Peter wrote: > I believe that abortion should be taken out > of the ethics area and moved to medical health. > Medicos are responsible people and I know that > in their training they have to debate obstetric situations.
I don't want medical doctors determining the fate of my children. Sometimes they are wrong. I saw a woman on television not too long ago who was told by the doctors that her child did not have a brain. They urged her to have a late term abortion. She refused. Today the child is a lovely living daughter about 12 years old. She has some problems, but she lived and the doctors were wrong. Imagine your wife going to the doctor, whom you have given authority in this matter, and the doctor has his own financial reasons perhaps in recommending an abortion. Now the choice is your wife's and her doctor's, but what about you? Something is wrong with this picture. The husband has forfeited his authority. This is not Godly. The point about the abortion issue is that we must live responsibly. If we have sexual intercourse, it produces children. We have a responsibility toward this action. The child was not thrust upon us unexpectedly unless we are idiots. And even if we were idiots, that does not justify us in terminating a life when we come to our senses concerning what we have done. Surely God has a purpose in the children he blesses us with. Children are a blessing, not a curse. Peter wrote: > I may not know all about women, but I listen, and > I haven't met any women who would say "Yippeeee! > Now I can have an abortion! That's great because > I've always looked forward to having one of those!!!" > There is always a degree of reluctance. I agree, and this is an indication that should they choose to abort their child, they are acting against their conscience. I have heard so many women complain how they were just doing what the doctor told them they should do. Something is really wrong if the statistic is true that one out of every three pregnancies end with an abortion. May believers in Christ not contribute to that statistic. Peace be with you. David Miller, Beverly Hills, Florida USA ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man." (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed. If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.
