Last night at my family's Sabbath meal, we were discussing a situation in the UK that has surfaced recently. A British judge is ordering a mother, who happens to have a learning disability, to abort her child. The mother is 22 weeks pregnant. Right there, every red flag in our minds should be raised. This is what happens when a nation has strayed from the laws and the Word of the Lord, as they seek to make up their own dictionary. This includes the definition of life. Life can now be done away with if it is inconvenient.
I recommend you read the article and sign the petition to spare the child's life. There are two major things that stand out to me in this article:
Classic brazen government intervention:
"Mrs Justice Lieven said that she believed it would be too difficult for the grandmother to look after both her daughter and her grandchild.
The Judge said it was an “enormous” decision and that she was “acutely conscious of the fact that for the State to order a woman to have a termination where it appears that she doesn’t want it is an immense intrusion”."
Redefinition of life leads to murder:
"After making this concession, she proceded to order that this woman have an abortion against her will.
“I think [the woman] would suffer greater trauma from having a baby removed [from her care],” Lieven said, because “it would at that stage be a real baby.”
It can be stomach churning and repulsive. What can we possibly do? First of all, be a voice for the voiceless. Sign the petition that you can find through the article I linked above. You never know if that will sway, but it is worth a try. Secondly, impact those around you. We can change the culture around us if we are the voice that the Lord calls us to be. And that may be engaging in an awkward conversation at work, attending pro-life rallies, praying that the Lord will turn our country around. It could be anything. But you need to start. And prayer is a good way to begin. So is delving into the Word!
"Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward." - Psalm 127:3, ESV.
I recommend you read the article and sign the petition to spare the child's life. There are two major things that stand out to me in this article:
Classic brazen government intervention:
"Mrs Justice Lieven said that she believed it would be too difficult for the grandmother to look after both her daughter and her grandchild.
The Judge said it was an “enormous” decision and that she was “acutely conscious of the fact that for the State to order a woman to have a termination where it appears that she doesn’t want it is an immense intrusion”."
Redefinition of life leads to murder:
"After making this concession, she proceded to order that this woman have an abortion against her will.
“I think [the woman] would suffer greater trauma from having a baby removed [from her care],” Lieven said, because “it would at that stage be a real baby.”
It can be stomach churning and repulsive. What can we possibly do? First of all, be a voice for the voiceless. Sign the petition that you can find through the article I linked above. You never know if that will sway, but it is worth a try. Secondly, impact those around you. We can change the culture around us if we are the voice that the Lord calls us to be. And that may be engaging in an awkward conversation at work, attending pro-life rallies, praying that the Lord will turn our country around. It could be anything. But you need to start. And prayer is a good way to begin. So is delving into the Word!
"Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, the fruit of the womb a reward." - Psalm 127:3, ESV.
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