Seven times I have accomplished the monumental task of moving less than ten pounds less than two feet. I have come to realize that basically, that's what childbirth is.
It is tragic to think that's what separates far too many viable babies from living versus dying. Less than two feet.
The harshest aspect is that -- if only figuratively -- there is a window into this world that those preborn can see. Their mother's cervix has been dilated -- all that has to happen is for them not to be killed before they travel through the birth canal. But they are not allowed to even try.
Should they somehow slip through, they are considered a mistake, a botched attempt. And there are some -- including the man who resides in the White House -- who thinks they should be set aside and left to die.
Or worse -- immediately tossed into a bag and placed in the trash. A young mother in Florida whose child was delivered before the abortion doctor had a chance to kill it, had to watch in horror as a clinic worker did just that.
http://www.lifenews.com/state3911.html
Why would a worker do this? How could she have such a callous disregard -- like the man in the White House -- to think that the smallest and weakest among us are nothing more than trash?
Even if you accept the premise (which I don't) that a woman's liberty to control her body supersedes the child's right to live: The mother has already endured the painful opening of her cervix -- how is it a burden on her body not to kill the baby? If it's all about her body -- why can't we just pull that baby out and give it a chance?
Because it's not being pregnant that women think is the problem, it's the baby. It's not about how that baby will affect their bodies, it's about how that baby will change their lives.
How can we begin to turn around this backward thinking? It all begins with valuing motherhood and our children. When society accepts and women truly believe that this precious gift of bearing children empowers them and is not a burden -- when every woman and every child is treasured -- then we might finally make a big advance for the preborn.
What have you done lately to make this happen? Start with your own heart and mind, and don't be afraid to speak from both.
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