For Example...

Our fifth child was born on Friday. And it's interesting how people react. Seems like most folks were ok with me having four kids. Apparently, five is pushing the limit. I've gotten that extra raised eyebrow more often than before. A few more questions paraphrased as "you gonna stop after this one?" I always say the same thing. "We'll see."

I'd prefer to keep the discussion here to abortion, not family planning. So I'd like to throw this out there - a well-known truth. A picture is worth a thousand words. In this case, I wish it was worth a thousand lives. Consider this a type of positive propaganda.

You would not want to be responsible for "terminating" this little guy, would you?

Edmund - 20 hours old

We are immersed in a culture of choice. You can choose to have or do anything you want - as long as it isn't illegal. And the protection of those choices is used as justification for a lot of silliness. But what I'm talking about here isn't even remotely silly.

It would have been entirely legal for my wife to exercise her rights to choose not to bring this pregnancy to full term. Notice the euphemisms.

euphemism [yoo-fuh-miz-uhm] - the substitution of a mild, indirect, or vague expression for one thought to be offensive, harsh, or blunt.

1. This Pregnancy - This term is used to distract you from the fact that you are dealing with a real person in the womb. This isn't how real people even talk. When the father asks the mother how things are going, he doesn't say "how is your pregnancy today?" He says "how is the baby today?"
2. Bring to Full Term - This implies that we are simply dealing with a medical phenomenon that can either run its course, or not, depending on a minor medical procedure. Again, it is designed to mask the fact that we are talking about the life or death of a little baby.

Obviously, the thought of an abortion never crossed my wife's mind. It never could - she knows what she's dealing with. But so many people don't. At least, I assume they don't. If they did, how could they choose to have an abortion?

Don't be fooled. Don't be sucked in. If you are considering an abortion, chances are good that something serious is behind it. I get that. But whatever it is, it can't be serious enough to justify taking an innocent life. Every life is beautiful - especially that tiny life inside you right now. Protect it. Don't throw it away.