When I think about Girl Scouts, I think about their thin mint cookies. I’ve always thought the organization was one that held traditional values and taught them to girls. Perhaps that has been your experience with them. But this week I read a startling report that the Senior Girl Scout Handbook, (for ages 14-17) talks about how girls can end a pregnancy and advocates euthanasia under some circumstances.

Has abortion become so accepted in our day that the Girl Scouts feel it is their responsibility to inform girls about it?

Psalm 139:15 NLT “You watched me as I was being formed in utter seclusion, as I was woven together in the dark of the womb.”

A person's faith does make a difference in how they view abortion. According to George Barna, 43% of non-Christian adults believe abortion should be illegal in all or most circumstances compared with 73% of Christian adults.

—REV, Nov/Dec 2001, p. 79 Illustration by Jim L. Wilson

What accounts for the 30% difference? Not an affiliation with a political party, but a world-view that values life. Life is sacred—all life—even the life of an unborn child. Children are a gift from God, after they are born, and before.

Psalm 127:3 KJV "Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward."

It is one thing to preach against a problem and another to become part of the solution. Mike and Jane Nason are part of the solution forty times now.

The Nasons decided to become foster parents after hearing a preacher say, "If abortion is outlawed, what will happen to the babies?" They were led of the Lord to contact the Tennessee Baptist Children's Homes about becoming foster parents.

"Baby Jane" an abandoned baby born in a restroom and left in a trash can to die became their fortieth foster child. A janitor found a blood trail that led to the dumpster and called the police. A policeman retrieved the tiny baby and rushed her to a hospital, now she is safe and sound in the arms of parents who feel that caring for her is a part of their "ministry."

—Baptist Press,1/6/00 Illustration by Jim L. Wilson

Planned Parenthood released a line of products to promote “abortion pride” for post-abortive women. The line of products includes coffee mugs, bumper stickers and a T-Shirt with the words “I had an Abortion.”

—http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2004/jul/040723.html Illustration by Jim L. Wilson

Even if Planned Parenthood is successful at removing the negative stigma surrounding abortion, they won’t be able to eradicate the guilt and personal pain that decision causes.

Psalm 127:3 (NASB) “Behold, children are a gift of the Lord; The fruit of the womb is a reward.”

When photographer Michael Clancy was invited to photograph a rare surgical procedure, he never dreamed his world view would be changed. When doctors at Vanderbilt Medical Center anaesthetized Samuel Armas while still in his mother's womb and surgically treated his spinal bifida. When diagnosed, many parents opt for abortion rather than face the prospect of a disabled child. In an interview in USA Today his parents said, "We wanted people to know that there is an educated, professional couple out there who love and value their child even though he is "defective" by society's definition.

Near the end of the operation, Clancy, who was taking pictures for USA Today, said he saw "this little hand come out like a punch…and he grabbed (the doctor's) finger." Clancy snapped the photo, which has heightened awareness of the highly developed state of unborn children. Clancy said he hadn't realized abortions could legally be performed into the fifth month of pregnancy and later. The 21-week old unborn boy he photographed on August 19th, 1999, would have been unable to survive outside the womb, but had distinct human characteristics. "It made a pro-lifer out of me," he said.

—The Tennessean, (1/9/00) Illustration by Illustration by Jim L. Wilson and Ed Rowell

Norma McCovey who sued the State of Texas under the pseudonym of Jane Roe, (leading to the 1973 landmark Roe vs. Wade Supreme Court ruling legalizing abortion) now wants the court to change its mind. "I would like to see children stop being killed and women maimed and dead themselves,"

—http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,144752,00.html Illustration by Jim L. Wilson

Jeremiah 1:5 (NASB) "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, And before you were born I consecrated you; I have appointed you a prophet to the nations."

Doctors being sued isn't exactly news. Unhappy patients often spin the wheel in court whenever a doctor makes a mistake. But the April 25, 2005 edition of Medical News Today has a headline that caught my attention: "Twins survive abortion, mother sues."

