Why Do Some Women Choose Abortion?

by Steve Hale

"Without understanding, covenant breakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful" ( Romans 1:31, ASV).

"My boyfriend and I had been dating for four years, but when I told him the news, he was terrified. He didn't want to admit that it was his child." Kelly's story is not unusual in the growing number of men who will not take responsibility for their children.
Martha said: "I had mine for convenience. The reasons were selfish." Deb says that she submitted to her boyfriend's demands for sex. He threatened to leave if she did not submit. When she told him of her pregnancy, he then demanded she get an abortion. It seemed the best course for her, for her boyfriend was unstable and up for charges of using cocaine.
"I was 19," Bette says, "and I had a lot of guilt about having premarital sex. But I did love the guy, and we stayed together three years after the abortion. Sick as it sounds, I stayed with him partly beacuse we harl a special bond--he-was the father of my dead child."

These are actual accounts of young women explaining why they had abortions (Christianity Today, "Why Women Choose Abortion," by Frederica Matthewes-Green, pgs. 21-25, Jan. 9, 1995). These are typical cases of pressure, one-sided advice, and selfishness. In her research, Frederica Mathewes-Green gives six ways to encourage like:

1. Fight isolation with friendships. 1.5 million abortions a year can be slowed by befriending pregnant women in need of encouragement.

2. Encourage natural bonds. Parents may be disowning or removed from the process. Try to repair these bonds.

3. Promote adoption. Women need to be assured that people are on long waiting lists for babies, and her child is wanted.

4. Help build employment plans that allow a woman to mother her child. Develop leads with businesses that allow flexible hours, job-sharing, compressed work weeks, or other features for the young mother.

5. Prepare for a phasing-out of welfare benefits to single mothers. Churches need to reach out to "Pour women with spiritual and material needs.

6. Take courage!

January 22, 1995

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Why Do Some Women Choose Abortion? by Steve Hale "Without understanding, covenant breakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful" ( Romans 1:31, ASV). "My boyfriend and I had been dating for four years, but when I told him the news, he was terrified. He didn't want to admit that it was his child." Kelly's story is not unusual in the growing number of men who will not take responsibility for their children. Martha said: "I had mine for convenience. The reasons were selfish." Deb says that she submitted to her boyfriend's demands for sex. He threatened to leave if she did not submit. When she told him of her pregnancy, he then demanded she get an abortion. It seemed the best course for her, for her boyfriend was unstable and up for charges of using cocaine. "I was 19," Bette says, "and I had a lot of guilt about having premarital sex. But I did love the guy, and we stayed together three years after the abortion. Sick as it sounds, I stayed with him partly beacuse we harl a special bond--he-was the father of my dead child." These are actual accounts of young women explaining why they had abortions (Christianity Today, "Why Women Choose Abortion," by Frederica Matthewes-Green, pgs. 21-25, Jan. 9, 1995). These are typical cases of pressure, one-sided advice, and selfishness. In her research, Frederica Mathewes-Green gives six ways to encourage like: 1. Fight isolation with friendships. 1.5 million abortions a year can be slowed by befriending pregnant women in need of encouragement. 2. Encourage natural bonds. Parents may be disowning or removed from the process. Try to repair these bonds. 3. Promote adoption. Women need to be assured that people are on long waiting lists for babies, and her child is wanted. 4. Help build employment plans that allow a woman to mother her child. Develop leads with businesses that allow flexible hours, job-sharing, compressed work weeks, or other features for the young mother. 5. Prepare for a phasing-out of welfare benefits to single mothers. Churches need to reach out to "Pour women with spiritual and material needs. 6. Take courage! January 22, 1995 Related Articles: Death of Principles -Nov 15, 1998 Robbing a Child of Life! -Oct 19, 1997 What Would You Call Killing a Mostly-Born Infant with a Pair of Scissors? -May 18, 1997 24 Years of Rachel Weeping! -Jan 19, 1997 It's Called Murder -Dec 01, 1996 Print this Article Discuss this Article Back to the Sermon Page	Mt. Juliet Church of Christ 1940 N. Mt. Juliet Road P.O.Box 248 Mt.Juliet, TN 37122-0248 (615)758-2274 Fax:615-754-2351 Email Worship Services: Sunday Early Worship: 8AM Sunday Bible Study: 9:15AM Sunday Late Worship: 10:15AM Night Worship: 6PM Wednesday Bible Study: 7PM