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<p>&#8220;Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.&#8221; &#8212;<strong>Job 4:8</strong></p>
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<p>&#8220;Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed.  Rescue the weak and needy; Deliver them from the hand of the wicked.&#8221; &#8211;<strong>Psalm 82:3-4  </strong></p>
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<p>&#8220;You formed my most inner being; you knit me in my mother&#8217;s womb.  I praise you, so wonderfully you made me; wonderful are your works!&#8221; &#8211;<strong>Psalm 139:13-14</strong></p>
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<p>Legalized abortion has snuffed out more than 50 million lives since <a href="http://womenshistory.about.com/od/abortionuslegal/p/roe_v_wade.htm"><i>Roe v. Wade</i></a><i>. </i>Killing the unborn has disturbed our human nature and perverted it (<strong>Deuteronomy 32:5; Romans 7:23</strong>). <span class="post-teaser-more">&nbsp;<a href="http://heartsunitedforlife.com/?p=581" title="Permanent Link: Religion &#038; Abortion" rel="bookmark">Read more...</a> <i>(813 words, estimated 3:15  mins reading time)</i></span></p>

<div class="post-teaser-block">This is a preview of <q>Religion &#038; Abortion</q>. <a href="http://heartsunitedforlife.com/?p=581" title="Permanent Link: Religion &#038; Abortion" rel="bookmark">Read the full post (813 words, estimated 3:15  mins reading time)</a></div>{"id":581,"date":"2013-03-18T10:42:37","date_gmt":"2013-03-18T14:42:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/heartsunitedforlife.com\/?p=581"},"modified":"2013-08-15T18:19:28","modified_gmt":"2013-08-15T22:19:28","slug":"religion-abortion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/heartsunitedforlife.com\/?p=581","title":{"rendered":"Religion &#038; Abortion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Even as I have seen, they that plow iniquity, and sow wickedness, reap the same.&#8221; &#8212;<strong>Job 4:8<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; maintain the rights of the poor and oppressed.\u00a0 Rescue the weak and needy; Deliver them from the hand of the wicked.&#8221;\u2028&#8211;<strong>Psalm 82:3-4\u2028\u2028<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You formed my most inner being; you knit me in my mother&#8217;s womb.\u00a0 I praise you, so wonderfully you made me; wonderful are your works!&#8221;\u2028&#8211;<strong>Psalm 139:13-14<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Legalized abortion has snuffed out more than 50 million lives since <a href=\"http:\/\/womenshistory.about.com\/od\/abortionuslegal\/p\/roe_v_wade.htm\"><i>Roe v. 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