Words of Wisdom! Or Maybe Not!

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AN OPEN LETTER to every woman who may be considering having an abortion. I have a question for you. Have you considered what you may be depriving yourself of when you have an abortion? You will never know the joy of hearing them say their first word or seeing them take their first step. You will never know what it feels like when they crawl up in your lap, put their arms around your neck, and say, “Mommy, I love you.” You will never know the pride you can experience when they accomplish some great thing in life. You may be depriving yourself of someone who would take care of you when you grow old. You may be depriving the world of the very person who would discover the cure for cancer or some other disease. It may be the one who would become a world leader and bring peace to this troubled world. In fact, since Roe v Wade took place, untold numbers of children never saw the light of day. Some of them would be in their fifties now. Who knows what they may have become? Perhaps one of them may have provided us a much better choice for president than we have this year. One or more of them may have come up with the solution of how to protect our school children. The possibilities are endless.

I realize the possibility of them breaking your heart in some way, but I believe the blessings you receive will by far outweigh any heartache they may cause. I also realize you may think that it is just a fetus and not a person. You can believe that if you want but I have much evidence (actually proof) to the contrary. I know of a child in this vicinity that was born in the second trimester (about 22-23 weeks) and weighed less than a pound. That child is now several months old, is growing, and becoming more healthy every day. For sake of the family’s privacy, I will not divulge their name, but I will tell you I know them personally. I am sure there are many other cases just like this one.

Let me also ask you another question. How can a woman feel a “fetus” move and kick if it is not alive? Please do not trade all of what could be a lifetime of blessings in order to be spared a few months of discomfit. Once you hold that child in your arms, I believe you will agree that it is worth it all.

Yes, I am a man. I don’t know what it is like to be pregnant. But, having two daughters, five grandchildren, and nine great grandchildren, I can say with assurance, children are a heritage of the Lord, and the fruit of the womb is His reward. I also can say with the same assurance that children’s children (and children’s children’s children) are the crown of old men.

I am not going to get into the debate over a woman’s rights. I am just asking that, before you decide to have an abortion, you consider what the final cost could be. You may be depriving yourself, your family, your friends, and perhaps your country of a very special person who would prove to be an essential asset and not a liability.

I ask you to PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE consider all the possibilities before you make a decision that you may regret the rest of your life.

Thank you and God bless.

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