A Woman's Right To Abortion

[Guest lovinghim4ever]

I know this topic has be "discussed" to death, but it is a topic that will never go away. I shared this on another forum, and I wanted to share it here . . .

No, I have never had an abortion, so I cannot speak first hand about the emotional affect it has on those involved. However, I can speak second hand as I have witnessed the turmoil that someone very close to me has experienced because of abortion.

We may never know or even agree with a woman's reason/excuse for having an abortion. I too have often thought, "Why doesn't she just have the baby and let some loving person adopt the little bundle?"

I do not agree with abortion, but I do believe in a person's right to choose. I don't always agree with the choices that some people make, and many people in this world don't always agree with some of the choices I make either. However, as horrible as I believe abortion to be, I must always remind myself that it is not unforgivable, and I must also always remember to pray for those involved. That may be easier said than done at times, but that's when it is most necessary and essential to exercise discipline and compassion.

Everyone makes mistakes. I know I do, and I reap what I sow; sometimes good reaping; sometimes not so good. Therefore, I cannot pass judgment, for with what judgment I judge, I shall be judged, and with the same measure I use it will be measured back to me.

[tah]

No where in Scripture does it say it is a "right" to "kill" our unborn children...

In fact, I read of murder in the 10 commandments "and it is a Not to do"...

[Guest LadyC]

i agree that a woman has the right to make her own mistakes. however, i want to be clear on what i mean by this. i don't believe that a woman has a moral or ethical right to kill her unborn child. she does, unfortunately, have the legal right to make that choice, and because of that, it's not our place to force her to make the RIGHT choice.

when my daughter got pregnant the first time, she was still in high school. she considered an abortion. i told her i would not SUPPORT her choice to have one, but i would suppport her right to to make her own decision. and then i did a lot of prayer... and God heard my prayers... my daughter and the babie's father are now married (ok THAT wasn't part of my prayer!) and my first grandson is now 2 1/2 years old.

[Smalcald]

The practice is intrinsically immoral and should be illegal, just as if you killed an infant one hour after it was born, what is the difference between that and two hours earlier? If that is the case then we must go back to the beginning, the fetal stage of life from conception forward is simply a different stage of human development, like moving from infant to toddler etc. you move from fetal to newborn etc.

However that being said, I do not pass judgment on women and men who have abortions. Obviously they have sinned in a very grave way, but I honestly don't think they know what they are doing in most cases. So yes indeed I have sinned in grave ways in the past and have been freed of those sins, this sin is no worse or better. So we must pray, we must have compassion on them. There is a wonderful program called Project Rachael which seeks to restore Christian women to their faith after they have gone through an abortion and are now suffering the consequences. Of course the answer is repentance and renewal which is available to all, including women and men who have had an abortion.

But part of that healing is the recognition of what was really done when that life was taken.

[Ovedya]

I do not agree with abortion, but I do believe in a person's right to choose.

A person does not have the right to choose murder, do they? I mean, it would be absurd for me to go out and brutally murder another human being and then later stand before a judge and argue my "right to choose" to murder. The right to choice is limited by what harm a person inflicts, or could potentially inflict upon another human being. That is why those for abortion dehumanize the unborn child. It's not murder if an unborn child is just a collection of tissue, like an organ. That's why they use the term "fetus" instead of "baby." And that's why they often use terms that sound less violent, like "terminate the pregnancy" instead of "abort the baby."

[Guest lovinghim4ever]

I do not agree with abortion, but I do believe in a person's right to choose.

A person does not have the right to choose murder, do they? I mean, it would be absurd for me to go out and brutally murder another human being and then later stand before a judge and argue my "right to choose" to murder. The right to choice is limited by what harm a person inflicts, or could potentially inflict upon another human being. That is why those for abortion dehumanize the unborn child. It's not murder if an unborn child is just a collection of tissue, like an organ. That's why they use the term "fetus" instead of "baby." And that's why they often use terms that sound less violent, like "terminate the pregnancy" instead of "abort the baby."

Yes, everyone has a right to choose whatever they want to choose. I didn't say everyone makes right choices all the time. I said everyone has the right to choose, however our choices will still bring consequences to our lives. I never said we could just get away with anything we choose to do. I said we all have the right to choose, but we will still reap what we sow.

