Abortion: The Selfish "Choice"

Prologue

There are medical photos available that can show an unborn child at various stages of development. But I have found that few of them have an impact like the photo of a child murdered at the hands of an abortionist. The first time I saw such a photo, I looked at it in awe and wondered to myself how any person could look at that tiny lifeless child and not instantly realize that we, as a nation, will indeed answer to God for this evil thing we've allowed. I knew instantly that this was perhaps the greatest tragedy I had ever laid my eyes upon, or probably ever would, within my lifetime.

I had to convince myself that most people are deceived and simply don't know the truth of what is happening, because they have never viewed it for themselves. I had to convince myself that people honestly don't know, in order for me not to have a hatred and disdain for the people who fight for this barbaric and evil choice to be protected as a right. "Surely they don't know," I told myself, "or they would not allow this to continue." Or would they?

People are often sickened and outraged when signs with such photos show up at protests in front of abortion clinics. But pictures such as these educate the public reguarding the lies of the abortion industry. For it is quite plain to see in the photos that these babies are not "fetal tissue," but rather, murdered children; the helpless, defenseless victims of an abortionist's hands.

Most children aborted in the US are at or well past this stage of growth and developement.

Unfortunately, AOL's photo policy will not allow me to post such photos here, without masking the truth. But all you need do is go to Google.com, click on Images, and then do an image search for "aborted baby" or "aborted fetus," to find many such photos. And I can also e-mail you the unmasked photo above, which impacted me when I saw it:

Was Abortion Ever Intended to be a Constitutional Right?

Many of the same Founding Fathers of America gave us our Declaration Of Independence in 1776, our Constitution in 1787, and the Bill Of Rights in 1791 (a span of only 15 years). So it is easy to see how these three principle documents in our history are inter-woven in their ideals, and inseperably linked in their goals and purpose.

The Declaration of Independence preceeded our Constitution. It is the cornerstone of our very Nation, and it is the foundation of principles upon which our Constitution, and later the Bill of Rights, were inspired and authored. The Declaration of Independence stated our very purpose for becoming a new nation unto ourselves, independent from the rule of England. And in our Declaration I read the words:

"We hold these thruths 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."

It is inspiring to me, knowing that our nation began with these powerful words. Our Founding Fathers recognized and decreed that we are all "created" equally, and they realized that we are all endowed "by [our] Creator" with the "unalienable right" to experience life!

In the Declaration of Independence, the Founding Fathers go on to say that it is for the very purpose of securing these God-given Rights, that governments are instituted among men. Would they have made such a statement were it not for the fact that this is why our own government was to be instituted? Surely not! And while the King of England sought to deprive the American colonists of these blessed rights, our Forefathers sought to restore them to us. It is the very reason for which the United States of America was born.

Considering then this most central theme and idealization within our Declaration of Independence, according to our Forefathers, when is it that we receive this unalienable right to life? I could argue for hours upon end my moral and Biblical belief that life begins at the moment of conception in the womb, and still fail to convince those of you who reject Biblical morals. So I find it worthy to begin here instead, by pointing out the fact that our Founding Fathers never debated the obvious. The Declaration of Independence they authored went beyond that profound question by simply declaring that we are all "created" with the unalienable right to live. And a child is not "created" at the moment of his or her birth, but at that very first moment of his or her conception. It is clear that our Founding Fathers understood and held to this Biblical principle by their wording alone. So no further argument of their "original intent" is really needed here. And skirting around their intent by calling an unborn child a "fetus" or "fetal tissue" does not change the fact that the creation of a human life happens at the moment of conception.

If our Forefathers could have invisioned the day and age when our people would fight for the right to murder our next generation of children in their wombs, I do believe then, for the purpose of clarity, that they would have written, "we are all "conceived in the womb" with the unalienable right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." But it is still quite plain to me that abortion was never a so-called "right" or "choice" that any American Mother and Father was ever intented to have. Abortion is at its beginnings, now and will forever remain, the senseless murder of an unborn child... perhaps even Your unborn child!

