There was once a janitor who became tempted to steal from a jar of money that was accessible to him during each night, when no one else was around.
It has been said that, the first time this man stole from the jar, he attempted to rationalize the decision by telling himself it might not be the best way to get money, but it was something he deserved. He found himself in a position to do it and the option seemed to be available to him with no real consequences.
Had the man stopped after his first or second time doing this, it is likely no one would really have noticed what he had been doing.
However, the problem is that he did not stop. The man kept on taking more and more money until it became very clear that someone had been stealing, and the investigation eventually pointed to the janitor.
Why is this story here? What is its significance to the pro-life movement?
In places such as “India, China, and elsewhere in the developing world,” the increasing prevalence of sex-selective abortions has resulted in very significantly off balance sex ratios. It was estimated that more than 100 million women were “missing” in 1990, and that number today is thought to be 160 million.
Similar to the situation of the janitor, many people in these places have been presented with an opportunity to do bad things in relative privacy, namely sex-selective abortions, and it has become increasingly difficult for them to rationalize their behavior or hide its impact any longer.
In both cases, it has become abundantly clear that the behavior at any level is wrong.
There have far too often been pro-choice advocates who have gotten away with trying to rationalize abortion by saying it empowers women.
The only problem is that the passage of time has increasingly showed us that it has been directly responsible for the deaths of millions of preborn women.
Similar to the janitor, many people developed a warped mindset of entitlement to immoral behavior simply because the option is available to them in relative privacy.
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References
[1] Douthat, Ross. “160 Million and Counting.” New York Times. N.p., 27 Jun 2011. Web. 16 Jul 2011. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/27/opinion/27douthat.html?_r=4&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
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