abortion

             It is ironic that, in a nation that defines individual rights as supremely sacred, the most basic right to life is being systematically denied 1,500,000 persons each year.
             Abortion is the deliberate killing of the weakest and most defenseless among us.
             Unfortunately, for the last few decades, the practice has been recognized as a fundamental
             human right by the highest court of the land. Many people are fervent supporters of
             abortion. Their reasons for support are varied. The founding of entire nation was forged on the principle that all men are created equal under the law. This is the essence of our Canadian Constitution Act 1982 and the philosophy behind the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. We, through history, have made certain that ALL people in this country have equality before the law. We have set up the premise that all people are equal before the law. We have declared that there is no such thing as sub-humans -- and that NO human being's rights are superior to another human being. The clear fact of the matter is that
             Abortion is murder. The embryo is a person from the moment of conception.
             Abortion is a practice that should be prohibited by law because it basically amounts to murder.
             Admittedly, too many young mothers find themselves in unwanted situations which carry with them very difficult and painful decisions. This we cannot overlook. Nonetheless, their difficult plight can never warrant an unwarranted solution; the extermination of their defenseless baby. Eliminating the problem resolves nothing, but instead often triggers a long path of guilt and depression. In a haste to solve the problem, we ignore the long term consequences for both mother and child. Both will inevitably suffer. Ours has become a culture of death for the child..and the mother. One dies physically, the other begins dying spiritually and emotionally. In a thirst for "rights"
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