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Pro-Life Couple Goes Viral For Asking Women To Let Them Adopt Their Baby If They Are Considering Abortion And Succeeds
Kindness comes in all shapes and forms. And while some rely on faith and religion to assess their values, it really does not matter where it comes from as long as it does good. At the beginning of this year, a married couple from Virginia – Sarah Marie and Blake Thomas – put up a Facebook post that soon went viral. They were encouraging mothers who opted for abortion, to let them adopt the baby. Fast forward to today, their pursuit proved successful.
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This Virginia couple, was looking for mothers who opted for abortion to let them adopt their babies
Image credits: Sarah Marie Thomas
The viral Facebook post read: “This offer remains open indefinitely! Don’t abort your baby! We will adopt! Please contact us if you’d be open to adoption as an option! We will adopt from any state. Please do not hesitate to contact us!” This was posted on 28th of January and almost instantly received over 24k likes and was shared 87k times.
After 9 months, they finally received good news
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Sarah Marie posted an update on her Facebook page: “Thanks to everyone who has expressed interest in helping these women. At this time, we are no longer receiving messages and the women who contacted us have been referred to Pregnancy Resource Centers or adoption agencies. Thank you! Dozens of expectant mothers contacted us, many of whom were contemplating or planning abortions. Many of those mothers are now considering parenting their babies and others are actively pursuing adoption. We have had the great honor of accepting one mother’s request that we adopt her baby. It has been a whirlwind of a week and we are still processing all of it. We are so grateful for all of these babies’ lives and their mothers, and we feel so privileged and honored to be parents again in approximately 7 months!”
The child won’t be the first entering their family through adoption
Image credits: Sarah Marie Thomas
The Thomas family is raising a 1-year-old biological son together with 3-year-old Kayden, who’s been adopted through foster care. The couple have described him to the media as a “blessing and such a joy.”
Here’s what people online had to say
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Leo Domitrix 6 years ago
I am pro-life --- as in, pro-life-after-the-birth. So this couple is living their values, not just waving a sign once a month. Good on them.
Uncommon Boston 6 years ago (edited)
The pro-life movement is lead by conservatives; who also want to eliminate all 'entitlement' programs for children. People living paycheck to paycheck often can't afford an abortion. Two visits are required, if the only places in your state are hours away, it means two days off work and bus fares . Meanwhile, these same politicians can afford to send their mistresses or daughters someplace private to quietly have the pregnancy aborted. Hypocrites.
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earringnut 6 years ago
This is how pro life folks can reduce abortions. By caring about the children after they've been born. As a pro choice supporter I support this strategy.
Master Markus 6 years ago
The REAL way that they can reduce abortions is by teaching people accurate sex education and allowing easy access to things like condoms and birth control.
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Angela 6 years ago
So this post assumes abortions are unwanted perfectly healthy pregnancies. They need to think for a moment about the mother at the 25 week ultrasound (after miscarrying twice) finding out major organs haven't formed, skull or brain is only partially formed. Or such major complications that require years of intense surgery and medical care that are completely unattainable for a young family. Those mothers are heartbroken at the choice of terminating the pregnancy or trying to go al close to full term for maybe 24 hours of life outside the womb. Terminating a pregnancy is a clinical procedure done for many reasons, all difficult to navigate. The only voices that matter are those of the mother and the doctor. The rest of us are uneducated.
DC 6 years ago
Absolutely right, but I think the voice of the father is to be heard, too. ... and none of the so-called pro-life bs. Heartbeat ... a heart is just a pump. The only thing making people state this would indicate a seperate life is that it is easier to observe than anything else, like a liver doing it's work ... although just as important, the liver does work in total silence to the uneducated, so they just take what they're able to see or feel - the pump is pumping. Actually, what the brain is doing should be what matters, which practically ends pro-life-supremacy-delusions immediately.
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Demi Zwaan 6 years ago
So they actually didn’t adopt all babies offered, huh? It’s nice, as long as they respect women who do want abortions as well.
Kathy Baylis 6 years ago
Yeah. We know they only posted their offer because they wanted to adopt a couple—-healthy and white—-kids, which they now have. Wonder how quickly their tune will change once they get thousands of women taking them up on their proposal. What if the next babies are mixed race, or have genetic disorders, or the mother is an addict? How willing will they be they to adopt them? Since you and I both know the rest of the fanatics won’t step up and start adopting.
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blugeagua 6 years ago
How about people should mind their own damn business and let women (and men) choose what to do with our own bodies. If it’s not your body, then you have no say in the matter. What I choose to do with my body is no one’s business but my own.
Bored Fox 6 years ago (edited)
I agree. Better idea to adopt a child than ask someone to give a birth to another unwanted baby.
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Master Markus 6 years ago
Abortion is good for more than just not having a baby in the future though, it's also good for not having to deal with a PREGNANCY. Also, I just want to say f**k off to anyone who doesn't support abortion.
Virgil Blue 6 years ago
Fully agreed, adoption is fine if one wants to go trough all the risks a pregnancy brings, but abortion should be available for all those who dont.
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Liz 6 years ago
What about when carrying to term would literally endanger the mother's life? Should they then be allowed to abort without judgement?
Aunt Messy 6 years ago
Call them what they really are - gestation slavers. You'll note that they only want to purchase (because they're not doing this for anyone but themselves) healthy, white babies with cute mothers.
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Lynda Momalo 6 years ago
So, no one mentioned who paid for the pregnant women's medical care before, during, and after childbirth. No one mentioned whether other people paid their living expenses if they get fired for being pregnant and no one else will hire a visibly pregnant woman. No one mentioned (except people here in the comments) the danger of pregnancy and childbirth. No one mentioned nearly a year of discomfort ranging to pain. People who have never been pregnant tend to downplay the very real issues involved.
