Why I care

I was asked today why I care about abortion. It is complicated. To me, this is a social justice issue. It is about defending those who cannot defend themselves. This is the same as caring for the poor, the immigrant, the bullied.

Let me start by saying that where most people address this issue is by thinking either of the mother or the baby. It is almost mother vs. baby. To care for one, you must hate the other. This is where psychos come out of the woodwork. They hold up protest signs and yell at each other from across the street.

I believe that to be truly pro-life, and not just anti-abortion, you must hold a sanctity of all life. All life. The baby, the mother, the doctor, those that agree with you and those that disagree.

The main problem with others who call themselves pro-life, is that they want to outlaw abortion without addressing the issue. The issue is women who feel hopeless, who feel that they have no choice and don't really understand what they are doing. Everyone considers this issue emotionally. So let's look at it seriously.

"It is my body." "When does life begin." Actually, from the time that the sperm and egg join together, that person has a unique DNA code, one that has never existed upon the earth before. If that isn't amazing, I don't know what is. But that is beside the point. You can look up for yourself the stages of development, like when eyes, fingers, and a heartbeat start. Just go Google it.

What is needed is alternative. I know that women in my family have a tendancy toward infertility, as did other women that I was close to growing up. Within the next month, I will have more adopted cousins then "natural born." With that in your family, you see adoption as a real option, because there are many couples desperate to have children. There are also organizations that will help financially support women who wish to keep the children.

Last, women that have abortions are prone to lives of guilt and depression. Norma McConnell was the woman who filed lawsuit under the pseudonym Jane Rowe in the lawsuit Rowe v. Wade that made abortion legal. She was racked with guilt. A neighbor shared Christ with her, and she and the daughter that she sued to have aborted worked together for a pro-life organization, trying to keep women from living with guilt. I love the fact that where I live there is an organization who specializes in counseling for women who had abortions and are suffering with guilt. God is a God of mercy and grace.