Abortion : The Slaughter Of The Innocent

ABORTION : THE SLAUGHTER OF THE INNOCENT - PT 7

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Published On : June 28, 1997

Last Updated : March 19, 2009

Unique Situations And Abortion, God's Mercy And Compassion,
Liberal Entertainment Industry And A Super Sexed Up Society,
Sexual Violence: Victims Of Traumatic Rape And Child Incest,
Life-Threatening Decisions, Rape And Incest Do Not Justify
Abortion, Our Sick Society & Free Will, Right Over Her Body,
A Mother's Love, Adoption A Last Resort, Abortionist Tactic,
Botox And Hollywood Movie Star Look, Dressing Provocatively,
The Powerful Male Libido, Disciplining Our Minds And Bodies,
Look But Don't Touch, Societal Boundaries, God's Law Of Love,
Ectopic / Tubal Pregnancies And Female Reproductive Anatomy,
My Position Regarding Abortion And Pregnancy Complications,
Complex Conflict Between Personal Faith And Modern Medicine,
Recognizing The Limits Of Our Faith, My Personal Experiences,
God's Will And Intervention, Free Will, Love And Conception

It should be very obvious to you, the reader, by now, that I
possess very strong feelings regarding the issues of birth
control and abortion. I have arrived at my conclusions after
years of serious contemplation, and I have strived to examine
these issues from different angles, in order that I might be
able to present a well-rounded discussion via this series. In
order to make this discussion complete, there are still a few
more issues which we must examine. One question which we have
yet to address is the following: Is it possible that certain
unique situations may exist where abortion may be permissible
in God's eyes? In other words, do situations exist where God
might be willing to extend His mercy, be more understanding
of our condition, and even overlook our human frailties, even
if those situations are a result of our own mistakes or maybe
the mistakes of others? As I have always taught, our God is a
God of love, patience and mercy, and not just a God of wrath
as some critics like to assume. I am reminded of these Bible
verses:

"It is of the LORD'S mercies that we are not consumed,
because his compassions fail not. They are new every
morning: great is thy faithfulness."
Lamentations 3:22-23, KJV

"Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth
them that fear him. For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth
that we are dust."
Psalms 103:13-14, KJV

"The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men
count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not
willing that any should perish, but that all should come to
repentance."
2 Peter 3:9, KJV

In thinking about the previous questions, the first unique
situation which comes into my mind involves the atrocities
that are committed against women who are victims of sexual
violence and abuse. In many parts of the world, incest and
rape have become a serious problem as individuals seek to
fulfill their sexual fantasies and desires. This problem is
not helped in the least by a liberal entertainment industry
which does everything in its power to glamourize sexuality,
as if it is the most important thing in life, when it most
certainly isn't. But regardless, this constant pumping out
of sexual fare only serves to awaken our basest instincts.
From movies, to magazines, to videos, to online porn sites,
to mass emails, to television, it seems that raw sexuality
is thrown in our faces at every opportunity. As a result of
this never-ending stream of hyper-sex, we now have people
who want to look good, feel sexy, and be sexy, even with
young girls and women who aren't the least bit interested
in their sexual advances. We've created a super sexed up
society.

Some people, even Christians, have suggested that under such
traumatic conditions, that is, rape and incest, where a baby
is conceived without a woman's will or consent, and where a
woman is stripped not only of her clothes, but also of her
dignity, abortion might be a justifiable option. The people
who favor abortion in these types of cases insist that it is
unfair to force a young girl or woman to endure a pregnancy
which wasn't the result of a true act of love, but rather a
violent act of beastial pleasure. Young girls and women who
are victimized in this way often feel humiliated, dirty and
ashamed, even though they realize that the attack was not
actually their fault, at least in some cases.

While I am not a woman, I do understand how carrying such a
child in her womb for nine months can be a constant, dreadful,
and even traumatic reminder of the horrible experience which
she was forced to endure. I also realize that as a result of
this unwanted act which was forced upon her, the woman, and
possibly even her family, might even despise giving birth to,
and having to raise, such a child. As we have already seen,
some abortion advocates remind us that the unborn child, who
is the most innocent victim of all, may be forced to live in
a negative, unloving environment because of conditions which
were beyond their control at the time of their conception. In
light of these factors, abortionists argue that abortion is
an acceptable alternative to forcing the girl or woman, and
the unborn child, to needlessly suffer emotionally, or in
other ways.

