According to CNBC’s Jake Novak, property taxes, welfare programs, and government regulations have all contributed to today’s parents having fewer children, thereby sinking America’s birthrate to a record low.
My prior response to Novak’s excellent analysis points out the direct correlation between falling birthrates and legalized abortion:
The largest impact on the American birthrate is obvious, as is the common sense solution. Americans abort approximately 1.2 million children each year, or ¼ of all pregnancies. If America wants to increase its birthrate and thus preserve its most precious resource, we should stop killing one-quarter of our children.
There’s no doubt that negative births put a country’s future at risk. However, I contend that when a nation kills approximately one-fourth of its unborn children but then bemoans there aren’t enough children to sustain our economic prosperity, the problem is not economical, but spiritual.
Don’t misunderstand me. Buttressing our nation’s tax base and sustaining tomorrow’s workforce are necessary and noble efforts. But they pale in comparison to the importance of stopping the unjust killing of over 3,500 unborn children a day — children who are being ripped from their mothers’ wombs and discarded as medical waste. To focus on the former while ignoring the latter is senseless.
Americans must think beyond the utilitarian means of controlling population growth, and instead imagine a world where every child — both born and unborn — is given life for the simple fact that they are intrinsically valuable and made in God’s image.
We must acknowledge that abortion doesn’t stop just one beating heart. It interrupts the entire lineage of that unborn child. While it’s true that abortion has killed approximately 57 million unborn children in the United States since 1973, this number excludes the millions upon millions of future generations that have been snuffed from existence.
Every day at AbortionMemorial.com, an initiative of Human Coalition, we hear from individuals who mourn the loss of their unborn grandchildren, nieces, and nephews. Their emotional stories reveal the deep grief that emerges when a family’s lineage is intentionally and prematurely cut off.
Dear grandbabies,
If I had known you were conceived, I would have done all I could to save you. I am so sorry you can never come to Grandpa’s and my house to spend the night. That I couldn’t rock you, sing to you, post pictures of you on FB, take you to Sunday school, and share all I do with you, as I do with your brother and sister. I love you and know we will be together when my time on this earth is over. I believe your great-grandparents are enjoying you right now. My prayer is that your parents will receive God’s grace, be healed, and be there with us. Grandma loves you, Baby.
Dear little niece or nephew,
No one knew what your mom had chosen until it was too late. I wish she would have reached out for help; I wish she would have chosen life for you. I’m sorry for the silence, the silence that kept your life a secret until now. The silence that still keeps you a secret from so many other people who would have loved you, no matter who your father was. Your uncle and I will never forget you; you will always be loved and a part of our family. I think of you often and mourn the life you will never have. The big sister who may never know you existed, the cousins who would have been thrilled at your birth. As long as I live, I’ll never forget you. I love you, sweet baby.
Do you feel the pain and regret that haunt these family members? They are not communicating a concern about corporate taxes or our country’s economic growth. They aren’t expressing grief about national demographics or falling birthrates. They are facing the very personal reality that every year there is an empty chair at their Thanksgiving table, one less birthday gift to buy, and someone absent from their family reunions.
When an unborn child is aborted, the impact reaches far beyond the pages of a CNBC article. Instead, each abortion chisels another crevice into our nation’s spiritual cornerstone, weakening the moral foundation on which we’re built.
While we recognize and analyze the financial and economic repercussions of a declining birthrate, let’s first give credence to the spiritual impact that the deaths of approximately 1.2 million unborn children a year has on families, communities, and indeed our nation.
I was a high school dropout pregnant teenager. I got pregnant at 18 and was scared! I remember telling my mom in tears and seeing my dad age 20 years before my eyes. I was humiliated and scared. I was blessed to have a mom who looked at me and… Read more »
I never realized the damaged lineage either, until I saw the graphic on the side of this article. Abortion has never effected me personally, but as I read these professional but emotional articles I’m beginning to understand abortion’s vast effects. However, though a declining birth rate is bad if we… Read more »
Thank you Mr. Fisher for all that you are doing. I never had an abortion, but I know women who have. They all regret it. I strongly agree with you on all accounts. The economic side of the problem is not the big issue. The bigger issue is the immorality… Read more »
Thanks, Lisa, for your kind words and encouragement.
if abortion is be stopped we must address the problem of contraception and lack of purity and chasity. Within in marriage also. Without addressing these even if Roe vs Wade was overturn, abortion would continue. And also chemical abortions which are on the rise.
