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On June 6, 2025, the Parker County Sherrif’s Department arrested a man on charges of capital murder and evidence tampering related to the death of his unborn child. He is accused of slipping abortion medication into his ex-girlfriend’s drink without her knowledge after she refused to abort their child. She lost the baby two days after the alleged incident.

The loss of this innocent life is a tragedy, and we morn with this mother who recognized the value of the life she carried and chose to protect her child against pressure to destroy him or her. The fact that the choice appears to have been taken away from her is heinous. We should pray that the facts of the case are brought out with clarity so that justice can be done.

You might ask, “How can something like this happen? Don’t you have to go to a doctor to get the abortion pill?” A few years ago, yes, you would have to visit a doctor in-person to receive abortion medication. An in-person visit is necessary to rule out certain risk factors, but abortion advocates saw an opportunity during the pandemic to loosen restrictions. Abortion pills via “telehealth” were legalized to reduce contact. Unsurprisingly, the rules were never put back in place. In fact, the practice of distributing these drugs online was ramped up to perpetuate abortion in states like Texas that were successful in making abortion illegal after the Dobbs decision in 2022. It is estimated that 2,800 Texans receive the abortion pill regimen in the mail every month, despite state laws prohibiting the practice. A bill that would have required internet service providers to block access to websites selling abortion drugs in Texas failed to pass in the House during the regular legislative session.

In-person visits to a doctor are also necessary to determine that the abortion is not being forced upon the woman. That is not to say the abortion industry has always proven trustworthy to protect women against coerced abortions, far from it. However, there is certainly a better chance of preventing forced abortion when an in-person visit is required than when anyone can order the unborn-life-taking drugs online. The rolling back of limits on the abortion pill naturally leads to situations like what has been alleged in this case. Those who advocate for this lack of rules demonstrate a lack of concern for women and their children who are bound to be harmed.

Even in this awful situation, there are glimpses of light. First, the state is treating this alleged crime as what it is: capital murder. To say that the broader culture is sending mixed signals about the value of human life is an understatement. There are states where a person can be charged for manslaughter for harming a pregnant woman in a way that causes her to lose the child, but where her own decision to end the child’s life via abortion would be perfectly legal. However, the moral clarity in the acknowledgement of the child’s life in this case is to be applauded. Second, the alleged attempt to obscure evidence appears to have been thwarted. Lies can seem so pervasive that there is no way to overcome them, but the truth will win out. Again, let us pray that the truth is borne out in this case as we also pray that the truth of life at conception becomes more and more evident.

Of course, while a nefarious actor forcing abortion upon a mother is particularly egregious, a woman voluntarily choosing to take the life of her unborn child is also wrong. Our mission at Grace House Ministries is to promote life-affirming decisions by reaching out to expectant moms and dads who are considering abortion and showing them how the precious life she carries can be nurtured and supported. So far in 2025, at least 28 babies at risk of abortion have been given a chance at life because of this ministry. We will continue to do all within our power to protect the unborn, and we are grateful for those who partner with us in this work. And together, let us all work toward the goal of a society that protects and values the smallest image bearers.

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As we consider this month, Sanctity of Human of Life month, we would do well to reflect on the Hebrew midwives who found themselves in a very difficult situation. We are told in Ex. 1:15-16 “Then the king of Egypt said to the Hebrew midwives, one of whom was named Shiphrah and the other Puah, ‘When you serve as midwife to the Hebrew women and see them on the birthstool, if it is a son, you shall kill him, but if it is a daughter, she shall live.’” The command was explicit – Ex. 1:22 “Every son that is born to the Hebrews you shall cast into the Nile, but you shall let every daughter live.”

In our current context we might easily forget that it is a relatively new phenomenon to know in advance whether you are having a boy or a girl – can you imagine being a pregnant mother during those days? The very thing that should bring about such great joy, the birth of new life, was now turned into a death sentence for every male baby. What mother would not have found herself anxious the moment she realized she was pregnant, and what would she even find herself praying? “Dear God, let it not be a boy…. Oh God, please spare the life of this child.” As she would have gone about her many daily tasks of cooking, cleaning and serving, she would have been continually thinking about the future, dreading what could come. When her labor pains were upon her and the midwife was summoned, I’m sure there were hushed tones, a sense of foreboding, and when the precious baby was finally coming into the world to take the first breath, the moment of revelation was upon everyone in the room – was it a boy or a girl? The pronouncement that so many of us mothers have rejoiced over was to them a defining moment that could change their lives forever-life or death.

But in the midst of this sorrow and shadow, we are told that the Hebrew midwives did not do what they had been commanded to do. They lived in a greater fear, the fear of the Lord. Ex. 1:17 says they “feared God and did not do as the king of Egypt commanded them, but let the male children live.” They chose life. In Hebrews 11:27, we see that Moses, one of the very babies saved, lived a life of faith as well, “not being afraid of the anger of the king, for he endured as seeing him who is invisible”. What a great explanation of what it means to walk by faith – “seeing” Him who is invisible through eyes of faith! We live in days that are filled with its own sorrows and shadows, battles for life and death, and we need to continue to exhibit the faith that we see in the Bible, the faith that continues to shine in dark places as we choose to walk in the fear of the Lord. When we preserve and protect life, we are a reflection of God in the world.

I’m so thankful for life – when I was in the womb, there was a battle for life and death. My mom was 16, and being pregnant with me was a problem. The plan was to go to New York so my mom could get an abortion. But the Spirit of God stirred my grandmother’s heart, and the plan was changed. I was born in 1973. My mother gave her life to Christ not long after having me, and her changed life was a witness to my father. He gave his life to Christ as a result of her faithful witness. Life and light entered into our home because of Jesus Christ. My parents have loved and served the Lord for many years, and one of my sweetest moments with my mom was teaching at a women’s conference in Uganda where I was serving as a missionary with SOS Ministries, and we spoke together to the women about generational faithfulness from Ps. 78:4 “We will not hide them from their children, but tell to the coming generation the glorious deeds of the Lord, and his might, and the wonders that he has done.”

In every time, in every culture, there is a faithful way to live. Let us keep living for God, going about our daily lives in the fear of the Lord, treasuring and nurturing life.