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On Abortion
As a woman who, as a result of medical problems, will never have a child of her own, I grieve to think that any pregnancy is terminated. I would love to see every unwanted pregnancy go to term and the child placed with a loving couple who otherwise might not have a child to love and cherish.
It is my belief that abortion is wrong and the only thing I can think of that would be more wrong would be to force my views and beliefs on another. So, although I would use every artifice of argument to convince a woman to carry a child to term and make that child available for adoption, I recognize that the ultimate choice is hers and hers alone.
It is possible to be pro-life and pro-choice at the same time, in fact, most people who are pro-choice are also pro-life.
The answer to abortion is not protest, it is not calling women murders, it is not passing laws against abortion, and it most definitely is not murdering providers of abortion services. This is the ultimate irony, people who murder in the name of God and pro-life. If you take a life or even sanction the taking of a life, for whatever reason, you are not pro-life.
The answer is education. When every woman on this earth believes that abortion is wrong then there will be no abortions. As long as even one woman believes it is acceptable to terminate a pregnancy the possibility of an abortion will exist.
I must also caution people to remember that the mother is a human life too. She has a right to her life and a right to avoid situations that would endanger her life.
Education is becoming even more important in the face of the 'day after' pill and 'abortion' pills. Drugs that can terminate a pregnancy are becoming more and more prevalent and available. Because of this protests and laws become moot.
It is up to members of the clergy and people of good conscience to teach our children that terminating a pregnancy is wrong. Further, we must educate everyone that a real mother is one who places her child's welfare above all else. When the birth mother does not want to raise her child or is not able to raise her child, placing the child for adoption is a wonderful, unselfish, and motherly act.
Placing your child for adoption is not 'giving up' your child. Your child is and will always be your child, placing a child for adoption is merely finding a loving couple who can better care for and raise your child. This is the act of a true mother.
Remember; no one owns a child. When I say 'your child' I do not imply ownership, this only refers to relatedness. Children are everyone's responsibility, not just the parents (adoptive or birth). They are members of our society and each and every one of us is equally responsible for that child's upbringing.
Amen