Comments on: Give Us Your Babies http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/firstthoughts/2009/08/20/give-us-your-babies/ A First Things Blog Wed, 22 May 2013 01:44:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: Rob in CT http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/firstthoughts/2009/08/20/give-us-your-babies/comment-page-1/#comment-2356 Rob in CT Fri, 28 Aug 2009 20:51:55 +0000 http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/firstthoughts/?p=6948#comment-2356 I rather suspect that if this offer turns out to be sincere, logistically possible, and sustained, that it may have a real impact. Sure, I bet some women will still have abortions. But if the default position of those who are against abortion was “we will take the child” I think you’d win this battle.

I’m not holding my breath, but I think it would be great if this became the “pro life” movement’s strategy. Bravo.

]]> By: Rachel Gray http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/firstthoughts/2009/08/20/give-us-your-babies/comment-page-1/#comment-2168 Rachel Gray Sun, 23 Aug 2009 02:28:21 +0000 http://www.firstthings.com/blogs/firstthoughts/?p=6948#comment-2168 Mother Teresa made a similar offer when speaking against abortion at the National Prayer Breakfast in 1994: “Please don’t kill the child. I want the child. Please give me the child. I am willing to accept any child who would be aborted and to give that child to a married couple who will love the child and be loved by the child. From our children’s home in Calcutta alone, we have saved over 3000 children from abortion. These children have brought such love and joy to their adopting parents and have grown up so full of love and joy.”

But mothers choose abortion anyway…

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