What is the unborn? A blob of tissue or a human being?

When you get right down to it, “what is the unborn?” is the only question that really matters in the debate over abortion. If what is being aborted is nothing more than a blob of tissue, then abortion is the moral equivalent of pulling a tooth and no justification is necessary. But, if the unborn is a living, developing human being (the smallest, most helpless and most innocent among us), then abortion cannot be justified for any reason – not poverty, not privacy, not hardship, not even rape. As emotionally difficult and scary as these situations can be for a woman, they are still not just reasons for killing her unborn child.

But the hardships, emotional and otherwise, these women are experiencing are real. And the younger they are, the more terrified. That is why we, you and me, need to do everything in our power to support them- to be there for them in a tangible way. They need to be embraced by their communities – not shunned. They need to be told the truth about all of their choices – not just the so-called easy way out (which is not easy at all). How can you help these young women? Get involved! There are many opportunities, including supporting and volunteering at your local Pregnancy Resource Center. If you live in Midland as I do, that would be the Mid-Michigan Pregnancy Resource Center.

These non-profit volunteer organizations provide material, emotional, educational and spiritual support to any woman facing an unplanned pregnancy.