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57. Practical Ways To Be A Friend
Of The Human Family
In our pro-life movement to help the unborn, let us
not forget the woman who also needs help. Further,
let's keep offering those opportunities to those who are
considering abortion. I have said it before: the
developing pre-born person is part of the human family
and deserves our welcome.
Let's educate people at work about this issue. We
should express that welcome in the work place by not
letting the pregnancy distract from the woman's
opportunity for advancement.
Ask employers to
include adoption benefits in their benefit packages.
A decade ago, Jerry Falwell's Moral Majority had a
goal of thousands of maternity homes across the
nation, run at no cost to the young mothers or the
taxpayers. There, young mothers could opt for
carrying their babies to full term with the assurance
that adoptive parents were qualified and ready.
Presently there are only 200 maternity homes
nationwide. The Edna Gladney Center in Fort Worth
is the largest, and yet the capacity is only for 144
women.
Our country has the capacity to once again be both
moral and generous as we deal with this issue.
Certainly we would put as much emphasis with our
children on sex education as we would to warn them
about drugs. This writer is certainly in favor of
parental notification before abortions are performed on
teenage young ladies.
What about additional and ongoing tax breaks to
encourage adoptions and more foster parenting? Write
your elected officials. Press for legislation that favors
the adoption option. Examine candidates on pro-life
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