If that is why you linked here, then know that there is a helpless and defenseless child you conceived, and which God created, with his or her own undeniable right to live. A child for whom it is your responsibility to nuture and protect, not destroy. So what argument could anyone possibly give in denying their own child that right, if not motivated by selfish reasoning? I'll tell you in detail below that there simply isn't one.

The makeup of our Constitution and our Federal Laws declare that this precious right to live can never be taken away, without due process of law upon conviction of a capitol crime so heinous, that it is rightly deserving of such punishment. That, by the way, is also Biblical. So, if one is ever to argue the "constitutionality" of abortion, even with the travesty of the "Roe vs. Wade" decision, one must still logically conclude that abortion is indeed unconstitutional, given the original intent of our Founding Fathers. Again, it is plain to see that their intent for our Constitution never included the freedom to make such a choice, given the rights they clearly recognized us all to have been "created" with, from times long before the Declaration of the birth of our nation.

Please consider adoption as a moral alternative to abortion. Please consider exhausting every available medical option if a pregnancy is a health risk. And please consider that you can't play God and know the future fate or happiness of any child born into the world, to be able to say that they are better off if they had never been.

The Spiritual vs. the "What if..." sides of Abortion

As I said previously, I could argue for hours upon end, and still never convince some of you that Life begins at the moment of conception. But perhaps, with an open mind, you may be able to understand why I believe that.

As a Christian, I believe that the Holy Bible is the actual Word of God our Creator. More and more, modern science is proving rather than disputing the things recorded in the Bible. And my faith has no problem believing that God is more than able to preserve his Holy Word from the corruption of the men who have translated it into the various languages of the world over the centuries. A comparison of our Bible today with the earliest manuscripts, such as the Dead Sea Scrolls, proves this point beyond any reasonable doubt. Yet still,

"The fool says in his heart, 'There is no God.' "
~ Psalm 14:11

The Arguments So Often Presented:

A WOMAN SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE HER OWN REPRODUCTIVE CHOICES. IT IS HER BODY!

Aside from my beliefs that abortion is equivalent to murder, the problem I have with this argument is that it falls right in line with the way of thinking that has so contributed to the obvious moral decay present within the thoughts, attitudes and actions of our society today. Our society is demanding a culture that will tolerate such decline by incorporating outlets and avenues of escape, so that their different forms of immoral behavior and choices can continue unhindered and without consequence. And this is exactly what abortion is, in the case of this one particular argument.

In other words, when a woman comes up pregnant at an inconvenient or unexpected moment of her life, her's and the father's original decision to engage in unprotected sexual intercourse is no longer questioned. And so the choice of abortion has allowed the previous moral lines of abstinence before marriage, and/or birth control measures after marriage, both to be crossed and put aside. And the obvious outcome, if abortion is allowd to run its course, is the overall devaluation of human life. In fact, you can already see it in the proposal of "right to die" legislation and physician-assisted suicides. The next logical step will be to target the elderly in our society, and a movement to legalize a means of their demise after a certain age. Think that sounds absurd? Well I once thought George Orwell's book, "1984," sounded absurd too. But not any more. Now it seems almost prophetic.

Bottom line, we all have the responsibility to think about the moral consequences of our actions before we engage in such activities; not to be frantically searching for other immoral ways out of our situations after the fact. Thus, the time to choose rather you wanted to be pregnant or not is not after you already are, but before you choose to engage in sexual activity in the first place. After all, regardless of your moral stand on abstinence, it does work 100% of the time! And killing an unborn child because you or the father decided you didn't want it for one reason or another is, in a word, barbaric.

BUT WHAT ABOUT RAPE OR INCEST?

It is from the Holy Scriptures and my own spiritual awareness, that I believe beyond doubt that Life begins at the moment of conception. And I believe so very strongly that abortion is evil, that even in the case of rape or incest, the child has the God given right to live. I am not at all saying that rape or incest are godly in any way. Nor am I saying that there will not be emotional trauma for the mother and family to endure in carrying such a child full term. I am merely saying that the child is not responsible for the manner in which he or she was conceived, and therefore should not be punished for it through the murderous act of abortion.

WHAT IF A MOTHER'S LIFE IS AT STAKE?