The Lord says that children are a gift and a blessing from Him and it’s certainly true! I’m the single mom of 2 precious and sweet little girls and I count myself as very blessed indeed. My ex-husband wanted me to abort our youngest (since we were about to go… Read more »
Hello Brian!, First of all Id like to commend you for the outstanding article written on what is personally a very deep and emotional subject with me as well and for particular reasons I can strongly relate to those losing someone to abortion. However, it seems we’ve had a newly… Read more »
Indeed the abortion pill is a crucial issue. Some of us fear the surgical abortion numbers are going down simply because the number of abortions by pill are going up. Those numbers are hard to come by as I mentioned in a previous comment, but either way there is much… Read more »
Personally I have been mulling this issue over ever since I repented of my lack of involvement in stopping this NAZI Holocaust in 1973. Do you remember where God says he would have speed up time during the “End Times” we are currently living in, or none would survive, I… Read more »
Thank you Brian for your excellent article. One thing to consider – you’re discussing known abortions that took place in the United States. What about the unknown babies whose lives were extinguished because of abortifacients? I’m sure there are hundreds of millions of babies that didn’t make it far enough… Read more »
Sandra – it’s an excellent point. Those numbers are very hard to come by (and I don’t know if they are correct even if we can get them). May He have mercy indeed!
I am a Catholic and I believe abortion is a sin. I’ve never met anyone who wanted to marry me or who I wanted to marry so I’ve never had children. I believe you should be married and then have children, unlike so many people today who believe the opposite,… Read more »
Thank you Brian for all you do! I’ve not shared my story publicly because I haven’t really wanted my children to know this story. When we were first married, my husband and I wanted a large family and couldn’t wait for that first pregnancy. It seemed it wasn’t to be… Read more »
Patricia – a very powerful and moving story of LIFE! Thank you for sharing it here. If you are up to it, you might consider sharing it on one of our sites, http://www.facesofprolife.com. We often refer women at risk to abort to that site. And since over 90% of down… Read more »
I think not many realize that a fourth of all American pregnancies are aborted. Telling them 1.2 million a year is one thing (and not enough know that, either), but realizing that about one in four American children is aborted is supremely awful. A lot of people have never personally… Read more »
Indeed. And if you are an African American baby in New York City, you have a better chance of being aborted than born. We have much work to do, Mark, for sure.
Thank you Brian for all the good work you do and all others throughout the world who are fighting for the right to life of the unborn – I had not thought fully of the consequences killing one child would have on future ‘unborn’ generations. In Ireland today – the… Read more »
Hi Brian, I couldn’t hold my tears when I read the letters addressed to lost babies. Very emotional & sobering. I’d like your input on contraceptives, specifically IUD. I’ve heard it causes micro-abortions. Some medical sources deny it. If in fact the IUD causes abortion, even at a very early… Read more »
Silvana – according to the data I’ve seen, IUD’s may cause early stage abortions. I invite you to check out the Lozier Institute’s website (https://www.lozierinstitute.org/) and do a search for the excellent analysis of contraceptives and abortions. I refer to them constantly. Thank you!
I knew a woman, who had 3 abortions, which I never knew about, till I met her y4ears later somewhere. she got married and had 3 boys. She told me how sorry she was for ever having had those abortions and is constantly struggling with the idea, that those children… Read more »
As a senior in high school I found out I was pregnant. I was scared and didn’t know what to do. The dean of girls at my high school referred me to planned parenthood. A friend took me to the office where I expected to get a doctors referral; what… Read more »
Jan – all life IS precious. Thank you for sharing your powerful story. You might also consider sharing it at one of our sites, http://www.facesofprolife.com. Thank you!
