We all know that there is an election coming up in November, and there are so many issues being covered (or not) by both sides. The one that I have been thinking about lately is the abortion (pro-life/pro-choice) issue.

Now, I am not posting this to start an argument. I know that people will be passionate about it on both sides of the issue, but I for one, believe it is murder. Yes, I have said it, MURDER!

But, (smile) this post is not about that. It is about something my son said to me the other day.

I was watching a You-tube video that someone sent me via email. You may have seen it, but it was about partial abortion, especially to babies that have the possibility of having down syndrome.

As I was watching it, my eight-year old son came up to me and started watching it too. He asked me, “Mommy, what are they doing to those babies.”

I never thought of it before, but he had never heard of “abortion.” So, I briefly (as much as you would want to tell a child) told him what it was and what they were doing to the babies.

Why, are they doing that?”

“Because some mommies do not want them, some think they cannot take care of them or are ready to, and some probably have bad memories of conceiving a baby, so they “get rid of them.”

He was quiet for a few minutes, while he pondered that thought.

“Mommy?”

“Yes?”

“Why can’t the mommies give the babies to other mommies who cannot have babies? You know, like Jill did me?

“Jill” is his birth mom.

I guess “abortion” takes on a whole different meaning when you are adopted.