadmap.

    or do you mean the 1950s?
    she was in the Phillipines.

    ahhh....interesting.

    well, since she obviously didn't have a choice in the matter, I guess it's good she survived.

    i guess it's not a pro-choice story.

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