Proposed abortion law attests to loose morals
Andrew Weatherford
This month marks the 36th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, and keeping with that momentum, one of the first things President Barack Obama has promised to do in his first term is implement the Freedom of Choice Act.
FOCA will supersede all existing laws regulating abortion, even state laws requiring parental consent for minors.
Many have said this new "freedom of choice" is an epic landmark in the progress of this great nation, but it is evidence of a depraved and selfish generation that can be more concerned with the inconvenience of having children than taking responsibility for their own flesh and blood.
We all have compassion for those who are victims of rape or incest, and rightly so, but statistics gathered by social science research group the Alan Guttmacher Institute show this is the case in less than 1 percent of abortions in the U.S.
"Every Child a Wanted Child" is the proudly boasted Planned Parenthood slogan we so often hear, but in truth the figures speak for themselves.
AGI research shows that America has successfully managed to "not want" 50,000,000 children.
The topic of abortion is not about choice and privacy, and it is not in and of itself the real problem. It is merely a symptom of a greater issue at stake: the declining moral fiber of man and his attempt to put a Band-Aid on an open wound.
I don't want government to control me any more than the next person, but why can't we take this freedom to choose and choose life?
A sharp, hard line divides churches concerning the Bible's alleged silence on the topic, but nine of the early church Fathers, from Cyprian to Tertullian, spoke out against abortion. It was declared a sin in the Apostolic Constitutions in the year 390.
Abortion is a highly sensitive topic and there is healing for those who have gone through it.
It is no one's place but God's to judge, but denying life to the "least of these" is wrong and not from God.
As the prophet Isaiah states in 5:20, "Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil."
The government will never be able to fix the hardened heart of man; only God in his great mercy can.
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Bonezthetrailblazer
Anthony LaRose
posted 1/28/09 @ 12:36 AM CST
I enjoyed reading this. I'm glad you mentioned the fact that there IS healing, and I agree. God still has mercy for those who get abortions, but for those of you who read only that remember that we are not supposed to Prostitute God's grace as though it were a slot machine. (Continued…)
Derek
posted 1/28/09 @ 1:05 PM CST
"why can't we take this freedom to choose and choose life?"
Andrew people do choose life everyday. However if it IS a "freedom to choose" then logically there should be an alternative, right? I think that sometimes people get so caught up in the emotions of this controversial topic that they forget what the argument actually is. (Continued…)
TallGirl
posted 1/28/09 @ 1:26 PM CST
I agree with Derek, while I, personally, could not fathom even considering an abortion, I have no right to impose my choice on other people. I am pro-choice, but more importantly I feel that I am pro-education. (Continued…)
doesn't matter
posted 1/29/09 @ 12:13 PM CST
the fact that you're saying it's "God's choice" is proof enough. we have separation of church and state for a reason. laws should not be made laws based on religion. (Continued…)
A Concerned Citizen
posted 1/29/09 @ 3:37 PM CST
Freedom of Choice? Where does the baby get to choose?
frank
posted 1/30/09 @ 11:51 AM CST
Pro-Choice, the freedom to choose what you want to do to your body, to yourself or with yourself. That is your God given right. God has given us a right to choose between right and wrong, it is very simple. (Continued…)
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