QuestionHi, I am 14-15 weeks pregnant. I went to get an abortion at 8 weeks but asked to see the scan and decided that i could not go through with it. I then decided i would have the baby. However now i am back to deciding to have an abortion. I constantly seem to be in two minds!! It is awful.
The main reasons I think that i want an abortion are because While i would of been in early pregancy I had excurciatingly painful Pelvic inflammation, and was taking various antibiotics to treat it. I am frightened that this might have some damage on the baby. I went for scans and the lady said everything looked find. However i still think that there could be some damage that cant be picked up on..ie brain damage, blindess etc.
Then again I wasnt on very high doses of medication and also think that oerhaps the fetus was protected by my womb and everything and all is ok. I really dont know what to do. I have read up about abortion seen horrid pictures, and altogether know too much. Yet i am still thinkin a bout it becuase i just cant seriously visualise myself as a mother yet. I can sense my boyfriend is not ready either, although he hasnt been very helpful in my decision making.
and again on the other hand I know that i would be a good mother, its more of a selfish thing, not wanting to give up travelling plans etc. Also i have only been with my boyfriend for 6 months and feel we need more time as a couple togther.
I am constantly weighing up both sides, and sometimes find it too much to cope with...making such a life changing decision, have two paths to choose.
AnswerHi Coral,
Thank you so much for writing to me. So many women are in your position and don't know which way to turn. I think it's important to know what God says about abortion because His Word is the highest authority. Abortion clinics and pro-choice people will tell you that aborting your baby is not a big deal.
I am here to tell you that it IS a big deal...and that making the decision to have an abortion will be one you will regret for the rest of your life. You can't take it back, once it is done...
Coral, you are already a mother right now...and that baby has a fully formed body, with hands and toes, fingers, a beating heart, a brain...everything.
You are playing the "what if" game with your fears. What if there is something wrong with my baby...so I will just get rid of it to spare myself and the baby further pain. This is the wrong line of thinking. FEAR will keep you in bondage and FAITH will give you the freedom and the help you need in order to have this baby and raise it.
Don't do it Coral...if you do, God considers this as murder. You cannot take the precious life of this innocent baby inside of you.
I want you to read what I usually write to women who are trying to make a decicision... God Bless you as you read this:
God is the creator of all life and does have many things to say. Within all us, because we are God's creations, is the knowledge of God. (Romans 1:18-20, Ecc 3) Therefore, we know right from wrong, deep inside of us.
All of the groups, clinics, and doctors in the world who are trying to promote abortion are acting out of an anti-Christ spirit. This is the opposite of the Spirit of Christ, or the Holy Spirit. It is an agenda set on destruction, not life. God created the human race to thrive and multiply, and it isn't our choice to make the decision to end what God has begun.
There is a famous preacher whose mother was raped and almost had the baby aborted. This baby grew up to lead millions of people all over the world to salvation, and his offspring are doing the same. What a tragedy for millions if that man was never born...
All women who have an abortion will have some kind of consequence in their life because of their choice. Women who have made this choice have been haunted in their dreams, had marriages break up, have mental disorders, health issues, and the list goes on and on. For some women it is a torment to their whole being and they cannot function in society. I have heard so many horror stories and it is so sad...
Many women turn to Christ for help and He is there to heal the brokenhearted and to forgive them for their choice. These women can be healed and forgiven, but the action cannot be reversed. The fact remains that there is a dead baby that never got the chance to be what God intended them to be...
I know of one woman who was tormented in her mind and body because of the abortion. Demonic spirits were tormenting her. (When we sin, we open the door to harassment by demonic strongholds...this is a whole other topic...) She went to seek help from a minister who was taking her through deliverance. God gave this minister a word of knowledge and said that the girl needed to confess "abortion as murder". God is very serious about murder and one of the OT commandments is clear on this.
God's Word is full of scriptures regarding life and I will refer you to a few websites that list the scriptures, rather than listing them all here, which would be rather lengthy.
http://www.ourchurch.com/view/?pageID=47910
http://www.dianedew.com/abortion.htm
If you are thinking about having an abortion, please open your Bible and read what God has to say. A child is precious and so many couples are waiting to adopt, if you cannot take care of the child. God has a plan for every baby in a mother's womb....
"De 30:19
I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you LIFE and DEATH, blessing and cursing: therefore CHOOSE LIFE, that both thou and thy seed may live".
Please seek the Lord. I know, without a doubt, that He will tell you NOT to kill the baby... I pray that you make the right decision... Rev. Lemler
