I have never been one who has fought against abortion. By
that I mean that I have never carried a sign that says, “Stop Abortion Now,”
nor have I ever participated in a pro-life rally.
However, that doesn’t mean I waver in my belief that
abortion is wrong and is tantamount to taking the life of a precious, innocent,
fully alive though not fully formed human being. I believe that completely. I’m
just not an active opponent of those who believe in a woman’s right to choose
(to use the common language of those who favor abortion rights). Instead, I’m a
passive proponent of a child’s right to live.
And you know what? I’m ashamed to tell you of my passivity,
especially after reading two articles that came across my radar recently.
The first was a disturbing piece entitled, “The Three
Deadliest Words in the World: It’s a Girl.” Reported by A.G. Harmon on
Patheos.com, the piece focused on a new documentary produced and directed by
Evan Grae Davis. I encourage you to take a few minutes to watch the film
trailer, but be forewarned. It will disturb you, not because it’s so graphic
(it’s not), but because it shows everyday people in India and China admitting
to killing their newborn daughters in what is known as gendercide, “the culturally-based killing of a child (overwhelmingly
female) on the basis of sex.” It is estimated that as many as 200 million girls
are “missing” from the world’s population--whether killded, aborted or abandoned--due to gendercide.
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