Worldwide, more than 55,000,000 abortions are performed annually. This is approximately one-fourth of all pregnancies. Here in the United States, the National Center for Health Statistics has estimated that there are about 1,250,000 abortions performed every year, and the number is growing. These of course are cold, hard, impersonal statistics. Christendom as a whole has commonly referred to this foundational principle as the sanctity of human life.
Human life is a deep and wonderful mystery.
Each cell that forms the various parts of our bodies has within it secrets which all the intelligence in the world can't unlock. You saw me before I was born, and scheduled each day of my life before I began to breathe. When one considers the 1,250,000 babies who are aborted annually in this country, we can hardly say as a nation that we have maintained a high view of life. When God's ultimate supremacy and omniscience are challenged, there is then no adequate basis for treating people as unique, special persons to be respected and loved. Thus, by reasoning and logic, many in our day determine whether life should be preserved or destroyed.