If you haven't read this past month's Ensign article on abortion written by Elder Russell M. Nelson I highly recommend you do so. It was so well-written and to the point. I was particularly impressed by the figures. He said the total number of soldiers killed in the two World Wars combined over a period of 14 years was roughly 30 million. He compared that to the number of abortions performed world wide per year, 40 million! I was astounded.
I also felt he had such a brilliant argument against killing babies because they carry a risk of deformity and disability. He said, "To deny life to an individual because of a possible handicap is a very serious matter. Policy consistent with that logic would dictate that those already living with such deficiencies should likewise be terminated. One more step in that tragic train of thought would lead to the conclusion that those who are either infirm or inconvenient should also be eliminated. Such irreverence for life would be totally unthinkable!"
He also reaffirmed that barring cases of rape and incest, the choice is still the woman's to make. However, the choice is made long before conception happens. You take the risk, you have to be willing to deal with the consequences. It's called responsability!
The article was so great. If you haven't, please read it. You can follow this link if you like to read the online version: http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=f318118dd536c010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&sourceId=d11d88c617b9c110VgnVCM100000176f620a____&hideNav=1
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