Legalization Of Abortion
Since 1973, when abortion-on-demand was legalized, more than 15 million unborn children have had their lives snuffed out by legalized abortions. That is more than ten times the number of Americans that lost their lives in the nation’s wars. However, abortion-on-demand is not a right granted by the Constitution. Not too long after the Roe v. Wade decision, Professor John Hart Ely, who is now Dean of Stanford Law School, said that the decision “is not constitutional law and gives almost no sense of an obligation to try to be” (Reagan 16). In 1971, Jane Hodgson became the only physician in United States history convicted of performing an abortion in a hospital. She completed this openly, to provoke a challenge to Minnesota’s restrictions on
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abortion. However, her dedication to abortion has ultimately caused her to become one of the most controversial physicians in her state (Joffe 8). Before Roe v. Wade in 1973, approximately 500,000 illegal abortions were being performed every year. By 1975, that number grew to almost 1 million babies that were being aborted yearly. Currently, there are about 1.5 million abortions being performed every year, which is about 4,000 abortions per day or and around 3 abortions every minute. Ninety-three percent of the abortions in America are because the mother or parents decide that having a baby is inconvenient for them. Three percent of the abortions in America are because the mother is in bad health during labor and three percent of abortions are because of the health of the baby. Only a mere one percent of abortions are because of rape or incest ("ABORTION: Ten Bible Reasons Why It Is Wrong"). In America today, there are four different types of abortions that are legally performed and there are two types of abortion that people are trying to add in the future.
The first legal abortion type is “suction type.” Suction type abortion is where the unborn child is literally vacuumed from the mother’s womb during the early stages of the pregnancy. The second legal type of abortion is “curette type.” Currette type abortion is where the child is cut from the mother’s womb with a spoon-like object. The third type of abortion that is currently legal is “Caesarean operation.” In the Caesarean operation, the baby is surgically removed from the mother’s womb and allowed to suffocate, because the child’s lungs are not fully developed. The last type of legal abortion is the “Salt Brine technique.” This is where the unborn child is literally “pickled” to death in the womb by the injection of a strong salt solution. The first type of abortion that may be added in the future is “partial birth abortion.” In partial birth abortion, the child is partially delivered, then stabbed in the skull to then have his or her brains sucked out. Finally, the second type of abortion that may be added in the future is the “RU-486 pill (“mifepristione”).” This pill works by inhibiting pregnancy hormones, and is normally taken within seven weeks from conception. Currently, the mifepristione pill is illegal in the United States, but there is large political pressure to make it legal ("ABORTION: Ten Bible Reasons Why It Is
Wrong"). The Bible gives ten reasons why abortion is wrong. First, abortion is an act of murder. In reference to pregnant women, the term “with fetus” never occurs, but the term “with child” is found twenty-six times. In Luke 1:36,41, the Bible says that Elisabeth conceived a “son” and the “babe” leaped in her womb. The Bible never says a “fetus” leaped in her womb. This is the exact same word that God used to describe Jesus in the manger after He is born (Luke 2:12,16). In God’s eyes, an unborn baby is the same exact thing as a newborn baby ("ABORTION: Ten Bible Reasons Why It Is Wrong"). Job 3:16 says, “Or was I not hidden like a stillborn child, Like infants who never saw light” (NKJV). Job referred to unborn babies, not as fetuses, but as infants. Exodus 21:22-23 says, “If men fight, and hurt a woman with child, so that she gives birth prematurely, yet no harm follows, he shall surely be punished accordingly as the woman’s husband imposes on him; and he shall pay as the judges determine. But if any harm follows, then you shall give life for life” (NKJV). This says that if the woman has a premature birth and the baby lives, then there is no death penalty. However, if the child does not live, God says the death penalty applies. God would never require the death penalty if the unborn child was not a living human being. Second, abortion involves the shedding of innocent blood. Deuteronomy 27:25 says, “Cursed is the one who takes a bribe to slay an innocent person. And all the people shall