[AL_Pond]

I know this topic has be "discussed" to death, but it is a topic that will never go away. I shared this on another forum, and I wanted to share it here . . .

No, I have never had an abortion, so I cannot speak first hand about the emotional affect it has on those involved. However, I can speak second hand as I have witnessed the turmoil that someone very close to me has experienced because of abortion.

We may never know or even agree with a woman's reason/excuse for having an abortion. I too have often thought, "Why doesn't she just have the baby and let some loving person adopt the little bundle?"

I do not agree with abortion, but I do believe in a person's right to choose. I don't always agree with the choices that some people make, and many people in this world don't always agree with some of the choices I make either. However, as horrible as I believe abortion to be, I must always remind myself that it is not unforgivable, and I must also always remember to pray for those involved. That may be easier said than done at times, but that's when it is most necessary and essential to exercise discipline and compassion.

Everyone makes mistakes. I know I do, and I reap what I sow; sometimes good reaping; sometimes not so good. Therefore, I cannot pass judgment, for with what judgment I judge, I shall be judged, and with the same measure I use it will be measured back to me.

The Lord Himself has given us free will. We are free to choose any course of action available to human imagination. As Christians we should try to live a life free from sin. The Word teaches us what is sinful and what is not. Just because something is legal does not mean that it is not sinful. We all stumble from time to time, and the Lord has told us he will forgive our sins. It is not our place to judge our brothers and sisters, but we are told that we can make a determination of the good or evil of any subject by examining the fruit produced.

More lives have been lost to abortion than were lost during the holocaust. Hitler said the Jews were inferior and weren't real people. The pro abortion people tell us that the unborn child isn't a real person.

One of my favorite photos is a photo of my granddaughter and her infant son. The love of both just radiates from that photo. I have sympathy for the women who have had abortions, and I am sure that many deeply regret that course of action. They too can be forgiven and put their past behind them. We ourselves should not support anything that the word teaches us is sinful.

[nebula]

Let me ask this:

Do you believe this girl had the right to chose to kill her newborn baby?

14-year-old charged with murder in baby's bathroom death

[Guest lovinghim4ever]

The Lord Himself has given us free will. We are free to choose any course of action available to human imagination. As Christians we should try to live a life free from sin. The Word teaches us what is sinful and what is not. Just because something is legal does not mean that it is not sinful. We all stumble from time to time, and the Lord has told us he will forgive our sins. It is not our place to judge our brothers and sisters, but we are told that we can make a determination of the good or evil of any subject by examining the fruit produced.

Exactly! We all have the right to choose, but that doesn't mean we always choose what is right.

[Ovedya]

I do not agree with abortion, but I do believe in a person's right to choose.

A person does not have the right to choose murder, do they? I mean, it would be absurd for me to go out and brutally murder another human being and then later stand before a judge and argue my "right to choose" to murder. The right to choice is limited by what harm a person inflicts, or could potentially inflict upon another human being. That is why those for abortion dehumanize the unborn child. It's not murder if an unborn child is just a collection of tissue, like an organ. That's why they use the term "fetus" instead of "baby." And that's why they often use terms that sound less violent, like "terminate the pregnancy" instead of "abort the baby."

Yes, everyone has a right to choose whatever they want to choose. I didn't say everyone makes right choices all the time. I said everyone has the right to choose, however our choices will still bring consequences to our lives. I never said we could just get away with anything we choose to do. I said we all have the right to choose, but we will still reap what we sow.

Actually, I was arguing that we, in fact, do not have the right to choose. Having the ability to make a choice and carry that choice out, does not constitute right. Sure, I have the ability to decide to murder another individual, and I have the capability of carrying that choice out, but I do not have the right to murder. If I do not have the right to murder than choice become irrelevant.

You know one thing that kind of bugs me is, a local church may purge a certain member from its midst that has committed adultery. In fact, they are right to do so according to Scripture. If Christians really believe that abortion is murder, then why don't we treat women who have had abortions the same way we might treat a murderer or an adulterer? I think that we try to rationize it in a different way - that killing an unborn child is somehow a smaller form of murder.