I’ve written and re-written this post until I’ve calmed down quite a bit so that I am not typing something I will regret. My heart is very grieved over this. I know about abortions–the kind that are “legal” and for the “safety” of the mother (yeah, right). I had no idea that the following kinds of things are happening, and probably a lot more than I’ll ever know. It’s just murder. Plain and simple.
Read this and watch the video (make sure your kids aren’t near the screen). Her story is gut-wrenching.
And this.
More explanation about the Abreu case. So, basically she is being charged because she was irresponsible. Abortion is fine as long as you do it responsibly. I can see the psa now: “Abort responsibly.” “If you’re going to abort this weekend, appoint a designated doctor.”
This is lawlessness.
(HT: Spirit of Adoption
I agree with Shawnda that there is more that can be done. I look forward to reading more of her ideas.)
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Leslie Wiggins 
8 responses to “Living Abortions”
I’m sorry, I just can’t do it. I can’t watch it. HOnestly, I will have nightmares. It makes me shudder even thinking about it.
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I agree, we can do more, and I have been praying about what I can do, personally. I think the first stip is not ignore stories like these, even though it’s not what we want to think about. So thanks for the post. I don’t mean any offense to Janet though – I certainly understand. This is happening right here, in real life – it makes me feel sick.
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Oh my. How disturbing and heartbreaking!
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Janet–I completely understand. I felt the same way for the longest time. I was content with knowing that abortions happen and that I know it’s wrong, and I can do my part to take a stand without watching all the carnage. I felt pretty good volunteering at the local crisis pregnancy center and having baby showers for the center at church. But I really haven’t done much since I birthed my own children. However, a few weeks ago during the pro-life week when all the bloggers were blogging about abortion and life, I watched one of the videos that graphically depicts the horror and mutilation of babies that is abortion. It is very disturbing. It should give you nightmares. There is something about actually seeing it that lights a fire in a person to want to do so much more than give mental ascent to the fact that abortion is wrong. Now, you may be one of those persons who does not need the jolt to your system that I obviously needed after watching that video. I know plenty of women who will never have to see one of those videos to feel passionately and do something about abortion. Not me. I can get so engrossed in my own little, self-absorbed life that I needed to see it. Since watching that video, I have thought and prayed about how to be more involved where I am. I realize (now) that I can’t sit by while women are lied to and children are torn to pieces and run through disposals. Some things I’ve considered since I don’t have the freedom at this point in my life to commit to a whole lot:-attend the annual training for counselors at our pregnancy center-volunteer once a month -walk in the “walk for life” this year-donate money to the centerI would really love to hear more ideas–those four things are really all I’ve thought of.
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Unbelievable.
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oh, sister. thanks for sharing this too. my heart hasn’t been able to shake this today. And I just watched that video, and I feel so, so, so sick and sad. When I read the first one, I had Karis in my arms, and I was just cuddling her and crying….I just can’t imagine! I praise the LORD JESUS that He is using this for good…..though as SAD and HORRIBLE as it is! He’s opening eyes and stirring up the truth! I’m thankful to “walk” through these things with women like you, because we can pray together and share as He lays things on our hearts!!! Looking forward to hear how He leads you too, sister!
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We can watch the atrocities in Rwanda or Bosnia. We (figuratively speaking) pay money to see movies where horrific acts are simulated in the name of “art” or “entertainment”. But these images are so vile we cannot stand to look. The reason we don’t want to see this is because in our gut, we know it is wrong. Not just wrong to commit the act or wrong to choose the act, but wrong to do nothing about the act. There is nothing….not one thing….that is okay about abortion. NOTHING.I agree with you Leslie….100 percent.I think every single person who considers themselves “pro-choice” should be forced to watch videos like this and others. I also think that the “image” of abortion is actually no image at all. Just a woman….making a choice. ALL LIES.It is the murder of an infant that needs nothing to survive other than the protection of it’s mothers womb. I understand where Janet is coming from. While I had convictions about choosing life for quite some time, it wasn’t until about 5 years ago that I held my breath and stared….gasped….and grew nauseous at the sight of a real abortion photograph. I made myself look. I needed my heart to grieve for that life and for it to be burned forever into my mind. It could have been me. Thank you for posting this.
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Wow. I feel so sobered and shook up, and I only read the WND article. Abortion… it’s so horrible, so ugly…… so unreal that at times I just want to forget that it even exists in this precious country. Thanks for sharing these links.
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