Comments on: “Fetuses have become as visible as women”

By: fws

fws — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 03:09:54 +0000

i wonder if maybe in our paganizing society if maybe what is happening is that authority over decisions of life and death over family members is merely returning to the head of the household , where it was before christian eras.

to what extent should the state be intervening in family affairs. spanking, education,etc. ?

infanticide and abortion were common in the first century. I am glad that those standards have shifed in a christian direction, but I wonder if we christians will be successful in our current strategie without thinking through the entire picture…

By: Bryan Lindemood

Bryan Lindemood — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:12:04 +0000

I agree, Don, here as always, good medicine and science confirm reality and truth and make it harder for us to live in denial of what is. To be a good parent for that little baby is truly one of the highest callings which God gives in this life. Lord, have mercy.

By: DonS

DonS — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:05:58 +0000

I do believe, that, over time, the pro-life side is winning this issue. Certainly, improved technology has vitiated the contorted reasoning that was the underpinning of Roe v. Wade. But even more dramatic is the improved imaging technology, which permits a mom to see the humanity of her very young fetus. It is the younger generation that truly appreciates that a baby is human at conception, so as time marches on we will see a more dramatic shift toward life in public opinion.

By: Bror Erickson

Bror Erickson — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:08:50 +0000

I think the problem is that people have gone from supporting abortion to the point where some are now even advocating infanticide. I can’t say that I am all that surprised by this though. It was a well accepted policy in the ancient world. People do not value life any more. They see it as a burden. Laws aren’t going to change that either. Not saying we shouldn’t try to pass laws that protect the unborn, and those who can’t speak or defend themselves. But the laws are not going to change attitudes toward life. We need to get the gospel out in the world again. We need to let people know about the God who became one of them to secure a better life for them in heaven, and has given them eternal life even now, by dying on the cross. Only when people see the value of life given to them in the blood of Christ will they ever value life again.

By: wcwirla

wcwirla — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:24:11 +0000

I respectfully disagree with the conclusion of this post. The moment one admits that the “fetus” is fully a “living human being” is the moment the pro-choice argument collapses into the vacuum of its inherent immorality.

By: Sarah in Exile

Sarah in Exile — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:50:46 +0000

I was recently in a discussion with someone about when life begins. She asserted that life does not begin until that baby takes his first breath, whereby he breathes in his soul. When he takes his last breath on his deathbed, his soul leaves his body. She said that until then, the baby is just a body and not completely human. I was so speechless that a woman who has given birth to two children could see those babies as mere parasites. This sort of pro-choice argument will never fly in popular culture because too many pregnant women experience their pre-born babies as real babies. Pro-choice advocates only have one viable argument now and that is “that a viable fetus is a living human being yet still maintain that people should have the legal right to kill them.”

It’s a pretty harsh argument, but people are terrified to restrict the reproductive “rights” of anyone.