Live Blog from the Anchor Desk 06/02/09
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@Cynthia NC...I think the "Spiderman" guy needs new challenges because he is very talented and wants to keep achieving new "heights," so to speak.
BARE HANDS!!??!?! agh! i'm so jealous of that spider-guy! haha i love climbing... rocks, trees, bleachers, things one should not climb, etc. great video of his climb tonite =]
anyway...
evening Anderson and Erica and Randi!
the weather looks quite nice wherever Anderson is right now... i'm jealous...
very tragic, controversial stories tonite... and great 360 coverage of them, as always
hello anderson what a tragedy the crash now its for the loved ones that are still here that we have to think about d ont you think from quebec canada
Excellent show Anderson. Keep up the good work. Although I would not have an abortion, I have never had to make that hard decision. That's why choice is important. Ultimately, a woman must reconcile her decision (and its consequences) with God (assuming she believes).
Ok, Spiderman, seriously crazy! I can't even look over the 2nd floor balcony that my office in located on! And to have no backup if you fall! Crazy!
Spiderman should honestly just go ride some roller coasters at Cedar Point if he wants a rush....
What is Bo up to now!
I believe "Mother Nature" gives women a unique sense of what's right and wrong–what will work and what won't work and every decision, to have or not have an abortion, is a unique decision, relative to those circumstances.
Tears came to my eyes just now as I listened and watched that brave lady who chose to bring her deformed baby into the world rather than kill it. What an amazing woman she is. She has really affected me tonight and I will never forget her. She is remarkable to say the least.
What a brave mother... Little Angela was blessed to share those 12 precious hours with her family.. I am humbled by this story. .. thank you for sharing it with us..
Thank-you for interviewing Diane Elder about her decision to allow nature to take it's course and have her baby. Her courage and love came through on the interview. I very much appreciate that CNN will show different sides of these issues.
Spiderman......are you brave or just plain dumb......?
Diane is not wrong and a woman who choses not to go through with a smiliar situation is not wrong. they both had a CHOICE that is the key
without equipment ????? 😮
Although I do not think I would have made the same decision as guest Diane E. I think she is very brave for putting herself/family/friends through what they went through. I believe choice is necassary and must be made by the individual and pending the specific case.
The moment of conception is a life; therefore, no one should take a life at any time.
i have noticed a jump in car sales in my town, more and more people have new Yaris's.
Dr. Carhart makes a point about how pregnancy is ordinarily so difficult that abortion is actually safer. That is important to consider. What is the law on late term abortion? Medical guidelines?
Diane Elder expresses something that is deeply responsible. These are feelings people have, not wanting to take life, not wanting to force something on someone.
I very happy that she decided not to have an abortion. I think abortion is wrong. Everyone deseveres to live. Its also sad that her child angela passed away only 12 hours old.
I'm sorry but I could not do that. If that makes me the devil, then so be it.
I also deeply appreciate Ms. Elder's story. I think her story sort of makes the entire point about choice. Ms. Elder's choice was the right one for her and her family. I'm happy that they got to deal with the issue on their own terms and that it gave them a sense of peace.
Women need the freedom to make the right choice for themselves and their family. There really aren't any easy or universal answers here.
Thank You Diane for your story. But again It Was Your Choice, the one you made, doesn't mean that other want to go through that for 4 months, you appear like emotionally you could handle it, maybe some women can't. Also no one knows, one one knows if the baby suffered, I pray that she didn't. I am glad your family made it through, but a woman with those medical issues have a right to decide whats best for them and their family.
I still believe that every woman should have the right to choose.....
very touching story about the women who decided to not have an abortion, obviously a very hard decision for her to make, and to also come on the show to talk about.
women should have the choise to choose what is best for herat that point of her life i did
Anderson did a great interview with Diane just now. I don't know how he can listen to that and not cry (altho he did look like he was going to cry for a minute there).
What a strong and amazing lady Ms Elder is. Such a moving story. I admire the path she took with her baby. Thank you Anderson for allowing her to share her story.
I very happy that she decided not to have an abortion. I think abortion is wrong. Everyone deseveres to live. Its also sad that her child angela passed away only 12 hours old.
I like that line from Ms. Elder, 'If you are an advocate for life, how can you take someone else's life?'
@ Anderson
The story is very sad ... control yourself not to cry because the tears are falling on my face
I give the woman, who carried her non-viable pregnancy, a lot of credit for the courage it took to do that.
However, i think that many, many women would not be able to go through that experience without suffering extreme emtional turmoil.
this story really just makes me see why someone would want to die and not suffer....
wow....
I fully support Diane Elder's choice to keep her child because it's HER CHOICE. She's at peace with her decision, and that's what counts the most.
What a strong and amazing lady Ms Elder is. Just a moving story. I admire the path she took with her baby.
Ms. Elder is very courageous to come on the show tonight and to share her story with us!
i think that the lady who didnt have the abortion did what any good mother would want and that is to do the best for her child and atleast had the oppurtunity to hold her and name her i admire her courage and strength
I had a son who only lived for twenty five days. He struggled to breathe and had tubes hanging out of his head chest arms and legs. I didn't have a choice, because he was one of three, but I can't believe that people would want to see their children suffer the way my child suffered. Women should be able to choose.
Thanks for telling the stories of both mothers and giving us both points of view. It just drives home the idea to me that it's the mothers/families choice and they should be allowed to make their own decision, either way.
The decision of abortion is something that must be responsible and necessary. Problems with the child or the mother is justifiable for an abortion, but abortion can not be a solution to unwanted pregnancy. Today, with so many resources contraceptives, this is unacceptable.
I think I'm anti-anti-abortion now.
Surviving and quality of life are two completely different issues.
There are reasons for abortion which are not selfish reasons, but the ideal is to go through with the pregnancy.
That Diane Elder story is so sad!
Hello Anderson, bloggers, and all. Good job of examining all sides of the abortion issue. Let's not forget a man was murdered. How tragic. Everyone in America is entitled to their beliefs and to be heard but no one is entitled to kill someone who disagrees with them.
God Bless Dr. Carhart for offering to take Dr. Tiller's place.
As the show demonstrated last night, there are reasonable/good reasons for late term abortions. It is Nonesense to believe that women would end a viable pregnancy without just cause.
The abortion issue has become too entangled with religion, politics, misinformation, etc.,
If anti-abortion activists weren't so apt to back their views with religious opinions, I'd be a lot more willing to listen to their arguments.
Having an open discussing with anti-abortion activists almost always seems to bring up religious views.
The point being, women have been having abortions for thousands of years. It only has recently been done in a sterile environment. To make abortion illegal will Not stop abortions. Women will just have it in a back alley or in another country if they have the money!
This poor Dr. comes on this show to talk about what he does for a living and he seems to be getting attacked...I'm not pro-abortion but I do believe that every woman has the right to make that choice for herself.
Isn't just about every 3rd trimester fetus able to survive even if delivered at the 6th month point? If so, other than for medical reasons they should not be permitted.
Sometimes (more often than not, sadly), we find the more zealous of the Pro-Lifers only care about the fetus, not the actual child once he/she is born or the well-being of the child, mother, and the child’s living situation after he/she is born. Usually these are the same people who complain about their tax dollars being wasted on “welfare queens” and the like.
the ex wife is a very strong person and I admire her tenacity in coping with this awful event. Her life is forever changed as well as those of the doctor's family.