The Child who was Never Born ~ Some Honest Analysis

Greetings Dear Reader,

There are enough lies on both sides of the abortion debate that it can be difficult to see the truth.  Instead of weighing in on the arguments that are questionable I would like to offer some simple facts.  I am not going to tell you what to think or believe.  I will draw some of my own conclusions for you to ponder.  I will also include some links so that you may verify my information.

Planned Parenthood declared in 1960 that even illegal abortions were mostly safe.  In the article cited they explained clearly that deaths from abortions were on the decline even though the birthrate and safe deliveries were on the rise.  (Mary Calderone, “Illegal Abortion as a Public Health Problem,” American Journal of Health 50 (July I960): 949.)  The myth of the back alley coat hanger was the image that drove the argument.  I am not saying that it did not happen.  I am saying it was not the norm even though it has mythological status.

Dr. Alan Guttmacher of Planned Parenthood said in 1967,” Today it is possible for almost any patient to be brought through pregnancy alive, unless she suffers from a fatal illness such as cancer or leukemia, and, if so, abortion would be unlikely to prolong, much less save, life.” (Alan F. Guttmacher, “Abortion—Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow,” in The Case for Legalized Abortion Now (Berkeley, Calif.: Diablo Press, 1967).  This leads to the idea that saving the life of the mother being a prominent reason for abortion is a weak position at best. 

Then there is the idea of vast numbers.  There is no proof that life does not begin at conception.  There is more information every day that babies learn in the womb at an earlier stage than we consider.  In light of the possibility that the unborn are humans then these numbers are staggering:

Since 1974 there have been over 40 million abortions (CDC report).  Just to be clear this number is reported differently by many organizations.  I have chosen the lowest ones so as not to be dishonest.  If the life expectancy is weighed at 60 years (that too is conservative as the current number is 78), then we have aborted 2.5 BILLION years of potential life in the United States alone.  Let that sink in for a moment.

If there is a chance that these are human lives I cannot for a moment say that abortion is the right choice.  I realize that everyone has a story and that we feel circumstances outweigh what is right.  If, however, we live that way in everything we soon see that it is unjust and dangerous.  In almost every other arena we hear the cry to protect the innocent and downtrodden.  In this, however, we condemn the innocent to death and they have no voice.  I cannot accept this and say that I am being faithful to Christ.

Wishing you joy in the journey,

Aramis Thorn

Mat 13:52 So Jesus said to them, "That is why every writer who has become a disciple of Christ’s rule of the universe is like a home owner. He liberally hands out new and old things from his great treasure store.”

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