Pro Life Feminist

What if we are wrong??

What if abortion is not a simple case of “women’s rights”? The thought of that is scary… The implication of us being wrong is… murder of our youngest and most vulnerable on a huge scale; mass infanticide. How did we get to the place of being so callous and sure that a fetus is not a life who deserves an option? Is this true progression? Or is it the antithetical, bordering barbarism masquerading in the light of “The Free Woman”?

Its life

Since the legalization of abortion in 1973 due to the case of Roe V. Wade, there has been over 58 Million abortions in the United States. 6.8 million of them were performed by Planned Parenthood.

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So, why is it such a touchy subject? Well, people who believe abortion is a “woman’s choice” would say:
Embryos and fetuses are not independent, self-determining beings, and abortion is the termination of a pregnancy, not a baby. A person’s age is calculated from birth date, not conception, and fetuses are not counted in the US Census. The majority opinion in Roe v. Wade states that “the word ‘person,’ as used in the Fourteenth Amendment [of the US Constitution], does not include the unborn.” http://abortion.procon.org/

However, many people believe that life starts at conception. We even have laws that protect the unborn:
“Unborn babies are considered human beings by the US government. The federal Unborn Victims of Violence Act, which was enacted “to protect unborn children from assault and murder,” states that under federal law, anybody intentionally killing or attempting to kill an unborn child should “be punished… for intentionally killing or attempting to kill a human being.” The act also states that an unborn child is a ‘member of the species homo sapiens.’ ” http://abortion.procon.org/

This last statement begs the question: Why are we protecting a non human life yet allow abortion? This is a huge problem legislatively and an even larger problem for us all individually because this leaves “the right to the unborn life” up to subjectivity. It’s a gray area; a very fine line.

If we are wrong, then our government has legally allowed over 58 million murders. That my friends, is genocide.

Both have valid points. But I have a simple question… since someone is wrong here, who is it? And do we really want to be on the wrong side of the issue? I mean, what if we are wrong? What is the implication if we are wrong?

If I told you “I’m going to go blow up my building over there” and you asked “Is there anyone in it?” and I said, “I’m not sure, but I need to blow it up anyway because it will ruin my life if I don’t”, how would you react? You would urge me to not blow it up unless I was sure there wasn’t a person in it.

The fact is this, if we are wrong, then our government has legally allowed over 58 million murders. That my friends, is genocide.

I am one of those murderers. I had an abortion because I was pushed into believing it was “okay” since it is legal and my life and the life of the unborn child would be ruined if I didn’t.

I have personally come to realize that our government has made a huge mistake. Abortion may not be murder, but it most certainly could be. Why are we so quick to assume that it’s not? A fetus has a beating heart within 40 days of conception. Neural tissue in 60 days. From conception it’s DNA is written. What about this is not human?

Consider both talking points, but the fact is that they can’t say for certain that a fetus is not a human life. I know what side of history I want to be on… Let’s stop blowing up buildings if there could be living people inside.

You would be nine years old this September child…

In 2006, I made a decision that I had convinced myself was “necessary”.
Necessary for your brother’s well being, my own well being and your well being.
I didn’t understand the true consequences of what that decision would be… I didn’t understand that I was taking away my child’s life… your life. Not the way I understand it now.

You see, I allowed my environment; your father, our family and society; alter what I knew deep down in my heart was wrong. I just didn’t know how wrong it was.

I thought it would all be ok. I thought I would easily get over it… move on with my life.

Truth is, I am now grieving the loss of a child… the loss of a child at my own hands. And the worst part is, I never acknowledged you for the individual God created you to be. I never mourned your loss and I rarely acknowledged your existence.

“Sorry” will never be enough. It is just not enough… But since the day I acknowledged you as my child, and not simply an “abortion”, an “accident”, a “mistake”, I have been free to feel the pain and regret of what I have done. Because you see, society tells us this act is ok. They tell us you were nothing more than a clump of cells and tissue. They say you are insignificant and a “choice”. And I allowed myself to be brainwashed into believing it to be true.

I now realize how mistaken our society truly is.

You are my child. You had a life… Not a day goes by that I wish I can go back and change it. Not a day goes by I wish I could look in your eyes and tell you I love you. Hold you tight like you mean the world to me…

Nine years after your death, you have now truly become the center of my world. So many children are dying every day at the hands of the woman who should be protecting them under the same foolish guise I was under. I burn with a rage that I can no longer deny nor quench because your life child WAS significant, precious, meaningful and worth fighting for!

You should be in my arms right now. I should be looking at you telling you how much I love you. I wish I was stronger. I wish I was braver. I wish I had courage to stand up and when my heart told me it was wrong. And now, I will never know your voice.

I will be your voice. I must.