A Time for Compassion

This month we commemorate the "Roe vs Wade" Supreme Court decision authorizing elective abortions of our unborn. It is estimated that today one out of three women in the USA will have had an elective abortion by the time they reach 45 years of age. Therefore most of us know someone who has had, or will have, an abortion.

We who are in the "pro-life" camp must do our utmost to help women who are deciding whether or not to abort their unborn to chose the latter. However if these women elect to have an abortion, we must never forget that these women need our love, understanding and compassion, and possibly will need our help and support in the future. Many of these women make their decision to abort their children when they were under great stress, possibly receiving erroneous information and very likely under the pressure of a loved one (spouse, partner, parent, etc.). Many of those who elect to abort their children suffer remorse for the rest of their lives. This remorse is also often experienced by the father.

Therefore, we must be there to help them cope with the results of their actions and prayerfully heal. We need to be there to listen to them (without judging them) and provide the support and direction they seek. These mothers (and fathers) of the aborted children knowing the pain they experience are often the best spokes persons for defending the unborn.

Also, we must not be afraid to listen to our "pro-choice" acquaintances. Though we believe these people are misguided, most are sincere in their beliefs. Very possibly if we approach them with a sensitive ear, a none judgemental mind and a loving heart we can help them realize that elective abortions do not solve their situations but only complicate them with tragic results.

The question remains as to why we as a civilization has become so blasé to the taking of the lives of the unborn, and now the elderly. I subscribe that this is related to our civilization coming to accept the "culture of death".