What do Beethoven, Justin Bieber and Tim Tebow Have in Common?
A professor in a college ethics class presented his students
with a problem. He said, ‘A man has syphilis and his wife has tuberculosis.
They have had four children: one has died, the other three have what is
considered to be a terminal illness.
The mother is pregnant. What do you recommend?’ After a
spirited discussion, the majority of the class voted that she should abort the
child.
‘Fine,’ said the professor. ‘You’ve just killed Beethoven.’
Pattie
Mallette was sexually abused as a child and, by age 14, was already using
drugs and alcohol. When her hardships became too much to bear, she attempted
suicide by throwing herself in front of an oncoming truck.
Then, while staying in a psychiatric hospital during one of
the darkest points of her life, she discovered God through a friend and became
a Christian. This conversion, she said, gave her peace of mind.
But, after just six months, she relapsed back into bad
behaviour and, at age 17, discovered she was pregnant. Because of her young age
and difficult situation, many people encouraged her to end her pregnancy.
Today her son Justin Bieber can sing to millions of fans and
inspire them as a living example of the sanctity of human life.
She has recently told her courageous story in her new book Nowhere But Up: The Story of Justin
Bieber’s Mom.
Doctors
told Tim Tebow’s mother Pam to abort her son after she became ill because
the pregnancy, they said, could endanger her life. Pam refused, instead asking
God that she have a healthy baby. He answered her prayers with a future star
football player.
Decisions to keep babies in circumstances in which many
might opt for an abortion resulted in Beethoven, Justin Bieber and Tim Tebow.
Every abortion stops a beating heart. Every abortion ends a
life. Every abortion robs the world of someone who could have made a real
difference to the lives of others.
And every abortion robs a person of the opportunity to live
life.