The 'A' Word

Apparently Facebook filters out the actual word unless you're speaking in favor of it, then it's okay. But if you're pro-life your words will be censored. This is my response to a viral Facebook post that I've been seeing lately. Maybe you've seen this too? I'll show the entire post first, and then I'll respond point by point.

I'm pro-Becky who found out at her 20-week anatomy scan that the infant she had been so excited to bring into this world had developed without life-sustaining organs.

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I'm pro-Susan who was sexually assaulted on her way home from work, only to come to the horrific realization that her assailant planted his seed in her when she got a positive pregnancy test result a month later.

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I'm pro-Theresa who hemorrhaged due to a placental abruption, causing her parents, spouse, and children to have to make the impossible decision on whether to save her or her unborn child.

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I'm pro-little Cathy who had her innocence ripped away from her by someone she should have been able to trust and her 11-year-old body isn't mature enough to bear the consequence of that betrayal.

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I'm pro-Melissa who's working two jobs just to make ends meet and has to choose between bringing another child into poverty or feeding the children she already has because her spouse walked out on her.

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I'm pro-Brittany who realizes that she is in no way financially, emotionally, or physically able to raise a child.

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I'm pro-Emily who went through IVF, ending up with SIX viable implanted eggs requiring a selective reduction in order to ensure the safety of her and a SAFE amount of fetuses.

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I’m pro-Jessica who is FINALLY getting the strength to get away from her physically abusive spouse only to find out that she is carrying the monster's child.

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I'm pro-Vanessa who went into her confirmation appointment after YEARS of trying to conceive only to hear silence where there should be a heartbeat.

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I'm pro-Lindsay who lost her virginity in her sophomore year with a broken condom and now has to choose whether to be a teenage mom or just a teenager.

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I'm pro-Courtney who just found out she's already 13 weeks along, but the egg never made it out of her fallopian tube so either she terminates the pregnancy or risks dying from internal bleeding.

You can argue and say that I'm pro-choice all you want, but the truth is:

I'm pro-life.

Their lives.

Women's lives.

You don't get to pick and choose which scenarios should be accepted.

It's not about which stories you don't agree with. It's about fighting for the women in the stories that you do agree with and the CHOICE that was made.

Women's rights are meant to protect ALL women, regardless of their situation!

First of all, the vast majority of abortions are simply used as a form of birth control because the mother doesn't want to have a baby, for whatever her personal reason may be. Occasionally it's more difficult than this. Occasionally there is a medical emergency and a life-saving decision needs to be made. Occasionally there are unusual circumstances, but normally it's just a woman who doesn't want a baby. So let's start out by inoculating ourselves with that fact before we handle this viral post.

I'm pro-Becky who found out at her 20-week anatomy scan that the infant she had been so excited to bring into this world had developed without life-sustaining organs. Is the baby alive or not? I've never heard of anyone trying to force a woman to keep a dead baby inside of her. This is clearly just trying to confuse the issue by making you feel an emotional response. If the baby is alive, leave it alone. If the baby is dead, remove it.

I'm pro-Susan who was sexually assaulted on her way home from work, only to come to the horrific realization that her assailant planted his seed in her when she got a positive pregnancy test result a month later.

A wicked man did a wicked thing. We all agree on this. The rapist should be punished. If we were going with Old Testament law, he would be put to death by the entire community smashing him with stones, and the victim and her family would get to throw the first stones. But the pro-abortionist is telling us that in this situation the innocent baby should receive the death penalty. Instead of allowing something good to come out of this terrible situation, we should kill the baby? Yes, that's right, babies are a good thing. There have been many people born as a result of rape and they were human beings just like you and me, and they had as much right to live as you and I have. Why should their mother put them to death because their father did a wicked thing? This is not only illogical, it's completely sick and morally upside-down. Here are a few famous people who were conceived as a result of rape. These people shouldn't have been allowed to live because their father was a rapist?