As I noted earlier, I pondered this issue in my heart for a
number of years. I was forced to ask myself if the same rules
apply when a woman's free will is abrogated through such acts
of sexual violence. As I point out in several of my articles,
free will is a right that is given to us by our Creator; so I
had to question if God would judge a woman the same when she
considers abortion, not as a matter of personal convenience,
but rather as a result of having been a victim of rape, or in
the case of a young girl, perhaps a victim of incest. If we
look at these issues squarely in the eye, then we are forced
to recognize that when a woman or a young girl is raped, she
really only has one of two choices: either she can submit to
her attacker and let him have his way with her, and hopefully
save her life, or else she can choose to struggle and resist,
and possibly end up dead.

That would be a very tough decision for any woman or girl to
have to make, and she won't have very much time in which to
make it: "Do I fight for my dear life to protect my honor and
possibly die here, or do I submit and let this jerk have his
way with me?" If you were in such a situation, what would you
do? What if you have a loving family at home who needs you?
What if you have children who need their mother? How would
this factor affect your reactions to a rapist? Tragically,
even if a woman does not resist, she could still die if the
assailant is sufficiently scared and desperate. It is really
a risky situation regardless of which choice she makes; and
no matter how we choose to look at it, she is going to pay a
price one way or the other. If she isn't killed, the attack
will leave her scarred for life, and she may end up pregnant
as well. Her life will simply never be the same.

Obviously, I can't provide a definitive, one hundred per cent
conclusive answer regarding how God views the abortion option
when it involves cases of rape and incest, because no human
truly knows the full mind of God. However, what we can do, as
we have been doing throughout this series, is to make our own
personal decision regarding these issues, based upon what we
do know from the Scriptures. When I first began my own journey
regarding abortion years ago, I concluded that sexual assault
might possibly represent a valid exception to the prohibition
to abortion rule; however, since then, I have become persuaded
that this argument reveals itself to be flawed when we expose
it to the light of God's Word. So reiterating a point that I
made earlier, one selfish act of violence -- such as rape or
incest -- doesn't justify an even worse act of violence; that
is, slaughtering a defenseless, innocent, unborn child in the
early stages of its development, through a cold-hearted act
of abortion.

I obviously do not believe that young girls and women being
subjected to rape or incest occurs by the Will of God. These
things occur as a result of our sick, sinful society, and the
fact that we each possess free will. If God were to somehow
intervene in order to prevent sexual assaults from occurring,
it would in essence deprive us of our free will. Yet at the
same time, neither do I believe that if a pregnancy results
from such a sexual attack, that it is the Lord's Will that
the developing child be slaughtered through a merciless act
of abortion. Two wrongs simply do not make a right. While a
child may not have been conceived under ideal conditions, and
in fact may have been conceived under horrific conditions, it
still does not give anyone the right to destroy it, not even
its mother. That is where her rights over her own body end.
She did not create that life. She was just the vehicle of its
creation. That new life belongs to God. He gave it a spark of
His Spirit.

Having said that, I firmly believe that every effort should
be made to try to convince a rape or incest victim to carry
out her pregnancy. If enough emotional support is provided,
who knows, perhaps as the months go by, the Lord will work
on that girl's or woman's heart, so that she is willing to
accept the role of motherhood, in spite of the fact that she
was a victim of a terrible assault against her body. It may
not be easy for her at first, and may in fact be emotionally
very stressful, but God is capable of healing her wounds if
she will allow Him to do so. Furthermore, when she finally
sees her baby for the first time, maybe the child will just
melt her heart and make her decide to keep it. Surely no one
can love a child as much as their own mother who labored to
bring them into this world. Even if the mother still chooses
to surrender the baby for adoption, at least the child will
have been given a chance at life, instead of being callously
slaughtered by an abortionist.

In closing my argument regarding this particular issue, let
me remind you again that, as we saw in part three, only one
per cent of all abortions are attributed to rape and incest;
and we can't even really be certain how valid this figure is,
because some young girls and women will in fact lie when it
comes to the true circumstances surrounding their pregnancy,
just to facilitate their obtaining the abortion. It seems to
me, then, that highlighting these two issues is just another
tactic that the abortionist camp likes to use in their quest
to keep abortion legal. They obviously realize that if they
push these sensitive issues in our face, more people will be
inclined to be sympathetic towards abortion.

