Pro-Life in Israel - A rocky road

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Pro-life in Israel  -  A rocky road

Life in Israel can be difficult if you are pro-life.  The Israeli government is profoundly indifferent to life in the womb and the young people are influenced by their culture to use abortion as a matter of course.

Be�ad Chaim is a Jewish pro-life group working in Israel, doing counseling in multiple locations cities.  They have had success in allowing people to se that there truly is a choice other than abortion.

Read on for some of their more recent stories in 2006:

�A 10th grader, only 16 years old and living in Beer Sheva, has decided to keep her baby. This is a very brave and rare decision in Israeli society and the medical staff have been very �uptight� regarding the pregnancy. The doctor, who has been practicing for 30 years, said that this is only the second time that he�s seen a girl so young keep her baby. This girl�s testimony has influenced her friends and when one of her friends was �late she said that if pregnant she would also keep the baby. (Thankfully, she was not pregnant.) This courageous girl continues to suffer from nausea and is now quite shy to go to school, yet she needs to take many important exams as the school year comes to a close. Your prayers are vital.�

Can you imagine a doctor who in 30 years has seen only one other 16-year-old keep her baby?  The pressure for abortion on such a girl must be incredible!

And then there was the pregnant Filipino woman, a volunteer who lived at her boyfriend�s kibbutz, who was told that the kibbutz members had voted that she couldn�t stay unless she had an abortion.  The desperate boyfriend found Be�ad Chaim and they are now happily married with their 4-month-old daughter.

And there was the pregnant 19-year old who had fled her abusive husband.  And the factory worker who was afraid of being fired after being told that the chemicals would cause her baby to have defects.  The baby was born normal and the mother has found another job.

If you are interested in learning more about the trials and successes of pro-life activity in Israel, check out their website.

 

Be'ad Chaim Association
For the Protection of the Woman and Unborn Child
Non-Profit Association No. 58-010-486-7

P.O. Box 7974, Jerusalem 91078, Israel
Phone/Fax: 972-2-6242516

E-mail: [email protected]
WEBSITE: www.beadchaim.org

 

RARTL Updated July, 2006


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