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Dr. Alveda King
National Spokeswoman for the Campaign
Dr. Alveda King is a civil rights activist, speaking out
on issues that face society today. She is a minister of the
Gospel of Jesus Christ, former college professor and an
author. She has served on the boards of numerous community
organizations, the Georgia State House of Representatives
for four years, and is an accomplished actress and
songwriter. Alveda received her honorary Doctorate of Laws
from Saint Anslem College and is a Senior Fellow of the
Alexis de Tocqueville Institute,
She is the daughter of the late slain civil rights
activist Rev. A. D. King and his wife Naomi Barber King and
the niece of Dr. Martin Luther King. Alveda is the grateful
mother of six children and she is a doting grandmother.
During the years of the Civil Rights Movement, Alveda's
family home was bombed in Birmingham, Alabama.
See Also:
King
for America
Alveda's pro-life African American Outreach
Alveda's Testimony
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How Can the Dream Survive if We Murder Our Children?
In the ongoing travesty of the debate over whether
abortion and infanticide should be condoned, a voice in the
wilderness continues to cry out, "what about the children?"
We have been fueled by the fire of "women’s rights," so long
that we have become deaf to the outcry of the real victims
whose rights are being trampled upon, the babies and the
mothers. Of course a woman has a right to decide what to do
with her own body. Thank God for the Constitution. Yet, she
also has a right to know the serious consequences and
repercussions of making a decision to abort her child. Then
too, what about the rights of each baby who is artificially
breached before coming to term in his or her mother’s womb,
only to have her skull punctured, and feel, yes agonizingly
"feel" the life run out of her before she takes her first
breath of freedom. What about of the rights of these women
who have been called to pioneer the new frontiers of the new
millennium only to have their lives snuffed out before the
calendar even turns?
Oh, God, what would Martin Luther King, Jr., who dreamed
of having his children judged by the content of their
characters do if he’d lived to see the contents of thousands
of children’s skulls emptied into the bottomless caverns of
the abortionists pits?
It is time for America, perhaps the most blessed nation
on earth to lead the world in repentance, and in restoration
of life! If only we can carry the freedom of repentance to
its fullest potential. If only America can repent and turn
away from the sins of our nation. Abortion is at the
forefront of our destruction. Partial Birth Abortion is
perhaps the most heinous form of this legal genocide. Direct
links connecting abortion and serious conditions such as
breast and cervical cancer, emotional disorders and other
serious ills must be considered! The only healing and
redemption is in the blood of Jesus, blood willingly shed so
that we could stand today and cry out for the blood of the
unborn that is drenching the land of our children.
What terribly mixed signals we are sending to our society
today? We allow and even encourage them to engage in
promiscuous sex. Then when their sin conceives, we pretty
much tell them, "don’t kill your babies, let our abortion
facilities do it for you." We march to cure breast cancer,
yet promote one of the biggest contributors. I am a mother
of six living children, and I am a grandmother. I am also a
post-abortive mother. In the early 1970’s, I suffered one
involuntary and one voluntary abortion.
My involuntary abortion was performed just prior to Roe
v. Wade by my private physician without my consent. I had
gone to the doctor to ask why my cycle had not resumed after
the birth of my son. I did not ask for and did not want an
abortion. The doctor said, “You don’t need to be pregnant,
let’s see.” He proceeded to perform a painful examination
which resulted in a gush of blood and tissue emanating from
my womb. He explained that he had performed a “local D and
C.”
Soon after the Roe v. Wade decision, I became pregnant
again. There was adverse pressure and threat of violence
from the baby’s father. The ease and convenience provided
through Roe v. Wade made it too easy for me to make the
fateful and fatal decision to abort our child.
I went to a doctor and was advised that the procedure
would hurt no more than “having a tooth removed.” The next
day, I was admitted to the hospital, and our baby was
aborted. My medical insurance paid for the procedure. As
soon as I woke up, I knew that something was very wrong. I
felt very ill, and very empty. I tried to talk to the doctor
and nurses about it. They assured me that “it will all go
away in a few days. You will be fine.” They lied.
Over the next few years, I experienced medical problems.
I had trouble bonding with my son, and his five siblings who
were born after the abortions. I began to suffer from eating
disorders, depression, nightmares, sexual dysfunctions and a
host of other issues related to the abortion that I chose to
have. I felt angry about both abortions, and very guilty
about the abortion I chose to have. The guilt made me very
ill.
My children have all suffered from knowing that they have
a brother or sister that their mother chose to abort. Often
they ask if I ever thought about aborting them and have
said, “You killed our baby.” This is very painful for all of
us. Also, my mother and grandparents were very sad to know
about the loss of the baby. The aborted child’s father also
regrets the abortion. If it had not been for Roe v. Wade, I
would never have had that abortion, only Jesus can.
My birthday is January 22, and each year, this day is
marred by the fact that it is the anniversary of Roe v.
Wade, and the anniversary of death for millions of babies. I
and my deceased children are victims of abortion, and
subsequently the Roe v. Wade decision has adversely affected
the lives of my entire family. I pray often for deliverance
from the pain caused by my decision to abort my baby. I
suffered the threat of cervical and breast cancer, and
experienced the pain of empty arms after the baby was gone.
And truly, for me, and countless abortive mothers, nothing
on earth can fully restore what has been lost, only Jesus
can.
My grandfather, Dr. Martin Luther King, Sr., once said,
“No one is going to kill a child of mine.” Tragically, two
of his grandchildren had already been aborted when he saved
the life of his next great-grandson with this statement. His
son, King once said, “The Negro cannot win as long as he is
willing to sacrifice the lives of his children for comfort
and safety.” How can the “Dream” survive if we murder the
children? Every aborted baby is like a slave in the womb of
his or her mother. The mother decides his or her fate.
I join the voices of thousands across America, who are
SILENT NO MORE. We can no longer sit idly by and allow this
horrible spirit of murder to cut down, yes cut out and cut
away our unborn, and destroy the lives of our mothers. I am
very grateful to God for the Spirit of Repentance that is
sweeping our land. In Repentance there is healing. In the
name of Jesus, we must humble ourselves and pray, and turn
from our wicked ways, then God will hear from Heaven and
Heal Our Land.
I can only beseech the powers that be to hearken to the
voice of the Lord and remember that human life is sacred. By
taking the lives of our young, and wounding the wombs and
lives of their mothers, we are flying in the face of God. We
cannot play God. If we continue down this path of
destruction, we will be met at the gates by our own doom.
This is the day to choose life. We must live and allow our
babies to live. We must end the pain of post-abortion
trauma. If the Dream of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is to
live, our babies must live. Our mothers must choose life. If
we refuse to answer the cry of mercy from the unborn, and
ignore the suffering of the mothers, then we are signing our
own death warrants.
I too, like Martin Luther King, Jr., have a dream. I have
a dream that the men and women, the boys and girls of
America will come to our senses, and humble ourselves before
God Almighty and pray for mercy, and receive His healing
grace. I pray that this is the day, the hour of our
deliverance. May God have mercy on us all.
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