from Ps Jaeson Ma, share with u about his mum decided to abort when he was in mother`s worm,n the baby grew up now,it is Ps Jaeson Ma,
二十八年前的一個春天，距離媽媽打算入住的醫院不夠五分鐘路程，她終於打消了墮胎的念頭；我感謝上帝為她做出這個決定，不然我今天不會有機會寫這個專欄。
墮胎是全球性的問題，根據調查，香港每年就有百分之二十九的孕婦選擇墮胎，百分比乃全球之冠，僅次其後的為美國及澳洲。雖然這個數字是根據合法的人工流產去計算，或許在中國及台灣等地，進行非法人工流產的數字遠比香港多，但無論排第幾位也好，墮胎已經是一個不能忽視的問題。
有些人會認為，墮胎不算得是甚麼，因為腹中肉只是一個未發育完成的胚胎，殺掉的只是一個細胞而已；但事實上，墮胎跟殺人無異，無論胚胎多細，她/他已經是一個生命、一個人了，我們要把這個訊息灌輸給年輕人——墮胎就等於殺人。
生命沒外表之分——你們會以高矮肥瘦去量度自己生命的價值嗎？倘若你認為一個如紅豆般大的胚胎就不是生命，那麼我們是否個個都要像NBA球員奧尼爾（Shaquille O’Neal）生得那麼高才叫做人類？那生得比奧尼爾矮的希拉莉（Hillary Clinton）是不是一個沒有價值的生命呢？答案當然是「不」，每個生命都有他的價值，不要因為他/她出現在一個不恰當的時機，又或是發育不健全便把胎兒打掉，恰當與否不是由我們去決定。
缺陷也有價——不要用一個人的能力去衡量生命的意義，天生沒手腳與四肢健全的也有着同等的人權，難道生得聰明點，長得高大點，便有較高的生命價值？就算你腹中肉身體有缺陷、發育不健全，也不等於你可抹殺他/她生存的機會。
生命不分空間——曾經見過一個早產女嬰，她在母親體內只住了二十四周，出生時僅得一磅九安士，像她爸爸的手掌那麼大。醫學科技救活了這個嬰孩，試想想，若當日醫生把這個只有二十四周的生命放棄了，那是何等悲哀的一個故事；但與此同時，把一個二十四周、住在母親體內的嬰孩殺掉了，卻叫做「合法墮胎」，那你還覺得合理嗎？生命不受環境影響，不要把墮胎看得合情合理。
合理的倚賴——誰說一生要靠洗腎機或各類儀器去維持生命的嬰孩沒有價值？不要為自己找藉口，人自母體開始就依賴着另一個生命去存活，一個嬰孩沒有母親的餵食、照顧，根本沒有可能成長；既然我們明白每個人都由倚賴開始才能夠成長，那就不要認為先天有缺陷的嬰兒是個負擔，就算他/她將來要多倚賴你去照料也好，他/她也是一個生命，打掉一個有缺陷的胎兒，跟殺掉一個發育健全的小朋友沒有分別。
作者連結
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REMEMBER: EVERY LIFE COUNTS…. S.L.E.D.
28 years ago, my mother was five minutes away from making a decision to abort my life in a hospital clinic. I thank God that she chose to give me a chance to live in this world. If she had not, I would not be writing this column today and teaching others the value and sanctity of life.
Abortion is major issue all around the world. Sadly, almost a third of all pregnancies in Hong Kong are terminated. 29% of all babies born are aborted in Hong Kong. In all developed countries Hong Kong has the highest rate of abortion at 29%. Number two in the world rankings is the USA at 24.4%, then Canada at 24.3% and Australia at 23.7%.
The statistics can be higher in Hong Kong, because many abortions are done illegally. My heart breaks when I hear this because so many beautiful lives and potential destinies are lost. We need to have better sex education in Hong Kong and the world to let young people know why they should practice abstinence and be responsible with their actions.
Some people say, “There is nothing wrong with abortion because you are not killing a “real person” it is just a fetus/tissue.” The reality is every person is a person no matter how small. Below is a simple acronym you can remember S.L.E.D. that will teach your four reasons why abortion is killing a real person. Hopefully, after reading this you will decide to have your child or encourage someone else to keep his or her child like my mother did. Who knows? Maybe the child in your womb right now could be the next chief executive of Hong Kong, famous actor, genius scientist, amazing teacher or spiritual leader of our future society. Remember: every life counts and every life is precious in God’s eyes!
Four Reasons why Abortion Destroys Life: S.L.E.D.
1. Size or Physical Appearance – Do humans lose value when they don’t look right? Does size equal value? Men are generally larger than women. Does that mean men are more human than women? Shaquille O’Neil is larger than Hillary Clinton. Does that mean Hillary Clinton is less human than Shaq? The term used to describe the destruction of groups of people based on their physical appearance is ethnic cleansing or genocide. But human value transcends physical appearance. Therefore, “not looking right” cannot disqualify a human being from being valuable.
2. Level of Development – Is a person’s value defined by his abilities, by what he can or can’t do? Do we forfeit our rights as human persons because we don’t have the capabilities others have? Do stronger; more capable; more intelligent people have more rights than others? Do human beings become disposable simply because at their level of development they are helpless, defenseless, and dependent? Human value transcends abilities or the lack of abilities. Therefore, missing abilities cannot disqualify human value.
3. Environment – Do humans forfeit there worth when they change locations? Baby Rachel was born prematurely at 24 weeks. She weighed only 1 lb. 9 oz., but dropped to just under 1 lb. soon after. She was so small she could rest in the palm of her daddy’s hand. She was a tiny, living, person. Heroic measures were taken to save her life. If a doctor had killed Rachel we would have recoiled in horror. However, if this same little girl was inches away from the outside world, resting inside her mother’s womb, she could be legally killed by abortion. Clearly, one’s environment can’t be the deciding factor. Changing locations is morally trivial. Environment has no bearing on who we are.
4. Degree of Dependency – Is human value determined by our degree of dependency on others? The unborn’s dependency on his mother for sustenance is irrelevant to the baby’s value. No baby is “viable” if degree of dependency matters. All babies need their mothers for feeding whether via blood (an umbilical cord), breast, or bottle. Human beings may be dependent on others for their survival, but they aren’t dependent on others for their value. All physically dependent people are at risk if degree of dependency determines their value – those dependent on kidney machines, pacemakers, and insulin would have to be declared non-persons. Dependency does not determine worth.
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