It's About Life

On January 22, 1973, the United States government legalized murder to a group of human beings that cannot protect themselves, that cannot speak out, and that cannot show the pain that they are suffering. Humans that do not choose the life that they are given, a life that, to say loosely, they are born with. They do not make a choice that can bring unfair and unwarranted discrimination upon them. They are considered a lesser type of human being.
What caused this discrimination? Is it their skin color? The United States has had a history of racial intolerance, but this is not based on their melanin. Is it their gender? This murder can happen to either male or female. Is it their religion? Again, this murder can invade all types of religions and faiths. Unfortunately, certain Christian denominations and Islamic sects have even supported this murder. Is it their socio-economic status? Rich or poor, this form of murder is indiscriminate. Is it their lifestyle? These humans have not had the time to make lifestyle choices.
What is this murder that affects all types of people, yet only discriminates against on certain type of person. This murder is simply known as Legalized Infanticide. Or in a more popular politically correct term: Abortion.
There are three primary arguments for abortion: The life of the mother, rape, and the establishment of the beginning of life.
First is the life of the mother. The argument states that if the life of the mother is in danger, then the pregnancy should be terminated. Yet, this argument is more of smoke screen than an actuality. C. Everett Koop, former Surgeon General stated, “"Protection of the life of the mother as an excuse for an abortion is a smoke screen. In my 36 years of pediatric surgery, I have never known of one instance where the child had to be aborted to save the mother's life. If toward the end of the pregnancy complications arise that threaten the mother's health, the doctor will either induce labor or perform a Caesarian section. His intention is to save the life of both the mother and the baby. The baby's life is never willfully destroyed because the mother's life is in danger."
The second argument is rape. Studies have been done regarding this situation. The University of Minnesota did a yearlong study of rapes and pregnancies. They looked at every rape that occurred and studied to see how many resulted in pregnancies. The number was startling. It was zero. No rape resulted in a pregnancy. F D Mecklenburg, M.D. states, “Although frequently cited by pro-abortionists, pregnancies resulting from rape are so rare as to be virtually non-existent. There are several contributing factors to this. In addition to the pure mathematical odds against pregnancy resulting from a single random act, medical research indicates that an extremely high percentage of women exposed to severe emotional trauma will not ovulate. The rape itself, therefore acts as a psychological 'birth control.”
The third argument is the beginning of life. Scientifically speaking, life ends when there is no brain activity. It is not about breathing, the heart, or other organs. When there is no brain activity, there is no life. When there is brain activity, there is life. The brain generally begins to function and brain waves have been recorded within the four to six week period of impregnation.
The Bible has life beginning with God. “you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb.” (Psalm 139:19 NIV) These three arguments, try to make it about choice. It's not about choice; it’s about life.