Fetal attraction

March 25 is another day that's dedicated to those who are in their temporary shelter -- and I'm not talking about foster homes or anything like that. It's the Day of the Unborn, another occasion that provides opportunities to spread the importance of caring for pre-born babies. Human dignity doesn't consist in what a person is capable of doing; a human being has dignity simply because he is. And that dignity is not bestowed only after birth. It is innate, right from the moment of conception.

The ultrasound machine has been instrumental in many cases for helping people realize the humanity of the fetus (read about the experience of Dr. Bernard Nathanson, founder of the National Abortion Rights League and now a pro-life advocate, in the very first entry I posted in my other blog). And thanks to the wonders of technology, we now have sonogram machines to take us more closely into the world of life before birth.

I just got thinking -- because of one of the comments in a discussion at Generations for Life -- that there's a law in the US against desecrating graves (I suppose there's some kind of law protecting burial places from any kind of defilement in any country). These are dead people, their bodies and resting place deserving of respect as well. How come human beings who are alive and are simply living out the natural course of life in their mother's womb aren't given the same privilege in many countries? How come they're being killed and they don't have the protection of the law? In my country, the life of the unborn is generally held sacred still (that there are some legislative moves to overturn this and that abortions take place are a different matter altogether). And I'll do my part to make it stay that way.

Not to forget: there is always hope. Many abortion providers eventually turn their backs on what they do and come to embrace life and become firm advocates of choosing life. Take a look at the stories of some of them at Pro-Life Action League.