Abortion has long been a hot button in politics. Questions surround the topic. Is abortion is right? Should women have the right to choose what they will do with their bodies? Should unborn children have the right to life? When does a child have a soul? It almost seems as if people neglect to consider the repercussions for even having the conversation to begin with.

I just read an article called British Politicians told: Disabled Children Better Off Aborted. The title says it all. The issue here isn’t whether abortion is fundamentally wrong or right. It is about the stigma that surrounds people born with disabilities. Why are they better off aborted? Because they will have challenges that other people will never have to face? Because they will be different than the rest of the world? Because they have nothing to offer society? Because they are too weak to overcome obstacles? These are the messages that are being sent when people say that children who are born with disabilities are better off not born at all. It sends a message of hopelessness and unworthiness. No wonder people fear being different. We live in a world that says that if you are different, you are no good. Imagine the effect that has on children that are born with disabilities. Imagine if someone said to you,even though you were given life, others like you are really more trouble than they are worth.

We need to hold onto truth more firmly than that. God has uniquely fashioned everyone on this earth, with their own set of difficulties and strengths, and has a plan to use those things for His glory and for the good of those who love Him. Be bold and claim truth over peoples’ lives and the world will be changed by it. And maybe one day, children won’t be aborted simply because they are different.