Neighborhood Ministries

It is sad to see all the publicity about the 10-year-old girl from Ohio that had to go to Indiana to get an abortion. While the rape is a tragedy, it is surprising that someone notified the media before the authorities were notified. Pro-life groups originally thought it was a hoax since no legal authorities had been notified yet. It is being played up by the media to gain sympathy for abortions. It is estimated, because records are doctored, that up to one out of five abortions are done on minors. Most abortionists don’t notify authorities. Minors are usually told not to tell their age because if they do, the abortion clinic is required by law to report it to child protective services and the child’s parents, which they don’t want to do because it might delay or cancel the abortion. With a minor, it is a crime, either rape or incest, since a child cannot give consent. As a minor, her parents may have insurance to cover it, but the parents might cancel the abortion when they find out. It is easier to list her as an adult who has no financial resources of her own, and bill Medicaid. As a result, you and I are paying for it and Medicaid is being defrauded of millions of dollars for abortions that insurance or the parents could cover. The girl is usually given an abortion and returned to whoever brought her in. In cases of incest or in sex trafficking, it is often the person sexually abusing her. No police report is filed, and the rape or incest often continues.  One girl said that she had three pregnancies by her father, before she was 18. Since the baby is aborted and the remains are usually destroyed, there is no evidence, and the rapist is rarely prosecuted.