On March 19, 2015, the French government voted to suppress the mandatory seven-day cooling off period between the first and second medical consultations for women seeking abortions.
The Socialist parliamentarian Catherine Coutelle expressed the sentiments of many in the pro-choice lobby:
This delay is infantilising and stigmatising.
However, that is not entirely true. Le Monde asked for women who had had abortions to describe their experiences. The paper received 70 responses.
Whilst stigmatisation was part of having an abortion in France, as one woman said:
… the unsympathetic look from the obstetrician, an even more critical one from the midwives …
other women described crises of conscience.
That was the objective of the cooling off period, intended to provide an enforced time of reflection.
The article has a photo from a feminist demonstration which took place on January 8, 2014; their banner says:
1 child, if I want, when I want.
Last year legislators began relaxing the process leading to abortion: no questions asked if a woman seeks a consultation up to 12 weeks into her pregnancy and more information about the procedure.
What women told Le Monde about the now-repealed seven-day period of reflection is interesting. Most of the comments indicate their personal psychological discomfort during that time:
punishment
humiliation
torture
Even if you have made up your mind, those days of waiting give rise to questions, to guilt. You can’t escape it.
The most incredible comment, however, was this:
a real Calvary.
What a choice of words. I wonder if that woman even knows the meaning of Calvary.
(I did work with a woman who thought that ‘martyr’ meant ‘crybaby’, thanks to her father’s atheistic influence. After hearing the umpteenth misuse of this word, I advised her to look it up in the dictionary. She did so and stopped saying it.)
I do hope that the French abortion folks use a set of pictures and descriptions as to what happens to the foetus within a short space of time.
These two resources are very useful. Girls would do well to study them carefully:
Babycenter’s fetal development images diary
WebMD’s Fetal Development Pictures Slideshow
Far from being the well publicised ‘mass of tissues’, a foetus at six weeks has a beating heart. At seven weeks, fingers and toes begin to develop. At eight weeks, the baby can bend his knees and elbows. At nine weeks, the baby has eyelids. At 11 weeks, the baby starts stretching and kicking. At 12 weeks, synapses begin forming in the brain.
Yes, abortion is death. Feeling guilty about it is entirely the right thing to do.
Choices, choices. A bit of reflection before engaging in coitus prevents difficult decisions afterward.
Churchmouse Campanologist 
6 comments
April 7, 2015 at 5:57 pm
The True Light!
An excellent report! I can’t imagine what the pro-choice advocates will say to God in defense of their beliefs and actions! A human being is known to Him “from the womb; He even has plans for us by then” (Jeremiah 1:5).
To end a life at any point of conception is to join forces with the evil one himself. Satan’s only goal is to destroy the things of God. That obviously includes people faithful to the Lord. Is there really anyone who would wish to answer to the Judge for joining the forces of evil?
Sadly, there will be…many of them in fact!
~Steve
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April 7, 2015 at 9:13 pm
churchmouse
Indeed, Steve. Thank you for such a thoughtful comment on abortion, the scope of which beggars belief.
Another disturbing aspect of this is that many women who have this procedure done never really recover from it, be it psychologically or physically. We end up meeting ‘rude’, ‘impolite’ or ‘dysfunctional’ women who are trying to deal with that (those) abortion(s) and realise they a) have a lot of pent up anger (read: sadness or depression) and b) sterility or other difficulties, such as miscarriage.
The older I get the more it seems that God intended His — yes, His, not our — creation to follow a certain mandate. Not doing so brings heartache and a sense of self-torment — hence the importance in choosing when and with whom to ‘make love’ (haven’t heard that expression for ages). Although it occurs elsewhere, pregnancy belongs in a good marriage.
Is it any wonder that, until the past 50 years, unwed motherhood was a social taboo? Perhaps our elders did get it right. Certainly, we must show compassion but not encouragement.
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April 9, 2015 at 5:23 pm
The True Light!
So very well said, my friend! Isn’t it sad that it takes the ills of spiritual consequence to teach us that the Godly life IS the only really rewarding life!
God has never minced words with us regarding His will. He isn’t willing to play at games with our salvation; He always means what He reveals to us.
The world has chosen to reject Him in great number, but one day even they will bow before the Great I Am.
Wouldn’t it be better if we began to live as He has shown us and reap the benefits, both now and in heaven above?
~Steve
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April 9, 2015 at 10:13 pm
churchmouse
Just so, Steve!
Yes, life is much easier following His divine pattern of creation and life rather than insisting that we know better.
As you say, they, too, ‘will bow before the Great I Am’. One cannot help but think of the Dives and Lazarus parable here.
Thank you for your kind words!
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April 14, 2015 at 6:25 pm
The True Light!
As always…my pleasure to share in the thoughts of Godly faith with you!
~Steve
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April 14, 2015 at 9:05 pm
churchmouse
And my pleasure to read them! Thanks!
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