The Epoch Times Commentary
The Supreme Court’s decision in the Mississippi abortion case is likely to be one of the landmark cases of the 21st century. Many fascinating things came up during the arguments before the court, but here’s one thing that didn’t come up: the horror of abortion itself. That horror isn’t merely that a woman kills a child, but that a woman kills her own child.
From the dawn of history, this has been viewed in many, if not most, cultures, as an abomination. Shakespeare puts these words into the mouth of Lady Macbeth: “I have suckled a baby, and I know how sweet it is to love the baby at my breast. But even as the baby was smiling up at me, I would have plucked my nipple out of its mouth, and smashed its brains out against a wall ….” For Shakespeare, this was intended to expose Lady Macbeth’s psychology as pure evil. A woman who would murder her own offspring is a scourge on the human race….
