The Bible is quiet about abortions. No where does it say, thou shall not have an abortion. However, the Bible does mention loud and clear respect and love for life and prohibits murder...what I feel abortion is. I know this is a touchy subject for some and I won't deny that I'm probably going to offend some. First we'll start with some general info.
There are five basic types of abortion being performed in America today, while one may be added in the near future due to the election results.
1.) Suction type abortion this is where the unborn child is literally vacuumed from the womb during the early stages of pregnancy.
2.) The currette abortion.....this is where the child is cut from the mother's womb with a spoon like object.
3.) Cesarean operation.......this is where the baby is surgically removed from the mother and allowed to suffocate because the child's lungs are not developed.
4.) The salt brine technique...this is the method where the child is literally "pickled" to death by the injection of a strong salt solution. A few days after the injection, the baby is stillborn.
5.) The RU-486 Abortion pill..This pill works by inhibiting pregnancy hormones and is normally used within 7 weeks from conception. However it sometimes fails and if so, you would need to undergo a surgical abortion.
There is currently much debate over the practice of partial birth abortions which as of now is illegal. This practice will be allowed if the president elect follows through with the "freedom of choice act" as he said he would. Partial birth abortion is where a child is partially delivered (everything but the baby's head) then stabbed in the skull and has his/her brain removed. This technique can be done up to nine months.
I understand a lot of people view abortion as wrong unless it puts the mother or child in grave danger or is a result of incest or rape. Well the facts show that 3% of abortions are done because of the mother's health. Another 3% are because of the baby's health. While 1%, that's right only 1% abortions are done because of rape or incest. That leaves a staggering 93% of abortions done simply because the babies are unwanted. An average of 1,500,000 abortions are done per year. That amounts to 4,000 abortions per day, which comes out to nearly 3 per minute. How many unborn children will die while you read this blog?
Prior to the Roe V Wade decision of 1973 an estimated 500,000 illegal abortions were occurring each year. By 1975, 2 years after abortions became legal, that number doubled to 1 million per year.
I had a fellow from work tell me that back in the 70s, Larry Flint of Hustler magazine did an issue which showed a bunch of women who "bled out" and died while having an illegal "back alley abortion". He said that's why he feels it should be legal, since women will do it anyway and might as well have a safe environment to do it in. I must admit that's a good argument, but if that's the case, should we then legalize heroine since people get AIDs from the needles or get bad drugs and die? Under this way of thinking, we can even have the abusers have doctors in their offices shoot them up. What do you think?
Jeremiah 1:5 "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you; before you were born I sanctified you; I ordained you a prophet to the nations."
Jeremiah was keenly aware that the call of God in his life had been determined by God before his conception. In reference to pregnant women in the Bible, the term "with child" occurs 26 times. The term "with fetus" is nowhere in the Bible. God does not see unborn children as fetuses or merely tissues, but a person, a human life. If God allows a child to be conceived, then he may have plans for that child. Mary's parents didn't know she would give birth to the Savior of the world. On the last post I did, I used Luke 1 to show that John the Baptist, being in the womb, leaped for joy. That's what got me thinking about this abortion issue. And also, K was telling me that last night on the news, it showed people can buy a gift card from Planned Parenthood that can be used for abortions. Tell me how that really sounds? You can buy a gift card for someone to go have an abortion! Does that sound right? I take this issue extremely serious because I believe 100% it is the act of killing innocent life. I found out years ago my mom had an abortion appointment while pregnant with me and my dad turning off the highway is the only reason I'm here. I have not changed the world, but I'm glad I'm here and my kids are here.
Abortion lowers the moral fabric this country is barely hanging onto as is. Many of you will call me extreme, but honestly, if we let doctors in the name of science and rights kill unborn children then what's next? Should we be allowed to kill our grandparents or parents if they end up suffering from senility? Or maybe we should have the right to kill mentally retarded or seriously sick people? Should we maybe kill people like me, who in the name of Christ refused be conformed to this world and its views of right and wrong? This is all a reality that could happen and it starts by giving sin an inch. Sin will end up growing and taking a mile, and much much more. That's it for tonight. I will post part 2 with much more scripture demonstrating the act is wrong. Feel free to leave your opinions and feedback....either way.
