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Abortions outnumber genocide deaths

Since 1973, when the Roe vs. Wade decision was handed down by the Supreme Court, approximately 55 million abortions have been performed. When we compare this to the approximate 35 worst abominable genocides in history to include the Jewish holocaust: 6 million victims; Russian famine: 5 million victims; Armenian genocide: 1.5 million; Rwandan genocide: 1 million; abortion out numbers them all combined. When this emotionally charged issue is discussed, terms such as embryo, fetus, and tissue are used, lacking a key word: human. These are human babies and they are a gift, a gift from God filled with potential – to possibly change the world.

At eight weeks, all their parts are formed. At 20 weeks it is known that pain is felt. The videos that were released by the Center for Medical Progress documenting the requirements and procedures for obtaining fetal organs and tissues between Planned Parenthood and StemExpress Co. showed a fetus that was 18 weeks. Forty-six states allow abortion up to 22 weeks. There exists a law that prohibits trafficking and selling human fetuses/tissue. Our tax money made these atrocities possible. We need to educate ourselves and not sit idly by anymore on this issue or the many others that face our morally challenged nation.

As our children enter another school year, and those beautiful little faces are aglow with life and anticipation, remember the sweet little souls not afforded this God-given right. Use those phones and computers to contact our senators and governor and be heard. Reach Gov. Hickenlooper at (800)283-7215 or governor.hickenlooper@state.co.us, Sen. Michael Bennet at (202)224-5852 and Sen. Cory Gardner at (202)224-6524. We will be judged on this, if not in this life, then before the throne of God. As Psalm 94:20-21 said, “Can a throne on destruction be allied with you, one which devises mischief by decree? They band themselves together against the life of the righteous And condemn the innocent to death.”

Scott DeBolt

Durango



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