I just read a very sad story about the backstreet abortions being done in Kenya. Kenya's abortion laws are much more strict than in the United States.
I don't want to take this blog down the tempting road and most likely heated discussion about the right or wrong of abortions. This could get very ugly and usually gets us nowhere. I think what should be examined is how do these young women get to this place.
I read some of the comments at the end of the story and it was disheartening to see that the comments quickly moved to blame the religious right, or how the churches aren't doing anything for these women. The story was not about what the churches were doing, I am sure they do a lot.
What is truly sad is that this story told of a 14-year-old girl who secretly became a prostitute to support her family, got pregnant, and died from a backstreet abortion. The horror of an abortion aside, what really needs to be looked at is how we can let a country get in such bad shape that people starve and have to do the things this girl did to survive. Then, when she gets pregnant, her only option (to her anyway) was to have an abortion.
I pray that someday, we will eliminate poverty and have situations like this. I also pray for the many babies who are aborted because of these situations and thrown out into the trash. Pro-life is not just being against abortion...that is anti-abortion. Pro-life is also ensuring that these youngsters in Kenya, and other nations like it, can grow up as children should, in a safe, loving environment to go forward in life and do great things. Pro-life is "protecting life"...all life!
Please read this story and educate yourself...then give to a charity that helps these people.
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