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Shellie
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Date Posted: 09/ 1/06 11:03am
In reply to:
luka
's message, "The Great Debate" on 08/30/06 5:59am
Hi Luka,
I won't cover all my thoughts (Pat and Heather eloquently voiced many of my thoughts already, anyway).
First of all, Heather is absolutely correct in saying that aborting babies is viewed as acceptable because they have first been dehumanized. Somehow the fact that these babies are inside their mother’s womb makes them subhuman. I think if we view life as God does, we won’t see grey. Yesterday morning as I was driving down the freeway I heard a song that displays that way of thinking. Here are the lyrics:
Lyrics - You're Beautiful
Down a cold and darkened hallway
A doctor stood alone,
With a young and frightened father
Who knew something was wrong
He said, Son this isn't easy
But we really need to talk.
So he put his arm around him
And they began to walk.
He said your wife is finally sleeping
She just needs to be alone right now.
And your baby, well she's healthy,
But there's something you should know.
Son, she's slightly less than perfect,
And there's nothing we could do.
So before you go to see her,
I thought I'd talk to you.
As the young man held the warm,
And sleeping bundle to his chest,
He saw the imperfections,
And although he tried his best,
He couldn't stop the tears from falling,
As he held his little girl.
And in a low and trembling voice,
He gently said these words;
You're beautiful in every way, so beautiful.
How I've waited for this day.
If the world was offered to me,
I just couldn't make the trade.
Cause you're beautiful
When I think of how I've fallen,
And all the times I've tried,
To hide my imperfections,
From my Father's eyes.
There's a voice that still is calling,
Deep inside of me.
And I can always hear it
when I get on my knees.
You're beautiful in every way, so beautiful.
How I've waited for this day.
When the world was offered to me,
I just couldn't make the trade.
Cause you're beautiful.
You'd be amazed at how some things matter,
And some things don't,
When you're seen through,
The eyes of God.
Though we try to hide our darkness,
And fill our dreams,
He only sees what's in your heart.
And you're beautiful, in every way,
So beautiful.
How I've waited for this day.
When the world was offered to me,
I just couldn't make the trade.
Cause you're beautiful
I know God knows, you're beautiful
You're beautiful...
You're beautiful...
You're beautiful...
Artist - Bob Carlisle
Is it okay to kill a baby because they are imperfect? To me there is no grey area. Once, I was talking to a family member who thinks it’s okay to abort babies with imperfections. At the time she had a small granddaughter who was about 2 years old. I asked her, “So, if your granddaughter was involved in a car wreck and the doctors told you that she would be mentally challenged, would you let them kill her?” She said, “Well, no!” Why then is it okay to kill mentally challenged babies who still live in the womb?
And like Pat pointed out, doctors are wrong many times. During my first pregnancy (I was pregnant by an abusive ex) an ultrasound scan showed my unborn baby had a brain abnormality. Several doctors tried hard to convince me that abortion was the “best thing” for my baby and me since he’d be “severally retarded and may not even have control over his bowels”.
Of course this upset me. We all want perfect babies. We want them to have the best shot at a good, productive life. Out of desperation I turned to God. After doing this I viewed my unborn baby through God’s eyes. I vowed to love my child and give him my best, no matter what!
As it turned out, he was perfectly normal. He still has the brain abnormality (Hydrocephalus), but he is not affected by it. How many babies have been aborted because of a perceived disability?
What about women who become pregnant by an abusive man? I see aborting a baby as the absolute worst abuse possible. I surely don’t see it as a way to protect a child from being harmed.
How can I be so opposed to abortion but still feel understanding and sympathetic to women contemplating abortion (and post abortive women)? Because, I know just how scary an unplanned/unwanted pregnancy is. There is such a feeling of desperation. I think it’s normal to look for a way out. Society has tricked us into thinking abortion is the safe, reasonable, and responsible choice. Supposedly it “liberates” women. The lies…the many lies. I feel women are victims of abortion, just as the child is.
Planned Parenthood’s abortion counseling is a joke. I know, because a PP “counselor” tried to convince me that my unborn baby would complicate my life and hold me back. No man would want me if I had another man’s child already. And what about college? She assured me that I could just get pregnant again, “when the time is right”.
Luka, I admire you for spreading the truth about abortion. I’m sure you are saving lives and saving women from the heartbreak of abortion. The fact that you’ve been there lets women know that they can trust you and that you truly know what they’re going through. Keep up the good work, Luka! You're beautiful!!
Take care,
Shellie
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