The lie that led to death and the truth that led to life.
- Mara Petro
- Feb 28
- 3 min read
We live in a world that tells us it’s okay to kill our child, though they don’t say it that way. They call it women’s health care, reproductive freedom, reproductive rights, abortion care, and a woman’s choice.
It’s not health care though, because a baby is killed, and it is not healthy or caring for a woman to do that to her child. It’s not reproductive freedom either, because it stops reproduction, and it puts women in a prison of guilt and shame.
Abortion is not care—of any kind—because abortion is the intentional killing of an innocent human baby in the womb.
It’s not “a right” either, because no one has the right to kill another person but—it is a choice because abortion is legal even though it kills a baby in the womb. How is that okay? It’s not, but we allow it.
Abortion is a choice that a woman can make when she doesn’t want to be pregnant.
I made that deadly choice thirty-eight years ago when I was young and ignorant. I regret that choice with every fiber of my being. That choice did not set me free; it put me into a prison of guilt and shame. That choice was not good for my health; it plunged me into depression and anger which led me to make other horrible choices that hurt me and others.
But that’s not the end of my story. God, in His infinite mercy and grace, chose to save and redeem me. Jesus pierced through the darkness I was living in and spoke life, hope, and healing to my broken heart and battered soul. I came to realize what I had done—that I had sinned against God and my child. I am responsible for the death of my first child. The weight of that truth broke me in the best way possible.
Overcome with sorrow and regret, I repented in bitter tears, grieving over my sin and mourning the loss of my child. I pleaded to God for forgiveness, and He granted it without measure.
Through Christ’s shed blood on the cross, I am set free from my sins and the prison of guilt and shame no longer holds me. I am now living an abundant life, joyfully sharing the message of Jesus—Immanuel, God with us—Savior of sinners who knows everything I’ve ever done yet still loves me and still chose me to tell you what He has done for me and what He can do for you.
My mission now is to proclaim the life-saving and transformative power of the Gospel. I aim to speak out against the horrors of abortion, expose the lies of Planned Parenthood and pro-abortion government officials, and offer hope for reconciliation with God to others wrecked by abortion.
There is hope and healing for you too if you regret your abortion. Abundant life is available through the redeeming power of Jesus if you believe in Him and trust Him as Lord and Savior.
Come to Jesus – He is all you need for life and godliness.
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