Defending the Sanctity of Human Life

 

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I believe that life is a beautiful and precious gift that our Heavenly Father has provided to us. It is such a beautiful thing that a man and a woman can create a human life together. The topic of abortion has so much controversy as to when a life goes into a fetus. "The etymology of the Old English word for life includes meanings such as "body" and "person," or that which "remains" and continues." Life can be defined as a condition of sustained regenerative activity, energy, expression, or power that human beings and other animate creatures experience" (Hawkins, A.J., 2012). My personal believe is that a life is created upon conception. We penalize those that murder and kill and yet if you look at a fetus, they look like a little human being with a heartbeat! How is abortion any different than murder? In my own opinion, there is no difference. "Respect for the sanctity of life increases when we remember that "the life" is one of the titles by which Jesus identifies himself: "I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me" (John 14:6)" (Hawkins, A.J., 2012). Keep that in mind.

What can we do to support life and lessen or eliminate abortion? As The Proclamation to the World: The Family states, "we call upon responsible citizens and officers of government everywhere to promote those measures designed to maintain and strengthen the family." We can be advocates and stand up for what is right. Is it scary? Yes. Will it be hard? Yes. Will it be worth it? Absolutely yes. We can save lives. There are a few things in which I would like to share with you on what we can do:

• Maintain and promote chastity and fidelity
• Help provide for unwed parents
• Become better informed
• Discuss the sanctity of life accurately and appropriately
• Recognize the consequences of abortion
• Strengthen our own ideologies of the sanctity of life

I would like to mention that there are always those special circumstances where abortion may be the only way such as rape or if the mother or child will die from birth. Again, we have to be sensitive to those around us. We don't have to agree but we need to be open minded to what others have to say and try to understand their perspectives. I hope that all of us including myself may work harder in advocating for children and trying to prevent abortion. Every child deserves to live. 

Hawkinds, A.J., Dollahite, D.C., Draper, T.W. (2012) Successful marriages and families: Proclamation principles and research perspectives.