As Mother Teresa puts it, abortion is rejecting a child who is “God’s gift to the family.”
“Any country that accepts abortion is not teaching its people to love, but to use any violence to get what they want,” she continued, adding that it concerned her to see so many politicians often advocating for the injustices faced by children living in poverty, yet turning a blind eye to the injustice of abortion.
Mother Teresa says you can’t have love AND abortion, just like you can’t have sin AND eternal life with Jesus.
“Abortion leads to more abortion,” she says, and the ultimate solution to ending abortion is love.
“We [must] remind ourselves that love means to be willing to give until it hurts. Jesus gave even His life to love us. So, the mother who is thinking of abortion, should be helped to love, that is, to give until it hurts her plans, or her free time, to respect the life of her child.”
She added, “Fight abortion with adoption.”
Just like we have been adopted into God’s family, we have the ability to adopt babies into our earthly families as well, so that others may receive a child in Jesus’ name, and therefore, receive him.
Though Mother Teresa is with Jesus now, her words and message have never been more relevant to the political climate of our society today.
Though her speech was presented 20 years ago, the words Mother Teresa shared with the Clintons and Congress that day remain relevant to the current political climate of our country. Her words radiated Truth, and were rooted in her desire to see love prevail. We all know that Love has a name, and His name is Jesus.
Praying for our leaders and those in favor of abortion today—may they have the compassion of the good samaritan and “love their neighbor,” as Christ loves them.