I find it hard to believe, anymore, in the senario of the abortion to save the life of the mother. This argument is often used. But modern medicine has come too far for the "removal of a child" from the womb to be anything other than a last resort effort to save a mother's life. Notice I purposely didn't say "abortion" there. Because I don't believe it is necessary to murder a child even in this senario, unless it is beyond medical science's capability to remove the child without causing death to the child.

If the mother's life is indeed jeopardized by the child she carries, perhaps she can carry the child just until it can survive outside of her. Even the most premature infants often have a wonderful chance of surviving outside of the womb, with our modern medical science and procedures today. So I see no justifiable reason why this should not be attempted when and if the child must be removed from the womb to save a mother's life. Again, I am not saying that I believe that we should allow a mother's life to be jeopardized. But I am saying that every effort should be made to save the life of both the mother and her child. Abortion then, is never an appropriate option when the family and medical science work together toward that end.

WHAT IF THERE IS "SOMETHING WRONG" WITH THE HEALTH OF THE CHILD?

If some test indicates that an unborn child has a deformity, handicap, abnormality, disease or "something wrong" with the baby, what gives us the right to determine that because of the diagnosis, the child should not be allowed to live out his or her lifetime in our world? Yes, there may indeed be some challenges to raising such a child. However, life is full of challenges anyway. And there is certainly no real "mercy" to be found in snuffing out the life of an innocent child.

Or what makes us think that we would love him or her any less for going through those challenges with that child? And how do we decide for any child rather they are able to find happiness, peace and contentment in this world, when we purpose to take their lives away before they ever have the opportinity to pursue those things for themselves?

The answer to each one of these questions is found only in our own selfish motives.

WHAT IF ABORTION WAS OUTLAWED AGAIN? WHAT ABOUT ILLEGAL AND SELF-INDUCED ABORTIONS AND THE HARM THEY DO TO THE MOTHERS?

First, the actual numbers of incidents of this type has been blown so very monstrously out of proportion, that it hardly qualifies as a real concern. But the fact remains that there are those who do take part in a criminal activity, and so there will be those who would perform illegal abortions. But is criminal activity ever a valid reason to do away with any law? Rather, isn't the activity quite often the reason the laws are put into effect in the first place?

My reasoning here is harsh, but it is the truth: Such people know better. And so they shouldn't have done what they know is unlawful. If any woman is harmed by performing on herself, or having an illegal abortion performed, then she will have to seek medical help and deal with the result of her actions. Every sin does indeed have its consequences. I hope for their sake that no woman with any shred of common sense would place herself in that situation. Illegal or not, it is after all, her choice!

FACTS THE MEDIA & CLINICS COVER UP:

Sinse Roe v. Wade, abortions have grown so numerous (into the millions per year) that it has become an Abortion Industry. The media hides the fact that this industry targets the black race disporportionately far higher than any other race of people. So what you have there is politically correct genocide, folks, no matter how you label it! And the political Black Caucus together with people like the "Reverend" Jesse Jackson have played right into the hands of this evil and actually support it as a right of human choice. Get real! Open your eyes and see what is going on here, folks!

It is also a little known fact that women who have had an abortion are at a higher risk for breast cancer. And most women also suffer from psychological depression after an abortion. But the death clinics cover these facts up and keep the public uninformed of the risks involved. They are all about convincing women that it is the "right thing to do," even when the women have their doubts.

The news media also hides the fact that there are millions of dollars to be made in this industry, not only for the abortionists themselves, but also through an ever increasing market for buying and selling aborted baby parts and organs, both for scientific and research purposes and for donor organs. That is why the partial-birth abortion has become so popular, because it murders the child with minimal damage to any part of the child besides his or her brain. For this "procedure," the abortionist partially delivers the child by pulling the child feet-first through the mother's birth canal, so that just the child's head remains inside the birth canal. The abortionist then murders the child by cutting an opening at the base of the child's skull and extracts the child's brain with a surgical suctioning tube. The abortionist then delivers a lifeless, but otherwise perfect little boy or girl.

