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Give Dignity to the Child!


dignity
noun
the state or quality of being worthy of honor or respect
(New Oxford American Dictionary)

Children in the womb have little dignity within our society today.  Unbelievably, when discussing children within the womb I've heard the child compared to garbage, amoebas, livers, bacteria, and parasites.  When a child in the womb dies they are rarely given the honor of a name, the respect of a funeral, and currently the child is not given a death certificate.  When people discuss "abortion" they aren't even referring to the death of the child in direct terms.  The word "abortion" is a comfortable yet dehumanizing euphemism.  And of course, it seems most people forget their own time in the womb entirely.  People seem to believe their life began at birth not conception.  It seems our society needs to be reminded of the origin of that scar conveniently located in the center of our belly cutely called the belly button.

Finally, there is the most undignified, dishonorable, disrespectful act of all: the LEGAL ending of a child's life.  The perfectly legal killing of a child at this precious stage is the pinnacle of our disregard for these children within our society.

So what must we do?  What shall we say to this?
We must recognize the root cause of this legal killing:
These children are not honored, respected, or equal.  These children have no dignity!

Within the pro-child-equality movement, I hope we can make a distinct effort to bring dignity to these children in every way.  I hope we will remember our bellybutton on a daily basis and our own time in the womb.    I hope we will consider using language that dignifies these children.  If a child in the womb happens to die, I hope we'll honor them with a name, the respect of a funeral, and the dignity of a death certificate.

Most importantly, these children ought to be cherished.  They are beautiful to behold, preciously delicate in size, and their helplessness ought to awaken the caregiver within us all.  At this precious sensitive yet thriving stage of life these children ought to stimulate within us honor, respect, awe, and wonder.

So please, I'm begging, consider the lack of dignity we have for children in the womb within this society.  Then, consider how this is at the root of the atrocious act we are committing as a society: the taking of a child's life.  Strive for ways that we can dignify these children within our own family, within our conversations, and within our own mind.  Be creative, use media, movies, songs, stories, pictures...  whatever brings dignity.  They need every bit of it that we can provide!
We must take care not to be misguided
in our quest to free these children from the threat of death...
We are pro-child-equality!
It is dignity and equality that they currently lack!
The legal ending of a child's life is simply the end result of this lack.