A few days ago I was counseling in the North Bronx. A woman walked in with her five year old son. I was a little startled to see that she brought him - mainly because she was contemplating an abortion. The little boy sat quietly on her lap while we talked about abortion procedures and her alternatives. We showed the lady a fetal model of what her baby looks like at her specific stage of pregnancy. The little boy loved the little babies - he like touching them and asking lots of questions.
A few minutes later we showed the lady a simple non-graphic film that explains the two most common abortion procedures and the risks associated with them. The little boy was in the room the entire time. During the first explanation of the abortion procedure:
"Mommy, what are they doing to the baby?"
"They're taking the baby out."
"Why?"
"They're killing (yes, the woman used this word) the baby because the mommy isn't ready right now."
"Why...."
"Shhhhh."
The little boy looks at the little fetal models on the desk next to us.
"Mommy, are they going to kill those babies too?"
"Shhhh."
Apparently the little boy had told his mom that she was pregnant about a month before she knew. He calls the baby "my baby".
This little boy will be the one who talks his mother out of aborting his little sibling.
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