19th Annual Rose Day: Protecting the Sanctity of Life
19th Annual Rose Day: Protecting the Sanctity of Life
Each year, hundreds of citizens gather at the Capitol at the beginning of the new legislative session to promote and support pro-life legislation. Â This morning I was honored to attend the 19th annual Rose Day festivities and it was great to see so many fellow Oklahomans who also value the sanctity of life.
Like the attendees at today’s Rose Day ceremonies, I am committed to advancing protections for the unborn and much needed pro-life legislation.  This year’s legislative focus will be on passing seven bills which embody the components of pro-life legislation enacted in 2008 and 2009, but blocked but court order.
I am proud our my record of leadership on pro-life issues.  In addition to co-authoring many of the pro-life bills being blocked by the courts, I’m very proud to have a 100% pro-life voting record from Oklahomans for Life, and last year I co-authored the Use of Force for the Protection of the Unborn Act protecting the rights of pregnant women who may be forced to miscarry their child.  I have also been involved in the pro-life cause on the activist side, participating in events with 40 Days of Life to raise attention about the destruction that pro-abortion laws have done to our communities.
I believe that all of God’s children – born and unborn – are blessed with the right to Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness. I hope that today will serve as a reminder to all Oklahomans that life is precious and deserves protection under the law.  Hayley and I have been blessed with two wonderful children and we are eternally grateful for that gift and the responsibilities that come with being a parent.  I pray that those making decisions in each state capitol as well as Washington D.C. will always keep in mind the sanctity of life.
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I am pleased you believe in the sanctity of life. I do as well. I am the parent of two beautiful children and understand more than you will ever know the responsibilities that come with raising a child with autism.
As you are aware, autism is an illness that our ’sanctity of life’ legislators don’t seem to care about. Autism is a medical condition that is treatable but whose treatments are often beyond the means of most families in Oklahoma.
Children left untreated will become wards of the state instead of contributors to society. It is apparent that your views on the sanctity of life ends when the child is born. The 10,000+ families living with autism in this state don’t have the luxury that you do, we must fight everyday for medical, educational and yes even spiritual (many churches in Oklahoma would prefer we leave our children with autism at home) services.
No sir, your belief in the ’sanctity of life’ is in direct conflict with what this term actually means. And there are 1000’s of children in this state whose families would be happy to share with you what the ’sanctity of life’ actually mean. These families want the choice of purchasing autism insurance coverage for their children, but the Oklahoma GOP has taken away that choice.
I hope you sleep well tonight knowing that there are 10,000+ families in our state going bankrupt trying to care for their children and lying awake wondering how are they going to pay their bills when their children need this money for a chance at having the life God intended.
I used to pray every night that God give us our son back, now since we have had to stop so much of our son’s treatments, I just pray that God gives me the strength to see that our son is happy and that He allows me to be with our son to care for him because, sir, we do not want government handouts, we want to take care of our son.
I once interviewed a 17 year old girl who got pregnant on purpose because her parents were too “bossy”. She had a two bedroom apartment, food stamps, medical care and a monthly welfare check which she spent on cocaine and marijuana. I asked her how she fed the baby and she said her grandmother took care of that.
What’s my point? After the interview which was conducted in her apartment, I spent some time talking to a young man who was a hang-around, running errands for a share of the dope. His mother was a waitress who was never home and his future was dismal. I told this young drop-out how to get an education, wrote my report for the Court and forgot the whole episode. About 7 years later a tall, good looking young man approached me at the Court House and told me he was the kid I talked to at the housing project. He said he had never used drugs from that day forth and had just received his Masters Degree from OU. Maybe her baby will grow up to be President? The human spirit never ceases to amaze me.