Defending the Defenseless

***Warning: Graphic Photos later in post ***

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." ~ Declaration of Independence, July 4, 1776 

“The care of human life and happiness and not their destruction is the first and only legitimate object of good government.” ~ Thomas Jefferson 

Today is the 39th anniversary of Roe vs. Wade, the supreme court case that legalized abortion.  But I ask, does making something legal make it right?  After all, the murder of Jewish people was legal.  Slavery was legal.  If a woman is killed while pregnant, the killer (purposefully or accidentally) is charged with two deaths.  Yet if the child is killed by the mother's choice, why isn't it murder?  We have allowed the murder of millions of children because they are unwanted.  

“Conception is the beginning of human life. From the time that an ovum is fertilized a new life begins that is neither that of the father nor of the mother. It is rather the life of a new human being with his own growth. It would never become human if it were not human already.”~ Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, Declaration on Procured Abortion, 1974 

“He who denies that human life begins with conception does not need to contend with religion, but science. To deny this certainty of biology is not to express a lack of faith, but a lack of basic knowledge of human genetics, something that is even known by the general public.” ~ Ecuadorian Federation of Societies of Gynecology and Obstetrics, April 17, 2008

From the moment of conception, nothing more is added to the child except food. 

"But the fetus is not developed yet, therefore it is not human."  A born baby isn't developed yet, should we be able to kill them because they can't walk?  

"The fetus needs the mother to continue living, it can't live on its own."  Again, neither can a born baby, should we be able to kill them because they can't feed themselves?

"But the woman was raped, she shouldn't have to carry the baby of her rapist."  (This makes up a VERY small percentage of abortions) http://www.abortionfacts.com/statistics/us_stats_abortion.asp

There is NO doubt that this would be an incredibly hard situation for any woman.  These women should be given all the material, emotional and spiritual support possible.  They should not be encouraged to do something that would bring them further pain and suffering.  Should the children of all criminals be killed because of the bad choices of their parents?

You can call the human life a fetus, zygote or embryo.  Abortion is MURDER. 

You can list all the reasons why it would be hard on the mother to carry and/or raise the baby (and it is hard).  Abortion is MURDER.

It does not matter the weapon: pill, suction, chemicals or petri dish.  Abortion is MURDER.

If you are pro-choice than you are pro-murder.  I toiled over whether or not to include these photos because they make me physically ill.  But then I thought, good.  They should make everyone sick.  The evils of abortion cannot be ignored.

“All who are genuinely committed to the advancement of women can and must offer a woman or a girl who is pregnant, frightened, and alone a better alternative than the destruction of her own unborn child” ~ Mary Ann Glendon, Fourth World Conference on Women, Beijing, September 5, 1995

 

I feel the greatest destroyer of peace today is “Abortion”, because it is a war against the child… A direct killing of the innocent child, “Murder” by the mother herself… And if we can accept that a mother can kill even her own child, how can we tell other people not to kill one another? How do we persuade a woman not to have an abortion? As always, we must persuade her with love… And we remind ourselves that love means to be willing to give until it hurts… – Mother Teresa

There is no denying that a woman considering abortion is already in a tough situation.  She needs compassion, not judgement.  Action, not just words.  We must make a change.  How can we expect women to choose life if there is little support for them once they've made the difficult choice.  What can we do for both the child and woman?  

• PRAY!!  Truly I say to you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you. - Matthew 17:20
• Be silent no more!  Do not be afraid to engage in conversation.
• Support pregnancy centers like http://www.birthright.org/
• Vote pro-life
• Support Project Rachel Ministries (healing for women who have had abortions) http://hopeafterabortion.com/
• Boycott organizations (and their donors) that provide abortions like Planned Parenthood.  Their new twitter motto is "Pro-choice is sexy."  What?!  "Pro-murder is sexy"  I am so confused. 
• Be active in and support the people of your community- teenagers, single parents, the military, the poor.  Be compassionate.  They will know we are Christians by our love.