In the 1990’s I was totally “pro-choice”. What happened to change my mind? (1) A conversation with a doctor; (2) Jeremiah 1:5. This is not a “political” attack on pro-choice folks; it is my story of how I changed directions on this issue.
I was in San Diego to present my OB/Gyn expert in a medical malpractice case – my client’s baby was permanently deformed and would never be able to use her left arm due to the negligence of the doctor. My expert was the head of his hospital’s OB/Gyn department with incredible credentials. He was also a strong Christian who was not shy about sharing his faith.
As we chatted at dinner after his deposition, he knocked my socks off by telling me, “I used to do abortions. At least one per week for over 20 years.” I did the math – he had done over 1,000 abortions. “Why did you stop?” said I. His response changed my life forever: “I realized that at conception It’s All There! Nothing is ever added except food/nutrition!”
My brain grabbed this and I could not let it go. Probably within a week I realized the absolute undeniable truth in It’s All There! From the moment of conception absolutely NOTHING is added to that zygote, nothing except nutrition, nothing except food! It’s All There!
And then there was that verse in Jeremiah where God talks directly to the famous prophet and preachers ever since have grabbed that sentence to preach powerful pro-life sermons. “Now the word of the LORD came to me saying, ‘Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you’” (Jeremiah 1:4-5. NASB1995). So, God knew me in the womb, and nothing but food was added after I was conceived!
I was hooked by my own brain into a total life-changing position. Nothing was added except food! And every other human being on this planet was also “known by God in the womb.” My wife Miran and I have stood in front of Chicago abortion clinics, praying that the women coming to have their babies sucked out of their wombs would change their minds!
The Lord and the Holy Spirit moved in the hearts of a few women who saw 30+ of us praying in front of the abortion clinic. They slowly turned around and walked back to their car. Our prayer was that they would never return to that or another clinic for an abortion.
“Reproductive health care” – can we really/logically say ripping a baby apart by a vacuum which got every piece of the baby’s body out of the woman’s womb is health care? Seems like “death care” to me! And modern science for decades has known that the DNA of the baby is NOT the same as the mother’s DNA, which makes the mantra “My body my choice” illogical non-sense. Mom’s left arm is her body and she can indeed cut that off with impunity. The baby inside her is NOT her body, it is the body of another human being who is already known by God!
It’s All There! and God’s message to Jeremiah – that’s how I made a 180 degree turn in my life and I have never looked back with regret. May the God of Jeremiah bless you today as you chew on these thoughts! And don’t forget –at conception It’s All There! Leave a comment please!
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