The issue of abortion has been disputed for decades. Women find themselves in the difficult predicament of having an unexpected pregnancy. It is merely human nature to try to "simplify things." After all, shouldn't women have the right to choose? Never mind the fact that they did nothing to "choose" not to become pregnant in the first place. Justifying their actions, no matter how unethical, is easy because the "payoff" is that they can start over and "forget" their mistakes. No one has to know about the pregnancy or take any responsibility for it. Maybe it was the outcome of rape or the mother's life was at risk. What about the "handicapped" child and all the "suffering" that abortion could save him/her? It is amazing how easy it is to find reasons that seem to make it all right. In fact, there are circumstances where abortion is thought to be the best choice for everyone involved. There is just one flaw to this reasoning. No one considers the baby.

People have fooled themselves into believing that an aborted child is a forgotten child. Yet, no one ever asks the mother later. What do you remember? An honest mother could never guiltlessly forget what she has done to her child. The fact that she had an abortion often haunts her emotionally for the rest of her life. After all, a mother's basic instinct is to protect her child. Abortion goes against this in every way. Yet, the emotional toll of a mother's grief is never considered.

The debate over "when life begins" is really just a distraction from the real issue at hand. Abortion is not about whether there is a life, but how can we destroy it and still feel good about ourselves later. The fact that the victim has no voice just simplifies the argument. People get caught up in debates over "quality of life" and women's rights, rather than educating themselves about what is really happening around them. Millions of babies are dying for the sake of human convenience.

In discussions with others concerning the "beginning of life," I often ask this question… When did your parents tell you that your life began? Did they say you began the minute you were born? We never thought of you as our child until you were in our arms. Of course not! They probably described your personality even while you were still in your mother's womb. They told you how you moved, and kicked, and how they could hear your heart beating. No one doubted that you were alive. They imagined what you would look like and how you would change their lives. They were eager for the day you would come into the world. No mother can truthfully deny that her child is real and human. From the moment of conception her body feels different inside. She feels movement. On ultrasound she can see that her baby is completely formed.