say, ‘Amen!’” (NKJV). Yet, the society has become so evil that it supports the killing of 1.5 million innocent babies every year. Third, abortion is a violation of the golden rule. Jesus said, “Therefore, whatever you want men to do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets” (Matthew 7:12 NKJV). It would not be anyone’s desire to suffer and die while someone traps them in a cage and literally tears them apart. Also, abortion attempts to destroy God’s work. Abortion is an attempt to “do away with” unwanted people, an attempt to make a liar out of God by bringing an end to His work. However, Jesus said that people may be able to destroy a person’s body, but not their soul. Next, abortion brings shame, heartache, and deep regret. In Psalms 51, David was living with constant conviction and regret for his sin with Bathsheba. Most women who decide to have a baby aborted spend the rest of their lives regretting it ("ABORTION: Ten Bible Reasons Why It Is Wrong"). A lady who had an abortion in early 1983 speaks in a full page Washington Post ad talking about her “…everyday hell of never hearing a baby cry without crying within myself; counting days to see how old the baby would have been; wondering what contributions my baby would have made to our desperate society; and wondering if there will ever be another chance for motherhood.” The lady, speaking about the abortion itself, recalls, “…sitting in a crowded waiting room studying each others fearful, anxious faces…signing death certificates for what is very much alive within you…seeing crying women given tranquilizers and sent home to recuperate and try to forget.” Abortion disannuls a plan of God. If God lets a woman conceive a baby, He obviously has a plan for that baby. Mary’s parents didn’t know that she would be chosen to bear and carry God’s Only Son, but she did. God has plans for every unborn child, so to kill an unborn baby is to stop a plan of God. Also, abortion devalues human life. God made man to be the highest form of life on Earth. Humans are very precious to Him. In fact, humans are so precious to God that He Himself instituted the Death Penalty for anybody that kills another human. However, abortion promotes the message that human life is not so valuable, and that man can do what he wants to do with human life. Abortion devalues human life, and it pushes the nation a step closer to that terrible day when it becomes legal to kill innocent people. Next, abortion shows a lack of natural affection. In 2 Timothy 3:3, Paul tells us that the last days will be characterized by people that lack “natural affection.” The pro-abortion movement is a perfect example of lacking natural affection. It is natural for a woman to conceive a baby, grow to love that baby, take care of the baby during pregnancy, give birth to the baby, and then raise the child with the best care the parents could give to them. Then, abortion encourages sin. It is no longer illegal for women to have abortions, and it is no longer considered a shameful sin by the American society ("ABORTION: Ten Bible Reasons Why It Is Wrong"). Every time a woman has an abortion, she’s encouraging others to commit the same sin, and other sins as well. The availability of abortion will only lead to an increase in other sins such as fornication and adultery. Finally, abortion shows a lack of faith. The Bible says, “for whatsoever is not of faith is sin” (Romans 14:23 NKJV). Having an abortion takes matters into that person’ s own hands, rather than trusting God to work things the way He willed for them to work. Abortion shows a lack of faith in God, which the Bible says is a sin ("ABORTION: Ten Bible Reasons Why It Is Wrong").
abortion. However, her dedication to abortion has ultimately caused her to become one of the most controversial physicians in her state (Joffe 8). Before Roe v. Wade in 1973, approximately 500,000 illegal abortions were being performed every year. By 1975, that number grew to almost 1 million babies that were being aborted yearly. Currently, there are about 1.5 million abortions being performed every year, which is about 4,000 abortions per day or and around 3 abortions every minute. Ninety-three percent of the abortions in America are because the mother or parents decide that having a baby is inconvenient for them. Three percent of the abortions in America are because the mother is in bad health during labor and three percent of abortions are because of the health of the baby. Only a mere one percent of abortions are because of rape or incest ("ABORTION: Ten Bible Reasons Why It Is Wrong"). In America today, there are four different types of abortions that are legally performed and there are two types of abortion that people are trying to add in the future.
