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 Satan has declared war on motherhood. He knows that those who rock the cradle can rock his earthly empire. And he knows that without righteous mothers loving and leading the next generation, the Kingdom of God will fail. Sheri L. Dew

As motherhood is the greatest and most natural God-given gift for women for posterity, it would seem that the birth and rearing of children, in the way which to us seems most ideal, would be the most satisfying and the most rewarding career for a woman. Rose Kennedy

Each child is biologically required to have a mother. Fatherhood is a well-regarded theory, but motherhood is a fact. P. J. O'Rourke

The natural state of motherhood is unselfishness. When you become a mother, you are no longer the center of your own universe. You relinquish that position to your children. Jessica Lange

Motherhood is the ultimate call to sacrifice. Wangechi Mutu

These are a few thoughts on Motherhood from the famous and not so famous. With the recent overturning of Roe V Wade thoughts on what being a mother was, is, or ought to be, is on my mind. Perhaps the loss of my own Mother, just a little over a year ago attributed to all of that as well. 

 Motherhood and Apple pie, the core values of America embodied in that phrase alone. The statue of Liberty described as the Mother of Exiles, yes that is in the poem The New Colossus. Never get between a mother and her child, animal or human. A mother, dedicated to her children, sacrifice, hardship, and love. A love that never falters, never fails. That is what mother means to me. Noble sentiments.

 That is the way I was raised, the mindset, the belief. Today I stand amazed, disillusioned, and incredulous as millions of women insist it is their right to kill their children. Protests and riots, screams of my rights, my rights, and no mention of the rights of a child. These mothers certainly aren't the models of motherhood I was raised with. And make no mistake about it, that is the issue. Despite all the talk about healthcare abortion is the taking of a life. It is the choice of a mother to terminate the life of her child. Is there a valid reason for that?

 Now it takes two people to produce a child. Yes, the mother has to carry the baby to term, undergo that miraculous process, birth is a miracle, isn't it? That's the way I've always heard it. The father of that child is an equal partner in the creation of that life, except in those rare cases of rape or incest, that has to be acknowledged. The act was performed by consent of the two parties. Yet, no one is protesting, rioting, or insisting that the father has a right to terminate the life of that child. If we are going to say a woman can do that, for simple convenience, because I don't want to, shouldn't the man have an equal opportunity to say the same? In that way no one has to be concerned with birth control, with controlling what they do with their bodies, sex for all, anytime, anywhere and without any consequence or responsibility. Got pregnant and didn't expect that to happen? No problem, abort, terminate, and forget about it! 

 In a way this reminds me of the concept of stolen valor. We've all heard about those that will don a uniform and subsequently make claims to great deeds of valor, sacrifice and service. The truth is they have done nothing but simply want the honor, the prestige and admiration of others. A lot of women out there today wanting to be seen as a woman but unwilling to perform that function except on their own terms. It's like being a soldier that says, I'll fight in this battle but not that one, I don't want too. 

 But birthing a child is a responsibility that you cannot abort! You went into the battle willingly, that's what you wanted to do. You have to accept the responsibility for that choice! You already made your choice! No one gets pregnant by accident! Many get pregnant due to a failure of birth control products or their own neglect, but the mechanism to create that child doesn't happen by accident. There really is a 100% fool proof way to avoid getting pregnant. It comes down to your choice. If I engage in this activity, I may become pregnant. Do I want to do that? In over 97% of all pregnancies the choice was made, I'll risk it. If you assume the risk, you assume the responsibility. When you lose at the Casino you don't get your money back! Your choice, your responsibility.