A friend of mine who went to pray at an abortion clinic (which is thankfully now closed) said he could see women being pulled in by men - with the women looking back resistant to going in. The clinic of course helped them right on in even though it was clear she was going in under duress. A woman I went to church with who had an abortion recounted that her boyfriend forced her to go to that same clinic and get an abortion she did not want to have and how that relationship and that situation greatly grieved her.
Of course that’s “reproductive freedom” and “female empowerment” to be strong armed by a man who doesn’t want his own baby to live.
Looks like a good thread to share this story. About two years ago, a grandson decided he wanted nothing to do with fatherhood so he tried to convince his girlfriend to abort. A fight ensued resulting in them both being incarcerated. He got out within a week. Due to earlier indiscretions, she did not.
A letter came in the mail around four months later. Unopened, I handed it to the missus stating “You need to take a look at this”. It sat on the coffee table for three days before she opened it. Inside was a plea from the girlfriend to “rescue” the baby until she gained her freedom. After much coercion from the missus to the grandson, he begrudgingly relented and retrieved the baby from the hospital shortly after her birth. She was five days old.
With dad uninterested and mom still doing the jailhouse rock, baby girl is now sixteen months of age and going strong in our home. This is hands down the sweetest child I’ve ever had the pleasure of raising, she’s always smiling, sharp as a tack, runs around the house with gleeful abandon, and entertains not only herself for hours on end but us as well. A real joy and blessing, if you will.
That boy may yet realize one day his error but it will be too late as she’ll be grown and exceedingly successful.
And years from that epic moment they will hate themselves all the more for their spinless decision to cave...