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ABORTION RITES - Jesus is Savior

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Eve’s older s<strong>is</strong>ter, a femin<strong>is</strong>t who knew the trauma ofabortion first hand, ins<strong>is</strong>ted Eve “connect with the spirit life whileit’s in the womb.” Her s<strong>is</strong>ter even offered to arrange a religiousceremony and burial. “You’ll need closure,” her s<strong>is</strong>ter said. WhenEve balked at the idea of a funeral her s<strong>is</strong>ter suggested she take theremains and find a quiet spot under a tree or on a mountain top andoffer the aborted baby to Mother Earth. 2 “In that way,” her s<strong>is</strong>terclaimed, “the fetus will become part of the circle of life.” Eve hadshrugged her shoulders, feigning indifference.Her s<strong>is</strong>ter was hard to ignore, “Let me plan a grief ritual forafter theabortion. We can go to the moonlodge.” Eve knew the moonlodgewas a shrine in the woods for the goddess, with rugged facilities2Ava Torre­Bueno, Peace After Abortion, 2 nd ed. (San Diego: PimpernelPress, 1997), 154­155.

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