Stacy Dow is suing England's National Health Service for £250,000 because one of her children lived after she had an abortion. Instead of being grateful for her 3-year old child, Dow blames the hospital for "changing her life."

—http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/medicalnews.php?newsid=23382 Illustration by Jim L. Wilson

Isaiah 44:1-2 (HCSB) "And now listen, Jacob My servant, Israel whom I have chosen. [2] This is the word of the Lord your Maker who shaped you from birth..."

According to Dr. Hymie Gordon, Professor of Medical Genetics & a Physician at the Mayo Clinic, life begins at conception. "Now we can say unequivocally that the question of when life begins is no longer a question for theological or physiological dispute. It is an established scientific fact. Theologians and philosophers may go on to debate the meaning of life or the purpose of life, but it is an established fact that all life, including human life begins at conception."

—SBC Life, January 2002, p. 1 Illustration by Jim L. Wilson

Jeremiah 1:5 NASB "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, And before you were born I consecrated you;"

New scanning techniques have produced amazing pictures of babies inside the womb, which show babies apparently smiling and crying. The procedure has been pioneered by London obstetrician professor Stuart Campbell at the Create Health Center for Reproduction and Advanced Technology. The new techniques, known as 3D and 4D scanning, make a more detailed picture examination of the fetuses possible.

The new pictures offer new insight into fetal behavior. The techniques have captured images of fetuses yawning, blinking, and sucking their fingers. They even seem to smile and cry, and move their limbs at very young ages.

Campbell says, “There are many questions that can now be investigated.” He asks, “Does the fetus smile because it is happy, or cry because it has been disturbed by some event in the womb?” Campbell also wonders, “ Why does a fetus blink when we assume it’s dark inside the uterus?”

Up to now, doctors did not think infants made expressions like those captured until after birth. They previously thought babies learned to smile by copying their mothers.

—www.sky.com/skynews, September 12, 2003. Illustration by Jim L. Wilson and Jim Sandell

Psalms 139:13-16 NIV “For you created my innermost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth, your eyes saw my unformed body. All they days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.”

Abby Johnson, the Director of the Bryan, Texas Planned Parenthood clinic watched via ultrasound as a doctor aborted a13-week-old unborn baby by dilation and evacuation. It was the first abortion she viewed using the ultrasound technology.

“I saw a full profile of the baby from head to foot and in an instant it was gone.” She promptly resigned from Planned Parenthood after working there for 8 years. “I can’t do this anymore.” Ms. Johnson said.

--World January 2, 2010. P. 13. Illustration by Jim L. Wilson and Rodger Russell

Abortion is becoming more and more difficult to defend as technology is improving our ability to see into the womb where God sees us first.

Jeremiah 1:5 (NASB77) "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, And before you were born I consecrated you; I have appointed you a prophet to the nations."

Though it is not found in the Bible, there is some truth to the old saying ”God works in mysterious ways.” A young mother known as Erin (not her real name) was distraught over her situation. She was caring for four children, their father in jail, had lost her job. The family’s electricity was about to be turned off, and there was no money to pay the rent. After Erin got her other children off to school one morning, she remembered she was late for an appointment to abort the baby she was expecting.

Erin picked up the phone to ask if she could come in late. Though she thought she was calling about her abortion appointment, Erin dialed the wrong number and called another organization, 40 days from life in Indianapolis. She talked to a counselor, who worked with her and then spread the word about Erin’s situation. In a short time, a volunteer offered to pay her electric bill, and others pooled cash to pay the rent.

Erin eventually called to cancel the appointment and requested a refund. She reacted with joy and disbelief that strangers are helping her. Her case is a reminder that there are no coincidences, or wrong numbers.

--Astonishing Coincidence Saves Baby From Abortion in Indianapolis, http://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2010/mar/10030901.html, March 9, 2010. Illustration by Jim L. Wilson and Jim Sandell.

Proverbs 16:1 (CEV) “We humans make plans, but the Lord has the final word.”