Jesse Jackson

Eartha Kitt

Nell Carter

Ethel Waters

James Robison

Valeria Gatto

I'm pro-Theresa who hemorrhaged due to a placental abruption, causing her parents, spouse, and children to have to make the impossible decision on whether to save her or her unborn child.

Who is against this? Why is it even on the list? It's a heartbreaking situation where a very hard decision has to be made. This is a smoke-screen being used to distract from the actual issue. It's meant to make you think with your feelings instead of your brain. This situation is irrelevant to this discussion. When we talk about being anti-abortion this is not what we're talking about.

I'm pro-little Cathy who had her innocence ripped away from her by someone she should have been able to trust and her 11-year-old body isn't mature enough to bear the consequence of that betrayal.

Is her 11-year-old body pregnant? Is the baby alive inside of her 11-year-old body? Then her 11-year-old body is mature enough, isn't it? I know that sounds callous but I'm being as dispassionate as possible and just looking at facts. There have been numerous cases of girls even younger than this carrying a baby to full term and successfully giving birth. Again, I'm only viewing this from a medical perspective. This does not remove the impact of the terrible thing that happened to her, and it does not negate the fact that something sinful occured. The rapist should be punished, but why do you think the baby should be killed because of his father's sin? Allow her body to take care of the baby as long as she's capable. Monitor the situation closely, keeping in mind the safety of both mother and child. Thankfully we have the medical technology to allow her to carry the baby to full term and then use a c-section if it's necessary. In the past she and the baby may have both died, but now we have the ability to save BOTH OF THEM. Her family will have to make a hard decision. Do we keep the baby or give it away for adoption so that someone else can take care of it? At no point in this situation is it an option to rip the baby's limbs off or melt it with saline in order to get rid of it. Again, the rapist should be punished, not the innocent baby.

I'm pro-Melissa who's working two jobs just to make ends meet and has to choose between bringing another child into poverty or feeding the children she already has because her spouse walked out on her. Melissa can take advantage of the many aid programs that are available to her if she needs help while she's pregnant and trying to support herself. Then she can make the decision to keep the baby or give it up for adoption. There are even Christian groups like E.A.N. who will go out of their way to make sure Melissa gets everything she needs, and will even help her with the adoption process if that's her decision. We'll pay for whatever it takes in order to save Melissa's baby's life. She does not have to do this alone.

I'm pro-Brittany who realizes that she is in no way financially, emotionally, or physically able to raise a child.

Brittany can get financial aid, free counseling, help from her family, help from the Christian church, etc, in order to get her through the pregnancy and then she can put the baby up for adoption if that's necessary. Why are we pretending that these women have no option other than murdering their baby? Why isn't adoption an option for Brittany since she simply doesn't want to raise a child? She's probably feeling afraid, and understandably. It's natural for a woman to experience fear and anxiety about being a mother. But then she gives birth and looks at her baby's little face and she discovers a love that she never knew she was capable of. Brittany just doesn't think she can raise a child. That's her excuse for killing her baby. Because she's afraid and uncertain of the future, she's being encouraged to abort her baby. And the only reason she thinks it's okay is because she's being told it's okay. Her conscience naturally tells her it's wrong. She needs everyone around her to encourage her and make her go against her instinct so that she can actually trick herself into killing her own child. Later on she will realize what she's done and she will feel terrible guilt about it. This is the part they never tell you about Brittany and millions of women like her. Women who abort their babies are often severely traumatized and need therapy because of it. They make her feel as if it's the same as a dental cleaning or having a wart removed. They don't prepare her for the devastating emotional impact that she's going to have to live with for the rest of her life. Abortion is not Brittany's only option, regardless of what she's being told. There are a lot of things she can do to get help during her pregnancy, and then after she gives birth she can decide whether she's going to raise her child or give it up for adoption. This is what women have been doing for a very long time.