As we have already seen, in many sexual assault cases, women
are the victims of unbridled sexual desire. Sadly, however,
there are cases where the woman must be willing to accept at
least some of the blame. As I said, we live in an age where
we are constantly reminded that we must feel good, look good
and act sexy. Modern technology has given us breast implants,
tummy tucks, nose jobs, Botox treatments and other things as
a means to achieve this worldly pursuit, and many women, and
men, have embraced it. However, this vain desire to look like
movie stars can have very negative consequences if we are not
careful. For example, in the case of sexual assault, how many
times have we heard someone say, or possibly even thought to
ourselves, "Ah, just look at how she dresses. She must have
been asking for it".

As we all know, the plain truth is that a lot of modern women
enjoy dressing in a very provocative manner. Such women claim
that they have a right to dress as they please, and that they
do it because it makes them feel good about themselves, and
lifts their ego. These women who "flaunt their stuff" and who
"dress to kill" need to wake up and realize that if they want
to send out those kinds of signals, then they are asking for
trouble, because men are not made of stone.

Considering then how some women dress, as well as the barrage
of sex-related influences which bombard our senses on a daily
basis, and the general sexed up society in which we currently
live, is it really any wonder that some males finally reach a
point where their thoughts and sexual desires are translated
into physical actions, resulting in cases of rape and incest?
This is not to excuse them for their selfish actions by any
means, but some women are surely to blame as well. They need
to exercise wisdom in deciding when, where and with whom to
dress in a certain manner. Doing this will help them to avoid
unnecessary problems, and possibly even save their life. This
is particularly true in large cities inhabited by hundreds of
thousands, or even millions of people, where it's much easier
to hide from the law.

If a woman chooses to dress "hot" and sends out signals that
she is "hot", some men will automatically assume that she is
looking for someone to cool her down, and they will oblige,
whether that is really the woman's intention or not. God has
endowed males with some very powerful emotions and hormonal
reactions which we must deal with every time that we behold
a beautiful woman. While the majority of men are capable of
dealing with these powerful emotional and sexual urges in an
appropriate manner, other men just don't know how to keep
themselves in check. The Bible refers to this as having rule
over our own spirits, and the Apostle Paul tells us that we
must keep both our mind and body under subjection. In other
words, we must discipline both our mind and body, as we see
by these verses:

"He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city
that is broken down, and without walls."
Proverbs 25:28, KJV

"But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest
that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself
should be a castaway."
1 Corinthians 9:27, KJV

"Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that
exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing
into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;"
2 Corinthians 10:5, KJV

I'm a regular guy; I enjoy looking at a pretty woman just as
much as the next fellow; but it is in adopting the policy of
discreetly looking, but not touching, that we can all avoid a
lot of difficulties. God obviously made women to be beautiful
and attractive to men, so I see absolutely nothing wrong with
admiring what He has seen fit to create for His, as well as
men's pleasure. However, it is in recognizing the boundaries
where we will all do well. Most societies, regardless of how
primitive they may be, have established some system of social
boundaries. If we pass those boundaries, then we must expect
to pay the consequences. In their most simplest form, most of
man's universal laws are merely a reflection of God's primary
and all-encompassing Law of Love, and doing unto others as we
would have them do unto us. We shouldn't do anything which
will harm another person in any way.

Having now examined rape and incest, do any other situations
exist where abortion might be warranted, and even justified?
What about a woman whose life is threatened by complications
during her pregnancy? One example involves what is referred
to as an ectopic pregnancy. This form of pregnancy results
when a fertilized egg attaches itself in a place other than
the wall of a woman's uterus. This kind of pregnancy, which
is rare, usually occurs in the Fallopian tubes. Also known
as oviducts, uterine tubes or salpinges, the Fallopian tubes
are four minute, cilia-lined tubes, (one left pair and one
right pair), which carry the ovum, or eggs, from a woman's
left and right ovaries to her uterus, where they can then be
fertilized by the male's sperm. When a pregnancy occurs in
the Fallopian tubes, it is referred to as a tubal pregnancy.

About ninety-eight per cent of all ectopic pregnancies occur
in the Fallopian tubes. However, please note that ectopic
pregnancies can also occur in other areas; such as in the
cervix, (the narrow neck that is located between the uterus
and the vagina), in one of the ovaries, or in the abdomen.

