There is Hope and Healing

When was the last time you checked your MySpace page? Well, I did yesterday. It had been a loooong time since I was on it. I was looking around and I found a blog I wrote years ago. I want to share that with you today. The blog is about an incident that happened with a very young couple at the abortion clinic. A good friend of mine spent all day at the clinic waiting for this young couple giving them love and hope. I still remember many details of it. Even their license plate is engraved in my memory. Here it is:

Things 16 yr olds shouldnt worry about    September 28, 2005

Current mood:crushed

Wow, had such a crazy day.   I spent my breaks at the abortion clinic today and it was just so overwhelming. Clinic was packed, no place for patients to park.  When I got there, my friend was talking to a sixteen year old couple that had just gotten out of the car.  If only you could see the look on their faces, confused, frightened, helpless, hopeless.  We offered them information, and offered them help to make a better decision.  We talked to them for about 10 minutes.  The girl was pregnant and frightened to get an abortion.  She said she didn't want to.  The boyfriend on the verge of tears pleading us for help.  Did no good, the girl went right in.  I dont know what she based her decision on, or if the nurse that was working as a security guard that day made her change her mind.  

We expected her to come right out, because on the first visit, you have to get a pregancy test and by law wait 24 hrs before you make your abortion decision.  One, two hours passed.  I left for class. Came back afterwards and the car was still there.  As we waited and waited, we were of course suspicious.  It was evident they were going to give her an abortion.  So as we usually wait for the women to come out after their abortion to help them out, we waited for this one girl.  After most patients left, the main nurse, comes out.  Looking out to see if we were there, she approaches the 16 yr old's car and turns it on.  So we went to the other side exit of the clinic and the two kids were there. The girl was by the door, and the boy approached us to the sidewalk.  I can still picture their faces of "What did we do??" "What now??" such frightening expressions.  You could tell the boy had been crying, and my friend gave him a hug.  In this one hug, probably one of the most heart-felt and compassionate, you could just see the pain flowing out of this kid.  Thats when all of a sudden the main nurse drove up in their car.  She ordered them to get in the car quick and to stop talking to us.  We gave the guy a phone number he could call for help and my heart broke to pieces even more when she tore up the information we gave the guy.  The nurse's aggressive behavior towards us just shocked the teens and they left without knowing where to go to next. 

This is something a 16 year old shouldnt have to worry about.  Should i abort my baby or not? What if my parents find out i'm pregnant? What if my parents find out about my abortion? What will people say at school? What if I dont have the funds? Will i be condemned? Will I be forgiven? Who can help me?

There is help.  Thats why we're at the clinic, offering absolutely ANYTHING the person might need. 

This is something a 16 year old specially shouldnt have to worry about. We all make mistakes, two wrongs dont make a right.  There is help.  Free help. 

8:33 PM

I'm Catholic, who should I vote for?

I know a lot of people are wondering, I'm Catholic, who do I vote for? So I decided to write this blog to help you decide. 

Basically, if you're Catholic or Christian, you can't be Catholic and pro-choice, or Christian and pro-choice. Abortion, birth control, safe sex, euthanasia, embryonic stem cell research, and cloning are all against the teachings of Christ.  Watch this youtube video,  Catholic Vote.

If you say, "I'm Catholic, but I think its ok to vote for a pro-choice candidate," or "...in favor of contraception," or "my faith has nothing to do with my political perspectives or beliefs," or if you think that the other issues are more important, you are very wrong my friend.  

 

The most important issue is LIFE and if you claim to be Catholic, then you believe in the sanctity of life and in the truth in our Church's teachings. 

**If you don't believe and follow them, then you're not Catholic and don't say you are.  It would be like acting as a heretic, as Sean Hannity did.  Claimed to be Catholic, and as a public figure was in favor of birth control, and that could even cost him a denial of Communion.  

Now, I'm not going to tell you who to vote for, because you need to make your own decision, which to me is a life and death decision. But if you want to see directly where Obama and McCain stand visit this website, Political Responsibility.  

I will say this, Obama is not just in favor of abortion, but supports infanticide. How heartless can he be?  Is this what you mean when you say pro-choice or abortion? Click there to see what it is.  Watch this video and testimony of what Obama is in favor of:

If this doesn't convince you I don't know what else will. Below are links to the Catechism

of the Catholic Church on life issues. Feel free to browse them and find out what our Church stands for.

Catechism - Thou shall not kill.section 2270 and on.

Catechism link

Feel free to comment and ask questions.

God bless you!

United in Prayer,

Gaby