I know this will anger people. You can almost always guarantee that what you say will anger someone nowadays. However, it is something I would like to get off my chest.
I don’t really understand how someone can say that an embryo is not a child. Then what is it? By definition it is an unborn offspring in the process of development. It is a child that is not fully developed yet. And an infant is a child that is in it’s early stages of development. What is the difference between an unborn child and a born child? Is it because one is simply not been born yet? And that may be enough for some, but it is not enough for me. I can see how it develops, how it grows. A mother can feel a baby kicking and turning. A mother can see her child first begin to walk. She sees and feels him/her grow. They are both growing. They are both living. They are both precious. Important. It can be easy to think that an embryo is less important when it is a medical term. When it is thought of as only a situation. And for some it may seem that because it is not fully developed that maybe it is less important, but I have a question: What if the born child has a disability? Is that child any less important than a typical child? Of course not. They are equally important, equally precious. Loved. And is the infant still in the early stages of development less important than the three year old, who is more developed? No. They are equally important, equally precious. Loved.
This also might not be of concern to some people. The argument might be that it is the mother’s body, and it is her right. I guess in a sense this might be true. It might be true that a mother has a right to have sex and then get pregnant then decide to abort the baby. And there are always extreme situations and emotions that go into this. And I am not trying to put down anyone who struggles with this. It is not something I could imagine having to decide. A woman can be feeling a lot of different emotions and may have a lot of different reasons for doing it. I want to state that I don't think any less of them and I accept and love them. I am not here to judge. I simply feel that abortion is a serious thing, something that will end a life. My goal here is to state that the situation or decision is real and important.
How often do we think about what actually happens in an abortion? I didn’t know, so I looked into it. And honestly, I cried. I watched as a unborn child was ripped apart as it was sucked into a tube. And then a unborn child a little later in development was torn part by part with a clamp out of the uterus. It was heart breaking. Sometimes perspective makes all the difference. And I guess that is what it comes down to: how someone looks at abortion and what an embryo is.
I might feel this way because children are so important to me. I feel it is my calling to work with children, to help them to learn and grow. It is a joy to see a child finally be able to tie his shoes and be so proud of himself. I care deeply for all children. And I felt that as a society that maybe we would too. But I cannot forget the women in the situation. You are loved. Your child is loved. Whether you had the child or not. I love you and God loves you. I still believe that it is wrong. This means that I will never allow myself to go through an abortion and I will not support it. However, I will continue to do as God has asked of me and love his children. All of them. The ones who are fully grown and the the ones still developing. My prayer is that all will seek God and find him.
More Information on abortion can be found at:
http://www.abortionprocedures.com/
https://www.plannedparenthood.org/learn/abortion
