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ABORTION RITES - Jesus is Savior

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A new friend, a Catholic who attended church regularly,confided to me that she had an abortion prior to the birth of hersons. She made th<strong>is</strong> confession over the din at a crowdedrestaurant, as the waiter hovered at nearby tables. She brieflyexplained the difficult situation which led her to make her dec<strong>is</strong>ion.Because we had both experienced similar circumstances in our life,she assumed I would support the abortion. I paused, wonderinghow to approach the sensitive subject. It was Friday night and theplace was overflowing with people; the booths behind and acrossfrom us were full. Her vulnerability and lack of timing took me offguard. I did not want to open up an intimate, perhaps painful,d<strong>is</strong>cussion in public but I did not want to be in tactic agreementeither.“May I take your order?” After the waiter left, I leaned inand asked, as gently as I could, “What do you think happened tothe baby?” It was my weak attempt at humanizing her unborn101

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