I Have A Dream

A recent addition to my "bucket list" is to be apart of a law-changing movement. For those of you who have never seen the movie, "The Bucket List" is a list of things you want to do before you kick the bucket. So I've decided I'm on a mission to see abortion become illegal before I kick the bucket. For those of you who are reading this and are thinking right now that I'm crazy and it could never happen, just hear me out. It is a legitimate argument (although my reasoning is not to argue). I'm not usually a very opinionated person, or even a political person. I don't even like politics in fact. It is just something that has been heavy on my heart and mind lately.

First of all, I just want to say that I am not judging anyone and I have no right to look down my nose at anyone. I am not perfect. I'm not saying that I think I have all the answers. I do understand to some extent. I've been without hope and without any answers. I've been afraid and have had no clue what to do. I understand that desperate times call for desperate measures, but there are so many other options to abortion.

Second of all, think about slavery. No one ever thought it would be illegal. In fact many politicians voted for slavery to continue during the civil rights movements. Whites could do whatever they wanted to blacks, without any consequences. Blacks didn't have rights or a voice, much like babies today. Martin Luther King, Jr. had a dream and a vision and look at how far African Americans have come.

Thirdly, I am not against women having rights and being able to make choices. I just think that we don't have the right to make that kind of choice. At the moment of conception, it is no longer "your body," it is another human being. If I decided that I no longer wanted to be a parent, or could not be a parent, I could not kill him. I would go straight to jail if I did. So why is it any different for an infant in the womb? Although it is a small life, it is still a life.

Fourthly, I do believe that there are some crazy circumstances people go through that would call for an emergency abortion. But I think that they should be performed in a hospital setting with regular OB/GYN's. Abortion clinics should be permanently closed. From the research that has been done, only 2% of abortions are because of rape or incest and 6% due to the mother or baby's health being at risk. So that leaves 92% of abortions due to the thought that children are an inconvenience, shame on the Mother's part, financial burden or just a lack of desire to be a parent.

And last of all, and most importantly, I believe that abortion should be illegal because it is God's design. It is His perfect creation. He breathed life in us from the beginning. Our culture has taught us to think of ourselves first and then of others. Unfortunately, we have it all backwards. We think about our career, our body, our money and our life without giving any consideration to others around us. On the contrary, so much blessing comes when we think of others first. Life is beautiful. If God decides to put a baby in your womb, He will help you take care of it. In the bible, God even speaks of babies in the womb. He says He formed them.

There are many programs, agencies and churches that are more than willing to help women going through this tough decision-making process. And not to mention adoption, or considering keeping the baby.

These pictures speak for themselves. The cut-off time for abortion is much later than these pictures...

7 weeks...The heart beats steadily

11 weeks... vital organs — including kidneys, intestines, brain, and liver are in place

17 weeks...I could feel Micah kicking well by this point. We also saw that he was a boy at this stage.

The reward! Micah just a few hours old.

After experiencing pregnancy, childbirth and parenting, my perspective on life has completely changed. I cannot imagine life without Micah now. I have a new respect for life and death. What will it take for abortion to become illegal?