[Mr. Silverback]

Let us not forget, we have ministry to do for those beyond the unborn.

There are links to further information at the source document.

If anyone wants on or off my Chuck Colson/BreakPoint Ping List, please notify me here or by freepmail.

[Sherman Logan]

A woman—let’s call her Caroline—was 92 years old. She was dying, in agony, but Caroline’s pain was not physical. It was emotional. Caroline, you see, had been carrying a secret for more than 50 years

Wouldn't that be more like 60 or 70 years?

[bboop]

My grandmother died 20 years ago, in her late 80’s. She confessed to me that she had had an abortion in between her two kids (my mom and her brother). My g’pa was gone to Mexico as a reporter for the Mexican Revolution (1920s), she thot he might not return. They put some sort of electrical gadget over her belly.

She was tormented by it all these years.

[Mr. Silverback]

BreakPoint/Chuck Colson Ping!

If anyone wants on or off my Chuck Colson/BreakPoint Ping List, please notify me here or by freepmail.

[11th Commandment]

I will defer to FREEPERs in the Medical profession, but it seems to me I read or heard about this condition before. It wasn’t with abortion, but any individual carrying a “guilty heart” to the death bed: adultery, murder or even the mourning of a spouse.

[Mr. Silverback]

ProLife Ping!

If anyone wants on or off my ProLife Ping List, please notify me here or by freepmail.

[Red6]

Caroline unfortunately is a minority. I truly believe that most of these women dread the inconvenience and annoyance of an abortion but frankly see little wrong with it.

You’re dealing with savages, heathens, humans that are best described as nihilist and hedonistic for the most part. It’s a byproduct of poor education, a lack of respect for self and others, a void created by a secularist society where people live in anonymity and without consequence of poor behavior. Abortion is a byproduct of social decay and liberalization to the point where there are no rules except those that make the “mob” feel good (Pure hedonism). Whether it’s most homosexuals or a feminist, essentially their life revolves around their sex organs, and for the feminist abortion means sexual reproductive freedom as well as a higher degree of independence socially and economically. Everything else is superfluous, since after all, you’re dealing with a hedonist.

[TigersEye]

Abortion is not about saving women’s lives!

Studies Find Abortions Have Long-Term Effects

Study: Previous Abortions Linked With Pre-Term Birth and Cerebral Palsy

45,951,133

Total Abortions since 1973

------------------------------------------------------------

Why the drop after 1960? (in deaths of women from illegal abortions)

The reasons were new and better antibiotics, better surgery and the establishment of intensive care units in hospitals. This was in the face of a rising population. Between 1967 and 1970 sixteen states legalized abortion. In most it was limited, only for rape, incest and severe fetal handicap (life of mother was legal in all states). There were two big exceptions — California in 1967, and New York in 1970 allowed abortion on demand. Now look at the chart carefully.

----------------------------------------------------------------------

Abortion Statistics - Decision to Have an Abortion (U.S.)

· 25.5% of women deciding to have an abortion want to postpone childbearing

· 21.3% of women cannot afford a baby

· 14.1% of women have a relationship issue or their partner does not want a child

· 12.2% of women are too young (their parents or others object to the pregnancy)

· 10.8% of women feel a child will disrupt their education or career

· 7.9% of women want no (more) children

· 3.3% of women have an abortion due to a risk to fetal health

2.8% of women have an abortion due to a risk to maternal health

----------------------------------------------------------------------

So how many women’s lives have been saved by abortion?

Only about 3% of abortions since 1972 were reported to be “due to a risk to maternal health.” A reasonable person would recognize that not all of those cases represent a lethal risk. But let’s say they did. That means that nearly 45 million fetuses were butchered to save the lives of about 1.3 million women. Or put another way; 35 babies are killed to save each woman.

Abortion was legal in all 50 states prior to Roe v. Wade in cases of danger to the life of the woman.

Roe v Wade: FULL Text (The Decision that wiped out an entire Generation 33 years ago today)

[Antoninus]

Sad article.

[Servant of the Cross]

Thanks for posting this perspective from Chuck Colson.

Here's a link to a thread about the encouraging LA Times editorial by Kissling/Michelman. It does "sound like pro-choice conceding defeat". We, who were once "declasse" are now "respectable". We've come a long way, baby!

Think about it, they are now the ones who are "anti-science"! They don't want "three-dimensional ultrasound images". They don't want the public display of the "nitty-gritty details of abortion procedures". Goodness, even in this article Kissling/Michelman goofed and used the term "baby" instead of their preferred "fetus" (Three-dimensional ultrasound images of babies in utero began to grace the family fridge."). They are doomed.

[redpoll]

A lot of us suffer from remorse and guilt. My girlfriend and I had an abortion in 1975, when it was first legalized, and we were stupid enough and gullible enough to be fooled by those who seemed older and wiser. The experience has left a scar on my soul that will always be there. I see the ghost of that child whenever I look at my son today, who is now nine years old. It’s an awful feeling of despair knowing that my son should not be an only child.

I haven’t seen that young woman in 32 years, either, and I’m sure that she feels the same way. And I’m sure there’s a lot of men and women out there who feel that remorse in their souls, too.

[Reddy]

bumo

[Ann Archy]

Abortion....the Human Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.

[NYer]

A brutally factful testimony to how our consciences kick in as we approach death and the realization that we will soon be face to face with God. Society, for its own convenience, provides us with so many ways to justify our actions while alive. Ultimately, at death, it will be one on one.

Luke
Chapter 16

19

¹² "There was a rich man ¹³ who dressed in purple garments and fine linen and dined sumptuously each day.

20

And lying at his door was a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores,

21

who would gladly have eaten his fill of the scraps that fell from the rich man's table. Dogs even used to come and lick his sores.

22

When the poor man died, he was carried away by angels to the bosom of Abraham. The rich man also died and was buried,

23

and from the netherworld, ¹⁴ where he was in torment, he raised his eyes and saw Abraham far off and Lazarus at his side.

24

And he cried out, 'Father Abraham, have pity on me. Send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am suffering torment in these flames.'

25

Abraham replied, 'My child, remember that you received what was good during your lifetime while Lazarus likewise received what was bad; but now he is comforted here, whereas you are tormented.

26

Moreover, between us and you a great chasm is established to prevent anyone from crossing who might wish to go from our side to yours or from your side to ours.'

27

He said, 'Then I beg you, father, send him to my father's house,

28

for I have five brothers, so that he may warn them, lest they too come to this place of torment.'

29

But Abraham replied, 'They have Moses and the prophets. Let them listen to them.'

30

¹⁵ He said, 'Oh no, father Abraham, but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent.'

31

Then Abraham said, 'If they will not listen to Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded if someone should rise from the dead.'"

[pray4liberty]

The best thing--the only thing one can do to get over the guilt and pain of abortion, is to repent fully and accept Jesus Christ as personal Lord and Savior.

Those poor women featured in this story believed the Devil's lie that it was too late for them to find forgiveness and peace. They believed God would not forgive. The Devil used that to torment them daily and at the end of their lives they just couldn't take it any more.

Abortion has done more to destroy women, even more than feminism has. Abortion is the work of the Devil.

[Salvation]

Pray for an end to abortion and the conversion of America to a mindset of life!

[Leftism is Mentally Deranged]

Leftist man-hating feminazis will try to tell women that it’s really nice to have an abortion. That will make a few women feel good for a short time, but the inner guilt will still be there and the women will still feel it.