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Abortion is not a "moral" or "religious" thing. It has both of those implications and perspectives, but it is reality first and foremost.
Yes, we should have the choice to choose which church we go to, where we work, if we go to school, ect. Those can all be interpreted as different choices, preferences, moral, social or religous obligations/oppertunities. Yea for that freedom.
BUT, the freedom to take another's life should NOT be a choice we have the option of making. It is rediculous that you can walk into a "crisis pregnancy center" (or worse yet) a planned parenthood and walk out awhile later having had an abortion.
Pregnancy is survivable. Yeah. That's the bottom line. In the cases of rape-pregnancy is still survivable. It isn't something you planned on or wanted to happen...but it is your reality and you can reap a ton of joy from it (as well as allow another human being to live) if you make the right choice.
If my daughter were to become pregnant as a teenager with limited oppertunities (like I did) I know for a fact that I would encourage her to carry out the pregnancy and choose between parenting and adoption. Not between abortion and life. That shouldn't be an issue. Pregnancy is hard, but it is only 9 months of your life. I don't think that's too much to give for your child. Maybe you won't have the same body, maybe you'll have to work around school a bit...but isn't a human life worth more than 2 semesters of school or a size 3 jeans?
Those women I know who have had abortions-I don't pass judgement on them. I know that's for God to do...and it won't change a thing what I think about something they've already done. I don't have any inhibitions about promoting an unborn child's life, however. I will remain outspoken about this topic because it hits very close to home and is a burden on my heart.
Millions of children lose their lives to abortion each year. Perhaps it's billions if you count the whole globe. I don't know if there is any accurate count outside of the developed countries. Maybe I'll see if I can find one. I've seen counts that range from 1.3-1.56 million abortions in the US annually. Isn't that sad? Even if 1.56 is inaccurate by those tenths of a point it is still one million children too many that are dying needlessly.
Some children die by chance. NO child should ever die by choice.
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