Abortion

The Truth about Abortion:

Abortion is the intentional taking of the life of an innocent, unborn human being as s/he is developing in the womb of his/her mother.

Yet that is not the fullness of the truth.

There is more....

*  The love bond that is a natural link between child and mother and father is destroyed.

* The unborn baby dies because in Canada the unborn is not considered a person, so the person outside the womb assumes the right, whether out of fear, confusion, coercion, or a sense of need to choose to end her pregnancy.  Even though science has proven that the unborn baby is a human being, the unborn child does not have any rights until the umbilical cord is cut. 

* The father of the baby, if he is not in favor of the abortion, has found that legally he has no voice in this choice. We may never hear of his suffering. 

* Although the woman at first may be relieved to have the 'procedure' over with, at some point in time she may realize that her choice has affected her psychologically, physically and emotionally.

* her self-worth as a mom and nurturer dissolves in a downward spiral sometimes for years,

* she may become promiscuous for she believes she has already done the worse thing ever,

* she may feel very disconnected from God, or she may fear punishment for her choice,

* she wonders how she can forgive herself, be peaceful again, feel like herself again.

* Others suffer too -- sometimes very silently:

  • the grandparents, siblings, relatives, who may have known about it at the time, and encouraged/discouraged the abortion, or who found out years later,
  • the medical staff that works in the abortion room/reception area,
  • the doctors who perform abortions. (After a doctor had done an abortion on one of our Project Rachel women in 1973, he told her that her abortion was the last one -- he would not do another one.  This woman attended our 2006 post-abortion support group.)
 
  • We have even heard how it has affected those in medical records whose duties include typing up the descriptions of the abortions.

 

Yet all of the above is not the fullness of the Truth about Abortion.

 

The Truth about Abortion is not complete until we grasp this awesome Truth:

"God has forgiven me!" 

    • whether I am the mom or dad who chose to abort my child,
    • the grandparent who thought their daughter too young to have a baby,
    • the doctor who performed the abortion or recommends an abortion

God invites me to experience

the ultimate Truth

    • to seek healing, forgiveness and wholeness
    • to open my heart to receive his constant flowing love and mercy.