I’ve learned things in recent days about the pro-life movement that I had no idea about — because they are not true. I’ve read how we’re against abortion because we want more white babies for white couples to adopt. This doesn’t make any sense to anyone who has ever spent time at an abortion clinic, where the vast majority of girls who go in for abortions and come out are not white. There are parts of the City of New York where more black and Hispanic babies are aborted than born. Mass shootings are abhorrent. But don’t you think that almost a half century of legal abortion — the killing of an unborn child in the womb of his mother — might have an impact on the violence in our culture?
We all have short attention spans these days thanks to the phones we live by — I even pray on my phone, it’s a problem! But if you’re still reading and you disagree with me on abortion, there are things we can agree on, I am certain. We just need to be willing to talk with one another. To listen. And to share honestly. A friend told me a little story that gave me some hope. An elderly man was having trouble walking. He had a cane and kept stopping. It was a beautiful day and she was giving thanks to God when she noticed him. She said “Good morning” and asked if he could use an arm to lean on. He thanked her but said that, as long as he keeps his patience for being slow and takes his time, he will be fine. It’s good to slow down, he said to her. She agreed. She reflected on a sign she passes going into Manhattan that warns that speeding kills. In more ways than one, they both reflected. It shouldn’t be aimed just at drivers driving. He wound up asking her what she did. And she explained that she is a doctor who serves women. He immediately launched into a rant about the myopic Supreme Court and how they are about to trample women’s rights.
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