- The err of you ways... — Anonymous, Thu Dec 26 14:12
- I will not debate any further with you either — Anonymous, Wed Feb 6 21:43
Sherri
Re: One last thought for you to think about
Wed Feb 6 15:33:31 2002
Why single out abortion? Because there is always at least one person who dies in every abortion. It's not about one person's "rights" or "freedom." There are always at least two people involved, and when one class of human beings (the born) can completely usurp all the rights and freedoms guaranteed by God -- not by government -- of another class of human beings (the unborn), it's oppression, plain and simple. Abortion will once again be a criminal act. Abortion is an unjust and premeditated act which robs an entirely genetically separate and individual human being in a defenseless stage of development of his or her God-given right to life. You may defend the "right" (read: legal impunity) to decide which of your children to keep or to kill, but I am working everyday to give a voice to those who are in danger of their mothers sacrificing them to the god of convenience (bear in mind that less than 3% of abortions occur for reasons of rape, incest, or to save the life of the mother). Sure, there are those who are in such deep denial or whose hearts are so hardened by the brutal self-inflicted act of abortion that they have yet to feel traumatized, and no one has ever stated that any or all of those post-abortion signs and symptoms will be experienced by aborted women. That's irrelevant. Sadly, studies have shown that the majority of women do suffer (although you undoubtedly will voiciferously blow off any of those studies as biased or flawed). One needs no studies, but needs only to listen to women who have undergone abortion. The reality of the situation is clear: abortion hurts women. Do you see any post-appendectomy support boards? Any memorial sites for excised wisdom teeth? Any support groups for those who have had their gall bladders removed? No. Yet, there is a proliferation of post-abortion help and healing. That fact alone speaks volumes.
I will not debate this with you. Prayer, activism, and education are my most important weapons, and one day, our nation will come to its senses and the bloodshed will stop. It's just a matter of time. Until then, I will continue to offer the choice of love -- LIFE -- to mothers who find themselves in an unplanned pregnancy. My three children, as "unplanned" as they were, have been the greatest source of joy in my life, and my immeasurable gratitude that I have no ghosts of children once growing within me but now forever gone compels me to continue working on behalf of the unborn and their mothers. It's about babies AND mothers (and fathers, brothers, sisters, grandparents, etc.).
I have not left my email address, thus I will not be notified that there are any responses to this post, so flame away and have the last word. It's good to vent anger, and what better place than a faceless, anonymous location in cyberspace? I've said what I had to say and understand that taking this any further with you will be counterproductive at this time. Know that you are in my prayers. Thank you for listening, and I hope that whatever reasons drove you to this board in the first place will lead you to peace.
~ Sherri
