What Do We Call an Aborted Child?
When did we start to question a child’s identity and dignity as a human being?
When asked about abortion, many people today simply see a lump of cells that can easily be removed from a woman’s body.
Just a group of cells, not even a body. And not a human being with a body and soul.
How did we come to this? How did we ever arrive at an age where we would even question what it is that’s inside a pregnant woman’s womb?
I think that even non-Christian people in the past could clearly see that what’s within a mother’s womb is her child, her own child meant to be protected, nourished and loved.
The child may not be seen yet with our naked eyes, but we can hear his or her heartbeat. The mother can also feel the child’s movement inside of her. And everyone else wants to do something just so that this child can be delivered safely into the world.
In this time of confusion, however, we even question the identity of this child. Is it a human being or a potential human being? Since its thoughts cannot be heard, does it even have a right?
We always hear people talking about choice. But no one ever asks, “What would…
