Jenny Masche Isn’t Afraid of Buying Big Jars of Mayonnaise

You know, as I get older my memory is going to hell. I thought for sure I’d written something on the Amy Richards story when it came out, but checking the archives I find that I did not. Let’s get this out of the way right up front: I do not believe we should ban abortions. I think there should be some limits on when abortions should be performed (first trimester) at the discretion of the mother, and past that it should be only for actual medical need. At some point a fetus does become a human being, with all attendant rights. The disagreement is apparently over just when this occurs. I’ve picked my arbitrary point. Others have picked theirs.

But I was, admittedly, appalled at the choice Amy Richards made, and her “reasoning” behind it.

I applaud the choice Jenny Masche and her husband made. Here’s the key quote from the article:

When she had got over the shock of a scan which showed she was carrying six babies, Jenny says she was offered the opportunity of a selective reduction. “Even though we were in a complete state of shock, we just couldn’t do it. How do you choose which three of the little heartbeats to remove?

That question was apparently easy for Amy Richards. Since she was carrying identical twins and a fraternal, the twins got it, and spared Amy the horror of having to buy “big jars of mayonnaise.” Congratulations to the Masche family.