One of the most troubling things in our world today is abortion, the killing of innocent lives. I find it appalling the amount of people, Catholics and non-Catholics who are okay with this. As a soon-to-be young mom I cannot imagine how women, whether by their own choice or by the forceful suggestions of others, can take away the life of their child. How can they go from one day feeling that precious life moving within them, to a painful emptiness?
I remember the first time I went to a silent protest in front of Planned Parenthood, my naive 16-year-old self went to be with friends not really knowing what was being protested. I remember standing there with my youth group thinking, "Why are we protesting a place called Planned Parenthood? It sounds like they help couples plan to be parents." Wrong.
I have since found out what Planned Parenthood does. It saddens me that so many people choose Planned Parenthood instead of parenthood. The argument that I hear the most is "Planned Parenthood offers so much good for women, abortions are only a small portion." In 2009 Planned Parenthood preformed 332,278 abortions. Regardless of the "good" Planned Parenthood does, any amount of abortions exceeding 0 is to much, and everyone should be fighting to save the lives of our children, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, daughter-in-laws, son-in-laws and friends that may never be if we don't fight for their lives.
^Ultrasound at 6 weeks^
heartbeat is as clear as day, and has been beating for weeks at this point!
The heart starts beating at 22 days after conception.
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