Updates:
1. Pictures of the baby found added to the bottom of this post:
2. UPDATE AND ACTION: El Paso police are refusing to release this child into the hands of those who are wanting to provide a proper burial. Call the El Paso police department and demand justice for this child! This baby deserves to be treated with dignity and respect. Demand a proper burial for this tiny child! Please call 915-564-7000
This is the media release from Live Action
Early this morning, Live Action Investigator and sidewalk counselor
Gaby Federico discovered a dead, dismembered baby in the parking lot
of Hilltop Family Planning Clinic, an abortion clinic in El Paso, TX.
The Hilltop clinic advertises abortions up to 15 weeks.
Federico and a fellow pro-life sidewalk counselor at the clinic were
alerted to the find by a man who lives next door to the clinic. He
said the night before, his dog had been sniffing around the parking
lot and found the baby’s body parts lying on the ground. The man
placed the body parts in a plastic bag next to the clinic and alerted
Federico this morning. At approximately 9:15 AM, Federico and others
found disarticulated tissue, two bloody legs with feet, and a severed
hand in the bag.
Police arrived at the clinic around 11:30 AM and are investigating and
began interviewing clinic staff. Abortion clinic staff have claimed the body
is not “theirs” and that they “dispose of bodies properly.” The Bishop
of El Paso, Armando Achoa, is also at the clinic and has asked for the
body to for a funeral and burial.
Upon viewing photographs of the body parts, former Planned Parenthood
director Abby Johnson said they were remarkably well-developed. “The
findings are consistent with the remains of an abortion procedure,”
confirmed Johnson, who at Planned Parenthood worked for years as a
“products of conception technician,” the abortion industry’s term for
someone who reassembles baby body parts after an abortion. “Based on
the development of the foot and the formation of the leg, and what
appears to be a tear at the top of the leg, this looks like an
abortion done through vacuum aspiration on a child at 12 to 14 weeks
LMP.”
Federico spoke to police this morning, who began an investigation at
the clinic. The clinic denies responsibility and reportedly told
police they “dispose of everything properly.” The Bishop of El Paso,
Armando Ochoa, has requested permission to bury the remains.
“This is horrible to know that these children are killed daily here in
El Paso, not only without a burial, but to be disposed of in such an
inhuman way. It’s not fair,” expressed Federico. “This shouldn’t ever
happen, in El Paso or anywhere. The world needs to see what abortion
clinics do to children. When dead babies start turning up in the
clinic parking lot, no further proof is needed of what abortion is.
These clinics need to be shut down.”
Lila Rose, president of Live Action, called the find was shocking and
sobering. “On Good Friday, millions of Americans contemplate the
mystery of the suffering and death of Jesus Christ. It is a fitting
time to remember that thousands of children every day suffer the violent
death of abortion, while too many stand by out of indifference or ignorance.”
These are pictures if the baby found, which proves the humanity of this child.
What Does Good Friday Mean To You?
Easter is obviously the focal point of Holy Week, not as many people talk about Good Friday. I understand that the resurrection of Christ is amazing, He conquered death for us. But I want to think about that death today, the fact that our Saviour gave His life in a horrific, painful death for us.
What does the crucifixion mean to you? When you think about what Christ went through that day, how does that affect you?
For me it is all about sacrifice. I examine my own selfish life and the comforts that I take for granted every day. One incident comes to mind from last week on a flight from Houston, TX to Seattle, WA. I was originally on a flight from Houston to Portland with a first class seat because of my frequent flyer status, that was, until my first flight came in late and I missed my connection.
I was angry because they shut the gate right as I got there and would not open it for me, I became a little irate. When I got to customer service I was told that I had to now fly to Seattle and wait there for 4 hours and that I am no longer in First Class but in the back in a center seat between two other people. I am ashamed at the way I talked to the agent, even though she was very rude to me, I had no right to be so rude back.
When I got on the plane I was in a bad mood and refused to talk to anyone around me. The lady next to me was so sweet and tried to have a conversation with me and I just nodded and ignored her; I was a total jerk. Here was this sweet lady who I could have shared the Gospel with and I was more worried about my comfort and the fact that I had to sit in coach in a center seat.
Looking back at this situation I am mortified at my behavior; I was given a chance to share my faith with someone who wanted to talk to me and instead I moaned and groaned for 4 hours. What if God purposed for me to miss my first flight because He wanted me to talk to this woman? What if she was pregnant and thinking about an abortion? What if she was lonely and was wondering about Christianity? I watched her studying my tattoos, the portrait of Christ, the praying hands, bible verses; what a fail on my part to live up to what I try and represent.
It was all about comfort and what I thought I deserved; I fly all the time and one of the perks is free upgrades to first class. I wanted the free meal, the service, the comfortable seat and all the amenities that comes with the status of first class. The problem is that what I wanted was a false comfort, something that is fleeting and will pass away. Instead of being thankful for a blessing, I was angry that what I thought I was entitled to was taken away.
Jesus is God. He came down to earth and became man and sacrificed His life for us to be with Him forever. The Creator of the Universe was willing to be beaten, mocked and nailed to a tree for me and I could not even open my mouth to share His love because I had to sit in coach.
When I think of Good Friday, I think of sacrifice and what Christ sacrificed for me. I think about how I need to be willing to sacrifice whatever He would want me to in order to advance His Kingdom. Today I will be praying for God to bring another Christian into that sweet lady’s life, one who will take advantage of the opportunity to share Christ’s love.
Then again maybe I have this all wrong. Maybe she was sent into my life to show me how selfish I can be and her kindness was a witness to my sinful ways.
So what does Good Friday mean to you?
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