Abortion and Birth Control

I wanted to take this opportunity to get a few things off my chest! I just got off the phone with a family member who told me that a former friend of hers informed her during an arguement that she considered abortion to be nothing more than another form of birth control. She went on to say that this same individual has had not one, not two, but SEVEN abortions! Being a devout, committed Catholic, the idea of even one abortion is unthinkable, but seven is beyond insanity! Especially given the fact that there are countless childless couples like my family member and her husband, who not only long for a child, but would make excellent parents! Meanwhile this bizarre individual has tossed away seven precious children, and the souls God breathed into them like so much garbage, without even giving them the chance to be born, and adopted into a family where they would be loved and cherished! We may only know at the final judgement, but this person could've been responsible for murdering, yes, I said MURDERING, the person who holds the cure for cancer, or could write the next great American classic! Who knows how may millions of children will never be brought into the world because of our selfishness, and how their absence will affect our future! It just goes to show how everything and everyone, from the unborn to the elderly have become disposable in our society! Whereas 100 years ago, having children was a sign of great status and success, it seems now that the reverse is true Now it seems that whoever has the most toys but the fewest children to share them with is declared the winner!

One last thought.....I told my family member that in my not so humble opinion, the surest form of birth control is not abortion, but to remain vertical! In other words, if you don't want to get pregnant, then don't sleep around! Have enough respect for yourself, and the children you may conceive to guard this most precious gift!