ABORTION IS INFANTICIDE
Abortion is a term that makes people feel better about
infanticide, or the killing of innocent children. During my youth it was still
argued that the child in the womb was not a living being as yet. Or, that it
was not yet human. All efforts to defend such nonsense have since been
squelched. The child in the womb can be nothing but human and, since it is
growing, it is obviously alive. And so, from whatever angle one chooses to
approach abortion, it is the taking of a life. And, since the child has no say
in the matter at all, it is also murder. Abortion is the murder of a
defenseless baby for the convenience of the parent or parents.
One argument used to support abortion/child murder, and to
garner some level of emotional support from the public, is found in cases of
rape. It is argued that when a woman is raped she should not have to suffer the
trauma of child birth. Admittedly, pregnancy and the resulting childbirth can
be traumatic. But, is it just cause for murdering a baby? Most would agree that
the rapist should be tried and sentenced in the most extreme manner available
in the legal system. But the baby has done nothing wrong at all. Many people
today would not even agree to the execution of the rapist. Commonly, we are
even against the death penalty in the case of mass murderers. A few
states still have the death penalty on the books, though many have removed it.
Yet, in the case of a child daring to come into existence without consent of
the parents, society as a whole has agreed to the execution of that child. Punish
the rapist? Yes. But the child. Allow the child to continue living. If the
mother cannot raise that baby herself, there are homes around the world
anxiously waiting for the opportunity to adopt an infant. Murder is not the
answer.
Convenience to one’s lifestyle is the most common reason for
abortion. And the argument in favor is simply that it is a woman’s choice
whether or not to have a baby. I agree. It is a woman’s choice. No woman should
ever be forced to have children. However, that choice is made before getting
into bed. The choice ended at conception. If a woman does not want to have
children the answer is very simple. Don’t have a physical relationship with a
man that could cause pregnancy. And if you do decide to, then understand that
even with the best precautions available today pregnancy is still a
possibility. You have already made your choice. Take responsibility for your
choice or give the child up for adoption. Do not execute a child because you
made a mistake.
Sadly, many women today are being persuaded by politically
motivated individuals to have abortions. They are told everything except the
truth. Babies actually do feel pain. Mothers often experience physical
repercussions. And many mothers experience a lifetime of guilt, sorrow and
depression when the reality of what they have done finally sets in.
Yes, I did say that much of this is politically motivated.
We must stop playing party politics. Too often we are more concerned with
whether or not our party wins than we are with what the party stands for. We
sit on the sidelines cheering even when we know our ‘team’ is playing dirty and
cheating. We are so concerned with the win, we no longer retain our morals and
integrity. If you are involved in a political party that advocates the murder
of innocent children it is time to get out. It is time to find a new party or
to stand alone.
Millions of children have been murdered while you and I have
stood idly by acting like there is nothing we can do. We can withdraw our
support from the political parties which support infanticide/abortion. We can
vote with knowledge of the issues. We can talk to friends about these
uncomfortable issues. We can write to our so-called representatives. There a
many, many things we can do. But sitting silent and believing we have no choice
is not one of them.
We must stop believing it is acceptable to kill children who
are not convenient to our lifestyle, no matter how it happened.
