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ABORTION RITES - Jesus is Savior

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Though my new friend, whom I sadly lost contact withshortly after, was not involved with femin<strong>is</strong>t spirituality her storydemonstrates just how attractive its abortion rational <strong>is</strong> to sufferingwomen. As a Catholic, she could retain her faith (yes, a baby doeshave an eternal and precious soul) while still choosing to abort (butthe soul will be in a better place).In her book, The Grandmother of Time, Budapest admittedan unborn baby has a soul, “When the woman decides that she <strong>is</strong>not ready to take on the responsibility of developing and bringingto life and adulthood th<strong>is</strong> fertilized egg with the soul in it, the soul<strong>is</strong> sent back to wait a little longer.” 26In a chapter called “Rites of Passage,” Budapest teachespost­aborted women to construct a white altar and place pictures ofdeceased relatives and flowers on it. As a candle <strong>is</strong> lit, women areinstructed to recite a special goodbye to the soul of the aborted26Zsuzsanna E. Budapest, The Grandmother of Time: A Woman’sBook of Celebrations, Spells, and Sacred Objects for Every Month ofthe Year (New York: HarperSanFranc<strong>is</strong>co, 1989), 188.103

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