Tuesday, 12 August 2008

• What would you do if you were faced with an unplanned or unwanted pregnancy?

  
  Just to start off: I'm planning on waiting until I'm married before I have sex, so in my case this would only happen if we were not ready as a couple to have a child, or were not planning on one at the time. However, as I didn't use to believe in waiting for the wedding night, I guess I can position myself in either case

  My belief is that it is wrong to abort, unless it is purely medical reasons where the child cannot survive. Even in cases where the mother will likely die, but the child can live..there is a borderline there. When my mom was forced to lose my younger sibling at 3 months due to an atopic pregnancy, she said she would have given her life for that child had it been possible. I've heard several mothers say the same thing. Which is really a heartbreaking thought when you compare it to those who willingly chose to give up their child via abortion, simply because it is inconvenient to them.

  If I found myself in a position where I was pregnant and could not handle the responsibility of a child (financially would be the only way, as I do believe in giving a good home to kids), I would never turn to abortion. It's not the child's fault that I got pregnant and deserves a chance to live. Beyond that, it's a gift from God! Our LORD is the one who creates life and He willed that child to be conceived. I believe that every pregnancy is God's will, even ones resulting from rape. There is something good within it, even if it seems overwhelmingly scary and bad. There's an innocent child that wants your love, that God gave to you.

  At the very least, I would go through with the pregnancy and give birth. There's always adoption, if it came to that. People always want babies, especially a mother who cannot have one of her own..Who am I to deny that blessing from God for that person?

  I'd put as much thought into it as possible, and even more prayer. Looking for every sign from the Lord as to what He wanted me to do, and trusting Him that it will work out. Even financially -- He can always provide, if we just trust Him! We so often get wrapped up in future worries and stresses (something Jesus warned about), to the point we seem to think that we know how it will happen. Rather than simply living day by day, and trusting in God's grace and support. He's gotten me out of many awful situations in the past, who am I to say that He is not powerful and able to do it again?

  That said, I don't mean to offend anyone. I know this is a very touchy subject and those who do go the abortion route feel they are justified in most cases. I am not the one who judges others..we are all equals in my eyes.  God knows I'm far from perfect. This is just my personal feelings about the situation.

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