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In light of the devastation in Haiti where many people have lost their lives, the subject of our sermon today in Church was The Importance of Life. Today is the 37th anniversary of Roe vs Wade which legalized abortion.

Many of the Haiti people who survived the earthquake or had their loved ones die plus the many volunteers who are trying to rescue others see the importance of life.  Then, you think about 37 years of legalized abortions in the US and 50 million deaths as a result of the Supreme Court’s Decision on Roe vs Wade. Approximately 1.2 million babies are aborted per year.  Our minister quoted someone as saying “all those in favor of abortion are alive today.”  When you consider all the couples who would be happy to raise a child.  Life is precious!

I have to admit, sometimes a baby’s arrival isn’t exactly perfect timing.  I just finished reading Sarah Palin’s Book, Going Rogue. She readily admitted her last pregnancy couldn’t have come a worse time for her.  She was governor of Alaska and at times she was a single parent because of her husband, Todd’s,  job situation. But as a Christian her view which comes from the Bible is “Children are a reward from God.”  Even worse news was when she found out her baby boy, Trig. had Down’s Syndrome.  Her next  challenge came when her young daughter, Bristol, became pregnant.  Unmarried and unplanned, Bristol decided to keep her baby boy.  It would have been understandable for both mothers to decide to have an abortion under the circumstances. But they both chose life.  Sarah and Bristol understand how precious life is and depended on God to help lead them through their perils.

Massachusetts Dr. Eric Keroack told Fox News that a 2-year study showed 75% of patients unsure about having an abortion changed their minds after viewing an ultrasound of their baby. Focus on the Family’s Project Ultrasound is close to its goal of equipping 800 crisis pregnancy centers with ultrasound machines. From the Southeast Outlook weekly newspaper.

Taxpayer’s Money Should Not Pay for Abortions

I understand that an abortion is a woman’s right to make but I personally don’t want taxpayers money to pay for an abortion.  The abortion should be on the woman’s own nickel not the government’s nickel. With so many options for preventing pregnancy, it’s hard to believe there are so many unplanned pregnancies.  It’s obvious that many Americans are not buying into protected sex at any level.

A Woman’s Choice Resource Center and Necole’s Place

Last year I went to a fund raising dinner for A Women’s Choice Resource Center (www.awomanschoice.org). The featured speakers were Mike Huckabee and several women who had to make the decision to either have an abortion or have the baby.  One woman had her baby and the other woman had an abortion.  The Louisville woman who had an abortion said that she has had a difficult time dealing with her decision.  She did not know about A Women’s Choice Resource Center she only knew about the abortion clinic.  It’s obvious that she has had a difficult time accepting her choice to abort her child and deals with her loss by discussing the downside of making the abortion choice.  I got the feeling that she may never forgive herself for aborting her unborn baby.  But was impressed by her willingness to share her most personal feelings.  She even talked about her attempted suicide after the abortion.  It’s obvious that she felt at the time it was easy to abort the baby but didn’t understand how she was going to cope with the loss over the years. Women need to know there are other options rather than an abortion.