Say thanks to your mum tomorrow.

Tomorrow is Mothers Day. When you are calling or seeing your mum to wish her well, or remembering you mother who has passed remember to thank her as well. Being a mum is hard work.

Also you will need to thank her...
If you were a third or subsequent child.
If your mum was very young, or unmarried when you were born.
If you are a boy and she wanted a girl, or if you a girl when she wanted a boy.
If you mum was unwell when you were born.
If you were unwell when you were born.
If you mum was in school, or unemployed.
If your mum was in a bad relationship, or just out of one.
If your parents were financially unstable.
If your mum really liked her job/career.
If you were a surprise for your parents.
If your mum thought having you would change her life.
If your parents didn't think they would be very good at being parents.

Many women have exercised their 'choice' in these situations. If your mum was in one be thankful that she chose to keep you.

A woman's right.
A woman's choice.
A simple surgical procedure.
Crisis aversion.
Termination.
Abortion.
Murder.

A womans right?
What about the rights of unborn women?

This morning I took part in Brisbane's 18th annual Walk for Little feet. Run in conjunction with Queensland Right To Life, and Protect-Life, the walk was a peaceful, pro-life protest through the center of Brisbane. Yes a placard carrying, leaflet distributing walk for 8 km zig-zagging through the CBD of Brisbane.

There were around 100-150 walkers and we encountered some positive and encouraging comments, cars honking their support, and even local news coverage. We also had to contend with being shouted at and pushed, but possibly worst of all completely ignored. The total apathy of people towards this issue is hard to take.

We saw tearful women, who obviously found the "Human rights for ALL Human beings. NO to Abortion" placards too much to bear.

This is an 'under the rug' issue in Australia. Many women who have abortions, claim to simply have 'lost' the baby, a miscarriage. Isn't it a simple procedure, like having tonsils removed, not really killing? Why lie about it?

One young man yelled "Every one is entitled to their own choice!" The Irony is he meant everyone, except the unborn.

In Australia, a large political issue is and has been for some years is the fact that we are an ageing population. Our birth rate has declined. The average age of our citizens is increasing, yet we still allow the wholesale murder of children.

1 in 4 pregnancies in Australia end in 'termination', 1 in 3 in the U.S. No wonder not enough babies are being born, they are being killed!

But alas, being a male renders my opinion invalid in this issue.

If I support 'choice' and abortion, I am forcing women into submission.

If I support babies and life I'm told "Shut up it's my body!"

Is it?

Is the fetus your body?

The human heart begins to beat between 18 and 25 days after conception. Many women will not even know they are pregnant at this time.
The foundation of the nervous system is complete by the 20th day.
At 42 days the skeleton is complete and reflexes are present.
Brain function has been recorded as early as 43 days after conception. Thats only 6 weeks!
All the body systems are present by 8 weeks.
At 8 weeks a fetus will respond to physical stimulus, and the toes are separated.
At 9 to 10 weeks after conception, the unborn baby will squint, swallow, move his or her tongue and make a fist.
At 11 -12 weeks after conception, the unborn baby will suck his or her thumb and breath the amniotic fluid, developing the respiratory system.
At 11 - 12 weeks fingernails are present and all the body's systems are functioning.
At 16 weeks the baby has eyelashes.

Is the fetus a piece of your body? Or is it a body on it's own, innocent and needing protection?

As long as the killing continues there will be those who are walking for the little feet.

I hope there will never be another Walk for Little Feet in Queensland.

I hope the madness, the injustice and the killing stops.

I fear that there will be another walk next year.

Pray that I am wrong.