A Baby’s Sacred Until They’re Born

There are lots of opinions about abortion, and lots of passion. The one thing I rarely hear about, though, is the sacredness of human life after pregnancy is over. It ends up being that this is a society that cares more about a fetus than about a baby, more about a fetus than just about anyone.

This isn’t a new issue. In a culture that has often despised taking care of the weak and the poor and the helpless, it is no wonder that many have scoffed at the notion of our having a communal desire and obligation to take care of babies. To take care of babies in the context of…