Wednesday

I hope that the Diary of an unborn child touched your hearts as it did mine. I can't imagine being in that position. Do I think Abortion is wrong? Of course I do. The fact that Jehovah allowed us to have this gift is a blessing that shouldn't be taken advantage of.

Our children is a gift. I look at my children each day hoping that something doesn't happen to me on the way home. I read the Diary of an Unborn Child to a co-worker yesterday who is in favor of Abortion. She mentioned that if her daughter became pregnant that she would force her daughter to give up the baby.

She said this when her daughter was 17. Now her daughter is 18 and she now says that her daughter is an adult so its her choice but as mentioned she said this to her daughter when her daughter was 17. When I read her the Diary, she felt bad and rightfully so.

The Bible does not directly mention medically induced abortions. Although the term “abortion” is found in some Bible translations, it is used with reference to a miscarriage that might result from natural causes. Nevertheless, the Scriptures do not leave a person in any doubt as to God’s viewpoint regarding the life of an unborn child.

Properly viewed, the fruitage of the womb is a blessing from Jehovah God. (Psalm 127:3) The Bible shows that the Creator himself is lovingly aware of the developing human embryo or fetus. (Psalm 139:13-16) Has God’s viewpoint toward human life changed after all these years? After the Mosaic Law covenant was terminated, Jehovah caused this forceful reminder to be written to the Christian congregation: “You know that no manslayer has everlasting life remaining in him.” 1 John 3:15.

Is the Fetus a Human Entity? Those who argue for abortion contend that the fetus is not a human entity because it cannot live by itself. If that is the case, what is to be said of adults whose survival depends on the use of an artificial kidney machine or the aid of a battery-powered heart pacemaker? Certainly those people cannot be said to be less than human entities just because they cannot exist independently of these aids.

The medical profession generally agrees that life begins at the moment of conception. The World Book Encyclopedia, 1978, Volume 16, page 228b, has a photograph of an egg and sperm taken through a microscope. The caption over the photo says: “A Human Life Begins when the sperm gets through the outer covering of an egg and fertilizes it.” Yes, at conception! Therefore, can it be said that the aborted fetus is not a life that has been snuffed out? How do you answer?

Let those who favor abortion think about this fact: If their parents, especially their mothers, had held such a passionate desire for legal abortion, they themselves might well have ended up in a garbage can! Do they regret that their mothers were more concerned with the “right to life”?

After reading the Diary about 7 times so far maybe 8, I wondered what my child would have looked like? I wondered who the baby would look like. Yes we have a baby coming but at times it feels like something is missing. For those reading who are considering Abortion, please look at the Diary from yesterday's post. I thank you. Have a great day.