Week 4 – The embryo’s heart has been beating for one week.

“Mom, I’m going to want to take ballet lessons and dance around the kitchen.”

Week 6 – The embryo is now moving and responds to touch.

"Mom, do you know when I grow up I am going to be a teacher. I’m going to teach kids who have learning disabilities. Mom, did you know I am going to make my students feel as if they can conquer the world.”

Week 10 – The fetus can now feel pain.

“Mom, I feel safe here inside you.”

Week 14- The mother can feel energetic movement.

“Mom, I have a lot of energy. I can’t wait to crawl and walk and run.”

Week 18 – The ears are now functioning and the baby can hear her mother’s voice.

"Mom, I have been tapping my foot to the music you play on the radio. Mom, did you know I rest in the sound of your voice. Mom, I love you. Do you love me?

Mom…Mom? Mom, what’s the matter? What is that? It hurts…Mom, it hurts!…Mom help me…Mom!?”…

The Mother’s cervix has been dilated. A sharp loop-shaped steel knife has been inserted inside the mother to dismember the child. Piece by piece the child is being pulled from her mother’s womb with forceps and arranged on a table. Any parts left inside the mother can cause a serious infection. Lastly, the child’s head is crushed and pulled through the cervix.

This type of abortion is know as Dilation and evacuation and is done after 12 weeks.

Whose choice is it? Who are we to make that choice for one who cannot be heard? Proverbs 31:8-9 wisely tells us “Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute. Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy.” Who are we to decide that the world does not need this child? We do not know the destiny locked within her and what she can become.

I participated in Birth Choice’s ‘Walk for Life’ on April 29, 2007 in Temecula. It was a warm, very windy day, I was feeling lonely and I did not really want to be there. It was not until a young woman stood before us to speak with her adorable, curly haired baby girl on her hip it came into focus.

How alone someone must feel in that moment of decision. That moment when they decide whether to keep the life growing inside them or destroy it. The voice of that child could be the next President, fireman, entrepreneur, inventor, husband or mother; all of which can make an impact in someone’s life. The decision to set that voice free in this world or stifle it rests in her hands.

What if she feels alone and afraid? Doesn’t she have the right to choose?

What if the child will interrupt her life or she cannot afford to take care of the child?

She chose the instance she decided to have sex. The consequences of such actions are not hidden from us. There are pregnancy centers that are there for anyone seeking help in this seemingly overwhelming decision; they can provide financially, emotionally and even find a home for the child after birth.

At Birth Choice of Temecula they give soon to be mothers a choice to save life. They provide information, financial and emotional support. The young woman who spoke at the Walk for Life came to Birth Choice with a hard head, determined to have an abortion. Her mother had encouraged her to go. She now cannot imagine her life without her little girl.

Perhaps, we should ponder what this world would be like if your mother decided not to give you life.

Birth Choice of Temecula’s vision statement is “To prevent the destruction of human life while providing hope and healing to those affected by abortion.” There were many supporters who gathered that warm day, thousands of dollars were pledged and we walked.


Week 26 – The baby’s lungs are completely functioning and she can even cry.

We walked for the small voice inside a woman’s womb who at this very second is crying her first tear.

Week 30 – The child can recognize her mother’s voice.

We walked for the mother who needs hope and to feel the joy that only a child can bring.

Week 40 – The baby is now ready for life.

We walked for life and the protection of the innocent. We walked for those voices that cannot be heard. It is our responsibility to speak for those who cannot speak for themselves.

“Mom, I need you to help me tie my shoe. I don’t know which way the bunny runs around the tree.”

Let us choose life.

Please visit www.birthchoicetemecula.com for more information on abortion, unplanned pregnancy, adoption, their services and more.