Abortion

Abortion-Induced termination of pregnancy, involving destruction of the embryo or fetus.

In other words abortion means eliminating the life of an innocent developing human that would have eventually developed just like you and me.

Abortion rights in our society today is seen as a gray issue, but I see it as black and white because of my belief in the Bible. Exodus 20: 13 "Thou shalt not kill". Can it possibly be stated any clearer than that? Despite this statement, the Bible also recounts times when God allowed and even commanded killing of people for His purposes. (i.e. Old Testament recounting of claiming the Holy Land.) The point is that you have to look at scripture as a whole and take in context. I think there is no allowance for the killing of unborn innocent children.

I can't belive it. Is it okay for me, to one day go out and shoot my neighbor, just based on the fact that he is a hinderance in my life? Who ever said that life is going to be easy? We face struggles in life, and how we deal with them, defines who we are as human beings. Nothing is ever going to be perfect. It's not going to be fun and games all the time. When you come to an obstacle in life, you don't just go smash it down, you find a way around it, and deal with the issue.

Some things just can not be overlooked. Worldwide, there is aproximately 47 million abortions per YEAR. In the United States- 1.37 million per year. Only 1% of all abortions occur because of rape or incest. 6% of abortions occur because of potential health problems regarding either the mother or child, and 93% of all abortions occur for social reasons (i.e. the child is unwanted or inconvenient). An estimated 43% of all women will have at least 1 abortion by the time they are 45 years old. 47% of all abortions are performed on women who have had at least one previous abortion.http://www.abortionno.org/Resources/fastfacts.html