‭Pro-Life - The Real Question‬

‭ ften when discussing abortion, marginal situations such as rape come up. However, I think‬
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‭this is not where the main focus of the discussion should be. The most important thing is to‬
‭know what is the fetus whose death the abortion aims at.‬
‭On scientific grounds, we can say that the fetus is a living human individual, but‬
‭science does not answer the question: what does it mean to be a human being. This is a‬
‭question to which we as a society have not given an answer. We have been lost for a long‬
‭time: we don't know where we are from, what we are, and why we are. Many consider‬
‭themselves animals because they do not believe in God or a divine nature that separates us‬
‭from intelligent apes. This has led to a situation where many people see their own lives and‬
‭the lives of others as worthless in themselves. Death has become the purpose, or‬
‭destination, of our life, because it is seen as the final end for us. Life has become only as‬
‭valuable as it is useful and how much happiness is in it. The social discussion about‬
‭euthanasia also shows that the question is no longer so much about who is a human, but‬
‭whose life is worth living.‬
‭We know that the goal of life is not death, but eternal life. We were created so that we‬
‭could learn to know, love, and serve God in this life in order to share in His eternal happiness‬
‭in heaven. We show love to God when we follow His commandments (John 14:15), the most‬
‭famous of which is: "Love God above all things and your neighbor as yourself" (Luke 10:12).‬
‭If we do as the Bible says and love others as ourselves, we want the best for them. What‬
‭better could we hope for than, the best: eternal life and happiness in communion with God?‬

I‭n Finland, many women have had an abortion. Many fathers have lost their children, and‬
‭many have lost a sister or a brother in abortion. The topic touches a lot of people on a‬
‭personal level. We know too that abortion is a really serious act, a mortal sin.‬
‭It would be cruel to tell people that they have killed an innocent child, but leave them‬
‭unaware of the danger this act has put them in. When discussing this topic we must not‬
‭leave out the hope either: repentance, grace, and love. It would be extremely heartless to‬
‭leave people ignorant of such a great gift as the possibility of salvation; to leave them in the‬
‭darkness without hope of change for the better, to leave them in the emptiness without love.‬
‭The British Journal of Psychiatry journal’s meta-analysis shows that abortion can‬
‭have a huge negative effect on the mental health of the mother‬‭1‭.‬ The study estimates that‬
‭women who have had an abortion have an 81% increased risk of mental health problems‬
‭and that about 10% of women's mental health problems are due to abortion. Also, the‬
‭studies from the USA‬‭2‬ ‭and Canada‬‭3‬ ‭show similar results considering the effect abortions can‬
‭have on women's mental health.‬
‭If we don’t share the gospel, good news, while talking about something as horrible as‬
‭abortion, I think, it would be like saying to those who have committed it: “Goodbye to hell!”.‬
‭The Bible says that we have a duty to warn sinners. If we don't, we will be held responsible.‬
‭(Ezek. 33).‬
‭The biggest problem in today's society is not abortion, but Godlessness. We have‬
‭abandoned God, and therefore we don’t have the truth: we don't know what really separates‬
‭a human from an inhumane animal who acts according to its instincts and isn’t held‬
‭responsible for its actions. We don’t know, why we should not act according to the laws of‬
‭the jungle, where the strong wins over the weak.‬
 ‭ odlessness is the beginning and the root of all our problems, which must be‬
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‭addressed if we want to get rid of the problems fundamentally and thoroughly. It is not‬
‭possible to build a functioning and just society if it is not built on truth. It is not possible to‬
‭build it without God: "If the Lord does not build the house, then its builders labor in vain." (Ps.‬
‭127:1). If the premises are based on a lie, with what probability is the result functional and‬
‭correct? And, if for some reason it happens to be the correct outcome, how long will it stay‬
‭that way? How long does it take for someone to redo the calculation and find that the result‬
‭does not match the starting values? Everything is fundamentally about God because God is‬
‭the Origin of all things. Without, God, the Truth, we have no right and wrong and the highest‬
‭authority would be us, the humans.‬

‭ bortion is not only a matter of material things, but the spiritual world is also strongly‬
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‭connected to it. It would not be far-fetched to say that abortion is the ultimate form of idolatry‬
‭in our time. It is a modern human sacrifice on the altars of modern idols: success, money,‬
‭and respect. How the devil must rejoice over every little child who dies in an abortion! In‬
‭abortion, the lord of lies, evil, and this world is worshipped. We can't beat him with our‬
‭intelligence or our own strength. Only God can win him and has already won when He died‬
‭on the Holy Tree, but the battle for souls is still going on.‬
‭Therefore, when we talk about abortion it is extremely important to share the grace‬
‭that is available. It is important not to forget hope, love, and truth. If we want to stop the‬
‭homicide of unborn babies, it is important that people come to know the Truth; to know God,‬
‭who is Love. In addition, we need the sacraments to convey grace, to strengthen us, so that‬
‭when the real situation comes, we will not rely on ourselves but will find our strength in God.‬
‭Let's not leave God out of this matter of abortion, because we cannot win the battle against‬
‭the devil, the Lord of darkness and lies, without the True Light and Truth.‬

‭"But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness..." - Matt. 6:33‬

‭1‬
‭Coleman, ”Abortion and mental health: quantitative synthesis and analysis of research‬
‭published 1995–2009”, British Journal of psychiatry 199:180–186, 2011.‬

‭2‬
‭Sullins, ”Abortion, substance abuse and mental health in early adulthood: Thirteen-year‬
‭longitudinal evidence from the United States”, Sage open medicine 4: 1-11, 2016.‬

‭3‬
‭ ota NP, Burnett M, Sareen J. Associations between abortion, mental disorders, and‬
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‭suicidal behaviour in a nationally representative sample. Can J Psychiatry 2010; 55: 239–47.‬