“Abortion advocates claim that legalizing abortion leads to fewer maternal deaths but, according to research from Chile, the opposite is true. Chile made its abortion laws stricter in the 1980’s, but between 1960 and 2000 the maternal death rate underwent the largest reduction of any Latin country—from 275 maternal deaths per 100,000 live births to 18.7 deaths. . . . Chile does not allow abortions if the woman’s life is in danger. ”

Psalm 139:15 (NLT) (15) “You watched me as I was being formed in utter seclusion, as I was woven together in the dark of the womb.”

After years of struggling, it looks like the tide is turning for Pro Life Americans. In a recent poll 50% of those responding found abortion “morally wrong.” 47% of Americans describe themselves as “pro-life” as opposed to 45% being “pro-choice.”

--The Week, June 11, 2010 p. 14. Illustration by Jim L. Wilson and Rodger Russell

While the battle for the sanctity of human life is not won, there is some progress in the battle. The future is looking up for those, who are living the wombs of American women.

Jeremiah 1:5a (NIV) "“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart;

Economists have long warned of the coming economic difficulty when the number of Baby Boomers retiring overwhelms the remaining workers and crashes the Social Security system. One letter writer in World Magazine reminds the readers of the 40 million taxpayers removed from the work force by the terror of abortion.

“If we had 40 million more people in the system paying Social Security tax, there would be no problem,” says Lee Iden of Morristown, N. J.

--World, January 1, 2011, p. 91 Illustration by Jim L. Wilson and Rodger Russell

Job 31:14-15 (ESV) what then shall I do when God rises up? When he makes inquiry, what shall I answer him? (15) Did not he who made me in the womb make him? And did not one fashion us in the womb?

A new decision by the President requires health insurance plans to cover birth control and abortion drugs without any co-pay. This rule effectively means that people who are opposed to pills that cause abortion will be required to provide those pills. One Catholic Cardinal, Daniel N. Dinardo, Archbishop of Galveston-Houston has commented on the rule. “Pregnancy is not a disease, and children are not a ‘health problem’—they are the next generation of Americans.”

--World, August 27, 2011 p. 5 & 20 Illustration by Jim L. Wilson and Rodger Russell

“Jesus loves the little children, all the children of the world.” The words to that song should ring out from the housetops as Christians consider their reaction to such a ruling.

Psalm 22:10-11 (HCSB) (10) I was given over to You at birth; You have been my God from my mother’s womb. (11) Do not be far from me, because distress is near and there is no one to help.

In a stunning admission, two ethicists working with Australian universities argue in the latest online edition of the Journal of Medical Ethics that if abortion of a fetus is allowable, so too should be the termination of a newborn. The two ethicists, Alberto Giubilini and Francesca Minerva write that in “circumstances occurring after birth such that they would have justified abortion, what we call after birth abortion should be permissible.”

--The Blaze, http://www.theblaze.com/stories/ethicists-argue-in-favor-of-after-birth-abortions-as-newborns-are-not-persons/ Illustration by Jim L. Wilson and Rodger Russell

As shocking as this sounds, others think these ethicists are correct. The National Catholic Register comments, “the second we allow ourselves to become the arbiters of who is human and who isn’t, this is the calamitous yet inevitable end. Once you say all human life is not sacred, the rest is just drawing random lines in the sand.”

Jeremiah 1:5 (ESV) “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the nations.”

While it is legal to get an abortion in America, it is getting more difficult in many states. In 2012, seventeen states set new additional limits on abortion, making it harder to obtain one. These laws include a longer waiting period, to forcing the woman to listen to a detailed description of the fetus during the required ultrasound, to warning about more possible risks of abortion. In a few states, there is still only one abortion clinic. Since 2008 the number of abortions has slightly fallen. This is also likely due to the decrease in marriages and the increase in preventative measures to prevent pregnancy.

