Something Reasonable?

When someone suggests “something very reasonable,” it usually means a settlement between two parties that must agree on a topic, like a spending limit for a couple’s vacation or a new car.

So how can the killing of an innocent child ever be considered “something reasonable.”?

Abortion Politics

We know President Biden seems happy with letting the country have no limits to the killing of the Preborn, especially if it gets more votes.

But conservative Republicans should be defending all life. Unfortunately, most of them will compromise and set a limit of 10, 15, or 20 weeks of pregnancy, in which any child the mother chooses may be murdered during this time period.

Sadly, President Trump showed his wavering stance on abortion by happily passing the buck to the states to make their own rules for Child murder. Pressed to make a statement on his stance on abortion, he is quoted in a recent radio interview saying, “The number of weeks now, people are agreeing on 15. And I am thinking in terms of that, and it will come out to something that is very reasonable. But people are really, even hard-liners are agreeing, seems to be, 15 weeks seems to be a number that people are agreeing at.”

What hard-liners is he speaking of? Certainly not elected officials. Because a truly hard line would be no abortion at all. According to Trump, and other politicians, it is reasonable to crush the baby to death with suction machines if its limbs are only a quarter of an inch to ¾” long. But not 2 months later, when that same baby would need to be cut into pieces to remove it from its mother’s womb. The results are the same: dead babies.

It Is obvious that Trump is trying to distance himself from the explosive topic of abortion. The Republican Party pretty much feels the same. They know that this topic can be weaponized by democrats who see themselves as true freedom-loving I who support the “right” for a woman to choose what to do with her body. Autonomy.

Choices and Lifestyles

Let us take a closer look at the word “choice.” Exactly what is she choosing? In actuality, it is a LIFESTYLE she is choosing, albeit a self-centered one. One free of the “burdens” of motherhood after she has become a mother by getting pregnant. (The result of other choices she will not acknowledge as foolish or bad.) In “choosing” this liberated lifestyle, she must now “choose” to remove the baby she has created.

She can do this in one of 2 ways. She can choose to kill it with an abortion, or she can choose to accompany the child in its development and give birth to it. At this point, if she still wants her freedom without the “burdens” of motherhood, she can place the child for adoption.

But some women continue to protest with chants of “my body, my choice,” Why not chant, “my baby, My Choice? We all know it is a human child. A baby. And it would be theirs (and the father’s). The problem is, if they acknowledge it is a baby, they would be judged for killing a child. But they know they get a pass if they call it controlling their body.

With all the liberal-minded people out there, you would think the stigma of placing your child for adoption would be gone. Perhaps that is why these “strong” chanting women demand their rights to abortion and reject adoption. They are not emotionally strong at all. They are not strong enough or capable of surrendering their child to another person, yet they feel perfectly free to take the life of a baby. (Take a life, not give a life)

When you feel cornered, you will say and do stupid things. “My body, my choice,” is a lie they tell themselves. Placed in this vulnerable situation, the weak ones choose their lives over their very own child.

What if the stigma of adoption were gone? Wouldn’t that leave them with the freedom to celebrate their “choice” of pregnancy and “choose” to find a loving couple to give it a nurturing life of love and happiness? They would have the time (9 months) to come to terms with their true lifestyle and get on a stable path with smart choices.

Unplanned pregnancies wreak havoc in lives that live contrary to moral values. Many pregnancy crisis centers help moms walk a better path with healthier choices, as they walk with moms through this difficult time. Moms do not need to do this alone.

It is a sacrifice to live your life for another. Owning up to poor choices and changing behavior takes time and courage. If it were easy, it would not be a sacrifice. Sacrifice is the greatest of all virtues. Jesus said, “No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.” John 15:13

Living Your Life for Another

It is sad to think so many women see motherhood only as burdensome. Yes, motherhood is sacrificial in nature. Mothers put aside their needs for one that is dependent on them. It is why we have “Mother’s Day.” Society acknowledges the hard work and sacrifices mothers make.

Choosing to end another’s life so you can live as you choose is selfish. Period. It is like accepting murder as an answer to a bad marriage. There is an acceptable answer to that problem. It is called divorce. And yet, we see cases all the time of people who murder their spouses. They kill for many reasons. Mostly greed or greener pastures. Occasionally, it may be self-defense and ruled justifiable homicide. But not if it is premeditated.

Abortion is premeditated murder. One must make an appointment (hitman) or purchase a mail-order drug (poison). The one whose life is ending (murder victim) has NO CHOICE in the matter.

Saint “Mother” Teresa of Calcutta said it best when she said:

“It is a poverty to decide that a child must die so that you may live as you wish.” “If there is a child that you don’t want or can’t feed or educate, give that child to me. I will not refuse any child. I will give a home or find loving parents for him or for her.”

Saint “Mother” Teresa Calcutta

Authentic pro-life witnesses must not simply condemn the crime but welcome the child.

When will people stand behind what they profess as Christians? Thou shall not kill. Murder is always wrong. When will they acknowledge abortion at any stage is murdering an innocent human? Murder (abortion) should never be viewed as “something very reasonable.”