KnightofChrist Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 (edited) [quote name='CherieMadame' timestamp='1294523061' post='2197869'] Interesting. The photographer had a very different side to the story. I worked at the PA Pro-Life Federation for a time, and Michael Clancy, the photographer, was the guest speaker at our annual banquet. There was a huge falling out over the photograph and whether or not it should be published. LIFE magazine had a posed picture of a baby at 24-weeks doing the same thing -- Michael Clancy caught this picture of Samuel doing it at [i]21 weeks, [/i]and this one [i]wasn't posed.[/i] This brought forth a whole slew of problems and accusations, etc. Why? Seems like it was all about money and whether or not Dr. Bruner would get to be on the cover of LIFE magazine. Because of Clancy's photo, he wouldn't. So you can see why he'd be mad about it. I find it interesting that Dr. Bruner says what you believed happened is based on your "political point of view." Really, now? You can find the controversy of the story here: [url="http://www.michaelclancy.com/story.html"]http://www.michaelcl....com/story.html[/url] According to Michael Clancy the child's hand came out of the opening. He did not "reach out" for the doctor's hand. HOWEVER, when the doctor's hand brushed by the baby's, he gripped it. I think it's rather dishonest for snopes to publish the "disclaimer" of Michael Clancy's as further reason to dismiss his side of the story. [/quote] Yeah I wouldn't completely trust Snopes prolife stories, they have in past seem to have a liberal bias. Anyway clearly from the photo the baby is grasping the Doctors finger. Edited January 9, 2011 by KnightofChrist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sternhauser Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 [quote name='KnightofChrist' timestamp='1294597367' post='2198182'] Yeah I wouldn't completely trust Snopes prolife stories, they have in past seem to have a liberal bias. Anyway clearly from the photo the baby is grasping the Doctors finger. [/quote] They documented the doctor's quote from a news article in a well-known paper. I don't trust papers, either. I know how they make up and twist words. But some still have a modicum of credibility. Circulated internet email tales with an obvious (albeit pro-life) agenda have little credibility. ~Sternhauser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightofChrist Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 [quote name='Sternhauser' timestamp='1294599161' post='2198188'] They documented the doctor's quote from a news article in a well-known paper. I don't trust papers, either. I know how they make up and twist words. But some still have a modicum of credibility. Circulated internet email tales with an obvious (albeit pro-life) agenda have little credibility. ~Sternhauser [/quote] Yeah newspapers can't be trusted with prolife stories either. I don't know maybe the Doctor didn't want to seem like a prolife advocate who knows. Still from the picture the baby can be seen grasping the doctor's finger just as any baby outside the womb would do so with an adult. It seems likely because of that Michael Clancy's version of the story is closer to the truth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HisChildForever Posted January 9, 2011 Share Posted January 9, 2011 I think we can all agree that to see a little human hand reaching outside the womb like that is a powerful message in and of itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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