Dozens of states make it hard to get abortions, by Lindsey Tanner, http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5j_MHhHwuXv92RfEUGk0p0SeoJuKw?docId=
4adf17acebca4f5288b06eb56f99e022

Despite the horrifying fact that millions of babies’ lives are ended each year, there may be glimmers of hope as laws are enacted that make it not as easy to abort, and are more in line with God’s concerns and love for each life that He creates. .—Jim L. Wilson and Brent Young

Ps 139:13 (NIV) “For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb.”

In 2012, The Texas Woman’s Health Program won another battle against Planned Parenthood and other organizations that promote or perform abortions. The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals refused Planned Parenthood’s request to rehear the case over the ban on funding. Texas gave up federal funding in March 2012 so they wouldn’t be forced to give money to Planned Parenthood. Governor Rick Perry said “in Texas we choose life.” –Jim L. Wilson and Tim Hammond

http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/unfairpark/2012/10/federal_appeals_court_refuses.php (accessed 10/27/12)

Jeremiah 1:5 (HCSB) I chose you before I formed you in the womb; I set you apart before you were born. I appointed you a prophet to the nations.

Cecile Richards, president of Planned Parenthood thinks pregnancy is a disease. After a judge in Wisconsin blocked a law that would limit abortions she said, “We are seeing an unprecedented wave of attacks on women’s health.” Instead of seeing them as protecting the lives of babies they view the laws as anti health laws for women.

The Psalmist says that children are a gift from God and a full womb a reward. --Jim L. Wilson and Rodger Russell.

Years ago, an unmarried college couple at Berkeley discovered they were expecting a child. Though they feared that this child could destroy the future they were planning, they decided to keep the child, and get married. Shortly thereafter Lance Cooper was born.

Cooper is now a Georgia lawyer. It was his dogged determination that brought to light the deception of GM regarding the faulty ignition switch responsible for the deaths of at least 13 persons.

Sonja, Cooper’s wife of 27 years counsels women at Cobb Pregnancy Services. “She often uses her husband’s story to encourage abortion-minded women to keep their unborn children: I tell them, ‘You don’t know what that baby will become.’” --Jim L. Wilson and Rodger Russell

Jeremiah 1:5 (HCSB) (5) I chose you before I formed you in the womb; I set you apart before you were born. I appointed you a prophet to the nations.

A young woman entered Heartbeat of Miami Pregnancy Help Medical Clinic seeking help with an unwanted pregnancy. She was having an ultrasound done when she saw the little flutter of the heartbeat and then she heard it. She asked, “Is that, like, my heartbeat?” Lourdes McMinns, the Clinic supervisor said, “No, that’s your baby’s heartbeat.”

The young woman began to cry and said, “I thought it was a blood clot, I thought it was nothing.” McMinns explained that at 18-24 days your baby’s heart has already started beating. Blood clots don’t have heartbeats.”

Our understanding of human life, created in the image of God, calls us to speak up for the little beating hearts in imminent danger of destruction. —Jim L. Wilson and Rodger Russell.

Jeremiah 1:5 (NASB) "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, And before you were born I consecrated you; I have appointed you a prophet to the nations."

Abortion

Ob-Gyn doctor Camilla Hersh, founder and owner of Virginia Women’s Health Associates, explains why she is opposed to the incest exception to abortion.

One patient, a pregnant 14-year-old, was brought to her. The pregnancy was the result of incest. In talking to the girl and her family the subject of abortion was brought up. The girl said, “Oh, you mean you’d kill the baby? I don’t want to kill the baby. No, no, no. I just want you to stop Grandpa from hurting me.”

The girl continued her pregnancy, placed the baby up for adoption, continued school, had a good life, and the law stopped the grandfather from hurting her and her sister and her brother.

According to Dr. Hersh, “When you say there’s a pregnancy as a result of incest, there’s usually some horrible abuse that must be diagnosed and treated. To kill the victim doesn’t really treat the crime.” —Jim L. Wilson and Rodger Russell

Psalm 27:10 (HCSB) Even if my father and mother abandon me, the Lord cares for me.

