In the event that truth is not on your side, it becomes necessary to use false non-arguments that miserably fail at backing up your opinion, in an attempt to justify what you know deep down is wrong. I don’t know of anything that illustrates this better than the abortion debate.

10 Week-old Baby

Those who believe abortion is okay used to claim that “It’s not really a baby”, but that just doesn’t fly anymore folks. Modern science is incredible, and has proven that life does indeed begin at the moment of conception. Don’t believe me? Check out National Geographic’s “The Biology of Prenatal Development“. It includes real footage of unborn babies, and was not made by pro-lifers, making it totally unbiased scientific proof that life begins at conception.

Now that people can’t deny that unborn babies are human, pro-abortion people have come up with a new point, and I quote a pro-abortion person: “The fetus has a right to life, it just doesn’t have a right to use my body for survival without my permission.”

Um, because babies are supposed to ask permission before being conceived, right? I mean, who are these babies to decide they can just barge right in to MY body, and use MY body for survival without MY permission?!?!?

If you agree with those last questions, first, I will somewhat question your sanity, and second, I’ve got a NEWSFLASH for you: Babies don’t ask to be conceived. Babies don’t target you to make your life harder, and babies do not ask your permission before residing in your uterus. [Last I checked, they never have, but maybe I was just the weird one who didn’t ask my mother, who knows?].

More important than the fact that babies do not ask permission before being conceived is this: They don’t need permission, because they were invited. I think we can all agree that babies do not spontaneously generate in random women. They are created. By the very act of creating a baby, you invite the baby to grow inside you for 9 months. Just like if you invite me to a party, you should not be surprised if I come, and stay for the duration of the party.

So, please, next time you discuss why a mother has bodily autonomy over her unborn child, consider the fact that babies don’t create themselves. They’re invited into your womb when they are created, so enjoy the celebration, and don’t crash the party by kicking your guests out!

Photo courtesy of the Survivors Facebook Page

I recently joined Survivors for pro-life activism at SJSU. It went really well! We passed out literature from Human Live Alliance, and Advocate magazines from Live Action. This kind of activism is easy because all you have to do is hand out paper!!! Anyone can do it!

The great thing about passing out this literature is that you can do it for free, and there is no telling how many people’s lives will be touched by that one piece of paper. I’ve heard about many people getting involved in the pro-life movement after being handed a piece of literature.

Before you go out, make sure to be prepared to answer questions people might ask you. Read through the material you’re handing out so you know what people are getting. Be prepared to explain your point of view, and be ready to share the hope and love the pro-life position.

To order your free copies of Live Action’s The Advocate or HLA’s most recent publication, visit those links. I highly recommend this literature, but realize that the content is not geared towards young children. It’s aimed toward the high school and college crowd, but anyone can benefit from the AWESOME information.

If you have a story you’d like to share about your pro-life activism, feel free to share in the comments section below. I would LOVE to hear it! Also feel free to ask questions about how my activism went, and how you can best reach out to others through activism.

Now get out there and change the world, one piece of paper at a time!!

International Pro-Life Youth Conference
November 11 – 13, 2011

After a great kick-off on Friday, we started Saturday with more wonderful speakers, and the same energy that carried us through the first day of the conference.

Our first speaker on Saturday was Warwick Pascoe from New Zealand. A geologist by education, Mr. Pascoe spent years traveling the world marveling at rocks (as he put it), but then came to the conclusion that we are the greatest masterpieces of creation. Yes, we are even more amazing than Mr. David here, because under our incredible outer appearances is an incredibly designed network of bodily systems which keeps us alive! We are more beautiful and intricately designed than any rock or sunset.

His speech covered the beauty and magnificence of human development from conception until birth. We are all fearfully and wonderfully made, and “it doesn’t matter where you come from,” he said “we have our humanity in common.”All you have to do is look at one cell of the human body, and you can’t help but marvel at our lives. God is the ultimate artist, and we are His handiwork. Mr. Pascoe ended his speech with this quote: “The buildings are just buildings, the roads are just roads, but our people are irreplaceable.”

Next we heard from a panel on Advocating life on your campus. Kristina Garza of Survivors encouraged us to “create our ripples”, referencing Mother Teresa’s quote: “I alone cannot change the world, but I can cast a stone across the water and create ripples.” Joe Langfeld of Human Life Alliance said that activism will help solidify your beliefs. Rebecca Roughneen from Youth Defence , and Allison Aranda from Life Legal Defence Foundation  also spoke, and encouraged us to be where the people are at.

Jill Stanek talked about using new and social media as HUGE frontiers for the pro-life revolution. You should really check out her blog! She covers recent happenings in the pro-life arena, so make sure to check out her blog for yourself!

Walter Hoye from Issues4Life Foundation talked next about Abortion in Black America. The culture of death targets minorities, as shown by horrifying statistics Mr. Hoye shared with us. For example, about 3% of America’s population (african american women of childbearing age) is responsible for at least 30% of abortions in our country. Why? Because the abortion industry targets them. “Time is out,” Mr. Hoye said “We need you now. We cannot afford to wait another 38 years.”

The panel show on the left: Tim Herrmann from C-FAM, Andy Moore from Pro-Life Planet, and Ide Nic Mhathuna from Youth Defence shared information with us about Advocating Life Internationally. Abortion is a global issue because it effects human everywhere. All of us have been effected by it. We’ve lost 1/3 of my generation: my friends, your friends, our brothers, sisters, cousins, grandchildren – The list goes on. Let us fight harder every day until the life of EVERY human being is protected from conception until natural death!

Troy Newman from Operation Rescue talked with us about the Gatekeepers of the Abortion Industry. Twenty years ago, there were about 2,176 abortion facilities in America, and almost no Crisis Pregnancy Centers. Think that’s changed? Yeah, it has!! Today there are about 657 abortion facilities (a 70% DECREASE!!), and Crisis Pregnancy Centers outnumber them with a 4:1 ratio. We’ve come a long way, but the road continues…

Our next panel on Effective Tools for Successful Events was really informative. This is a post in and of itself, so look for that in the future 🙂

Saturday ended with Bernadette Smyth as our last speaker. There is only one word that describes this “warrior for the babies” (and the whole conference), and that is: AWESOME. Bernadette was ‘just’ a regular young mom when she heard a pro-life speech about 13 or 14 years ago. Since then, she has taken on the pro-life movement in Northern Ireland, and started the organization Precious Life. Bernadette’s story is inspirational. “When the Lord calls you, He equips you” she said. “We must rise up to protect these babies because they don’t have anyone else.” “We have to rise up because when we’re silent, babies die.”

“One day, history will look back and say: not only did they win the battles, they won the war.” “Get your armor on, and run into battle” she said.

God tells us in Ephesians 6:11 –

Put on the full armor of God so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes.

Are ready to stand up, equipped with the armor of God, and protect those who have no one else to speak for them?