Santity of Life
I believe that the right to life is the most fundamental of all the unalienable rights. Our founding fathers affirmed that we were given this right from God, our creator in the Declaration of Independence.
“…that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”
Government’s one true purpose is also defined in the Declaration of Independence, and that purpose is simply to protect our rights.
“That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed…”
If you believe, as I do, that the one true purpose of government is to protect our rights then you know that on this issue, our government has failed us. Since 1973, 52 million innocent children have been aborted in America. We must honor God’s law if we seek his blessing.
Earlier this year I attended the Right to Life walk and Mass in New Iberia with several members of my family. My wife, Kyla, and our four children participated, along with my mom, aunts Darla and Ellen, and my cousins, Rebecca and Olivia. I am not sure how many people were actually there but we filled up St. Peter’s church. After mass, two young ladies spoke about their personal experiences with abortion.
The first nearly had an abortion after being encouraged to do so by her previous boss. Fortunately, she was counseled by people who cared about her and she did not go through with the abortion.
The second, however, was not counseled, and she went through with her abortion. While she was giving her testimony she said something that struck a chord with me. She said that at the time she was considering having the abortion, she had convinced herself that it was legal and therefore acceptable. This statement reminded me of something I had read recently in Frederic Bastiat’s pamphlet “The Law”.
Bastiat states that, “When law and morality contradict each other, the citizen has the cruel alternative of either losing his moral sense or losing his respect for the law. “ Bastiat also states, “There is in all of us a strong disposition to believe that anything lawful is also legitimate. This belief is so widespread that many persons erroneously held that things are ‘just’ because the law makes them so.”
I have had some spirited debates with Kyla over the years on abortion. We are both pro-life but we have approached the issue from different points of view. I have always argued that making abortion illegal will not end abortion, and therefore that should not be the goal. Instead, I have argued that you have to win peoples’ hearts and minds. However, after listening to the young ladies’ testimonies and considering Bastiat’s comments on the law it is clearer to me that the mere fact that abortion is ‘legal’ is corrupting minds, bodies, hearts and souls by suggesting to people that abortion is acceptable.
The first nearly had an abortion after being encouraged to do so by her previous boss. Fortunately, she was counseled by people who cared about her and she did not go through with the abortion.
The second, however, was not counseled, and she went through with her abortion. While she was giving her testimony she said something that struck a chord with me. She said that at the time she was considering having the abortion, she had convinced herself that it was legal and therefore acceptable. This statement reminded me of something I had read recently in Frederic Bastiat’s pamphlet “The Law”.
Bastiat states that, “When law and morality contradict each other, the citizen has the cruel alternative of either losing his moral sense or losing his respect for the law. “ Bastiat also states, “There is in all of us a strong disposition to believe that anything lawful is also legitimate. This belief is so widespread that many persons erroneously held that things are ‘just’ because the law makes them so.”
I have had some spirited debates with Kyla over the years on abortion. We are both pro-life but we have approached the issue from different points of view. I have always argued that making abortion illegal will not end abortion, and therefore that should not be the goal. Instead, I have argued that you have to win peoples’ hearts and minds. However, after listening to the young ladies’ testimonies and considering Bastiat’s comments on the law it is clearer to me that the mere fact that abortion is ‘legal’ is corrupting minds, bodies, hearts and souls by suggesting to people that abortion is acceptable.