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ABORTION RITES - Jesus is Savior

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over, empty your mind, and write a letter back from your HigherPower.” 143As to be expected, the questions and the personaltestimonies she chose to publ<strong>is</strong>h steer readers to the abortion rightsposition. In Claudia’s story, the spirit of her unborn baby <strong>is</strong> said tohave v<strong>is</strong>ited her, giving her perm<strong>is</strong>sion to abort. 144 Although sheadmitted life begins at conception, Claudia believed “souls choose tobe born or to live a certain amount of time in the womb and thendepart, or they choose to be aborted, because they are on a path togive them certain experiences.” 145 Claudia was convinced her unbornbaby would come back when she was ready to receive her, “Givenmy agreement with my child, I did nothing other than delay her155Ibid., 98.156Claudia, interview by Anna Runkle, In Good Conscience: A Practical,Emotional, and Spiritual Guide to Whether to Have an Abortion (SanFranc<strong>is</strong>co: Jossey­Bass, 1998), 45­46.157Ibid., 47.254

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