Why I am Pro Life
By: Julie Schmitt
Growing up I never knew what abortion actually meant. By junior high I had learned what it was, but it did not really mean anything to me. In high school I finally realized the magnitude of the effects of abortion. I firmly believe that a baby in the womb has a soul. It is not just a ball of cells, it is a living human being that has a heartbeat and can feel pain by the first few weeks of pregnancy. Babies are a lot different than animals; they should not be killed just because they cannot defend themselves. I believe they should be protected and treasured to be given the same opportunity at life that each of us has been given.
It was not until my senior year in high school that being pro life actually meant something to me. It was something I knew I believed in strongly, but not something I necessarily took part in fighting for. When I found out my sister and her husband would never be able to get pregnant, I realized the importance of not only being pro life, but for fighting for the pro life movement. The only way my sister and her husband will grow their family is through a woman making the most unselfish decision she could ever make- sacrificing her rights as the mother of her baby to give it a life full of opportunities and love. Adoption means much more than having a baby and letting someone else raise it. It means making the ultimate sacrifice of love to give a child and family new opportunities to love and grow.
My baby niece was just recently adopted into my family. Her birth mom may never understand the impact she has had on my entire family’s lives. This baby girl brightens each of our days every time we think of her. She was the gift of life to our family. Her mom could have “taken the easy way out” and had an abortion, but because of her selflessness we get to cherish and love this baby girl and help her achieve the impossible as she grows. My family will never be the same now that she is in our lives, and we are indescribably grateful for this beautiful child. I am pro life because I believe every human being deserves their dignity from conception to natural death, but I fight for the movement so that my family may continue to grow. I fight for my baby niece and her birth mom, and for all the women and babies that are affected by abortion. I fight so that every baby may experience the love and joy that my baby niece will be able to experience as she grows up.
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