A heartwarming story hit the internet this morning about two identical twins, born 12 weeks early, that were reunited with one another for the first time in 27 days since they have been out of the womb. That isn't why the story broke on People Magazine and other news outlets. What made this story so newsworthy is the picture, worth a thousand words, of the two babies hugging each other as they lay upon their mother. So cute. So heartwarming and heart-melting at that. We are left with a beautiful picture of human connection, bonding together well before they could ever speak a word.
Yet these two little babies, who should still be in the womb for another two months, have a lot to say. I couldn't help but wonder how, especially in light of the barbaric laws recently passed in New York that allows babies such as these to be massacred, anyone pro-choice could find this heartwarming and not haunting? Make no mistake, I am not targeting the fact that these babies are so cute and could have been aborted. No, my point goes a little deeper than that. Here are a few considerations:
The in the womb and out of the womb connection this story highlights
The heartwarming aspect of this story assumes the connection between the bond that was formed in the womb and how that was carried on outside of the womb. Why did the two babies hug each other? Well, the suggestion is this, they knew each other and loved each other and bonded in real ways while in the womb. To celebrate the bond outside of the womb requires us to celebrate it inside the womb as well. This story forces that point. To the extent that we recognize the preciousness of a child reaching out to embrace her sister we must equally abhor the barbaric interruption of that as it is forming in the womb.
The insanity and hypocrisy of abortion
Could you imagine ripping the babies off of her mothers chest while they were embracing and then tearing them apart from each other? This story implies how unnatural it was for the two twins to be separated for 27 days, highlighted by the fact that when they were reunited, they knew it immediately. Can you imagine attaching metal suction devices to their brains so they could be sucked out and then broken down to pieces and disposed of like one would break down an old chair so it can fit into a trash can? If that sounds barbaric and terrorizing, just remember, its exactly what a pro-choice person supports and celebrates. Personally, I am surprised this story was even published because it leaves the insanity and hypocrisy of the pro-choice position unavoidable. How is this story not screaming at their consciences?
Let's continue to fight for life and celebrate the preciousness of life that this article points us to. God is the giver of life and he is the one who stitches people together in the womb from the moment of conception. There is something beautiful and sacred about His presence in a baby's life, this story makes that point inescapable. I pray everyone would see it that way.
With hope in Christ,
Pastor Kevin
Link to story:
http://www.peoplemagazines.net/premature-twins-separated-at-birth-immediately-hug-as-they-meet-for-the-first-time-outside-the-womb/
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