In ConLaw we've been studying abortion cases and exploring the new ideas defining fundamental rights.
Somehow, we've found a woman has a right to an abortion because of her right to privacy and because the baby somehow places a horrible burden on her. I've read how our own judges have rationalized away the life of little humans, refusing to call them humans, but still admitting to "killing a fetus." And I've read cases that describe a doctor delivering a baby just leaving the head in the birth canal and then how that innocent life, that precious little life writhed in pain as the doctor killed him. This is abortion. This is murder.
What have we been reduced to? Nothing more than the absolute depravity of our human nature, the endless depths of the wickedness of the unredeemed heart. And it is now accepted to say that these these children place such a burden on the mother that it is justified to simply do away with them. Our Supreme Court justices have searched in the shadows and penumbras of the Constitution and suddenly discovered all these new fundamental rights. But it's really not all that shocking, and it actually makes sense.
It makes sense because when we are left to ourselves, our standards change at our whim and for our own greedy pleasures and justifications. I've talked about this before on my blog and millions of times here in law school. In the Erie case, we basically wrote God out of our laws. For those of you who haven't read my earlier posts... There was a case decided in 1938 that effectively decided that there was no higher standard of law that both federal and state law was subject to. We left God's law for man's ever-changing standard. It should therefore be no surprise that this evolutionary approach to law, this ignoring of God's holy standard would lead to this thinking.
Then, this evening, I picked up my Criminal Law reading and a portion of text in People v. Anderson stuck out to me. The case discusses whether duress is a defense to murder and states, "Stemming from antiquity, the nearly 'unbroken tradition of Anglo-American common law is that duress never excuses murder, that the person threatened with his own demise 'ought rather to die himself, than escape by the murder of an innocent.'"
It is quite evident that this view stems from the Law of Nature and Nature's God as outlined in the Declaration of Independence. This quoted statement applies to the rationale behind even a woman's supposedly most justified reason for an abortion-- that her life is in danger. How this absolutely destroys the argument that a baby in inconvenient. This is certainly not duress of the magnitude to even come close to justifying the death of another life, yet it happens all the time.
What have we done? We, being the once faithful Church of Christ? It's this shame for the Gospel. Think about it, as one of my pastors said recently, regardless of laws, if more doctors were saved, there would be no abortions. We have forsaken the old, old story. It's what I keep coming back to. Because we can pick up a cause self-righteously like abortion and feel really good about ourselves for speaking out against abortion (and there's nothing wrong with that...), and we can vote pro life and wear pro life shirts and stickers, and put bumper stickers on our cars (again, nothing "wrong" with these things)... But what about their souls? What about men's souls? Foundationally, this is what it always comes down to-- the redemption of the lost, but the Church has lost its passion, and as a result, the example here of abortion is just a sampling of the wickedness on this earth. But somehow, the new gospel tell us that we can seek God, that there is some measure of goodness in us and that God somehow understands that we're trying our best. No. He is holy and just and righteous and He will judge. His thoughts are higher than our thoughts and His ways are so much higher than our ways...
Alas, I must end this rant and get back to reading... but stay tuned because I'm still in mid-thought...I just don't have the luxury of finishing it right now.
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It is sad to say that, the more we look around us, the more our moral fabric has eroded to almost non-existent. You have hit the nail on the head on this particular subject. Of course there are those that would debate about times when abortion should come in to question. Such as a woman forced into a situation against her will. Or if the child will possible cause her demise, or that the child will have severe birth defects that will lead to its death shortly after birth. Ultimately though, it is obvious that this law was put in place for those that are already exercising their right to choose. They made their decision whether they wanted to have a child when they decided to consent with their partner. It is no matter whether this was done during a time of impaired judgement. As we already know, it is required of us to be in full control of our minds and bodies, so they certainly could not use that as an excuse.
For me it, is all comes down to a series of moral and ethical decisions. These are instances where I like to say there are reasons that the Lord instructs to conduct ourselves as he does other than the argument that Christians aren't allowed to have fun, or that we are sheep controlled by church for their personal gain. If you really break it down, we are to follow His instruction because He is infinitely wise, and knew, better than humans obviously, that poor decisions will lead to much greater problems and strife for us in the long run. But, as we have seen throughout all time, people think they know better. Imagine the audacity to think you know whats better for you than your Creator. I can't fathom that. Of course that only applies to those that believe in his Creator.
My favorite summary for things like this is the quote by those who built the Titanic. They said "this ship is so great, not even God could sink it." Well, as we all know the end of that story, it didn't even complete a single voyage. Coincidence? I doubt it. Now, while you wouldn't like to think that the Lord caused the death of all those people, you have to think that the pride of a few and their overconfidence caused the suffering of many. Again we see the pride of people thinking they know better in our current situation, that their laws fit the people better than the Lord's.
There are so many things going on around us today, that I start to wonder how close we are to the end. I can't remember a time in my life when there were so many places in the world in such turmoil, strife, suffering, and in some instances, chaos. Maybe it could be with our ability to access information even as it is happening that if magnifies it that much more and makes it seem all the more prevalent. But depending on how this next election goes, I have a hard time believing that world as we know it today, will exist by 2015. Yes, I know we are to do the Lord's work and follow His command and live as He calls us to until the end. It seems difficult to plan for a family and bring up children with the state of things.
Sorry for the rant, and I am not even sure if this were a sensible response to the post, maybe I am looking for further dialogue on all these topics. I any case, good luck in your endeavor to learn about, and possibly change the law.
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