Regardless of where an ectopic pregnancy occurs, it's viewed
as a medical emergency, because unless it is discovered in
time, and treated properly, it could possibly result in the
death of the expectant mother. This is because a developing
fetus produces certain types of enzymes which allow it to
implant itself in different kinds of tissues. If, as occurs
in ectopic pregnancies, the embryo implants itself anywhere
other than the uterine wall, it can result in tissue damage,
particularly to the surrounding blood vessels, as the embryo
strives to find a sufficient source of blood. The damage can
result in internal bleeding. In about 50% of cases, ectopic
pregnancies can resolve themselves without medical treatment.
This is because the intratubal bleeding serves to expel the
implanted embryo in a process referred to medically as a
tubal abortion.

In cases where an ectopic pregnancy is diagnosed late, and
the intratubal bleeding becomes heavy, or where a Fallopian
tube is in danger of rupturing, or has already ruptured,
quick medical treatment is required, as these conditions can
threaten a woman's health or life. One approach is to use
the abortion-inducing drugs Methotrexate and Misoprostol to
expel the fetus. In more serious cases, surgery is required.
Depending on where the ectopic pregnancy occurs, and when it
is first discovered, it leaves ten to fifteen per cent of
women infertile due to damage to the Fallopian tubes or to
the ovaries, or due to necessary removal of the same. In the
case of abdominal pregnancies, sometimes other organs may
need to be removed as well. It should likewise be noted that
death due to rupture of the Fallopian tube is rare in cases
where women have access to modern medical facilities, so
timely discovery and accessibility is extremely important.

As I noted earlier, ectopic pregnancies are rare, occurring
in about one per cent of all pregnant women. Of those one per
cent, ninety-eight per cent are tubal pregnancies. We've also
seen that half of all tubal pregnancies are self-correcting,
meaning that a woman's body often expels the embryo when it
attaches itself in the wrong place. While some women mistake
this for a miscarriage, in the medical profession, this is
actually known as a tubal abortion. The general consensus is
that all ectopic pregnancies should be terminated before they
become a serious health threat. However, it should be noted
that there have been a few rare cases where both mother and
child have survived such pregnancies. In fact, according to
my research, in recent years, one woman even gave birth to
triplets through surgery.

In light of the above information, what position should we
adopt concerning abortion, when it involves emergencies such
as ectopic pregnancies? Are ectopic pregnancies a justifiable
reason for undergoing an abortion? Obviously, this is clearly
a question which must be answered on an individual, personal
basis. You can't answer it for me, nor I for you. As much as
I personally detest abortion, after serious consideration, I
was forced to come to the following conclusion. If it can be
medically proven beyond a shadow of a doubt that a woman's
life will be in jeopardy if she continues to carry a child,
or if her life is already in jeopardy due to complications
with her pregnancy, then this is one case where I would have
to agree that abortion may be a justifiable option. In fact,
this is the only case where I can see that abortion might be
a justifiable option. Short of a woman's life being in real
danger, as verified by an honest physician, I don't see any
other valid reason for ever considering abortion.

My reasons for adopting this position are the following. As
I explained earlier, if a woman has a family who needs her,
that is, a husband and children, then this is a case where
the needs of the many may possibly outweigh the needs of the
one; that is, the unborn fetus. God has already given this
woman a husband, and possibly other children to care for. If
this is the case, is it right for her to sacrifice her life,
and jeopardize the needs of her family, in order to try to
live up to a personal moral standard, or possibly to meet the
expectations of her church? In a life-threatening situation
such as an ectopic pregnancy, we need to ask ourselves which
takes precedence; the life of the mother, or the life of the
developing fetus. The central question is which decision will
accomplish the greatest good. If a woman refuses to undergo
an abortion, it is possible that both she and the fetus will
die. No good can come from such a decision. Two lives may be
lost, and the remaining family will suffer as well due to the
loss of their wife and mother.

The Bible plainly teaches us "Thou shalt not kill"; so from
a Scriptural perspective, we could conclude that in the case
of a Christian woman, she was willing to sacrifice her own
life rather than kill the unborn fetus. On the surface, such
an act may appear to be a noble gesture; however, if medical
technology is available which can save her life, and if the
woman refuses to avail herself of it, indirectly, is she not
really killing herself, and committing an act of suicide? Is
it possible that her religious convictions are clouding her
common sense? Is it not better to save one life, rather than
to lose both?

