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.

Liberals are continuing to show that they have no respect for life. Since Roe vs Wade has fallen, liberals are seeking to enact a law in Congress to make abortion a permanent right by declaring that unborn babies are not people and not entitled to protection under the law, just as they passed a law declaring that Black slaves were not people and not entitled to protection under the law. They are also showing they have no respect for law. Such a law would violate the Constitution’s guarantee of the right to life to everyone. Since science now shows us that it is in fact a person from the beginning, it has protection under the Constitution. They are also seeking to overturn State laws that protect life. Those laws are lawfully enacted by the States and the federal government has no right to overturn them, either in the courts or in Congress, as long as they don’t violate the federal or State Constitutions.  For those seeking to know more about the Biblical view of the value of life, see my course on “The Value of Life” on Udemy. Access it with URL  https://www.udemy.com/course/christian-values-life/?referralCode=5EA3B1D6ED6DAB183AD0

While Roe vs Wade has fallen, the battle is not over. It merely means that the courts are free to protect unborn babies but it is up to the laws of each State and municipality. It is easier to influence State and municipal law makers than it is federal ones, but it still requires the diligence of voters to vote in lawmakers that will enact pro-life laws and judges that will enforce the laws. While some States have already enacted pro-life laws, many are in the control of pro-abortion politicians and voters will have to vote them out of office and replace them with pro-life lawmakers and judges. The abortion people will do everything they can to get around the laws such as setting up mobile vans outside pro-life States and companies that will pay for transportation to States allowing abortion.  Pro-abortion people will also use the internet and mails to ship abortion materials putting women at greater risk because they won’t get medical screening beforehand and medical supervision during the abortion. There will also be a big Black market for abortion pills further endangering women.  Therefore, it will be necessary to convince the girls that don’t want to have babies not to have sex, so they won’t need to have an abortion, or to give the baby up for adoption in cases of rape, incest, or accidental pregnancies. The bright side is that the pro-abortion people can no longer gag pro-life people in pro-life States enabling pro-life people to get the truth out about abortions and the fact that the baby is a living person. They will also be more free to counsel the girls and help them make good decisions. Pro-life people can also put pressure on companies that provide transportation and insurance covering abortions by boycotting them and letting them know that it doesn’t pay to support abortion.