And did you know that you have congressmen and women in Washington who vehemently opposed legislation intended to protect children who have been born alive, after a failed atempt at an abortion? These elected officials believe that a doctor or abortionist should not be held liable in setting a living, breathing child aside to die, and should be under no obligation to save the life of the child if the parents had intended to abort the pregnancy. It is a dark and evil day that we should even need to propose such legislation to protect inocent human life. And it says something about just how far our society has actually fallen in its moral decline.

Most recently the debate over stem-cell research has sparked even more controversy in the abortion and pro-life debate. And again, what the media will not reveal is that there are ethical alternatives by doing this research on stem-cells harvested from adults, rather than destroying inocent human life to get the cells. But then there is a potential market for stem-cells from "test tube" and aborted children too, you see. So they say, "lets just convince an uninformed American public that such research is vital for the betterment of all mankind, and they'll buy off on this as well." The deceptions just go on and on.

AND WHAT ABOUT SPIRITUALLY? WHAT DOES GOD SAY?

In Deuteronomy, God said plainly, "Choose Life," in the Scripture I quoted above. And while he may not have been talking specifically about the issue of abortion, he did associate the choices we make with blessings and curses. "Therefore," he said, "Choose Life!" And one thing is very obvious: Choosing abortion is choosing death, not life; a dead child, not a living one.

Here now, are some of the other Scriptures which hold the evidence in support of my very strong pro-life stand on this issue. There are none to be found which would support the "pro-choice/pro-death" arguments:

"For you created my inmost being;
you knit me together in my mother's womb.
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
your works are wonderful, I know that full well.
My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place.
When I was woven together in the depths of the earth,
your eyes saw my unformed body.
All the days ordained for me were written in your book
before one of them came to be."
Psalm 139:13-16

"This is what the Lord says-- he who made you,
who formed you in the womb, and who will help you:
Do not be afraid, O Jacob, my servant,
Jeshurun, whom I have chosen...
This is what the Lord says-- your Redeemer, who formed you in the womb:
I am the Lord, who has made all things,
who alone stretched out the heavens,
who spread out the earth by myself..."
Isaiah 44:2 & 24

"Listen to me, O house of Jacob, all you who remain of the house of Israel,
you whom I have upheld since you were conceived, and have carried since your birth.
Even to your old age and gray hairs I am he, I am he who will sustain you.
I have made you and I will carry you; I will sustain you and I will rescue you."
Isaiah 46:3-4

"From one man he made every nation of men,
that they should inhabit the whole earth;
and he determined the times set for them
and the exact places where they should live.
God did this so that men would seek him
and perhaps reach out for him and find him,
though he is not far from each one of us.
For in him we live and move and have our being.
As some of your own poets have said, 'We are his offspring.' "
Acts 17:26-28

"Before I formed you in the womb I knew you. Before you were born I set you apart;
I appointed you as a prophet to the nations."
Jeremiah 1:5

"As soon as the sound of your greeting reached my ears, the baby in my womb leaped for joy. Blessed is she who has believed that what the Lord has said to her
will be accomplished!"
Luke 1:44-45

"Jesus said, 'Let the little children come to me, and do not hinder them,
for the kingdom of heaven belongs to such as these.' "
Matthew 19:14, Mark 10:14 & Luke 18:16

"A woman giving birth to a child has pain because her time has come; but when her baby is born she forgets the anguish because of her joy
that a child is born into the world."
John 16:21

"Listen to me, you islands; hear this you distant nations:
Before I was born the Lord called me;
from my birth he has made mention of my name...
And now the Lord says-- he who formed me in the womb...
Can a mother forget the baby at her breast
and have no compassion on the child she has borne?
Though she may forget, I will not forget you!"
Isaiah 49:1, 5 & 15

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You Can Pray to Receive Jesus Christ

into Your Life and Situation:

"God, I realize that I am a sinner. And I'm asking you for your forgiveness, God. I don't understand it all right now, but I'm willing to trust you for the answers I don't have. I do believe that Jesus is your Son. I believe also that he exchanged his good and blameless life for my sinful one, when he died on the cross. So he died for me that day. And I believe that He lives for me today because you raised him to life again as Lord of all. Please send your Spirit to live inside my heart, and to help me to become like Jesus in character. And I thank you for making me one of your own children, and for receiving me into your family, Father. It is in Christ's name that I pray. Amen."