As I said, these are difficult questions which we must answer
on a personal basis. In my case, I concluded that unless the
woman has a great deal of faith, and is thoroughly convinced
that God is going to perform a miracle by saving her life, as
well as the life of the unborn child, then regardless of how
distasteful it may be, an abortion may be the more pragmatic
option in a case involving an ectopic pregnancy. In my view,
it is better that the woman survives in order to care for her
family. Not only that, but unless she suffers internal damage
as a result of having an ectopic pregnancy, she may very well
have other opportunities to bear children at a later date. On
the other hand, if the woman dies due to complications which
arise from her ectopic pregnancy, and if they are newly-weds,
the husband will be left without any children whatsoever.

The conflict between personal faith and medicine is complex.
It would be great if we all had the faith to effect miracles
in our lives, but the truth of the matter is that most of us
don't possess that kind of faith; so when it comes to hard
choices such as ectopic pregnancies and abortion, we have to
come to terms with ourselves and recognize the limits of our
faith, and do what is both lawful and pragmatic, even if it
means relying upon a medical procedure that we normally find
utterly repulsive.

It is a humbling experience to recognize that we don't have
the faith that we thought we had. In my own life I have been
faced with this reality on a number of occasions. The most
recent incident occurred more than seven years ago when my
daughter was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes. Believe me, I
prayed desperately that God would deliver my child from her
affliction. It tore me up inside every time my little girl
had to undergo a blood test or receive an insulin injection.
The idea of her having to endure up to five blood tests per
day, plus two or more insulin injections a day for the rest
of her life was a heavy emotional burden on me. Why was God
allowing my daughter to be afflicted in this way? Surely it
was not her fault. After all, she was just a child. Were my
sins so grievous that the Lord chose to punish me through my
daughter? Had I done something wrong in caring for her which
has caused her body to turn on itself?

I was flooded with questions, emotions and guilt. I begged
the Lord to heal my daughter, but it never happened. In the
end, I realized that my faith was not enough, and that God
must have some reason for allowing this to happen to us; but
to this day, I am still not certain what that reason is. Am
I still plagued by guilt? To be honest, even though several
doctors have told us that there is nothing that I could have
done to prevent my daughter from getting Type 1 Diabetes, I
must admit that, yes, at times, I still do feel the guilt. I
wonder if I am being punished for my sins. After all, as we
are told in God's Word:

"For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;"
Romans 3:23, KJV

"For he doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the children
of men . . . Out of the mouth of the most High proceedeth
not evil and good? Wherefore doth a living man complain, a
man for the punishment of his sins? Let us search and try
our ways, and turn again to the LORD."
Lamentations 3:33, 38-40, KJV

But the main point I wish to emphasize here is that if my
daughter was to remain alive, we had no choice but to rely
upon modern medicine. Legally, as well as medically, there
was no other option. In my personal life, I have refused to
take medicines for many years. I won't even take something
for a migraine headache unless it is really severe. I would
rather endure the pain until it subsides. It is not just a
matter of personal religious convictions as you may possibly
think; but rather the fact that I simply do not like to put
artificial chemicals in my body. Only God knows what they do
to us, particularly substances such as antibiotics which do
good on one hand, while doing harm on the other. I've taught
my daughter the same views, so maybe you can understand how
profoundly the discovery, almost eight years ago, that she
is a Type 1 diabetic, affected our lives.

Imagine if I had continued to convince myself that I had the
faith, and that it was just a matter of time before the Lord
would heal my daughter of her diabetes. Even worse, imagine
if I had decided, based upon my personal faith, to withhold
insulin injections from my daughter. Of course, I never did
this, or even considered it, but if I had, she might be dead
today, and I might be in jail. So my point is that we need
to recognize the limits of our faith, and act accordingly.
To do otherwise is simply to be motivated by our pride. It
is also foolish and dangerous, particularly when it involves
the life of another person. Which is better, to seek medical
attention and save a person's life, or pretend to have faith
and end up in jail as a result of contributing to a person's
death through inaction?

