On the anniversary of Roe v. Wade
First some links:
Fr. Z gets classical–Ovid and abortion
Danielle has a collection of links.
And my thoughts:
There is never, ever an excuse to have an abortion. There is never a reason to kill an innocent child, no matter what the circumstances. Period. I pray that one day everyone will realize the inherent dignity and rights of the unborn child.
So many of my friends are pregnant right now, and I’m receiving quite a few ultrasound pictures via email. These are children. You cannot look at these pictures and not see a child! They have heads and feet and arms and toes and little noses. One of them looks like an Olympic diver executing a perfect pike position. How can anyone look at these amazing images and say that they are not human? That they do not deserve to live? It’s unconscionable.
Mother Teresa used to say that you cannot have peace in the world because the womb, the most peaceful place on Earth, isn’t anymore. Mothers are killing their babies. How can we have peace between people if we don’t have peace within the family? Life is life. It doesn’t matter how it happened. It’s a baby, a tiny human being. Just like you were in the beginning. And that child must be protected.
Oh, and, for those who need a refresher, abortion is one of those “non-negotiable” Catholic things. If you’re pro-choice, you do not believe what the Church believes. So don’t whine about how the Church needs to include you. Go find a Church that believes what you believe, because we are not changing. “Inclusion” does not include sanctioning murder.