Hello Dan, What a beautiful essay! I hope you send it to other publications so that more people can read this. I love the part where the grandparents and aunts and uncles write to their unborn relatives. Your comment about the fact that 1/4 of all pregnancies is chilling! The… Read more »
It is said “IN THE ABUNDANCE OF WATER, A FOOL IS THIRSTY” I fully support and endorse the views of ONLINE FOR LIFE. The desecration of human life can never be justified, and the obvious contradiction of bemoaning the declining birth rate in America, while perpetually engaging in acts of… Read more »
Our entire system of how we care for expecting mothers, infants and children is terribly broken. I have grieved for my own miscarried babies while others throw theirs away. My almost 6 year old son prays every night for a sibling, preferably a baby sister. Adoption is too complex and… Read more »
Thank you for sharing your story, Carissa. There are certainly some challenges to be worked out in the adoption and social justice systems and I’m very sorry for the things you and your family have experienced. We must take each situation individually and with great care. If you haven’t already… Read more »
Wonderful read! Many believe abortion is a mother’s choice. In my opinion it is actually the taking away of another’s choice to life. My mother was pressured by a loved one to abort me. To this day I thank God He chose a mother that believed in my right to… Read more »
Penelope – we are so glad your mom chose life also! Imagine the tremendous void in others’ lives had you not been born.
it is so true what you say, Brian! People are trying to treat the symptoms of the problems, without going to the root. It IS a spiritual problem and America has brought a curse upon the nation because of the shedding of innocent blood.
If Americans thought beyond and acknowledged the simple truths that define abortion,it would not be an option,period. The cliches and slogans do not change anyones mindset…it is a heart issue. Those women who seek to and find pregnancy termination do not in my opinion heed the overall issue of “sustaining… Read more »
It has been very evident that the connection can be made with over 42 years of the killing spree–schools have diminished in size–a huge indicator of our lost children.
I would assume you are familiar with the work of Dennis Howard at Movement for a Better America. He has done some studies to show that we have lost around $45 trillion, which is more than enough to cover our national debt.
Mitch – indeed I am. Not only would it cover the debt, it would cover the social security shortfall and numerous other safety net programs. Thanks for the comment.
Lord, please, save us all from the many pains of this World, today and every day Amen
First off, I want to thank you for all the good work that you do. Until today, I was thinking in terms of the ending of an unborn child’s life. But now I am thinking about their babies and their babies’ babies. So after realizing this and after reading your… Read more »
Jim – great point and thanks for the kind words. I truly believe we WILL send the end of abortion in our lifetimes for a variety of reasons. We can stop the killing and return our culture to one that values all life. America’s future does indeed depend on that.
Brian, thank you for your work and time invested in saving the lives of our unborn children. Our Sunday School class has recently been viewing and discussing Ray VanderLaan’s DVDs “That the World May Know”, and we can see the parallel between when the Israelites fell away from the one… Read more »
Carol – I read Jeremiah last year and three times the Lord says “it didn’t even enter my mind” when He addressed child sacrifice. We need to pray daily for forgiveness and ask for God’s mercy. Great comment.
Brian, I serve in the senior living business. A very current example of the consequences of killing millions of people before they are born is the fact that today there are not enough people in 15 to 30 age range who are willing to work as care givers to our… Read more »
Rick – fantastic point. We are missing 57 million American PRODUCERS, not just consumers. We tend to see children as negatives, but they are in fact positives.
You are so right! You’ve heard the saying that no man is an island. We don’t do or say anything that doesn’t impact or affect another, for good or bad. How can a bad thing (sin) ever have a good result? It can’t. So imagine all the negatives resulting from… Read more »
Until I read this post, it had not occurred to me to count the children that will not be born because of the abortion of the first. If each child had one child, then that is at least 114 million children lost to abortion. The number rises exponentially beyond children… Read more »
Very important point – thank you for sharing!
I was adopted at 4 months. Had it been 1973 or beyond, i might not be writing this. Even so my mother chose life, and put me up for adoption. I continued the cycle of sin and my girl-friend got pregnant in 1973, as the father of the child I… Read more »
David – thanks for sharing your very powerful story. You may considering sharing your story at one of out sites, http://www.abortionmemorial.com. We often refer abortion-minded women to that site, and your story may save lives. Thank you!