Citizen Ruth
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I mean,
that's what I'm here for...

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I'm here to listen.
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Okay.
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Like I said,
I need to get an abortion.

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Let me just ask you
something, Ruth.

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Have you ever
really taken the time

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to think about what it means
to have an abortion?

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Yeah.
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Um, it means that
I don't have to go to jail,

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and it means I don't have
to have another baby,

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and it means that I can start
getting my life together.

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I, I, I, I, I...
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Don't you think that's all
just a little selfish?

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Isn't there someone else here
you need to consider,

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someone who's living
inside you right now,

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just waiting to be born?
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I think this would be
a good time

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to have Dr. Rollins step in
and just explain

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some of the medical facts
to you, hmm?

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Charlie...
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Huh? What?
Oh, what? Oh!

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Yes, yes.
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Dr. Rollins,
this is Ruth Stoops.

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She's about
8 weeks pregnant.

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And she wants to know
more about her child.

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Oh, fine, fine.
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Ruth...
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Yes.
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Here, let me show you
something.

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Ruth, your baby is already
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well into its journey
in life.

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At 10 weeks, the baby
is just about this size.

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The head and the feet and
the hands are all fully formed.

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Your baby has a heartbeat.
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And you know something,
Ruth?

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Some studies have even
shown brain activity.

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Now, isn't that remarkable,
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that even
at such an early stage,

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your baby is made
in God's image?

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Here.
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I want you to hold it.
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Yes.

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