Little Voices for Life

from WorldMag.com
by Janie B. Cheaney

The longtime host of Weekend Edition on NPR, Scott Simon, occasionally pens an editorial for The Wall Street Journal. His latest, published Dec. 17, addresses a timeless issue: “The Case for Adoption.”

“This is the season that begins with the story of a couple who wanted a baby,” Simon writes. His opening sentence earns no points for biblical insight, but Simon’s personal experience of wanting a baby is deeply felt. He married late, and he and his wife discovered quickly that they were not able to conceive. They considered assisted fertilization, but as well-traveled individuals they knew first-hand that there are plenty of orphans needing homes. They adopted Elise from Nanchang, China, when she was 11 months old. Six years later they returned for Lina. While he faults no couples or pregnant women for the personal choices they make, he wants to promote an option that has been deeply satisfying for him, his wife, and their daughters. That’s the reason for his latest book, Baby We Were Meant For Each Other: In Praise of Adoption.

I’m very glad the Simons made their decision—but not just because it was so fulfilling for them. Without saying a word, the two little girls make a powerful statement. Their story reminds me of another adoption story I heard several years ago at a fund-raising dinner for the local crisis pregnancy center.

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