I'm pro-Emily who went through IVF, ending up with SIX viable implanted eggs requiring a selective reduction in order to ensure the safety of her and a SAFE amount of fetuses.

Women can carry and give birth to multiple babies simultaneously. The record is NINE.

I’m pro-Jessica who is FINALLY getting the strength to get away from her physically abusive spouse only to find out that she is carrying the monster's child.

Jessica can get help from the numerous programs that are available to her and then she can give the baby up for adoption if that's what she needs to do. Not liking the dad anymore isn't a valid reason for killing her baby. Getting out of a dangerous situation is smart. We agree that she needs to leave this guy and get to safety, but why are we also attaching abortion to this? There are numerous options available to Jessica if she needs help, or if she needs protection for her baby or for herself. There is no reason Jessica has to go through this alone. Free counseling programs are available, church programs are available, government aid is available, safe-houses are always prepared to take her in and provide protection, the list goes on and on. Why are we just pretending abortion is the only option? The dad turned out to be a bad guy so she should kill the baby? That makes no sense at all.

I'm pro-Vanessa who went into her confirmation appointment after YEARS of trying to conceive only to hear silence where there should be a heartbeat.

This is another one that makes me wonder why it's even on the list, unless it was intentionally put there as a distraction. I've never heard of anyone who wanted a woman to keep a dead baby inside of her. This is just a smoke-screen to take attention away from the actual issue of women casually using abortion as a form of birth control.

I'm pro-Lindsay who lost her virginity in her sophomore year with a broken condom and now has to choose whether to be a teenage mom or just a teenager.

Lindsay's situation is tough. Nobody would disagree. But she can take advantage of the many programs available to her, and she can decide to raise her baby or give it up for adoption. Having a baby is not going to ruin her life. Lindsay still has a future ahead of her. We want her baby to also have a future. You want her to kill her baby because it's going to be an inconvenience.

I'm pro-Courtney who just found out she's already 13 weeks along, but the egg never made it out of her fallopian tube so either she terminates the pregnancy or risks dying from internal bleeding.

Courtney is in a serious medical situation. Sometimes an ectopic pregnancy will correct itself but it usually doesn't. At 13 weeks along, Courtney's situation is probably going to require surgery. This is a traumatic and heartbreaking thing that she's going through, and it has nothing to do with this conversation. I'm not aware of anyone who would tell Courtney she can't have the surgery she needs. Medical emergencies happen. That's not what this is about. This is about people using abortion as a form of birth control. If the mother's life is in danger and nothing else can be done to save the baby, then of course we should do everything possible to save the mother's life. We want both of them to live. But if that's not possible, we at least want one of them to live.

You can argue and say that I'm pro-choice all you want, but the truth is:

I'm pro-life.

No, you're pro-abortion. The responses that I've provided are pro-life because in each situation the preservation of life has been at the center of my argument. The destruction of innocent life is at the center of your argument. You're not pro-life. At best you're pro-convenience, or pro-comfort. At worst you're pro-infanticide and anti-life. You discourage life and we encourage it. To you babies are a bad thing, even a curse. To us babies are a good thing, a blessing from God.

Their lives.

Women's lives.

What about the lives of the little women who you want to destroy? You know, the little innocent women growing in the womb? Why is it a good thing to rip her arms and legs off or dissolve her alive? Why aren't you "for" her? You're not "for" ALL women, just some of them.

You don't get to pick and choose which scenarios should be accepted.

That's hypocrisy at its finest since this entire list has been scenarios which were picked and chosen in order for you to accept the pro-abortion position.

It's not about which stories you don't agree with.

Really? Does that apply to your side as well?

It's about fighting for the women in the stories that you do agree with and the CHOICE that was made.

No, it's actually about murder. When one human premeditatively kills another human, that's called murder. From the moment of conception, the baby has unique DNA which means it's not just a part of the mother's body. As soon as the egg and sperm combine their chromosomes together to form a new genetic code, everything about the new person is contained in the new code. A new person has been created. This person should be protected. The baby is not simply a part of the mother's body, it's a separate person with a body of his/her own.

