Psalm 139: Fearfully and Wonderfully Made

Psalm 139 says “For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made”.

Perhaps Dr. Kermit Gosnell never read through the Psalms. He stands accused of “beheading” 100 babies born alive during late term abortions at his Philadelphia abortion clinic. As a matter of record he is on trial for the killing of one woman and seven babies.

If these allegations are true my sensibilities are assaulted by such news particularly since it is so morally disgraceful. But, for those who lack a fully formed moral system, it is also illegal…

The Born-Alive Infants Protection Act of 2002, enacted August 5, 2002, extends legal protection to an infant born alive after a failed attempt at induced abortion. It was signed by President George W. Bush. In effect, the bill:

• Defines a "Born alive infant" as "Person, human being, Child, Individual"
• Gives rights as a human to any child born within the United States.
• "Born Alive" is defined as the complete expulsion of an infant at any stage of development that has a heartbeat, pulsation of the umbilical cord, breath, or voluntary muscle movement, no matter if the umbilical cord has been cut or if the expulsion of the infant was natural, induced labor, cesarean section, or induced abortion.

Our congress deemed this law to be of sufficient merit that it passed both houses without dissent. My question to you is…if you are a Christian…could you, before Christ, vote for a politician who would oppose the Born-Alive Infants Protection Act of 2002?

In the Illinois Legislature a similar bill…with the identical definition for “born alive”… was being deliberated. A nurse named Jill Stanek testified before the Health and Human Services Committee that she had discovered babies were being aborted alive and allowed to die in soiled utility rooms. One baby was accidentally thrown into the trash.

One senator opposed the bill…four times. Among his reasons?

1.      "Physicians are already required to use life-saving measures when fetuses are born alive during abortions."

2.      “We live in a pluralistic society, and that I can't impose my religious views on another.”

3.      “I have to explain why abortion violates some principle that is accessible to people of all faiths, including those with no faith at all”.

Does this politician represent you?

I wonder?