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Abortion may be legal, but it’s still wrong!
In Saturday’s edition of the Waco Tribune Herald, the paper ran a front page article written by an Associated Press reporter stating that U.S. abortion rates continue to fall with 1 in 5 pregnancies being terminated in 2005. The article stated that: “half of the roughly 1.2 million U.S. women who have abortions each year are 25 years or older and not frightened teenagers nervously choosing to terminate an unexpected pregnancy”. This article prompted me to devote this week’s blog entries to the discussion of abortion. Today, I hope we can have an open dialogue on the question: “Is abortion wrong?” Tuesday, my entry will focus on the question: “Is birth control pills just another form of abortion?” Then Wednesday, we will conclude our dialogue asking the question: “What do you attribute the decline in abortion rates to?”
I must admit that no where in the Bible will you find a verse which says: “Thou shalt not abort your children.” One of the reasons for this is because the prohibition was completely covered in “Thou shall not murder” {Exodus 20:13}. When we talk about a woman’s “choice”, that choice pertains to her choosing to have unprotected sex or not, not the taking of innocent life in the womb. Only God can create and give life and only he has the right to say when life is terminated. I believe the Bible gives us God’s absolute moral standards that apply to every culture and every age. God holds us accountable to the standards of His Word, whether we accept or embrace those standards or not.
Christians must understand that supporting abortion is opposed to God and his righteousness. God calls each of us to defend the innocent. Christians should elect leaders who share the Biblical view of abortion, support groups working to make abortion unacceptable in our country, and donate their time and money to pregnancy care centers who attempt to protect innocent babies in the womb.
So, now you know where I stand on the issue and what I think God’s word has to say about this volatile topic. Anybody out there have a different biblical view? Surely there are those out there with a different opinion? Let’s chat among ourselves!
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By Fred
January 21, 2008 4:44 AM | Link to this
Simple….Thou shalt not kill.
By Lara
January 21, 2008 8:33 AM | Link to this
I’m against it myself. I’ve always wonder what the women think when their going to make a decision to terminate their pregnancy. That was until I got in to the situation myself. Being that I was a young and silly girl at the time, I had a scare that I thought I was pregnant. Of course the first thing you think is that, What do I tell my parents? Its this fear you get of what people will say. Then the thought of abortion came into my head, but I was like “no way” Well I took a test and Thank God It was negative. Believe me I stopped my ways of having to be put in another situation like that. But if it we’re positive I know I would have been able to keep the baby. Live with the consciences, of the decisions that we make. Don’t be scared of the mistake that you’ve done by have sex before marriage. God will still love you. Call on to him and let him comfort you and guide you in your time.
By Craig
January 21, 2008 7:08 PM | Link to this
I have been a proud “One Issue” voter for years. I believe abortion is murder and that just as I do not have a right to choose to end the life of someone whose presence is an inconvenience to me, no one else should be allowed that choice either.
Yet the intensity with which I bring my views into the voting booth has dimished over the past few months. George Will, a famous conservative commentator, had an editorial that ran in the Trib a few weeks ago which made the point that if Roe V. Wade were overturned, abortion wouldn’t be illegal, but rather sent back to where it was before the famous Supreme Court decision— into the hands of the states. This will, in effect, make abortion just as common as it is now, because the large population-dense states like California, New York, and Florida would never outlaw the practice.
For me, though, I now want to know what my politician feels about the issue just so I can get a good view of how his/her values line up with mine.
What bothers me is how nonchalantly pro-lifers throw out the Capital Punishment comparison. For me, the taking of a life is the taking of a life, regardless of the guilt or innocence of the life taken. Why do you think it is that those against abortion are usually alright with the death penalty, and those ok with the death penalty are usually supporters of abortion rights? (About the only people consistent on this issue are our Catholic brothers and sisters.)
By Nancy
January 22, 2008 1:00 PM | Link to this
Different view, Joe asks? The Bible also teaches that it is ok for a father to sell his daughter into slavery.