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(Pregnancy Help News<\/a>) A recent article in my town\u2019s local newspaper, titled \u201cIn the Wake of Dobbs<\/em>,\u201d cited the increase in people seeking abortions out of state. The writer laments how this forces women to travel for \u201ccare,\u201d resulting in more expensive and\/or delayed abortions.<\/p>\n

The article further describes how abortion funds are \u201cstruggling to keep up\u201d with the demand. In this writer\u2019s view, our state\u2019s abortion trafficking law, which criminalizes anyone who helps a minor obtain an abortion without parental consent, is evidently a terrible law.<\/p>\n

One example the article offers of the impact of new restrictions is a residency program which stopped abortion training offered through a Planned Parenthood clinic. This is seen as cause for grave concern. Again and again, \u201climited medical care\u201d and a growing shortage of \u201chealth providers\u201d is put forth as a woeful, gloomy outcome of the\u00a0Dobbs<\/em>\u00a0decision, which is framed as an injustice to the poor.<\/p>\n

Needless to say, the slant of this article leaves no room for the incredible work pregnancy help centers have been doing for decades.<\/p>\n

We did this work long before the laws changed. We\u2019ve been helping disadvantaged, under-resourced people for decades. And we\u2019ve done it without relying on funds from government programs.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve witnessed countless clients find hope, break out of negative patterns\u2014even generational ones\u2014and gain a whole new perspective on life.<\/p>\n

But those we serve don\u2019t arrive at such outcomes by means of abortion.<\/p>\n

Abortion doesn\u2019t help in breaking destructive patterns or offering hope for the future or a transformed life. In fact, it can add another complex layer to the trauma a client has already suffered.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s why those in life-affirming ministry don\u2019t call abortion \u201creproductive health care\u201d or \u201cmedical care.\u201d We don\u2019t call abortion providers \u201chealth care providers\u201d or \u201ccare providers.\u201d<\/p>\n

By definition, the goal of health care is to heal patients, not to kill them. Offering \u201chealth care\u201d means attending to the patient\u2019s well-being, safety, and healing. In the case of a pregnant woman, both human beings should receive care.<\/p>\n

Of course, abortion proponents have long been masters of using euphemisms to deflect from what\u2019s really being offered\u2014a lucrative \u201cprocedure\u201d in which the preborn patient dies and the mother is put in harm\u2019s way. A woman in an unplanned pregnancy is promised a quick solution to her current dilemma but is not offered the support she needs for a brighter future.<\/p>\n

Yet abortion proponents vehemently and even violently oppose the work of pregnancy centers, claiming our clinics are not safe or even fake. Coming from a group which allegedly provides \u201chealth care\u201d to women, this is the height of irony.<\/p>\n

The tactic is called gaslighting. Here\u2019s the definition:<\/p>\n

To psychologically manipulate (a person) usually over an extended period of time so that the victim questions the validity of their own thoughts, perception of reality, or memories and experiences confusion, loss of confidence and self-esteem, and doubts concerning their own emotional or mental stability.<\/em><\/p>\n

This term explains the dynamics used by abusers to keep another person in their control. The abuser will twist circumstances to make themselves look like the victim and make the other person feel like they must be crazy.<\/p>\n

In the case of abortion advocates and pregnancy centers, abortion proponents attempt to psychologically manipulate those in pregnancy help ministry by pretending to be the victim and making life-affirming folks look like the bad guy.<\/p>\n

As a wordsmith, I\u2019m bothered by semantic games. I\u2019m even more disturbed by manipulation and lies. When I witness such dirty tactics, it\u2019s tempting to allow my anger to morph into bitterness. Yet as much as I disagree with abortion advocates and dislike their tactics, the answer isn\u2019t to become resentful of them.<\/p>\n

I recognize the existence of a spiritual deceiver who is happy to yank human beings around like puppets if he has the opportunity.<\/p>\n

He\u2019ll pull the wool over their eyes and trick them into thinking they\u2019re acting righteously. He\u2019ll get them to believe evil is good, and good is evil. Once people are in that place, it takes a revelation for them to see clearly again.<\/p>\n

Beyond conversations and debates with opponents, which have their place, my responsibility is to pray for them. Jesus instructs us to do so:<\/p>\n

\u201cBut I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be children of your Father in heaven.\u201d -Matt. 5:44-45a.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

Let\u2019s pray for those trapped in a web of deceit, that they may find freedom. Let\u2019s care about them in the same way we care about women facing unplanned pregnancies.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s continue speaking and living out the truth, so that more people\u2014even those who stand against us\u2014come to freedom.<\/p>\n

Of all our possible responses to the unfair tactics of abortion proponents, the prayer of compassion offers the greatest eternal impact.<\/p>\n

Editor’s Note: This article was published at Pregnancy Help News<\/a> and is reprinted here with permission.<\/em><\/p>\n

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