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ESSAY 57
THE "ABORTION RIGHTS" MYTH
Pray for Our President
But I feel that the greatest destroyer of peace
today is abortion, because Jesus said, "If you re-
ceive a little child, you receive me." So every
abortion is the denial of receiving Jesus, the neg-
lect of receiving Jesus. It is a war against the
child, a direct killing of the innocent child, mur-
der by the mother herself. And if we accept that a
mother can kill even her own child, how can we tell
other people not to kill one another? . . . Any
country that accepts abortion is not teaching its
people to love one another but to use any violence
to get what they want.
--Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa of Calcutta, India made the above statement
while delivering the keynote address at The National Prayer
Breakfast February 3, 1994 in Washington, DC. At the head
table were President and Mrs. Bill Clinton and Vice President
and Mrs. Al Gore. More than criticism, our President and Vice
President need our prayers.
A Beautiful Bureaucrat
And Bountiful Babies
During one abortion debate, a woman in the
audience angrily told me I was obviously so middle
class that I didn't have a clue as to the condi-
tions that poor black women face. "If you realized
what these women were going through, you would
realize that abortion is their only choice."
I asked that woman to consider a poor black
woman on welfare. She already has four kids and an
alcoholic husband who has all but abandoned the
family. Now she discovers that another child is on
the way. "How would you counsel that woman?" I
asked.
Without hesitation, she answered, "The most
compassionate thing that woman could do for herself
and the children she already has, is to have an
abortion. If brought into this world, that child
would have a very poor quality of life."
"I have a vested interest in your answer to
that question," I responded. "That woman I describ-
ed was my mother. I was the fifth of six children
born into poverty. And in case you're interested,
the quality of my life is just fine!" [Kay Coles
James, NEVER FORGET (Grand Rapids: Zondervan Pub-
lishing House, 1992), p. 177].
The above "fifth of six children born into poverty" was
none other than the sweet-spirited Kay Coles James. She
overcame the odds of being born in a poor, dysfunctional
black family. She escaped the "Black Rage" trap by choosing being attacked by racists. She refused to become
not to become a "victim." Instead she became a "survivor"
and a super "overcomer."
She is married to Charles James and has three children.
She fights to empower family and community rather than
bureaucrats.
With the help of God and some caring people, she has
established herself as a successful role model for black,
brown, red and white people.
She served as the Associate Director of the Office of
National Drug Control Policy and Assistant Secretary for
Public Affairs at the U. S. Department of Health and Human
Services. She now serves as Secretary of Virginia's Health
and Human Services. Yet feminists would have chosen to kill
(abort) her.
Why did Faye Wattleton, formidable spokesperson for
Planned Parenthood, refuse to debate her? (James, NEVER
FORGET, p. 161). Answer: Abortion is irrational and immoral!
Kay James is a living example who refutes the foolishness of
abortion.
King David Speaks
Anointed by the Spirit of God
Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the
fruit of the womb is his reward. As arrows are in
the hand of a mighty man; so are children of the
youth. Happy is the man that hath his quiver full
of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall
speak with the enemies in the gate. (Psalm
127:3-5).
Advice to A King
Speak up for people who cannot speak for them-
selves. Protect the rights of all who are helpless.
(Proverb 31:8, Today's English Version).
Government leaders have not protected the rights of the
helpless.
Some citizens have taken the law into their own hands
and killed people in the abortion business. These people
have entered the pro-choice camp by their actions. ABORTION-
ISTS AND THOSE WHO KILL ABORTIONISTS ARE BOTH PRO-DEATH.
The proper way to stop abortion on demand is to convince
people that it is wrong. Lawmakers must pass laws protecting
people who cannot protect themselves.
END