When One (baby) Is Enough (ultimate in cold selfishness)

nytimes ^ | July 18, 2004 | AMY RICHARDS as told to AMY BARRETT

[Navy Patriot]

Do you think Amy Richards will tell her son about how she aborted his two siblings? If she was just a LITTLE more selfish, he wouldnt be around either.

Who knows, he might someday browse old issues of the Slime, Amy will encourage him to read that trash.

[spodefly]

Pathological narcicissim posing as progressive enlightenment. Convenience winning out over conscience. Lifestyle trumping life.

She is the Heart and Soul of the Democrat party.

[dennisw]

she could have placed the other two babies up for adoption. There are a number of married couples unable to have children who want them. Was she so clueless that than termination was the only option that occurred to her?

Would have conflicted with her free lance career and her walk up apartment.

[I-53]

I hate them.

[BenLurkin]

Excellent observation.

[jocon307]

"Murderous bitch."

Agreed. And the father is not better. And the doctor makes three. No pun intended.

I cannot believe anyone would admit this to the world. Cripes, talk about should women who have abortions be sent to prison, or executed - generally one thinks "no, they're victims too" but not in this case.

And the poor child who has her for a mother, may God help him, because she has already killed his siblings.

[kstewskis]

And adoption, in this case, would be wrong why?

Why do the twins have to die (no, be murdered) for the mother's irrational insecurities?

Babies don't get to pick their parents, unfortunately.

[GVnana]

Was she so clueless that than termination was the only option that occured to her?

Unfortunately, my good-hearted friend, this woman didn't want to be inconvenienced by the bed rest during a pregnancy that would keep her from "having a life".

[jocon307]

"Did she ever decide who's fault it was?"

I think she probably blames those nieces and nephews of her long ago schoolmates.

[CaptainK]

It's amazing that someone would want a published record of this event and decision
She's worried Staten Island when she doesn't rise to Jerry Springer level.

[kdmhcdcfld]

I was thinking more along the lines of that "C" word that the University of Colorado president referred to as a "term of endearment"...

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Wonder if she'll ever tell the kid his siblings were killed in the womb.

Since she just wrote the whole story for all the world to see... Yes of course he'll know.

Hey kid, if you ever come across this post I just want to say, I'm sorry. We can't pick who we are born to and sometimes that just sucks.

[not_apathetic_anymore]

Wow. I wonder about the NYT's purpose in running this essay. It can't possibly be to support a pro-choice stance can it?

I have a more liberal stand on abortion than many freepers: I don't like it, I think it's wrong as a method of birth control, partial birth abortion is abhorrent, but it is the law- one that I hope will be changed. I'm not, however, a single issue voter.

I don't state my beliefs to incite an argument with those who feel more strongly about this issue. I state them rather to say that even with my relatively more liberal abortion stand I find this woman's behavior incomprehensible, and indefensible on every level. This story can do nothing to support the pro-choice position. Thus again I'm puzzled as to why the NYT would run this.

As an aside. I also grew up with my mother being my only parent. "It's OK, it doesn't matter, I'm over it," was my generic response whenever someone would express sympathy over my father's death. Somewhere in my early 20's I started to admit to myself that I had in fact missed my father's presence in my life... I still do.

[Katya]

Words escape me....my first thought was that this could not possibly be true...tragic.

[buffyt]

I wanted twins every time I had a baby, we have three kids in their 20s now. I always wanted twins.

[BlessedBeGod]

Selfish pig. ...get rid of one of them? Or two of them? Just "get rid of them." Like they're garbage.

[Graybeard58]

my first thought was that this could not possibly be true

It's true. Thousands of times every day.

[dennisw]

I cannot believe anyone would admit this to the world.

Young women used to be ashamed of an unwanted pregnancy. Many times she would be sent way to relatives to have the baby or there would be a shotgun wedding.

Now there is zero shame in announcing to the the world, via the New York Times, that you legally killed (OK, she hired an MD hit man) two of your babies and let the third one live so you could love it and raise it.

[Polycarp IV]

My immediate response was, I cannot have triplets. I was not married; I lived in a five-story walk-up in the East Village; I worked freelance; and I would have to go on bed rest in March. I lecture at colleges, and my biggest months are March and April. I would have to give up my main income for the rest of the year. There was a part of me that was sure I could work around that. But it was a matter of, Do I want to?

I looked at Peter and asked the doctor: ''Is it possible to get rid of one of them? Or two of them?'' The obstetrician wasn't an expert in selective reduction, but she knew that with a shot of potassium chloride you could eliminate one or more.

Having felt physically fine up to this point, I got on the subway afterward, and all of a sudden, I felt ill. I didn't want to eat anything. What I was going through seemed like a very unnatural experience. On the subway, Peter asked, ''Shouldn't we consider having triplets?'' And I had this adverse reaction: ''This is why they say it's the woman's choice, because you think I could just carry triplets. That's easy for you to say, but I'd have to give up my life.'' Not only would I have to be on bed rest at 20 weeks, I wouldn't be able to fly after 15. I was already at eight weeks. When I found out about the triplets, I felt like: It's not the back of a pickup at 16, but now I'm going to have to move to Staten Island. I'll never leave my house because I'll have to care for these children. I'll have to start shopping only at Costco and buying big jars of mayonnaise. Even in my moments of thinking about having three, I don't think that deep down I was ever considering it.

In a sane world, this couple and the Ob/Gyn would now be in jail for murder. We obviously live in a VERY sick world.

May God have Mercy on them.

[petercooper]

selective reduction???

sons of bitches!!