Annoying pro-abortion bumper sticker

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In the last year, I have had at least 5 perfect strangers come up to me and compliment me on it. And they all got the message, adoption is a completely reasonable and loving alternative to abortion. One or two of the strangers revealed to me that they are adopted and were glad that their mother chose not to kill them.
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That’s nice, where I’m from most people would accuse you of bigotry or something if you revealed you were pro-life.
 
I don’t have any bumper stickers on my car. It is holding together fine without them. I don’t need to make statements in either direction. Let people try to read my mind instead.
 
catsrus said:
They always pull that rape arguement out like a rabbit from a hat. I’ve read that less than 1/10 of 1% of rapes result in a pregnancy. So it’s an extremely weak arguement, at best.
Sounds like a familar conversation. Where you talking to one of my sisters’ in law?
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I used to work with rape survivors. One of the bravest women i ever met was a young lady who was in fact pregnant as a result of the rape she endured. Another woman in the support group I moderated couldn’t stand the idea that this young lady had decided to carry the child to term, let alone keep it and raise it. She said, “Won’t you hate the baby?”

The woman said to her, “Why? It’s not the baby’s fault.” She did admit that at first she had misgivings, wondering if she would recognize her attacker in the child’s face, but she was determined that this baby would not suffer for another sin’s. She had the baby (a beautiful girl) and brought her to the group. 👍 She said that she had come to see the baby as “God giving me something wonderful, out of something horrible.” 🙂
 
catherineajt said:
I used to work with rape survivors. One of the bravest women i ever met was a young lady who was in fact pregnant as a result of the rape she endured. Another woman in the support group I moderated couldn’t stand the idea that this young lady had decided to carry the child to term, let alone keep it and raise it. She said, “Won’t you hate the baby?”

The woman said to her, “Why? It’s not the baby’s fault.” She did admit that at first she had misgivings, wondering if she would recognize her attacker in the child’s face, but she was determined that this baby would not suffer for another sin’s. She had the baby (a beautiful girl) and brought her to the group. 👍 She said that she had come to see the baby as “God giving me something wonderful, out of something horrible.” 🙂
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I’m humbled by this brave woman’s actions. Isn’t this exactly what God did for us through His death and ressurrection? He too, gave us something wonderful out of something horrible. Thank you for sharing that story!! 🙂
 
Jay74 said:
I was just behind a woman on the high way with a bumper sticker that read “If you don’t trust me with a choice, why would you trust me with a child?”
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Yes, we are entrusted with a choice. That choice comes before conception, not after!
 
minutiae said:
i dont really see killing a fetus as comitting murder-i mean the fetus has the potential to be life-same as a skin cell could theoretically create a new human from its dna. There are thousands of eggs and sperm destroyed all the time-whats the differance with a fetus, all it is, is a little older. I believe woman should have the choice to abort or not.
I was thinking a question, if you knew a fetus was going to be born and then die soon after would u be more leniant on aborting it or not?
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Well you see, an egg or a sperm is only half a human cell. Once they get together, they create a complete cell. This is not rhetoric, but basic biological fact. It now has a complete human DNA chain which is absolutely unique and will never be repeated again. It is, scientifically speaking, the very essence of human life. No buts about it-- it can’t be or become anything else. There is no chance, and this is scientifically proven by all accounts, that it could now become a horse, or a fish, or perhaps a cat or dog. It will not be magically transformed into some inanimate object, either. It is human, it is unique, and it is alive. It uses oxygen and glucose from the blood stream the same as all the other living cells that make up the mother’s body. It disposes of its waste products such as carbon dioxide and urea. Further, it immediately begins the work of copying itself as fast as possible. By 4-6 weeks of pregnancy, cells have already begun to speciallize to the degree that a tiny new heart begins to beat. There is absolutely no question scientifically whether this single cell, formed at the moment of conception, is alive nor whether it is human.

Now it is true that from this stage any number of things may happen to this tiny new life. Many pregnancies end in miscarriage. Some pregnancies fail to implant properly resulting in a life threatening ectopic pregnancy. Children are sometimes stillborn. Some children are born with tragic diseases or defects that take their lives shortly after birth or after an abnormaly short life. This is the nature of our uncertain world. However, I could also have a stroke or be hit by a bus tomorrow. I have no more or less guarantee to life as that tiny new human. That’s just the way it is.

So then the next ethical question would be does this lack of certainty regarding whether I will still be alive at the end of the day tomorrow mean that it is ok for someone else to end my life intentionally? I doubt there are any who would say yes. Certainly you would not be willing to submit your own life for premature destruction at the hands of another on the basis that there is some small chance it could end tomorrow naturally.

So then I ask you–who are YOU to say that this child or that child does not deserve the chance that God has given him? For all you know the next Albert Einstein has already been aborted. Perhaps the person who would have found the cure for cancer or AIDS has already been aborted, or the future political leader who would finally succeed in resolving the crisis in the Middle East. Over 50 million have been aborted since the passage of Roe vs. Wade in the U.S. alone. The loss is incalcuable in human terms. Even the horrible atrocities and evils of Adolf Hitler did not end so many lives! And we have not even considered those aborted in other parts of the world yet.

If it is ok to purposefully destroy this tiny human before it has been born for the sake of our own convenience, just so that our lives will not be disturbed, then how we can we say that it is wrong to kill our next door neighbor because he plays loud music while we try to sleep? Truth be known, we wouldn’t even treat the unborn fetuses of our pets the way we allow women to treat their unborn babies in this country.

