Monday, September 19, 2005

Dr. Seuss Pro-Life?


I read Dr. Seuss to my kids when they were little, who didn't? Well, Dr. Seuss is still a favorite and has gained even more popularity in recent years with the movie, "The Grinch Who Stole Christmas", and the debate over whether Dr. Seuss is Pro-Life. In the book, "Horton Hears a Who, Do You?" we find the words, "a person's a person no matter how small..." and here are a couple of excerpts from the "Birthday Book":

"If we didn't have birthdays, you wouldn't be you.
If you'd never been born, well then what would you do?
If you'd never been born, well then what would you be?
You might be a fish! Or a toad in a tree!
You might be a doorknob! Or three baked potatoes!
You might be a bag full of hard green tomatoes.

Or worse than all that... Why, you might be a WASN'T!
A Wasn't has no fun at all. No, he doesn't.
A Wasn't just isn't. He just isn't present.
But you... You ARE YOU! And, now isn't that pleasant."

"If you'd never been born, then you might be an ISN'T!
An Isn't has no fun at all. No he disn't.
He never has birthdays, and that isn't pleasant.
You have to be born, or you don't get a present."

What do you think?

Related:
HumanRights for All
A Person's a Person No Matter How Small
Your Developing Baby - Pictures

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