Not Too Late
Posted by Lynn Wehner in Faith on Thursday, December 02, 2010 12:00 PM
As we celebrate life and wait with expectant faith this Advent for the coming of our Savior, we can read this story with great joy.
Thanks to a new alliance announced this week between the Pro-Life Action League and Resurrection Medical Center and The Women’s Center, some women in the Chicago area who have begun the abortion process in the second trimester—and then change their minds—can save their babies.
The groups have pointed to a pro-life rescue in Las Vegas earlier this year as a powerful example of the way a precious life can be saved — even when an abortion has been initiated at 20 weeks into the pregnancy.
And this new collaboration doesn’t end with stopping the abortion process. Critical to the program is the continued care that the pregnant women and babies will receive:
“After the obstetrics department provides the needed procedures, The Women’s Center will continue to follow up with the pregnant woman throughout her pregnancy and the delivery of her baby, meeting any emotional and material needs as they arise.”
Let’s all pray that more programs like this are created around the country. In the meantime, in this season of hope, we can be grateful for the new hope being provided for these families, for these babies — and for all of us.
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