UNWANTED CHILDREN?

by Roger Campbell

Every child has the right to be wanted.

But why would any parent not want a child?

Should a child be unwanted because the parents
fear changes in their lifestyle? Should a child be
unwanted because the arrival of another person in the
home will throw the family budget out of balance?

Should a child be unwanted because a birth now
will violate some preset timetable?

Should a child be unwanted because, like Abraham
Lincoln, he or she will have to be raised in poverty?

Should a child be unwanted because of some possible
physical handicap?

Should a child be unwanted because this birth will
reveal wrong conduct by the parents and shame
looms larger than life?

How can any parent not want a child who is yet unseen?

How can a child be unwanted who has not yet had the
opportunity to give love or receive it…whose cry has
never been heard…whose arms still wait to give their
first hug?

Is it fair to deny birth to a child thought to be
unwanted when that child has never had a chance to
convince the parent of his or her worth?

And who is this unwanted one?

One who bears the image of both parents.

But more than that, one who reaches back through
generations combining all family roots in one
special person.

Very special.

One so unique that this child can never be replaced.

No other person will have the same appearance.

No other person will have the same temperament.

No other person will have the same ability to
solve problems that trouble us all.

No other person will have this child's voice.

No other eyes will carry the same expressions as these.

No one will be the same mix of past and present.

So if this child is not allowed to live, we lose
more than a statistic.

We lose a part of the past that is intended to be
shared by this family.

We lose a family historian.

We lose one who seems to step out of old family
portraits to walk among us.

We lose Grandma's beauty and Grandpa's gift to build.

We lose Great-Grandma's sense of humor and
Great-Grandpa's ability toproduce a bumper crop.

When a child is aborted, a family loses part of
its heritage and we all lose the reward of that
person's presence in the world.

The Psalmist said it well:

"Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD,
The fruit of the womb is His reward" (Psalm 127:3).

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