Sustain the Civilization. Become a Mother!

Apparently, Jon and Kate Gosselin and Nadya Suleman are not enough.
I was rather surprised by the number of children Americans are having. Most of my friends have at least one sibling, though a few have none. Despite the fact that I still have some time to contemplate this, I'd always considered having three or four (though after two I'd have to worry about treating the middle children fairly). However, with economy troubles and the difficulties of raising a child in today's world (whatever happened to the Baby Boomers and why didn't they have more children?), even bringing one human being into this world is quite a task (let alone three or four).
A few weeks ago in Women in the Middle East, we were discussing colonialism in Egypt. Women, especially mothers, were exalted for their role in raising the nation. Education became a priority, and wealthy Muslim women pursued charity work to help less fortunate Muslim women, all in the name of not only being good Muslims, but also serving the country.
Meanwhile, we're aborting ourselves into extinction."In 2005, 1.21 million abortions were performed, compared with 1.31 million in 2000. From 1973 through 2005, more than 45 million legal abortions occurred" (Guttmacher).

Protecting the Unborn

Oklahoma lawmakers are close to approving a bill that allows pregnant women to use deadly force to protect their unborn children. . . .

The bill was crafted after a Michigan woman who was carrying quadruplets stabbed and killed her boyfriend after he struck her in the stomach. The woman lost the babies and was convicted of manslaughter.

"Pregnant women who refuse to abort their child are too often attacked by their partner in an effort to force a miscarriage," said Rep. Mike Thompson, who co-authored the bill after Americans United for Life asked him. "Women put in this position should have the legal right to defend themselves, with lethal force if necessary."

I can't believe that woman was convicted of manslaughter. Her boyfriend killed three people.

Abortion -- America's Hidden Holocaust

I recently received an e-mail regarding the plane crash in Butte earlier this week. Although I normally delete forwarded e-mails, I decided to do a little research into this particular one. It links to an article titled Family of Irving "Bud" Feldkamp, Owner of the Nation's Largest Privately Owned Abortion Chain, Dies in Montana Plane Crash.
The cemetery in which the plane crashed contains a memorial called the "Tomb of the Unborn," and is dedicated "to all babies who have died because of abortion." Feldkamp owns Family Planning Associates, of which there are seventeen in California (which also "perform more abortions in the state than any other abortion provider"). "Although Feldkamp is not an abortionist, he reaps profits of blood money from the tens of thousands of babies that are killed through abortions performed every year at the clinics he owns."

For more information on abortion and pro-life:
ProLife.com
Rock for Life

Yes, I'm biased.



I have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse. Choose life, then. -Deut. 30:19

You created every part of me; you put me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because you are to be feared; all you do is strange and wonderful. I know it with all my heart. When my bones were being formed, carefully put together in my mother's womb, when I was growing there in secret, you knew that I was there -- you saw me before I was born. - Psalms 139:13-15.

The Easy Way to Reduce Abortions and Unwanted Pregnancies!

Obama intends to repeal a regulation that was "instituted in the last days of the Bush administration, [and] strengthened job protections for doctors and nurses who refuse to provide a medical service because of moral qualms" (FNC). "Federal law has long forbidden discrimination against health care professionals who refuse to perform abortions or provide referrals for them on religious or moral grounds. The Bush administration's rule adds a requirement that institutions that get federal money certify their compliance with laws protecting the rights of moral objectors. It was intended to block the flow of federal funds to hospitals and other institutions that ignore those rights" (FNC). However, the Obama administration is worried that the rule is "too vague and could prevent some professionals from offering a full range of services to their patients." A senior official said that, "'This policy of potentially allowing providers to refuse to provide contraception or family planning runs counter to the [Obama] administration's goal of reducing abortions and unwanted pregnancies'" (FNC).
I would like to point out that I went to the campus doctor the other day because I thought I had a touch of pneumonia (according to the doctor, in his infinite wisdom, I had acid reflux). I stepped into the exam room and lo and behold, there's an entire basket of condoms setting on the table! In regards to college students, I think the sexually active ones are covered. Contraception? Check. Of course, there's also a wholesome and fool-proof form of contraception. . . .

Rule Four of A D.I.'s Rules for Dating His Daughter clearly states: I'm sure you've been told that in today's world, sex without utilizing a "barrier method" of some kind can kill you. Let me elaborate, when it comes to sex, I am the barrier, and I will kill you.

Also, yet another commonly overlooked way to not get pregnant that requires no money or visits to the doctor: abstinence! Surprising, I know. I'm one of those "weird Christian virgins" the people on campus talk about. And those cute Christian guys who also happen to be virgins? According to many people who aren't virgins, they're homosexual (but they don't know it yet). Seriously?
I can recall sitting on the bus with my best friend one day Senior year on the way home from school. A group of freshmen (fourteen-ish) sitting nearby could not understand how some people made it to Senior year without having sex! My friend and I simply looked at each other and said, "It's not that difficult."
I really don't understand why everyone feels the need to run out and have sex. Everyone's not doing it, I promise. The prospect of STDs and other little surprises really doesn't thrill me all that much. Aside from health risks, there are also emotional risks. And if a woman and her partner are not emotionally and financially prepared to potentially handle the responsibilities of bringing a child into this world and raising him or her (it will cost about $180,000 to put a child born in 2009 through college), perhaps they should think twice about whether or not they really can't wait! Condoms aren't fool-proof (remember the scare Kenickie and Rizzo had?), and neither is the Pill.
It just takes a little will power. Or maybe a loving mom:

Today, I went to get a condom because my boyfriend and I were going to have sex for the first time. When I opened the drawer, I saw that every single condom had a Jesus pin stabbed through it, and a note on top of the box: "love mom." FML
-#126669 (fmylife.com)