In pro-choice circles, the preferred word for the unborn is fetus, rejecting words like baby or an unborn person. Even as staunch, a pro-choice person as Hillary Clinton can get in trouble for forgetting this.

The problem of course is that everyone knows that it is a baby, an unborn one, but a baby none-the-less. “If a woman wants her baby, ‘it becomes a baby before it is born,’” according to Jonah Goldberg writing in the NationalReview.com.

The unborn baby is already a person as shown by millions of parents who expectantly await their nine months. Scripture also gives indication that the Baby in the womb is already a part of God’s creation. –Jim L. Wilson and Rodger Russell.

Jeremiah 1:5 (HCSB) “I chose you before I formed you in the womb; I set you apart before you were born. I appointed you a prophet to the nations.”

The French government has banned an advertisement on TV that shows happy children with Down syndrome. The reason given for the ban is that the ad could “disturb the conscience of women who aborted Down syndrome babies.” Will Saletan, writing in Slate, comments; “You start banning hate speech, and pretty soon you’re banning love speech.” —Jim L. Wilson and Rodger Russell.

Job 31:15 (HCSB)“Did not the One who made me in the womb also make them? Did not the same God form us both in the womb?”

Joe Scheidler, the founder of the Pro-Life Action League, said, “Truth is truth and it always will be true. Life begins at the moment of fertilization. That’s biologically sound. Whether you believe that or not depends a lot on your own wishes. The mind is not happy with a lie. Ninety-some percent of the men in a book I contributed to, Men and Abortion, were unhappy about the abortions they were involved in. I explained that abortion is bad, it’s bad for the relationship, it’s bad for the man. You have to doctor up abortion to make it look good—its’ ending something that is supposed to be positive and good.”

When we let our own wishes decide what is good and what is not, we are in danger of hedonism. Our question should be, “What does God’s word say?” not “What do I wish?” —Jim L. Wilson and Rodger Russell.

1 Peter 1:14–16 (CSB) “As obedient children, do not be conformed to the desires of your former ignorance. But as the one who called you is holy, you also are to be holy in all your conduct; for it is written, Be holy, because I am holy.”

Austin, Texas claims to be the largest no-kill city in the country. This is based on the statistic that 96% of the cats and dogs that entered its animal shelters survived. No Kill founder Nathan Winograd has even said “when we spay pregnant animals and the unborn kittens and puppies die, the fact that they are not yet born does not relieve our responsibility toward assuring their right to live. When we abort kittens and puppies, we are literally killing puppies and kittens.”

Austin is not the no-kill city when it comes to human life though. In 2015 there were 3,412 abortions. Applying his same logic, 3,412 human babies were killed. When comparing the no-kill percentage, the human percentage in Austin is 83%. How can you be proud of killing only 4 percent of pets but 17 percent of humans?

Austin may be confused about the value of life, but God is not. Jesus says humans are of much more value than animals. —Jim L. Wilson & Rodger Russell

Luke 12:7 (CSB) “Indeed, the hairs of your head are all counted. Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.”

Carrie DeKlyen, a 37-year-old Wyoming mom went to the doctor complaining of headaches. Doctors diagnosed Carrie with a dangerous malignant brain tumor. He told her of a clinical trial for a new treatment that she qualified for that might allow her to live another 10-15 years. The results of blood tests however showed that Carrie was pregnant. If she consented to undergo the cancer treatment it would end the life of her baby.

Nick DeKlyen, Carrie’s husband said they cried, they prayed, they discussed, and eventually Carrie announced that she would not undergo the treatment. Her doctor told her if she didn’t, she would be dead in 10 months. Carrie chose to save the baby.

Carrie carried the baby as she continued to worsen, eventually falling into a coma. She was kept alive artificially until the baby had developed sufficiently they could take it by C-section. After the baby was born, Carrie died.