Women's rights are meant to protect ALL women, regardless of their situation!

Unless her situation is that she hasn't been born yet. In that situation we should murder her. As long as she is still in the womb you don't want her to have any rights at all. You won't even grant her the most basic right of being an individual with a future of her own. In the future she could become a strong woman, but right now she's tiny and weak, and she needs to be protected while she develops. You know, the way you were protected when you were at that stage of growth? But you don't even grant her that small amount of freedom. You don't care about the rights of ALL women, just the ones who want abortions. You don't care about the little women who will be destroyed. Since Roe V. Wade around 30 million little women have been aborted in the United States alone. You don't want to protect the rights of ALL women. This is an outrageous lie.

Now let me paint you a different picture. These are all real people who I can show you right now, not just names I made up. These are actual human beings who should not exist according to the logic of this viral post.

I'm pro-Karmen whose mother got pregnant in high school but decided to do the tough thing and disregard her own comfort. It wasn't easy and sacrifices had to be made, but she raised Karmen together with the help of her family. Today Karmen is a beautiful intelligent woman with a child of her own and a bright future ahead of her.

I'm pro-Aiden who has Autism. His father abandoned him and his mother but she raised him to be a sweet, loving, beautiful young man, even though his father did a repugnant thing. His family would not be the same without him.

I'm pro-Jake who was born with Spina Bifida. He uses a wheelchair, and he's had a lot of medical issues throughout his life, with numerous surgeries. Today Jake is a married man with 3 kids, a job and a house, and he's a valued member of society.

I'm pro-Silas who was born with Down Syndrome. He loves to laugh and have fun, always focusing on the positive things in life. He's friends with everyone he meets. All of the people in his life are blessed to know him. His parents would not change anything about him.

The person who created this viral post doesn't respect human life. They have no concept of what it means to bear the image of God. To them we're nothing more than animals. There is no real morality in their worldview, just what's comfortable and what's uncomfortable. Ultimately they just want to satisfy their desires and not have to deal with the consequences, even at the expense of another human life. It's a most self-centered attitude. Do they ever stop to thank their mothers for not having the same attitude? Thanks for caring more about me than your own comfort, Mom.

Most abortion patients are unmarried women who don't want to deal with the consequences of their actions. The father of the baby was only trying to satisfy his lust and then move along to the next woman. The women he leaves behind are encouraged to abort their babies because it's going to be hard raising a child without a father. Our culture has made this kind of promiscuity the norm. Now we've made it so easy, all she has to do is go to Walgreens and grab a "morning after" pill to nip it in the bud. We've lost the concept of human life having value. Our society has managed to convince women that babies are a bad thing.

Christians desire to preserve life in whatever way is necessary, whatever the cost. Children are not a terrible burden placed on women. They are a blessing from God, no matter how they came to be conceived, and no matter what situation the mother is in. No one has the right to murder a baby. It's a disgusting sin and it will be judged most harshly by God. There is forgiveness available to anyone who will sincerely repent and ask God's forgiveness through Jesus Christ. There is no sin that He won't forgive, including this. You can always go to Jesus Christ for cleansing (1 John 1:9). But make no mistake, abortion is a serious sin in God's eyes because it's the killing of an innocent life. It's one thing to murder another adult, but to murder an innocent baby is considered most heinous and utterly depraved.

"Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward.

Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the children of one's youth.

Blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them!

He shall not be put to shame when he speaks with his enemies in the gate."

(Psalm 127:3-5)

"There are six things that the Lord hates, seven that are an abomination to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed INNOCENT BLOOD"

(Proverbs 6:16-17)

"Keep far from a false charge, and DO NOT KILL THE INNOCENT and righteous, for I will not acquit the wicked." (Exodus 23:7)

"You shall not murder!" (Exodus 20:13)

Thanks for reading. God bless.