I am very grateful for people like Allan Parker and Dave Reardon
and places like the Elliot Institute and Operation Outcry. I feel like they
really get it. They do not separate the babies from the moms and dads as if the
“unborn” we speak of all the time do not have parents.
They recognize that ending abortion will come with the truth, the truth of healing. Since 1973 over 54 million abortions have been performed in our country and millions more have been touched by their impact. We are a wounded country with mothers, fathers, grandparents, siblings, and countless other people walking around injured. Some recognize it is from abortion, others have no idea that the dynamics of a decision made to terminate a pregnancy may be the thing impacting their entire lives. There is no question our country needs major healing.
The testimonies of the women from Operation Outcry had a
huge impact on the passage of the bill signed by Governor Perry in Texas, that bans abortion after 20
weeks and ensures the safety of women by requiring all abortion facilities to meet the same standards as outpatient surgery. Sounds resonable to me! (Yet in the news - it is billed as extreme or tough. Want to know extreme or tough? Try living the aftermath of an abortion!)
As Dave Reardon often says, who better to speak for the unborn than mothers who mourn? It is through the testimonies of those who have been there that the horror of the truth of abortion cannot be denied.
Of course, healing must come first and not everyone is called to publicly testify, but there is no doubt that these testimonies cannot deny the personal experiences of these women, and are instrumental in changing the hearts of those who support abortion.
I truly believe that if we minister to those suffering the impact of abortion with no other desire than their personal healing, God will take care of the rest. Abortion will end because people will know the truth. Their hearts will change because they will learn that they can be against abortion while at the same time truly supporting the good of women without condemnation.
I pray that as we move forward we will continue to unite the unborn with the parents God gave them. That we will not see it as two separate issues, but as helping the parents to love their children before or after abortion, as God intended.
May the mercy of God move all of our hearts to show the His love and bring those suffering to His healing and forgiveness.
Are
you living in darkness and depression after an abortion?
Unable to get past the pain of your loss?
There is Hope. There is Healing. There is a way out of the
darkness.
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