Abortion

There are a lot of things that impact me exponentially more as a mom than they ever did before. For instance, I used to look at miscarriage as a sad but common occurrence. Now, I ache and grieve over every one I hear about, knowing the intense excitement and connection to a baby that a mother has from the day they learn they're expecting. I also feel more outrage than ever over child abuse and murder. I think of my little guys and the thought of anyone harming someone so sweet, trusting, and innocent makes me want to scream.
But, more than anything, I have been plagued by the thought of abortion. Obviously, it has always been something I hate with a passion, but after being pregnant twice and getting to experience the blessing of a baby twice, it is more than hatred that I feel. I have always just talked about it and settled in my mind that I am pro-life and that everyone should be, but I have never done anything about it, and that bothers me.
The more I read up on the issue and research the facts about it, the more angry I become. I know that anyone who knows this is going on MUST take SOME action against it. I don't have a clue how to make a significant impact, but I've decided to at least find out everything I can and expose it. I've begun posting some pretty shocking facts on facebook and I want to do the same on here. Of course, the three people that read my blog on occasion are already very much Pro-Life, so I'm not attempting to persuade anyone of anything, I just think it's important that we expose the horrific things that are going on, even amongst ourselves, so that none of us stays complacent over this issue.

I figured it out: Add up the deaths recorded in Haiti as of mid-January (~72,000), deaths from Katrina (about 1,836), victim deaths on 9/11 (2,973), deaths at Pearl Harbor (2,403), the total amount of deaths due to AIDS in the United States last year (~22,000), deaths from ovarian cancer in the U.S. last year (~14,600)... and you have the amount of abortions performed PER DAY world wide. Where's the outrage?

World War II was the deadliest war in history. It lasted for six years. There is no way to determine exactly how many people died in the war, but it is estimated that at least 40 million civilians were killed. 42 million innocent babies are killed every year and it goes widely ignored. In WWII, an estimated 22-25 million military were killed. That took six years and was horrific beyond anyone's comprehension. Give abortion six years and you're close to 250 million deaths, or 10 times as many.

The following website is one I posted on facebook. It is a long list of quotes from doctors, nurses and medical students who performed or at least witnessed abortions taking place. While not all of them were persuaded that the mother still didn't have the right to kill the child, it seems all of them were finding it hard to deny it was a human being that was murdered each and every time. Many of them became calloused in order to make money. Please take the time to read the entire thing, even though it is gut-wrenching. Some of the quotes toward the bottom will stick with you for life.

http://www.abortionfacts.com/providers/quotes.asp

Mothers have a right to choose...whether to have unprotected sex when they are not ready to be parents. If they don't exercise caution at that point, their right to choose when the natural consequences of their choice occur is preposterous. When else in life are we able to do that? I can say with full confidence that no mother who considered abortion and decided against it ever regretted that decision once her baby was born, even if it went up for adoption.

Of all the murders taking place, these victims are the most innocent. They are the most defenseless and their killing makes the least sense. Still, they are receiving no justice. Our leaders are actually fighting to make sure more of these murders can occur legally and many of them are even funded. I can't help but cry each time I think about this. We NEED to do more.