In spite of what I've stated previously, there will no doubt
be some Christians who will continue to argue that we should
simply trust the Lord concerning situations such as ectopic
pregnancies. Fundamentalists may insist that it is better to
die trusting the Lord than to rely upon modern medicine, and
that if the woman became pregnant, then it must have been by
God's Will. For me personally, this line of thought leads to
other difficulties, some of which I have not yet been able
to resolve for myself, even after so many years of embracing
the Christian faith. For example, where does God's Will and
Intervention end, and human free will begin? Where does God's
Will end, and normal, human biological reproductive functions
begin?

As I mentioned earlier, when a young girl or woman is raped
and she becomes pregnant, I have a difficult time accepting
that it occurred by the Will of God. That baby is the result
of a brutal act of selfish pleasure. It did not involve the
woman's will, or much less God's Will. Previously, I clearly
explained that I believe that human conception occurs by the
Will of God, and that it is not just a biological function.
So am I now contradicting myself and reversing my previous
position? Before answering, please consider the following
explanation.

While I do believe that conception involves the Will of God,
that is only a part of the overall equation. In my opinion,
there is another condition which must first be met, in order
to determine if a pregnancy has really occurred by the Will
of God; and that is that the unborn child must have resulted
from two individuals who engaged in a mutual, loving, sexual
relationship. Love is a primary requisite, because the Bible
tells us that God is love. In short, God blesses a mutual
sexual union which is motivated by genuine love. Obviously,
one-night-stands, casual sex, rape and incest do not qualify.
While one-night-stands and casual sex may be a mutual act,
they certainly don't involve real love. It is either lust or
mere infatuation.

So I've considered the possibility that some pregnancies may
occur by the Will of God, while others do not. Clear Biblical
examples include the births of Isaac, Samson, and, of course,
Jesus. These were obvious miraculous births which occurred in
contradiction to our understanding of human conception. They
required Divine Intervention. I'm not suggesting that a child
must be miraculously conceived in order for a pregnancy to be
viewed as the Will of God. As I said, if a pregnancy is the
result of a mutual, loving sexual relationship, then it may
very well have occurred by God's Will. Picture a triangle in
which the man is at the bottom left corner, the woman is at
the bottom right corner, and God is at the apex. When they
are united by love, and their wills are in unity with each
other and with God, it may result in a conception.

So what about all of the other pregnancies that occur in the
world which are not the result of a genuine act of love? As
with many things in this life, I posit that they occur, not
necessarily because they are the explicit, perfect Will of
God, but simply because the Lord has endowed each one of us
with free will. In other words, God has stepped back a bit,
and allowed each of us to make our own decisions, including
with whom to engage in sexual intercourse. The pregnancies
which result from such encounters are thus the normal fruit
of human sexual intercourse and human biological processes,
whether real love is present or not. The Lord set the human
reproductive machine in motion in the Book of Genesis when He
first said "Be fruitful and multiply", and we are witnessing
the result of that commandment to this day.

As I explain in other articles, I also believe that the Lord
has chosen not to interfere for a time, so that we humans can
learn some valuable lessons through our own poor decisions
and actions. Life is a school, and God is the Schoolmaster.

Returning to the issue of ectopic pregnancies and abortion,
if we accept the view that everything comes from the Hand of
God, as opposed to the belief that some things occur as a
result of our own choices, and not necessarily because God
willed them to happen, then we are confronted with a rather
serious dilemma. Are we to believe that it is God's Will for
a woman to become pregnant, to then develop life-threatening
complications, such as a tubal pregnancy, and then for her
family to watch her die? I certainly believe that God knows
what is best for us, but I am not convinced that this is the
manner in which He operates. Free will has to take over at
some point. To know your wife may die if she continues with
the pregnancy, and not do anything about it, is waiving your
right to free will. Of course, some people may argue that in
choosing to trust the Lord, they have exercised free will.

Personally, however, I don't think that I would make the same
decision if I were in that position. As I said, the Lord has
given us a mind to make own own choices. In a situation such
as I have just described, He expects us to decide what is the
best course of action to take. In this case, as I explained
earlier, I believe that it is better to try to save one life,
than to lose both. After all, God is in the habit of creating
life and saving life, not destroying it. If the Lord wants to
take a Christian woman Home, I am sure that He can find a lot
easier way to do it than to allow her to become pregnant with
another life, which then threatens her own life, and then
take both of them Home. This sounds illogical to me. So, to
reiterate, as much as I detest abortion, this is one case
where I might be willing to accept it, and only in this case.

Please go to part eight for the conclusion of this series.

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