No. The choice was made when a man and woman decided to have sexual intercourse, which, we are pretty much universally aware, can result in pregnancy. Once pregnancy has occured, a new life exists. You can close your eyes to this bare scientific fact if you like, but there is no sound ethical argument that could possibly justify the arrogance and selfishness of ending another life in order to have everything your way. Not everything works like Burger King.

All this said, I should think the following statement would be obvious enough, but I will answer your final question explicitly anyway. No, I would not consider abortion an ethically viable option even if I knew the baby would die shortly after birth. Regardless of how short a life might naturally be or how much suffering it might entail, it is never my right to intentionally end that life early. That right is reserved to God alone. You will find this to be the consistent, official teaching of the Catholic Church on this issue as well.

The good news is that if you have already made this mistake, God’s mercy is infinite for those who repent and earnestly seek His forgiveness. Even the sin of abortion can be healed. Nothing is impossible for Him who created the universe and all wtihin it from nothing merely by saying the word. He has proven His enduring love for us on the cross. There are many programs available to help those who suffer from the guilt of this terrible sin such as Rachel’s Vineyard (rachelsvineyard.org).
 
Debra_C said:
Well you see, an egg or a sperm is only half a human cell. Once they get together, they create a complete cell. This is not rhetoric, but basic biological fact. It now has a complete human DNA chain which is absolutely unique and will never be repeated again. It is, scientifically speaking, the very essence of human life. No buts about it-- it can’t be or become anything else. There is no chance, and this is scientifically proven by all accounts, that it could now become a horse, or a fish, or perhaps a cat or dog. It will not be magically transformed into some inanimate object, either. It is human, it is unique, and it is alive. It uses oxygen and glucose from the blood stream the same as all the other living cells that make up the mother’s body. It disposes of its waste products such as carbon dioxide and urea. Further, it immediately begins the work of copying itself as fast as possible. By 4-6 weeks of pregnancy, cells have already begun to speciallize to the degree that a tiny new heart begins to beat. There is absolutely no question scientifically whether this single cell, formed at the moment of conception, is alive nor whether it is human.

Now it is true that from this stage any number of things may happen to this tiny new life. Many pregnancies end in miscarriage. Some pregnancies fail to implant properly resulting in a life threatening ectopic pregnancy. Children are sometimes stillborn. Some children are born with tragic diseases or defects that take their lives shortly after birth or after an abnormaly short life. This is the nature of our uncertain world. However, I could also have a stroke or be hit by a bus tomorrow. I have no more or less guarantee to life as that tiny new human. That’s just the way it is.

So then the next ethical question would be does this lack of certainty regarding whether I will still be alive at the end of the day tomorrow mean that it is ok for someone else to end my life intentionally? I doubt there are any who would say yes. Certainly you would not be willing to submit your own life for premature destruction at the hands of another on the basis that there is some small chance it could end tomorrow naturally.

So then I ask you–who are YOU to say that this child or that child does not deserve the chance that God has given him? For all you know the next Albert Einstein has already been aborted. Perhaps the person who would have found the cure for cancer or AIDS has already been aborted, or the future political leader who would finally succeed in resolving the crisis in the Middle East. Over 50 million have been aborted since the passage of Roe vs. Wade in the U.S. alone. The loss is incalcuable in human terms. Even the horrible atrocities and evils of Adolf Hitler did not end so many lives! And we have not even considered those aborted in other parts of the world yet.

If it is ok to purposefully destroy this tiny human before it has been born for the sake of our own convenience, just so that our lives will not be disturbed, then how we can we say that it is wrong to kill our next door neighbor because he plays loud music while we try to sleep? Truth be known, we wouldn’t even treat the unborn fetuses of our pets the way we allow women to treat their unborn babies in this country.

No. The choice was made when a man and woman decided to have sexual intercourse, which, we are pretty much universally aware, can result in pregnancy. Once pregnancy has occured, a new life exists. You can close your eyes to this bare scientific fact if you like, but there is no sound ethical argument that could possibly justify the arrogance and selfishness of ending another life in order to have everything your way. Not everything works like Burger King.

All this said, I should think the following statement would be obvious enough, but I will answer your final question explicitly anyway. No, I would not consider abortion an ethically viable option even if I knew the baby would die shortly after birth. Regardless of how short a life might naturally be or how much suffering it might entail, it is never my right to intentionally end that life early. That right is reserved to God alone. You will find this to be the consistent, official teaching of the Catholic Church on this issue as well.

The good news is that if you have already made this mistake, God’s mercy is infinite for those who repent and earnestly seek His forgiveness. Even the sin of abortion can be healed. Nothing is impossible for Him who created the universe and all wtihin it from nothing merely by saying the word. He has proven His enduring love for us on the cross. There are many programs available to help those who suffer from the guilt of this terrible sin such as Rachel’s Vineyard (rachelsvineyard.org).
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:clapping: :amen:

Well said! I have been showing signs of a potential early miscarriage, so I saw my doctor on Tuesday. At six weeks we did an ultrasound. The doctor referred to the “egg sac” which is an indication of just how early we are in the game. But that “egg sac” has a discernable heartbeat. Can’t tell me that’s not a living creature!!!
 
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