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Inspired Song Lyrics

"What Was I Supposed To Be?"

When Jesus walked upon the Earth
On the shores of Galilee
He'd say to His Disciples
Let the little children come to Me

I wonder if up in Heaven
Do you suppose we'll see
Little children ask Him
What was I supposed to be?

What was I supposed to be?
What were my eyes supposed to see?
And why did I taste of death
Before I even drew a breath
Or laid my head in my mother's breast to sleep?
Oh Jesus,
What was I supposed to be?

Was I to be a prophet used in the ministry?
A doctor who would find the cure for some terrible disease?
Even if I'd been born imperfect, why couldn't my parents see
That I'd have been made perfect, when You came back for me

Oh Jesus,
What was I supposed to be?
What were my eyes supposed to see?
And why did I taste of death
Before I even drew a breath
Or laid my head in my mother's breast to sleep?
Oh Jesus,
What was I supposed to be?

Jesus,
What was I supposed to be?

Ray Boltz ~ 1988

"Sometimes Miracles Hide"

They were so excited
it was coming to be
Two people so in love
now soon they would be three
For many years they planned it
now it would soon be true
She was picking out the pink clothes
he was looking at the blue

The call came unexpected
the doctor had bad news
Some tests came back and things weren't right
said, "You're gonna have to choose..."
"I'll wait a week for your decision,"
then the words cut like a knife...
"I'm sure everyone will understand..."
"if you want to end its life"

Though they were badly shaken
they just had no choice
Cause they knew God creates no accidents
and they were sure they heard His voice...

Saying, "Sometimes miracles hide
and God will wrap some blessings in disguise
You may have to wait this lifetime
to see the reasons with your eyes
Cause sometimes miracles hide"

It seemed before they knew it
the appointed day arrived
With eager apprehension
they could barely hold inside
The first time they laid eyes on her
confirmed the doctor's fears
But they held on to God's promise
cause they were sure they both could hear...

That, sometimes miracles hide
and God will wrap some blessings in disguise
And you may have to wait this lifetime
to see the reasons with your eyes
Cause sometimes miracles hide

Though she was not like the other girls
they thought she was the best
And through all the years of struggle
neither wispered one regret
From the first day that she started school
and took her first bus ride
They'd remember the words that God had spoke
and they both broke down and cried

You see to them it did not matter
why some things in life take place
Cause they just knew the joy they'd felt
when they look into her face...

They learned, sometimes miracles hide
they said, "God will wrap our blessings in disguise
We may have to wait this lifetime
to see the reasons with our eyes
We know, sometimes miracles hide...

We've learned, sometimes miracles hide

Bruce Carroll ~ 1991

Both of the above songs are available in Bible and Christian bookstores.

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Closing Remarks

I write this in the hope that any parent considering this barbaric choice, might consider the choice of Life, and the many options available after birth.

Then there are those who would advocate violence against abortion clinics or toward the abortionists who carry out this evil procedure. I am not such a person and I in no way support such ungodly actions. It grieves me deeply whenever such acts are purported to have been done in the name of Christianity. The Bible says:

"Do not repay anyone evil for evil.
Be careful to do what is right in the eyes of everybody.
If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone.
Do not take revenge, my friends, but leave room for God's wrath,
for it is written: 'It is mine to avenge; I will repay,' says the Lord."
Romans 12:17-19

Additionally, it is not my intent to be judgemental toward those women who may have had an abortion. If you are such a person, then what you need, just as me and every other sinner needs, is to find the forgiving love and grace of Jesus Christ, and make him Lord and King of your life. There is forgiveness, even for this horrible sin, in the Love and Grace of God that has come through Christ, Son of the Living God.

My intent here is to sound a voice to bring about an end to this evil murdering of our own children, or we will soon be judged as a nation by Almighty God. And if you are thinking of having an abortion, please, please consider adoption instead of this selfish and unnecessary evil, both for your sake (the spiritual and psychological ramifications you will indeed face), and for the sake of the life of your own child.

PLEASE PRAY FERVENTLY FOR AN END TO ABORTION!

And please pray also for those women considering it.

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