I don’t know anyone in society who thinks that murder isn’t wrong. No, I’m not talking about self-defense. I’m talking about killing someone just because you don’t like him or because you’re trying to rob him. Murder is wrong. You should go to jail for committing it.
But for some reason a high percentage of people in society say that it’s OK to murder a baby. This does not make any sense at all. In fact, shouldn’t a society step up its efforts even more to protect those who can’t defend themselves?
Let’s talk about the term “pro-choice”. Without reading into it “pro-choice” sounds pretty good. I mean, don’t you want to make your own choices where you want to go to college, where you want to work, who you date/marry, etc? Choice is good, isn’t it?
And when it comes to your own health and body, shouldn’t you decide what’s best for yourself? After all, it’s your body, right?
Here’s the problem when “pro-choice” gets extended to the “It’s my body. I should be able to do what I want” argument.
- The baby might be in your body, but the baby has a body of its own. You shouldn’t be making a choice for someone else whether to live or die.
- If you really cared about your body, you’ll skip the abortion. There are significant health and safety risks.
- It’s really not your body. You are God’s property, whether you like it or not.
All this to say, you know that murdering a baby is wrong. How would you like getting your limbs separated and your head suctioned? And if you really don’t think it’s murder, I don’t know what to say. Your conscience has been seared. Your moral calibrations are way off.
Society will collapse if murder is allowed, without consequence. And yes, that extends to the baby, the most vulnerable of all. Even if you don’t believe in the Bible, you know that a society that allows baby murder and celebrates it as a “choice” is going to collapse.
Psalm 139:13-14
“For you created my inmost being;
you knit me together in my mother’s womb.
I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made;
your works are wonderful,
I know that full well.”