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Killing babies just got easier, thanks to the “Food and Death Administration” (FDA). You might recognize the FDA as the Food and Drug Administration, or as the government agency that recently approved the over-the-counter use of a pill with abortion-causing qualities, known as Plan B. It is the FDA’s duty to administer drugs suitable for consumer consumption. By approving the “kill pill,” they are now administering death to millions of innocent children who will never be given a chance at life outside their mother’s womb! Some will argue Plan B is simply a powerful contraceptive. They can dress it up however they want, but Plan B is the medically-induced ending of an innocent human life because it attacks a baby in the earliest stages of its development. Ultimately, only God knows whether conception would have occurred. In reality, there isn’t a right way to do a wrong thing. Two wrongs don’t make a right.
The product warning label should read: Attention all women 18 years of age or older. Do you regret having intimate relationships with someone last night? Struggling with being personally responsible for your actions? Worried your actions might result in one of the greatest blessings on Earth? Abortion advocates say, “Don’t worry, just pop a pill and don’t give your baby a chance.”
You might not regret your actions until the morning after, but trust me, there will be mourning after. Take advantage of this terrible, over-the-counter drug, and you are sure to regret your decision, even more every time you see a mother holding a precious little baby in her arms. Your decision will haunt you as you wonder if you will face your little angel in Heaven some day.
We all have regrets. No one is perfect. Having a baby is a tremendous responsibility. We all make mistakes. I am a living and breathing example of what it means to be a mistake. Thank God my mother took responsibility for her actions and gave her baby the right to life that every child deserves. If my mother had swallowed a “kill pill,” you wouldn’t be reading this editorial. In fact, I may have written it, but if your mother had taken the advice of the Planned Parenthood crowd, you wouldn’t be here to read it, either. My mother gave me some great advice years ago, and it is advice I would like to share with any woman who might be considering swallowing the abortion pill, “Keep your mouth closed!” Don’t do it. There are thousands of loving and compassionate people who are willing to walk with you in your journey to bring new life into the world.
I pray you will never be tempted to swallow the lie that the pro-choice deceivers propagate. Don’t join the millions of women who have lived to regret murdering their babies. Wake up each morning proud of the fact that despite the challenges, despite the sacrifices and despite the odds being against you, you made the RIGHT CHOICE. Give your baby the opportunity to live life to the fullest. When you do, there will be no hard pills to swallow and no mourning after. But rather, a little girl or boy, like me, who may have been a mistake, but will spend the rest of their life proving you were right for not going with Plan B!
If you are a woman considering taking the life of your unborn baby, please contact the Hope Pregnancy Center’s toll-free, confidential hotline at 877/276-6242.
September 8th, 2006 at 3:10 pm
Ray,
I was dissappointed when reading your editorial. Contrary to your biased statements, the Plan B is simply a contraception method, it prevents fertilization. If fertilization has occured, the hormone combination will not “kill” the baby. The combination of hormones have been used by doctors for years. It’s just now packaged and regulated by the FDA (which is a good thing). I suppose you could continue on your anti - plan B bandwagon if you held the belief that any method of oral contraception is wrong. Unfortunately, so many people who hold a pro-life or even pro-choice position do not understand the anatomy and physiology of conception, fertilization and implantation. We have the responsibility to educate ourselves before making strong remarks and even more so when embedding the convictions in our repertoire of values.
Pro-life supporters (of which I am) and Christians have a responsibility to the children we so proudly tout that we saved from abortion. Over 60,000 families where investigated in Oklahoma alone for child abuse. Fifty one children died at the hands of abuse last year in Oklahoma. What are we doing for these single moms without resources that we beg to bypass the abortion clinic. Obviously not enough. Let’s start putting our money and actions where our mouths are and make a difference not just for the few nine months of a mom’s pregnancy but until that baby is a well adjusted and self sufficient adult.
Sincerely,
Meredreth Maynard, RN, BSN
Tulsa, OK
September 11th, 2006 at 3:09 pm
Meredreth,
Surely as a nurse you are aware that not everyone in your profession believes Plan B is simply a contraception method. And yes I did my homework and spoke with notable medical and health care professionals. Perhaps you have spent your time reading literature from the manufacturer. When does pregnancy begin? From the moment the sperm and the egg unite fertilization occurs, the genetic make-up of the baby is complete, including the sex of the child! This is pregnancy. Plan B prevents an already fertilized egg (embryo) from attaching to the uterus (womb). This causes an already fertilized egg to be expelled from the womb, causing an abortion. As far as unwanted children and programs to support them, I would simply draw your attention to the minstries of Oklahoma Baptist Homes for Children. They certainly are doing all they can with every penny they receive to provide children every chance at a productive life.
September 13th, 2006 at 8:26 pm
This is one of Brad Henry’s beliefs - abortion. And for that and the lottery we awarded him a chair at Falls Creek. Why?
September 14th, 2006 at 11:41 am
John,
No one stands against the expansion of gambling and abortion more than Oklahoma Baptists. No one has or will ever be rewarded for such activity by Oklahoma Baptists.
October 2nd, 2006 at 8:47 am
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December 15th, 2006 at 1:54 am
I totally agree with you in that i am against abortion and the morning after pill for conveinence sake. But i would like you to consider a situation in which i found myself 5 years ago and to this day, still regret but feel i had no choice. With my first three pregnancies i was a severe hyperemesis patient (uyou may have to research that to understand)-basically could not even keep water down, vomiting up to 20 times a day and could not function as a human being. This in turn affected my keytones, electrolytes, kidneys and thyroid (since i have had half my thyroid removed). so when i found out i was pregnant with my 4th child( and i absolutely love babies and would have welcomed another one into our family gladly)but by 5 weeks into the pregnancy had collapsed on the kitchen floor, i had a terrible decision to make. Do i continue with the pregnancy, and risk leaving my 3 children (at the time 8, 5 and 2 ) with a mother who was basically putting her life on the line to continue with the pregnancy, or do i terminate (up to that point was totally against termination-still am). At the time i felt i had no choice but to put my 3 children i had already been blessed with first, and agreed to the termination. I have had to live with that decision everyday-not a day goes by where i dont grieve for that baby, but when your health is very much at risk, what choice do you have? Once in the past 5 years i have had to take the morning after pill-it took me 60 hours to conveience myself to swallow the stupid thing-but i knew i would never, psychologically, survive a termination again. So it saddens me at times to hear people be so critical of these sort of options when you really dont know everyones reason for making the decision they do. For conveinence, mistakes, financial-sure-wrong reason. But when there are people out there who risk facing serious life threatening problems if they continue-its a hard enough decision to have to make, particularly if you would give anything to have another baby, without hearing from people who have never been in your shoes and know exactly what is involved, criticise. I agree, probably the majority of people do take it the wrong reason, but there are a few of us out here who feel like we have no choice but to make the decisions we do.