Was it wrong for a mother to abort one triplet to save her life and the other two?
The short answer
Yes. She had another choice, the only right one: to abort none and put the matter in the Lord's hands. He is never outdone in generosity.
She had another choice, and it is the only right one: to abort none of them and put the matter in the Lord's hands. He is never outdone in generosity. Why do we always think of him last?
In one case, doctors removed a fist-sized cyst next to a baby in the womb, surgery that always causes a miscarriage. The family prayed and put it in God's hands. Not only did the baby survive; he is now the priest answering this question.
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