On June 7, 2009, I wrote a blogpost about the murder of Dr. George Tiller. I posed the question was the murder of Dr. George Tiller justifiable? The answer to that question is no. I stated just because Dr. Tiller was involved in the murder of untold millions of unborn babies it doesn't give the right for anyone to take the law into their own hands and murder an abortion doctor. That's why we have the authorities. The authorities are the ones that are supposed to handle murder cases. I do recognize our government is corrupt and our laws consequently allow for abortion to be committed. But the average U.S. citizen doesn't have the right to take the law in their own hands. There are a number of methods in which we can handle the abortion situation besides protesting and pressing for the laws to be changed on abortion. I'm for petitioning the government to change the abortion laws, but there's other things we can do as well. The problem we face in America for the most part when it comes to abortion is the age and social status of many of the young women who go to doctors for abortions. Many of the young women that visit these clinics are teenagers and unmarried. Their life is very unstable. They had a relationship with a boyfriend whom they didn't tend to become serious with and on top of that they had no intentions of becoming pregnant. Also, neither the girlfriend nor boyfriend draw any kind of income and it would be difficult for them to provide a stable living for the child that's inside of the mother. Therefore, the young girl feels trapped and she believes the only solution to the problem is to have an abortion. That's not true in all abortion cases but that's true in many of them. That's where the church and right to life organizations can come in. The church and right to life shelters can play a role when it comes to counseling these young women as well as present to them what other options they have besides abortion. Many of these young women who aren't equipped in raising children at their stage of life can opt to give up their child for adoption. There are many childless couples that can't bear children on their own and they would be elated at the opportunity to adopt children. Also, the Gospel of Jesus Christ could be presented to these pregnant women and the Lord could perform a work in their hearts and lives. There's more than one way to settle the abortion issue without having to murder abortion doctors as well as petitioning our legislators to change the laws. What's needed most of all in this country is a strong family unit. We need moms and dads that will live for God and raise their children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. Parents need to teach their children sexual purity and to wait until marriage before having children. That would drastically reduce the abortion rate in America. The problem's in the heart as well as the emotional turmoil many young pregnant women face.
I've started this post by digressing why many young women seek abortions, but now I'm going to the heart of the matter. Scott Roeder, the anti-abortion activist who admitted he gunned down Dr. George Tiller, one of America's late-term abortion providers, was convicted of first-degree murder on Friday after he testified he had to stop the doctor from performing more abortions. Roeder, 51, was convicted of first-degree murder and aggravated assault by a Wichita, Kansas jury that deliberated for just over 30 minutes. The case attracted anti-abortion protesters around the nation to support Roeder. Roeder admitted he stalked and shot to death Dr. George Tiller, 67, on May 31, 2009 as Tiller attended church in Wichita, Kansas. Roeder argued in court his actions were necessary to protect unborn babies. "Abortions were being done every day," Roeder testified. "My honest belief was if I didn't do something they would continue to die." Roeder's sentencing was set for March 9. District Attorney Nola Foulston will seek a "hard 50" mandatory life sentence, under which Roeder will have to serve 50 years in prison before becoming eligible for parole. Dr. Tiller was long a top target of anti-abortion activists and had been shot down and wounded before. Dr. Tiller was one of only a few U.S. physicians willing to perform late-term abortions. There were some anti-abortion activists such as the founder of Operation Rescue, Randall Terry, who flocked to Wichita to defend Roeder's actions.
It's a tragedy that some people who claim to be pro-life would defend a U.S. citizen taking the law into their own hands to murder abortion doctors. There's no doubt that what Dr. Tiller did was murder and he will stand before God to answer for the travesties he's committed. However, two wrongs don't make a right. The Lord has established three different spheres of authority in this world. One of them is the home, the other one the church, and the other one the government. It's the responsibility of the judicial system to try those that have committed acts of murder. I know our judicial system is corrupt today, but God doesn't grant us the right to commit murder to wrong other murders. As I've said earlier, there are other methods that can be used in stopping abortion besides murdering abortion doctors.
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