It has been 49 years since Roe v. Wade was decided. Forty-nine years of unborn lives lost. But I am hopeful that the next 49 years will not be like the last.
A few months ago, my wife, Makenze, gave birth to our son, Theodore. The nine-month journey to his birth gave us plenty of moments that served to heighten our excitement about his arrival. There were the announcements to family and friends, baby showers, and hours spent getting his nursery just right. But what truly captured our hearts were the sounds and images. Within a few short weeks of discovering that Makenze was pregnant, we got to hear our son’s heartbeat. Then came the ultrasound, where we saw, for the first time, our baby boy move. Hearing the heartbeat and seeing the sonogram served as powerful testaments to how precious life is, even in the womb.
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