I pray we make this issue the size it deserves. These abortions would be healthy human lives made in the image of our Heavenly Father.
With love,
C.
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I am sure that Roe v Wade will always stay intact because if it was illegal the womens lives that are in danger because of preganancy would be risked. Unfortunately you can't make it illegal to some and not to others. My wish was that you could. I wish that only under extrenuating circumstances (ie. rape, danger of mothers life, incest) could there be an abortion. The partial birth abortion is a herendous procedure that sickens me. It is murder in my eyes. If you are raped or your life is in danger due to pregnancy abortions should still only be allowed to be done up to a certain point of the pregnancy and while I still think adoption is the right path some people would not be strong enough to carry the child due to the circumstances. I guess that we will just have to leave God to deal with those that have made such decisions. And I pray and have lobbied for Obama to leave partial birth abortion illegal.
I agree we have to leave some matters to God, however with that I completely disagree with incest, rape and mother at risk abortions. I think abortions, even in these cases should be illegal. I am very right wing on this, I understand that, I just feel strongly that the baby should not have to suffer death in these cases. If the mother is at risk, let her lean on God and His will, He allowed her to conceive. Rape and incest, thats hard, yet I still feel that God would say Woe to you to end what He could turn around for possibly the good. Though the conception was done out of sin in no way means some monster is gonna be born. It is still a human life that deserves a chance to be what God has planned for him/her. When we start saying "well in this case" we end up going and going and going until there is no end to the insanity.
C.
Chris thanks for having the courage to blog about this subject. I agree with you 100% on everything you said. Abortion is such a terrible sin and yes it is MURDER. I am so sick and tired of hearing about a womans right. What about that precious little babys right. The innocent little child did not ask to be concieved. The only comfort I have in all this is knowing that Heaven is filled with millions of babies that might be abused if they were here on earth. Partial birth abortion is so horrendous - I don't know how any human could do this to a baby and be able to sleep at night. It takes a very cold person to perform this kind of procedure. I am glad I am not in their shoes on judgement day. The LORD will prevail and judgement day is coming for all those people.
Ok Chris now you got me all riled up again. This is a subject that will do it every time. I will try to calm down now so I can sleep tonight :) I am really thankful your Mom didn't go through with her abortion. God is good. Keep blogging Chris - I love to read your blogs. Love, Aunt Fannie
Here I was worried all day at work that I was gonna get alot of hateful angry comments. Thank you Fannie, I hope you like part 2. I just posted it. I thank God for bringing me to this view of abortion I have, but if you remember, it was back in 2000 that you opened my eyes to what partial birth abortion was all about. I was liberal then and thought a woman should have the right, but God used you to open my eyes with that e-mail you sent that showed a link to info and pics of the procedure (it was legal then if Im not mistaken, outlawed by Bush in 2003). I will forever be in debt to God for you Fannie. THANKS!
With love
C.
Chris you are so welcome and I do remember sending you that email with the info about partial birth abortion and I am so thankful that you turned your heart to Jesus since then. Yes it was legalized by Clinton and then outlawed by Bush and I am afraid it will be legalized again now sad to say.
Heidi I agree that adoption is the right path to take. There are many loving homes out there that would welcome these babies into their lives. Love, Aunt Fannie
While I could never, no matter what the circumstances have an abortion I don't think any of us unless put in the shoes of such situations could even imagine what the victims of rape and incest go through. If a child were to be conceived under such circumstances in order to carry that child you would have to go through taking care of a child in your body for nine months that was put there by more often than not a violent/traumatic act. I am not saying that the baby is to blame because of course it isn't but I still don't feel that we could ever truly know what it is like to be in that situation. And for those who do carry the child then what...do you raise this child that was brought to you in such horror...is the child a reminder of that every day? Or do you give the child to adoption where you are missing a part of yourself every day? If you raise the child what are you to tell him/her of her dad? What an awful, awful circumstance to be in, these poor, poor women! I just pray for the women who are put in these situations and I will leave the judging where it belongs because I don't know these women but God knows every fiber of their being/every circumstance of their life.
So you agree to having the option for those women to kill the child? I don't. That is allowing one violent/tramatic act to solve another. That brings to mind the saying "two wrongs don't make a right."
C.
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