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Action Still Needed to Protect the Preborn

by Christian Voices for Life on Apr 26, 2023

Action Still Needed to Protect

the Preborn in Texas

Bills have been introduced to expand exceptions to the ban on abortions.

preborn child at 10 weeks after conception

Education: Texas and 18 other states can say that abortion is now illegal there. But pro-abortion forces will not stop fighting to regain ground. The first babies at risk are those conceived in rape or incest, and those with a diagnosis for life to end shortly after birth. Many people hold on to these exceptions when they first become prolife.

But a child conceived under any circumstances is still a child of God. Abortion after incest often serves to hide the abuse, and allow it to continue. In the case of a fatal diagnosis, wouldn’t it be better to know that your child died from a physical problem rather than to know that he or she was killed by your decision? The assumption that ending a pregnancy will somehow minimize trauma is simply false.

The vast majority of rape victims who proceed with an abortion, often at the urging of family members, come to deeply regret that choice. The majority said it only caused additional problems. (1) When a doctor gives parents a diagnosis that their child will only live briefly after birth, he often recommends abortion, assuming it will minimize the parents’ pain. But that is also a false expectation. Parents who continue their pregnancy treasure the time they had to spend with their child, to love them, hold them, and accept them as a member of their family. 97.5% of such parents expressed no regret for their decision. (2)

1.. “Survey Finds Most Women Pregnant from Sexual Assault Don’t Want Abortions; Say It Adds to Trauma”, retrieved 4/25/2023 from https://afterabortion.org/sexual-assault-and-abortion-survey/

2. https://www.ncregister.com/blog/giving-birth-knowing-your-baby-s-going-to-die

Prayer: Dear Father God, please have mercy on women and girls who suffer sexual assault or abuse. Please also give comfort and peace to parents who are told that their child will not live long after birth. We trust in your plan, Lord; we know that You do not make mistakes! We know that You have a beautiful plan for every child that You create; You make them in your own image and give them as a gift to the world. Help parents in these circumstances to accept their children and love them. Help them to decide how best to parent their children, or to treasure the short time they may have with them. Help everyone to understand that it is never your will for us to end whatever life you have in store for your children.

Action: The Texas Human Life Protection Act protects preborn babies from abortion from conception onward, with only the narrow exception to save the mother’s life (which is virtually never necessary). Ten bills have been introduced in the Texas legislature to expand that exception in a variety of ways, including the circumstances noted above. Go to https://wrm.capitol.texas.gov/home to find your state

representatives. Click on their name to go to their web page and send them a message. Tell them to please vote against any expansion of exceptions to protect the preborn. And please share with others that abortion is not the best choice for either the mother or the child in the case of pregnancy resulting from abuse, or when the child is expected to die shortly after birth. Every child is created by God and has the right to life.

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