The first legal abortion type is “suction type.” Suction type abortion is where the unborn child is literally vacuumed from the mother’s womb during the early stages of the pregnancy. The second legal type of abortion is “curette type.” Currette type abortion is where the child is cut from the mother’s womb with a spoon-like object. The third type of abortion that is currently legal is “Caesarean operation.” In the Caesarean operation, the baby is surgically removed from the mother’s womb and allowed to suffocate, because the child’s lungs are not fully developed. The last type of legal abortion is the “Salt Brine technique.” This is where the unborn child is literally “pickled” to death in the womb by the injection of a strong salt solution. The first type of abortion that may be added in the future is “partial birth abortion.” In partial birth abortion, the child is partially delivered, then stabbed in the skull to then have his or her brains sucked out. Finally, the second type of abortion that may be added in the future is the “RU-486 pill (“mifepristione”).” This pill works by inhibiting pregnancy hormones, and is normally taken within seven weeks from conception. Currently, the mifepristione pill is illegal in the United States, but there is large political pressure to make it legal ("ABORTION: Ten Bible Reasons Why It Is
Wrong"). The Bible gives ten reasons why abortion is wrong. First, abortion is an act of murder. In reference to pregnant women, the term “with fetus” never occurs, but the term “with child” is found twenty-six times. In Luke 1:36,41, the Bible says that Elisabeth conceived a “son” and the “babe” leaped in her womb. The Bible never says a “fetus” leaped in her womb. This is the exact same word that God used to describe Jesus in the manger after He is born (Luke 2:12,16). In God’s eyes, an unborn baby is the same exact thing as a newborn baby ("ABORTION: Ten Bible Reasons Why It Is Wrong"). Job 3:16 says, “Or was I not hidden like a stillborn child, Like infants who never saw light” (NKJV). Job referred to unborn babies, not as fetuses, but as infants. Exodus 21:22-23 says, “If men fight, and hurt a woman with child, so that she gives birth prematurely, yet no harm follows, he shall surely be punished accordingly as the woman’s husband imposes on him; and he shall pay as the judges determine. But if any harm follows, then you shall give life for life” (NKJV). This says that if the woman has a premature birth and the baby lives, then there is no death penalty. However, if the child does not live, God says the death penalty applies. God would never require the death penalty if the unborn child was not a living human being. Second, abortion involves the shedding of innocent blood. Deuteronomy 27:25 says, “Cursed is the one who takes a bribe to slay an innocent person. And all the people shall say, ‘Amen!’” (NKJV). Yet, the society has become so evil that it supports the killing of 1.5 million innocent babies every year. Third, abortion is a violation of the golden rule. Jesus said, “Therefore, whatever you want men to do to you, do also to them, for this is the Law and the Prophets” (Matthew 7:12 NKJV). It would not be anyone’s desire to suffer and die while someone traps them in a cage and literally tears them apart. Also, abortion attempts to destroy God’s work. Abortion is an attempt to “do away with” unwanted people, an attempt to make a liar out of God by bringing an end to His work. However, Jesus said that people may be able to destroy a person’s body, but not their soul. Next, abortion brings shame, heartache, and deep regret. In Psalms 51, David was living with constant conviction and regret for his sin with Bathsheba. Most women who decide to have a baby aborted spend the rest of their lives regretting it ("ABORTION: Ten Bible Reasons Why It Is Wrong"). A lady who had an abortion in early 1983 speaks in a full page Washington Post ad talking about her “…everyday hell of never hearing a baby cry without crying within myself; counting days to see how old the baby would have been; wondering what contributions my baby would have made to our desperate society; and wondering if there will ever be another chance for motherhood.” The lady, speaking about the abortion itself, recalls, “…sitting in a crowded waiting room studying each others fearful, anxious faces…signing death certificates for what is very much alive within you…seeing crying women given tranquilizers and sent home to recuperate and try to forget.” Abortion disannuls a plan of God. If God lets a woman conceive a baby, He obviously has a plan for that baby. Mary’s parents didn’t know that she would be chosen to bear and carry God’s Only Son, but she did. God has plans for every unborn child, so to kill an unborn baby is to stop a plan of God. Also, abortion devalues human life. God made man to be the highest form of life on Earth. Humans are very precious to Him. In fact, humans are so precious to God that He Himself instituted the Death Penalty for anybody that kills another human. However, abortion promotes the message that human life is not so valuable, and that man can do what he wants to do with human life. Abortion devalues human life, and it pushes the nation a step closer to that terrible day when it becomes legal to kill innocent people. Next, abortion shows a lack of natural affection. In 2 Timothy 3:3, Paul tells us that the last days will be characterized by people that lack “natural affection.” The pro-abortion movement is a perfect example of lacking natural affection. It is natural for a woman to conceive a baby, grow to love that baby, take care of the baby during pregnancy, give birth to the baby, and then raise the child with the best care the parents could give to them. Then, abortion encourages sin. It is no longer illegal for women to have abortions, and it is no longer considered a shameful sin by the American society ("ABORTION: Ten Bible Reasons Why It Is Wrong"). Every time a woman has an abortion, she’s encouraging others to commit the same sin, and other sins as well. The availability of abortion will only lead to an increase in other sins such as fornication and adultery. Finally, abortion shows a lack of faith. The Bible says, “for whatsoever is not of faith is sin” (Romans 14:23 NKJV). Having an abortion takes matters into that person’ s own hands, rather than trusting God to work things the way He willed for them to work. Abortion shows a lack of faith in God, which the Bible says is a sin ("ABORTION: Ten Bible Reasons Why It Is Wrong").