Abortion: the attack on life coming into the world

Before I continue my series on 'attacks on life,' I wanted to point out that I have made some additional comments to my previous post on the Islamic faith. I would welcome any comments, insights, thoughts or additional information from anyone who would like to add their input. I'd especially like comments from any Muslims who might be readers of my blog (I am not sure if there are any, but I do have dozens of readers from every continent in the world).

As the title says, I want to briefly discuss abortion. I have blogged on this topic in the past and I promise I will continue to blog on this topic at least until Roe v. Wade is overturned. Even then, our fight for life is not over, so we must ALWAYS fight for life.

With the recent appointments to the Supreme Court, there is great hope, and fear if one is pro-abortion, that this new make-up of Justices will overturn Roe v. Wade or at least substantially restrict abortion in the U.S. The initial warning shots of the coming battle can be seen in the announcement that the Supreme Court will take up the law adopted by many states banning partial-birth abortion (http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060222/ap_on_go_su_co/scotus_abortion). Let me briefly explain just what is partial-birth abortion (WARNING: for those who do not like graphic, grotesque and horrifying things skip the next paragraph colored grey):

A partial-birth abortion, also known as Intact Dilation and Extraction, is an abortion occurring in the third trimester of a pregnancy. The procedure is that a physician delivers a baby to the point where only the head remains inside the womb but then punctures the back of the skull and removes the brain before completing delivery.

This procedure is so barbaric and inhumane that one can hardly believe that persons with a conscience and a soul could undertake such a heinous act. Yet, these are so common that statistics indicate nearly 3,000 of these killings are performed a year in the U.S. or about 10 per day. Opponents of the proposed ban claim that there needs to be an exception to the ban for the health of the mother. Responding to this, former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop and other eminent medical authorities told Congress: "Partial-birth abortion is never medically necessary to protect the mother's health or her future fertility. On the contrary, this procedure can pose a significant threat to both." Furthermore, in a Gallop poll, over 70% supported a ban on partial-birth abortion.

I bring up partial-birth abortions in my series on life because this evil killing of an innocent child is the most immoral, unethical, demented, evil and uncaring killing one human being can commit against another. This is the ultimate in attacks on life. Those who perform this evil killing do not care about life in any form. Women who are conned into this type of abortion have massive emotional and mental repercussions in the years that follow.

How do we fight this era of abortion? We MUST pray. We must pray that our country realizes the immorality of abortion and the absolute evil of partial-birth abortions especially. We must pray that those who perform these killings will be turned away from their actions and that God will have mercy on their souls. Lastly, we must pray for the mothers who have abortions that God may give them healing, help them to know His eternal forgiveness and strengthen them to embrace life.

As always, I value any comments, insights or thoughts. Until next time...God bless.

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