Long Island Coalition for Life, Inc.

Oratory Contest 2010
Pro-Life Speech on Abortion
by Mary Leya


Environmentally Safe, Animal Friendly, Abortion Free!

If today I told you 20 trees in the rain forest were cut down,
Would you be mad?

If today I told you 20 puppies were killed,
Would you be sad? If today I told you 20 women had an abortion,
Would you care?


Would you care that a human life was just killed or would you say "It's just tissue and it doesn't matter what happens to it". We live in a world where the environment and animals are considered more important than an actual human life. We are constantly told to "go green" or to donate money to an animal hospital, but do you ever see ads or commercials promoting adoption? People would rather not think about abortion. They wish to avoid the overwhelming horrible reality. They wish not to think of the brutality and sorrow that follows abortion. Unfortunately, the practice of abortion has been recognized as a fundamental human right. "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness." These words were written by the founding fathers in the American Declaration of Independence. This document stated that men have rights and among these rights is life. This is one reason why murder is illegal. And it is why abortion should be illegal. No mother should be allowed to kill their child. This isn't about the mother's body; it's about the child's body. Every cell in the mother's body has her unique DNA. Every cell in the developing baby's body has its own unique DNA. That baby is a temporary resident of the mother's body, not a part of it, and the mother has no right to terminate that baby's life as if it were just another part of her body. This isn't like removing a kidney. It's ending another human being's life, violating one of the Creator-endowed unalienable Rights. In today's world mothers are frequently aborting their unborn babies without a second thought, while others would spend all the money in the world to save their babies. After a few torturous days in the pediatric ICU, a young couple opted to bring Gus home after it became evident that his condition was hopeless. The couple wanted Gus to be able to spend his last hours in the comfort of his own home away from monitors, alarms, needles and stethoscopes. Gus Koch was born to loving parents in December of 2008 with a rare condition called Zellweger's Syndrome. His parents were told even before he was born that Gus was not a healthy baby. After birth the full import of the heart-breaking news unfolded. Gus would need advanced medical care and even then, he might not make it. Isn't it ironic, that as modern medicine advances and medical technicians do all in their power to perform miracles - to sustain human life - that other "not so fortunate" babies are deliberately killed? Or, if abortion "complications" arise, these poor little creatures are abandoned to die. No one fights for their lives! Doctors did everything to help baby Gus; they were heroic in their around the clock efforts to save his life. Finally, when there was nothing more medical science could do, Gus's parents brought him home. They held Gus every single moment when they got home - day and night - and they were fortunate to be able to love him and say goodbye. Gus Koch died in January of 2009 and while his parent's hearts are heavy with grief, they take enormous comfort in the fact that Gus is now in his rightful home in the sight of God. Gus's parents did not regret that he was born. They did not regret that they chose life and not an abortion. Gus was a human being who added to their lives. He was their own flesh and blood. Every day we hear about people protesting for the environment or against animal testing but what about humans? Do you ever see people on the news talk about the sky rocketing numbers of people who have had abortions? No, abortion is something nobody wants to think about, they only want to think about it when and only when an unexpected pregnancy happens, otherwise people do not think about abortion or its consequences.

Do you consider an unborn baby not alive, do you believe that a baby has no life and won't have a life till it is born? Unborn babies are alive. They grow, they kick and they take nourishment from their mother. What makes some people think that there's no life until birth? Pro-choice proponents argue it's not a baby yet - it's just - "a sac of cells - not a human being." It isn't just cells. This embryo is a unique human, with a unique DNA sequence that will never be replicated. It is growing and developing at every moment while it is in its mother's womb. Why would people want to abort their babies? Why would they choose above everything else to kill their child? People do this because they believe there is no other way to deal with their "problem". If people understood exactly what abortion was they might rethink it. Abortion is an intentional violent act that kills a defenseless, weak, unborn baby. Without any anesthesia, the baby is dismembered, torn apart, and vacuumed out of the mother. In the case of a near-term or partial-birth abortion, the baby is turned around and pulled partially out with its head still inside the mother. The abortionist then plunges a sharp object into the back of its neck and vacuums out the brain. People in prison who are sentenced to death are killed faster and with less pain then a poor baby, who's only crime was the misfortune of being conceived. This is not a pleasant subject. It hurts to just imagine the horror, but if people would think of this before they consider abortion they might rethink their options. After all the evidence I have laid out for you today, why is abortion still legal? It is legal because this world makes it out as "the better thing to do". In reality the better thing to do would be to let babies live. Abortion is a disease that has spread violently around the world. The only way to stop this disease is to fight with the weapon of truth and love. We should fight by protesting and participating in the Right To Life March, we should also try and spread the prolife message to anyone who will listen. We should fight abortion with as much passion and love as the people who fight for the environment and animals, and most of all we should fight for the rights of babies who cannot fight for themselves!

If today I told you 20 trees in the rain forest were cut down, Would you be mad?

If today I told you 20 puppies were killed,
Would you be sad?
If today I told you 20 women had an abortion,
Would you fight back?




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