Nick named the baby, Life. A name they had decided on even before they knew of either the cancer or the pregnancy. Carrie gave her life, so her baby could live. This is a couple who lived their convictions. They were not pro-life because it was popular or convenient. "We’re pro-life," Nick DeKlyen said. "Under no circumstance do we believe you should take a child’s life. She sacrificed her life for the child."

Nick and Carrie DeKlyen had the courage to live their convictions, do we? —Jim L. Wilson and Rodger Russell

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation-now/2017/09/08/mom-terminal-brain-cancer-gives-birth-baby-girl-while-life-support/645053001/

All these were approved through their faith, but they did not receive what was promised, since God had provided something better for us, so that they would not be made perfect without us.

Iceland’s Down’s syndrome population is decreasing and headed toward 100% elimination. Good news? Not exactly. Through medical advancement and prenatal screening, doctors are able to detect the likelihood of a fetus being born with Down’s. When faced with the decision as to whether keep the child or abort, parents are counseled to abort. "We don't look at abortion as a murder.” The counselors say, “We look at it as a thing that we ended. We ended a possible life that may have had a huge complication... preventing suffering for the child and for the family. And I think that is more right than seeing it as a murder -- that's so black and white. Life isn't black and white. Life is grey.” —Jim L. Wilson and Rob Berhorst

Julian Quinones, Arijeta Lajk, “‘What Kind of Society Do You Want to Live In?’: Inside the Country Where Down Syndrome Is Disappearing” https://www.cbsnews.com/news/down-syndrome-iceland/ accessed November 1, 2017.

Then God said, “Let us make man in our image, according to our likeness. They will rule the fish of the sea, the birds of the sky, the livestock, the whole earth, and the creatures that crawl on the earth.”

Amid the debate over U.S. Immigration policy and whether amnesty is the best choice for illegal immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children, the U.S. Senate voted on a bill that would ban abortion after 20 weeks of pregnancy. That is the time when the unborn baby begins to feel pain. Catholicvote.org sent out a tweet, “They’ve done nothing wrong. They’re here because of their parents. They can’t be sent back. Why don’t they deserve amnesty?”

The battle for the lives of the unborn rages on. Pray that the loss of close to a million babies a year will soon end. —Jim L. Wilson and Rodger Russell.

Writing in the New York Post, Michael Barone explains, “Pro-choicers, who are largely secular, think their ‘personal autonomy’ is at stake, whereas prolifers, who are mostly religious, believe abortion amounts to ‘extinguishing human lives.’”

Like many issues of disagreement, we talk past one another instead of to one another. Even as we work to rid our country of the evils of abortion, we need to talk with our neighbors with compassion. They are also afraid they have something precious to lose.—Jim L. Wilson and Rodger Russell.

“A thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come so that they may have life and have it in abundance.”

Ashley Goette awoke in the night to find her husband, Andrew, gasping for air and suffering cardiac arrest. She performed CPR for 10 minutes until paramedics arrived and took Andrew to the hospital. The next day, after Andrew was out of danger, Ashley entered the hospital where she gave birth to their son, Lennon. The whole family is now at home together. In a few days period, Ashley saved her husband’s life and gave new life to their son.

The Goette story is so different than the news filling our airwaves where activists are calling for euthanasia of the old and abortion for the new. All life is sacred. We are made in God’s image.

Genesis 9:6 (CSB) “Whoever sheds human blood, by humans his blood will be shed, for God made humans in his image.”

Gosnell, The Trial of America’s biggest serial killer, is an independent film covering the trial and conviction of Kermit Gosnell, an American Physician, who owned and operated an abortion clinic for over three decades. Through an uphill battle, the film made its way to the public eye during the fall of 2018 in 668 movie theaters. From October 20th to October 27th the film grossed over 1.2 million dollars! In fact, the movie was even placed in the top ten film list. One would think with all the success more theaters would begin showing the film, but surprisingly over 188 of the theaters actually dropped the movie after the first week. —Jim L. Wilson and Jacob Davidson

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/bethbaumann/2018/10/20/suppression-theaters-drop-gosnell-movie-despite-it-being-a-top-grossing-film-n2530400

Ephesians 6:12 (CSB) ”For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers of this darkness, against evil, spiritual forces in the heavens.”