Kioh81 6 years ago
John Smith for someone that physically cannot becomes pregnant and seems to have a very limited knowledge of the whole female pregnancies in general, constantly demeaning and being annoying honestly to anyone that has a differing opinion than your own does NOTHING to further your views except to cause everyone to ignore any point you might have to make. If you want your views and opinions to be viewed as legitimate or taken seriously, being more willing to have discussions (which are back and forth) and less "in-your-face" argumentative will have much better rate of success to changing someone's opinions. A person's stance on this or any matter as far as I am concerned becomes absolutely invalid the minute you tried to shove your views down my throat and insult me or anyone else. THAT my friend is NOT how you sway an audience.
Load More Replies... Leo Domitrix 6 years ago
I am pro-life --- as in, pro-life-after-the-birth. So this couple is living their values, not just waving a sign once a month. Good on them.
Uncommon Boston 6 years ago (edited)
The pro-life movement is lead by conservatives; who also want to eliminate all 'entitlement' programs for children. People living paycheck to paycheck often can't afford an abortion. Two visits are required, if the only places in your state are hours away, it means two days off work and bus fares . Meanwhile, these same politicians can afford to send their mistresses or daughters someplace private to quietly have the pregnancy aborted. Hypocrites.
Load More Replies... earringnut 6 years ago
This is how pro life folks can reduce abortions. By caring about the children after they've been born. As a pro choice supporter I support this strategy.
Master Markus 6 years ago
The REAL way that they can reduce abortions is by teaching people accurate sex education and allowing easy access to things like condoms and birth control.
Load More Replies... Angela 6 years ago
So this post assumes abortions are unwanted perfectly healthy pregnancies. They need to think for a moment about the mother at the 25 week ultrasound (after miscarrying twice) finding out major organs haven't formed, skull or brain is only partially formed. Or such major complications that require years of intense surgery and medical care that are completely unattainable for a young family. Those mothers are heartbroken at the choice of terminating the pregnancy or trying to go al close to full term for maybe 24 hours of life outside the womb. Terminating a pregnancy is a clinical procedure done for many reasons, all difficult to navigate. The only voices that matter are those of the mother and the doctor. The rest of us are uneducated.
DC 6 years ago
Absolutely right, but I think the voice of the father is to be heard, too. ... and none of the so-called pro-life bs. Heartbeat ... a heart is just a pump. The only thing making people state this would indicate a seperate life is that it is easier to observe than anything else, like a liver doing it's work ... although just as important, the liver does work in total silence to the uneducated, so they just take what they're able to see or feel - the pump is pumping. Actually, what the brain is doing should be what matters, which practically ends pro-life-supremacy-delusions immediately.
Load More Replies... Demi Zwaan 6 years ago
So they actually didn’t adopt all babies offered, huh? It’s nice, as long as they respect women who do want abortions as well.
Kathy Baylis 6 years ago
Yeah. We know they only posted their offer because they wanted to adopt a couple—-healthy and white—-kids, which they now have. Wonder how quickly their tune will change once they get thousands of women taking them up on their proposal. What if the next babies are mixed race, or have genetic disorders, or the mother is an addict? How willing will they be they to adopt them? Since you and I both know the rest of the fanatics won’t step up and start adopting.
Load More Replies... blugeagua 6 years ago
How about people should mind their own damn business and let women (and men) choose what to do with our own bodies. If it’s not your body, then you have no say in the matter. What I choose to do with my body is no one’s business but my own.
Bored Fox 6 years ago (edited)
I agree. Better idea to adopt a child than ask someone to give a birth to another unwanted baby.
Load More Replies... Master Markus 6 years ago
Abortion is good for more than just not having a baby in the future though, it's also good for not having to deal with a PREGNANCY. Also, I just want to say f**k off to anyone who doesn't support abortion.
Virgil Blue 6 years ago
Fully agreed, adoption is fine if one wants to go trough all the risks a pregnancy brings, but abortion should be available for all those who dont.
Load More Replies... Liz 6 years ago
What about when carrying to term would literally endanger the mother's life? Should they then be allowed to abort without judgement?
Aunt Messy 6 years ago
Call them what they really are - gestation slavers. You'll note that they only want to purchase (because they're not doing this for anyone but themselves) healthy, white babies with cute mothers.
Load More Replies... Lynda Momalo 6 years ago
So, no one mentioned who paid for the pregnant women's medical care before, during, and after childbirth. No one mentioned whether other people paid their living expenses if they get fired for being pregnant and no one else will hire a visibly pregnant woman. No one mentioned (except people here in the comments) the danger of pregnancy and childbirth. No one mentioned nearly a year of discomfort ranging to pain. People who have never been pregnant tend to downplay the very real issues involved.
Kioh81 6 years ago
John Smith for someone that physically cannot becomes pregnant and seems to have a very limited knowledge of the whole female pregnancies in general, constantly demeaning and being annoying honestly to anyone that has a differing opinion than your own does NOTHING to further your views except to cause everyone to ignore any point you might have to make. If you want your views and opinions to be viewed as legitimate or taken seriously, being more willing to have discussions (which are back and forth) and less "in-your-face" argumentative will have much better rate of success to changing someone's opinions. A person's stance on this or any matter as far as I am concerned becomes absolutely invalid the minute you tried to shove your views down my throat and insult me or anyone else. THAT my friend is NOT how you sway an audience.
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