Can abortion ever be an act of mercy towards the child?

[Pat_Albertson]

No, I don’t think there can be such a thing as mercy killing in the church.

 

[Julee]

Thank you so much for this. Can I ask you more about how your son got people closer to God?

For me, I began to pray more, say the Rosary, go more regularly to confession, and deepen my faith. In the early days, I naturally prayed for healing, but instead, my eyes and heart were opened to the many blessings coming my way. My son looks at me with such love and trust and it’s a daily reminder of how I should look at Jesus. He’s a gift and his presence in our family is such a source of comfort, love, goodness, and strength. Despite certain trials due to his disabilities, he brings such peace to our souls. This was instrumental in leading my husband to the source of all goodness and eventually to his conversion. Extended family, who’d initially rallied around to pray for healing, received a jump start to new commitments in their faith. For example, my mother-in-law was baptized Catholic, but when she married my father-in-law, she set it aside because he wasn’t a believer and thought it was superstitious. Consequently, my husband wasn’t baptized and grew up without any belief in God. When my son was born, my mother-in-law took note of my husband’s decision to begin going to church and shortly, thereafter, to become Catholic. She began to speak more and more of her own faith and told me how she was praying and saying the rosary. My father-in-law, however, remained skeptical. About eight months ago, he passed away, but on his deathbed he began to listen to my husband and miraculously agreed to be baptized, so my husband did an emergency baptism. I believe our prayers in praying the Chaplet of Divine Mercy were answered. My husband wouldn’t have been in a position to do this, however, if he hadn’t converted due to our son. Our lives are connected and intertwined and in cooperating with God’s will, there’s a ripple effect that brings everyone in your circle closer to Him in ways we don’t always understand.

 

[TheLittleLady]

This is contrary to Christian teaching. Eastern religions teach preexistance of the soul, as does Mormonism and these thoughts do seem to seep into Christianity sometimes.

Our souls are created and endowed by God as part of our person, body and soul.

We do not select our parents any more than we select our souls.

 

[Dr_Meinheimer]

So why isn’t anyone in your family advocating for killing your 14-year old relative? Surely, you are arguing it would be better to cut your losses and avoid further misery?