The loss of the innocents

In this sobering article, it is stated that there are now more abortions in Russia than live births.

Russians, whose lives are shorter and poorer than they were under communism, have more abortions than births to avoid the costs of raising children, Bloomberg.com reported Tuesday quoting the country’s highest-ranking obstetrician.

About 1.6 million women had an abortion last year, a fifth of them under the age of 18, and about 1.5 million gave birth, said Vladimir Kulakov, vice president of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences. “Many more” abortions weren’t reported.

I've written before about the monumental demographic problems Russia is facing. As the article reiterates, things aren't getting better.

The average Russian man now dies at 58.8, the shortest life expectancy in Europe and five years fewer than 15 years ago

Every day I am thankful for the two precious children the Good Lord led us to in Russia.

Hanna likes to wear dresses in part so she can pretend she is Tinkerbell, and she throws her arms out and runs around the house as if she were "flying".

Last night after I read the kids their nightly Bible story, John asked "Where is heaven?" I said I didn't know exactly, somewhere beyond the sky. Then John said, "If we stand on the roof, can we reach heaven?"

How many sweet innocents are being lost to abortion in Russia? Or in this country? How many souls are there that we will never get to meet, to enjoy, to wrestle with on the floor, to chase around the yard, to snuggle?

Why is the pro-abortion lobby in this country so eager to fight for the "right" to snuff out these tiny lives?