Scott Fischbach of Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life
Global Outreach reminds us that the International Day of the Unborn Child is to
be celebrated on Monday, March 25 and has designed
graphics to highlight the fact. It is a timely reminder to those of us who live in Ireland and are currently opposing Government plans to introduce abortion here despite our pro-life Constitution. It is a day to recall the remarkable journey of
life each member of the human family has taken in our commonality as human
beings and our uniqueness as individuals.
Initiated by Pope John Paul II to coincide with and to honor
the Feast of the Annunciation, the March 25 event has grown into a day of
celebration and remembrance for all unborn human beings. It is a time to
celebrate human dignity and the amazing world of the developing child yet to be
born. It is also a day to remember the millions of unborn children whose lives
have been ended by the violence of abortion.
In 1993, El Salvador became the first country to officially
celebrate a “Day of the Right to Be Born.” Subsequently other countries have
begun official celebrations for the unborn, including Argentina with “Day of
the Unborn” in 1998, Chile with “Day of the Conceived and Unborn” in 1999, and
also in 1999, Guatemala’s “National Day of the Unborn.” Costa Rica, Nicaragua,
Peru, the Philippines, the Dominican Republic and Paraguay are all nations that
now celebrate a day for the unborn child.
Scott also reminds us that while many nations celebrate the inalienable worth and value
of every unborn child, we must also raise our voices against the current U.S.
administration’s unrelenting war on the innocent unborn child.
Since President Obama’s election in 2008, the U.S. administration’s policy of advocating the destruction of unborn children has come in all forms, from taxpayer funding of abortion and embryo-killing research, to funding efforts abroad to rid other countries of their pro-life constitutions. Never before in the history of the world has an unborn child faced such a great struggle just to be born.
It is important in 2013 to recall how much we have learned
about the intricate world of the unborn child and humanity itself. Current
developments include intrauterine surgery, ultrasound, neo-natal intensive
care, fetal heart monitoring and much more. We also know now that the unborn
child has the ability to feel pain.
