The Real Face of Abortion--Choosing Death Rather Than Life
Albert Mohler
Author, Speaker, President of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

At the national level, the abortion debate is often discussed only in terms of laws, court decisions, and public controversies. In reality, every one of the million-plus abortions performed in America each year comes as a result of a private decision, often made without concern for public analysis. This point is made abundantly clear in a major article published in the September 18, 2005 edition of The New York Times. In a story titled "Under Din of Abortion Debate, an Experience Shared Quietly," reporter John Leland recounted conversations he experienced during a visit to Little Rock Family Planning Services, an abortion clinic located in the Arkansas capital.

Leland's article is heartbreaking. He takes readers into the lives of the women who have come to the clinic seeking an abortion. Their stories--and the rationales they gave for their abortions--only deepen the sense of tragedy that surrounds the reality of abortion.

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