In the current culture of expanding abortion rights it is refreshing to read the story of a person whose views changed to no longer support abortion. Trillia Newbell is the director of community outreach for the Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention. Newbell says, “Many moons ago, before the Lord captured my heart by his grace, I interned at the New York State Assembly and I imagine I would have been among those cheering on the new abortion bill. But God. God changed my heart, transformed my mind, gave me a love for the unborn. It took God.” —Jim L. Wilson and Rodger Russell.

Fight as we might about pro-life pro-choice positions, Newbell makes it clear the real battlefield is the hearts of people. It is God, not political arguments, that changes minds.

Ezekiel 11:19 (CSB)¹⁹ I will give them integrity of heart and put a new spirit within them; I will remove their heart of stone from their bodies and give them a heart of flesh,

In Japan, a doctor delivered a baby boy by C-section at 24-week gestation. The baby had stopped growing and weighed only 9.45 ounces at birth. After 6 months, he is going home weighing seven pounds. The medical treatment of pregnancy and childbirth has improved until there are very few health reasons for an abortion. The only reason abortion remains as a viable alternative is we simply don’t want the baby. –Jim L. Wilson and Rodger Russell.

Jeremiah 1:5 (CSB) “I chose you before I formed you in the womb; I set you apart before you were born. I appointed you a prophet to the nations.”

Frank Stephens is an actor, a Special Olympian, and an advocate for those with Down syndrome. Stephens, who himself has Down syndrome, testified before Congress. More than 90 percent of babies diagnosed with Down syndrome worldwide are aborted. In Denmark 98 percent and in Iceland it is almost 100 percent.

Before Congress, Stephens said, “I am a man with Down syndrome and my life is worth living. In fact, I have a great life! I have lectured at universities, acted in an award-winning film and an Emmy-winning TV show, and spoken to thousands of young people about the value of inclusion in making America great. I have been to the white House twice—and I didn’t have to jump the fence either time.”

“About abortion,” he said, “I don’t want to make it illegal. I want to make it unthinkable.”

For a person who believes that God sanctifies human life, and that all murder is a sin, Abortion is unthinkable. It is a step on the road to mass murder when any element of society is deemed to be ‘not worth living.’ —Jim L. Wilson and Rodger Russell.

Hebrews 2:6–7 (CSB) “But someone somewhere has testified: What is man that you remember him, or the son of man that you care for him? ⁷ You made him lower than the angels for a short time; you crowned him with glory and honor.”

In the continuing battle of words regarding the act of abortion there is a new entry. One argument has been about when the baby’s heart begins to beat. “Don’t stop a beating heart,” is the pro-life battle cry. The pro-choice side has a counter-argument. In a newspaper article, Alan Blinder replaced the “baby’s heart beat” with the term “Embryonic pulsing.”

It will be easier to find and retain support for stopping an embryonic pulse than for stopping a beating heart although the result is the same. The baby dies. –Jim L. Wilson and Rodger Russell.

Luke 12:7 (CSB) Indeed, the hairs of your head are all counted. Don’t be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.

Krista Madden, a mother in Asheville, North Carolina has done the unthinkable. She wrapped her 7-week-old daughter in a thin blanket and pitched her down a steep ravine in a hard-to-access wooded area. Authorities say the young woman had a troubled background. Still, it is hard to believe a mother could be so hard-hearted toward her own baby.

The news is much worse than what it appears. If Krista had decided eight weeks earlier she didn’t want the baby, she could have had it legally killed and removed from her womb. The only difference in the outcome is the eight weeks of time the baby was allowed to live outside the womb. —Jim L. Wilson and Rodger Russell.

The movie “Unplanned” tells the story of Abby Johnson, who used to be a Planned Parenthood clinic director, but K-Love refuses to promote the movie. Johnson states their refusal is because they don’t want to promote anything that is “political.”

