Abortion

Dear Victorious,

Why is the Christian position on abortion so strongly against it? Doesn't the mother have a right to choose what to do with her own body?

Carol J. - Dallas, TX

Dear Carol,

Not if the mother is a Christ-follower. Her body belongs first to Christ and then to her husband. Moreover, if abortion could only impact one individual that might be one argument. But the thing is the fetus is a human being the moment its heart starts to beat. The Bible tells us that God "knew us" as we were formed in the mother's womb. It teaches us that God planned our life in advance and had a purpose for creating each of us. There is no room for abortion in the life of godly people. It really is that simple.