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Bad Links? | Imagine that you are a fetus . . .By CRISSI HOLZMANN Imagine you are a fetus ... Mmmm ... its so warm and cozy here ... so safe ... I am right at home, so protected where no one can touch me. I can hear that gentle sound, that soothing rhythm that is so close, just above me in fact. It is my mothers heartbeat. Mother, my haven, my nest. I love being carried inside her wherever she goes. When she goes for a walk, I feel myself drifting off to sleep by the soothing beat of her footsteps as she makes her way through her daily tasks. Aaah, how I love it when she rests her hand against me ... I can almost feel the shapes of her fingers when she caresses me, as if she is wondering whether I am really here. What a miracle it is that I was brought to life within her womb as God chose her to be my mother, my protector here on earth. When she goes to sleep at night I fade into my dreams along with her and, as one, our heartbeats slow to a sleepy pace until the break of day when we both arise to a new beginning. How I long for the day when I can see my mothers face and look into her eyes as she carries me in her loving embrace. It wont be much longer now. Something is different today. When mother awoke, I could feel the tension right throughout her body. I wish I could help her and ease her worry. She seems to be in a hurry as her footsteps are rapid everywhere she goes. I can feel her heartbeat is not as gentle as usual. Mother, what is it? What is wrong? I am scared, you have not caressed me at all today and I have hardly heard your voice. Is that the sound of you crying? What is it? I can feel that it is cold today and that we are going on a journey. At least we are together and I am still protected where no one can harm me. I know that there is nothing to be scared of and that Mother will allay my fears. Everything is so quiet now all of a sudden. Mother is lying down. It seems as if she is resting again, but yet her heart is still beating like crazy. Mother, again I ask, what is it? What is wrong? Brrr ... that felt like a harsh shaft of freezing cold air ... what is happening? Something is wrong. Its too soon for me to come out. What is that? I sense daylight ... OUCH ... that hurt! STOP THAT! MOTHER! WHAT IS GOING ON? I AM SCARED, PLEASE HELP ME! OUCH. PLEASE ... PLEASE ... STOP THAT! What is happening ... what is happening? MOTHER! Mother .... Silence. Abortion. Murder. Nothing less. As you read this, perhaps these words strike each of you in different ways. There are those of you who know exactly what you have done, or are going to do, but will do it anyway without any qualms or conscience whatsoever. There are those of you who cannot fully comprehend what you have done, or are going to do, and so are in doubt as to what to do. There are those of you who have finally realized and fully understood what you have done or are going to do and who deeply regret the past or have now changed your mind about killing your child because you know it will be murder. My heart and prayers go out to the latter two. My prayers will be said for the former, but my heart holds intense sadness for both the parent and the child, the child who will never see the light of day because the parent has decided to end his/her life even if he/she has not chosen to die. Its all about pro-choice, most liberals will argue. If so, if it IS all about having the right to choose, should the unborn child not have the right to choose ALSO? How can a person be allowed to make a choice about the life of another? How can a mother be allowed to make the choice about the life of her child? Should a murderer be allowed to walk the streets? No, because it is wrong. Murder is wrong. How can abortion be any less wrong if it too is indeed murder? The pro-choicers will insist: Abortion is a matter of personal choice because no one can say for sure when a fetus becomes a person. Wrong! When a human life begins is not a religious issue, a debatable view or opinion; it is an undeniable truth based upon the fact, established by genetic scientists, that from the very first moment of conception when a sperm cell unites with an ovum cell there exists a genetically unique, individual, human life. In a significant passage from the Bible, Psalm 51:5, David states, I have been a sinner from birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me. David infers that he had a sinful nature from his time of conception in his mothers womb, thus implying that he was a person from the moment of fertilization. Or what about the pro-choicers belief that the government shouldnt interfere in this highly personal issue? As Thomas Jefferson once wrote: The care of human life and happiness, not their destruction, is the first and only object of good government. According to the National Conference of Catholic Bishops (NCCB) pro-life document, In modern American society it is naive to suggest that government can be absent from this debate on human life. The government acts through law to regulate in areas much less fundamental than the right to life. The real issue is whether the government will fulfill its responsibility to protect and preserve life, or continue to allow this most fundamental human right to be denied. May God bless President Bush and all those responsible for the inroads they are making. What about those women who seek abortion as a solution for harsh personal circumstances that may make it impossible for them to care for a young child? A woman has many choices for life. If she wishes to raise her child, there are countless programs across the country that can provide her with counseling, housing, medical care, job training, food, clothing, and other needed services to help her make a good life for herself and her child. If a woman feels that she cannot provide for her baby, adoption can be a good choice for both mother and child. There are so many who are willing to adopt because they cannot bear a child of their own. Childrens lives should not be sacrificed as a means of solving the problems of others, the NCCB says. Some may argue that abortion is only meant to be used as a last resort for rape, incest or danger to the mothers life. The sad truth is that abortion has become a widely used method of birth control in this country, an answer for free sex and lack of responsibility. According to the Centers for Disease Control, by 1990, 45 percent of all abortions were repeat abortions. Between 1.3 and 1.6 million abortions are performed annually in the U.S. At most, about 1 percent of these are performed for reasons of rape or incest, 7 percent to protect the mothers health or life, the NCCB says, Abortion advocates fail to mention the other 92 percent. Ironically, and sadly, as many as 1.5 million American families are waiting to adopt children each year and because it is so difficult most of those families have to go outside the country to make their dream of a complete family come true. The pro-choicer will go even further by saying that women will be driven to dangerous back-alley abortions which may have potentially fatal results. It should be remembered that a death occurs every time an abortion is performed, the death of an unborn child. It should also be remembered that abortion is a surgical procedure, and even though it is legal, it puts many women at serious mental and emotional risk, the NCCB says. I personally know a few women who will never be able to get over this intense heaviness of sorrow and regret they have hanging over their hearts. Time may help them to forgive themselves, but they will never be able to forget. Additionally, many women suffer post-abortion complications which may result from infection, instrumental injury and hemorrhaging. Complications may include cervical muscle damage and damage to the uterine wall, which can lead to scarring, future miscarriages or ectopic pregnancies. Since the Supreme Courts 1973 abortion decision, hundreds of women have died from what pro-abortion groups insist on calling safe and legal abortions, the NCCB says. Yes, Mr. and Ms. Pro-choicer, you certainly have the right to choose. But so does your child. The most common afterthought: If only I had known. At the abortion clinic they didnt tell me my baby had tiny hands and feet, brain waves and a beating heart. They didnt say there were people who would help me through my pregnancy and couples eager to care for my baby if I couldnt. They said the abortion would be quick and easy. I didnt know my heart would hurt so much afterwards ... and that the pain would go on and on and on. |
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