In response, K-Love said it does not promote “R-rated” movies. However, it did promote “Passion of the Christ.”

While politicians do take stands of abortion, I am not willing to cede that the taking of innocent lives is only a political issue. —Jim L. Wilson

Claire Culwell dedicated her web site, http://www.claireculwell.com to telling her story. When she was 21 years old, Claire Culwell discovered a huge secret about her past: her biological mom had tried to have an abortion when she was pregnant with Claire and her twin.

While Claire’s twin didn’t survive, Claire did—and that revelation changed her life. “I knew that I couldn’t stand for what abortion does. And so, I chose to take a stance and to speak out,” she says.

https://www.dailysignal.com/2019/11/12/my-life-was-a-miracle-the-journey-of-an-abortion-survivor/?utm_source=rss

This is the story of a miracle. Claire survived an attempt on her life. It is also a tragedy. Her twin was killed in the womb. We need to never forget the tragedy that is abortion. —Jim L. Wilson and Rodger Russell.

On October 21, 2019 Northern Ireland ended the protection for unborn babies opening the door for legal abortion. One traditional Unionist Voice leader Jim Allister, “This is an exceptionally dark day for one community in Northern Ireland, and that’s the community of the unborn.” —Jim L. Wilson and Rodger Russell.

Ohio State running back, J.K. Dobbins, was a finalist for the Heisman Trophy, an award given to the best College football player each season. When his mom, Maya, became pregnant when she was 18-years-old she went to the doctor because she was thinking about aborting the baby. When she left the doctor, she had decided to keep her baby and he turned out to be J.K. Dobbins, “the miracle baby” who became a Heisman candidate.

https://www1.cbn.com/cbnnews/entertainment/2019/december/miracle-baby-sportscaster-reveals-star-ohio-state-running-back-was-almost-aborted

Who knows how many outstanding citizens were among the 40 million babies aborted? —Jim L. Wilson and Rodger Russell.

Maga Denes, a psychiatrist who survived the holocaust says that Nazis forced her brother into the Danube River and then executed him. She describes the scene in an abortion clinic with the same force she saw in the killing fields of WW II. “I have seen brains spilled on sidewalks and crushed forever with one blow.” As she describes the scene in a New York abortion center “abortion killing field” she sees the same scenes. “A death factory is the same anywhere.”

While describing the horrible scene in an abortion center she is still pro-choice. “It is a regrettable option, but better for the mother.” I am positive the Nazi’s thought the same thing about their killing fields. “Yes, we are taking a life, but it is for the greater good.”

She does not even consider the adoption alternative or even how having a child changes the life of struggling women for the better. —Jim L. Wilson and Rodger Russell.

Michael Freiman was a first-trimester abortionist. He was learning to be a second-trimester abortionist by observing one. “Suddenly a small arm with a hand on it dropped into the surgical pan. . . He felt momentarily short of air, as though someone had punched him hard in the stomach. . .. What was wrong with him?” Freiman refused to do second-trimester abortions. Unfortunately, he continued doing first-trimester ones. When he died, one woman posted online, “He killed my unborn baby in 1978.”

What a lasting remembrance of a person. When the votes are counted, I intend to come down on the side of life. —Jim L. Wilson and Rodger Russell.

John 10:10 (CSB) “A thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I have come so that they may have life and have it in abundance.”

The U.S. abortion rate is lower than it was in 1973, when the U.S. Supreme Court legalized abortion in every state. There were 13.5 abortions per 1,000 women ages 15 to 44 in 2017, the last year for which statistics are available, compared with 16.3 in 1973, and 29.3 in 1982 when abortions peaked.

This is good news. We are killing fewer children. However, wouldn’t it be better if we got to zero? Somehow, we have become so twisted that only 13.5 of every 1,000 women killing their unborn babies is somehow a good thing? Yes, there are less than before, but those babies are still being killed in the womb. —Jim Wilson and Rodger Russell