So God created man in his own image,
in the image of God he created him;
male and female he created them.
~Genesis 1:27 (ESV)
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abor·tion (É™-bôr’shÉ™n) noun
The termination of a pregnancy after, accompanied by, or closely followed by the death of the embryo or fetus; especially: the medical procedure of inducing expulsion of a human fetus to terminate a pregnancy. (Merriam-Webster’s Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.) Â
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These statistics are from the Liberty Council, as quoted in Randy Alcorn’s post:
“Since that time [the 37 years since Roe v. Wade], approximately 50 million innocent and helpless children have been killed by abortion. About 1 in 5, or 20 percent, of our nation’s youth have had their lives ended by abortion. Minorities have also been hit hard by abortion. African-Americans account for about 12 percent of the population, but 37 percent of the 1.3 million abortions each year. Latinos make up about 15 percent of the population, yet account for about 22 percent of the annual number of abortions.”Â
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There is no such thing as an unwanted child.
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For you formed my inward parts;
you knitted me together in my mother’s womb.
I praise you, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made.
Wonderful are your works;
   my soul knows it very well.
My frame was not hidden from you,when I was being made in secret,
intricately woven in the depths of the earth.
Your eyes saw my unformed substance;
in your book were written, every one of them,
   the days that were formed for me,
   when as yet there was none of them.
~Psalm 139:13-16 (ESV)
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aâ‹…dopt (É™-dÅpt’) noun
To take into one’s family through legal means and raise as one’s own child. [Middle English adopten, from Old French adopter, from Latin adoptÄre : ad-, ad- + optÄre, to choose.]
(Dictionary.com. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004.)
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“…learn to do good;
seek justice,
correct oppression;
bring justice to the fatherless,
plead the widow’s cause.”
~Isaiah 1:17 (ESV)
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“Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.”
~James 1:27 (ESV)
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“And the King will answer them,
‘Truly I say to you, as you did it to one of the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.'”
~Matthew 25:40 (ESV)
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