On Abortion

So Pharaoh commanded all his people, saying, "Every son who is born you shall cast into the river, and every daughter you shall save alive." (Exodus 1:22)

Sometimes we need to look back into history. Abortion and killing of innocent babies had been there since the beginning. And the purpose is always the same: convenience and selfish ambitions. Here, the Egyptian Pharaoh wanted to kill all Hebrew male babies to lessen the threat of future uprising. Herod in Matthew 2, wanted to kill all boys below two years old to eliminate the threat to his throne. Today, abortion of innocent lives is in much wider scale. It includes male and female babies alike, all for the convenience of the mother or parents, and the government.

It only did not cover the Pharaoic or Herodic style of execution, but also of Hitler’s style where the weak and sickly were eliminated. Roe v. Wade law made all these possible, and hardly promoted by Planned Parenthood. All for the convenience of the mothers, but mostly of the government. And even now, it is planned to be promoted in less fortunate countries to be funded by American tax payers.

On the contrary, Jesus promoted the better alternative. To care and love the children, for God’s kingdom is made up for the innocence like those of the children – pure and unadulterated (Matthew 19). He is the Giver of Life, and everyone He gave breath to is worth to be loved and cared. Jesus did not favor the strong and mighty, but gave grace to the weak, poor, and lowly. For those who cannot defend themselves, but only rely on the protection and guidance of the Lord God Almighty.

When it comes to the issue of abortion, people are divided. But here, we see two midwives (Shiphrah and Puah) standing on their beliefs, defying the Pharaoh, and eventually God honored them and blessed them for they spared the children.