It was on January 22, 1973 that the Supreme Court legalized abortion in the United States. In those 45 years since the legalization of this horrific law, countless numbers of innocent children have been killed. Children created in God's image, snuffed out and treated less than human. How can we justify allowing the taking of innocent and defenseless life?
There are those that feel that those in the pro-life movement are pro-life up to and until the child is born, then the mother is on her own. Part of being truly pro-life is to be available to the mothers and their children once the child is born. If the mother is unable or unwilling to keep the baby for whatever the reason, we need to step up to the plate to help find a loving home for that child. Further, we are to give love and support to the mother as well. Mothers with unexpected pregnancies often feel rejected by society and guilty for even considering abortion. We need to show these women love and respect. We are to help them through their need and the need of the child.
One way to do this is to support the Sister of Life, a religious order founded by John Cardinal O'Connor. This order was founded "for the protection and enhancement of the sacredness of every human life." To find out more about who they are and what they do, go to their website http://www.sistersoflife.org/ At this website you will find ways you can support the important work the sisters do in order to preserve and respect the dignity of all life.
Tomorrow I join the thousands of others going to Washington, D.C. to the March for Life. I pray that society will have a conversion and realize that every life matters, from the first moment of conception to the last breath. We are all made in the image of God. Let's treat these children in the womb as images of God, and pray that abortion will soon come to an end.
