It's gonna get heavy folks. Hang tight.
On the heels of Sunday's "Pro-Choice" march in the nation's capitol, I continue to be dumbfounded by the rhetoric of these people. Underneath the surface of "women's rights" lies multitudes of women wounded by their choice to kill their own babies.
Let's face it. This argument is NOT about abortion. It is about whether or not the "fetus" in the womb is a life. If it is not a life, then abortion is nothing more than a simple procedure to remove a growth with no more emotional attachment than the removal of a wart or a tumor. You don't see people protesting the removal of these, do you?
But if it IS a life, the pro-choice argument is moot. No one has the right to take a life. Science and technology are revealing more and more about exactly what takes place inside the womb. Partial birth abortion has been unmasked for its brutality. A leading physician recently testified that babies in the womb feel intense pain as they are being aborted. The age of "viability" outside of the womb is getting earlier and earlier.
AbortionFacts.com is an incredible resource that makes the pro-life case quite clearly. Warning: this site provides information and facts. If you are a pro-choicer, you may not like what you read. It will challenge your beliefs to the core.
How about some ultrasound photos of babies in the womb? Amazing Pregnancy has tons of them. Cool stuff!
Oh sure, there are those that argue for the necessity of legal abortion in the cases of rape or incest. But since these are only a small minority of cases, is this really what the issue is all about? Or is it about an irresponsible generation attempting to continue their irresponsibility by selfishly rationalizing away the act of aborting human life?
For those who insist on sticking to the rape/incest argument, may I refer you to a book which was recently pointed out to me? It is called Startling Beauty: My Journey from Rape to Restoration, by Heather Gemmen. Heather was raped in her own bed, and managed to find restoration in having the baby that resulted from the terrible crime. A beautiful example of how God can heal the most terrible pain and turn it into something wonderful.
At the march in Washington, some pro-life individuals were carrying signs showing pictures of aborted babies. All the pro-choice protesters could do is shout "Lies, lies, lies" at them. But the pictures WEREN'T lies. So who is being decieved?
If wombs had windows, we would not have legal abortion. But since the baby is hidden away, hard hearts refuse to see. Troubled women in crisis situations are lied to, told that it is only "tissue". And the consequences that follow often stick with women for a lifetime.
Thankfully, there is healing and restoration available for women who have had abortion. SafeHaven is a great site that provides a safe place for women to share their stories and find healing in a loving environment.
The abortion argument is not going away until this modern-day holocaust is revealed for what it is. The truth is slowly being revealed. In the not-to-distant future, our posterity will undoubtedly ask us, "What did you do when millions of innocent babies were slaughtered?"
What will you say?
David Limbaugh has written a great piece that logically decontructs the arguments of the pro-abortion crowd.
It's Del.icio.us!
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April 28, 2004 02:47 AM
Joel,
I see that your guy George Bush endorsed pro-abortion Sen. Arlen Specter over anti-abortion Rep. Toomey (who lost). That must irritate you a little. Bush also favored pro-abortion Arnold out in California.
April 28, 2004 10:04 AM
I'm very irritated by some of Bush's decisions. And he hasn't been "my guy" for two years. I've got plenty of beefs with this administration, not the least of which is out-of-control spending.
However, considering the alternative, its no contest.
May 5, 2004 05:34 PM
Hi Joel,
GREAT post. I am strongly anti-abortion and after that recent march on Washington, D.C. it was so good to read this posting. David Limbaugh's article hit the nail right on the head as well. Very well put. Thanks for sharing. By the way, is it not amazing how you never hear these pro-"choicers" ever discuss publicly the "choice" of ADOPTION? It looks so much like the word abortion you'd think they would not have missed that. My Brother and his wife who is a diabetic wanted to add a baby girl to their family and a sister for their son Kyle. However, they did not want to risk another pregnancy due to the risks related to her diabetes. So, they decided to travel all the way to Belarus to adopt a beautiful new born Ukrainian baby named Marina. They are so happy, the baby has a loving family and a whole life ahead of her. Now, whenever I hear anyone arguing for pro-choice (pro-abortion as I like to refer to it) I will simply tell them about Marina.