Why is it that I must still lean on my Republican friends? [View All]

[CornField]

I've yet to meet one democrat -- on DU or in real life -- that didn't offer sympathy & support for my pregnancy which I terminated at 26 weeks due to fatal defects.

I've yet to meet one republican -- on the net or in real life -- that didn't offer sympathy & support for my pregnancy which resulted in a stillbirth due to placenta abruption.

While there have been a few who have crossed the lines, by and large, this has been the case. I receive cards and notes from one group of friends on the anniversary of one and cards and notes from the other group of friends on the anniversary of the other. Also of note, my democratic friends not only make a point of offering sympathy, but also applauding my strength in exercising my choice when faced with a child who would never live.

Why do republicans find it so hard to understand that I grieve the child who died at 26 weeks as much as I grieve the child I lost fullterm?

Why do democrats find it so difficult to acknowledge that any 'fetus' can be referred to as a child without compromising Rowe v. Wade?