Thursday, June 11, 2009

What Really Matters

There are many obstacles to the pro-life movement. The more obvious ones - abortion mill workers screaming obscenities at us, laws passed by greedy politicians to promote the abortion industry, and the like - are actually relatively easy to deal with.

The real wet blanket in this work comes from the clients themselves.

Because of the overwhelming indoctrination of the youth in today's culture, girls today are lead to believe that sex - and its 'consequences' - are "no big deal." They often agree with us that life begins at conception, and that abortion therefore takes the life of a living person...but they simply don't care. They place themselves and their petty excuses ("I'm too young." "I'm not ready for a baby." "My situation isn't right." "I don't want a baby with this guy.") above the life of their own child, and they openly acknowledge that fact.

It's depressing, to say the least. Those of us who work day in and day out to try to help these girls are often powerless to save them from themselves. Additionally, the large clientele often swamps those of us working there, limiting the time we have with each woman...and, in turn, our effectiveness. We often close out a day mentally exhausted and emotionally drained.

Still, there is a light at the end of the tunnel. We do have girls who come in and are genuinely touched by our message. There was a beautiful young woman today who came in completely unsure of what to do, who felt abortion was her only option, and who was bound and determined to ward off all my efforts to pierce her barriers. Deep down inside, though, she was just frightened. The minute I told her there were other options, she began to cry...and didn't stop until she left, nearly half an hour later.

Already the victim of two abortions and caretaker of one surviving child, this wounded mother only wanted someone to reach out and offer her a gentle helping hand. We at the EMC Pregnancy Center were happy to be there for her, and all others like her...whether they appreciate and accept our efforts or not.

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