The Real Meaning of Sex

This space has repeatedly demonstrated the bad effects of abortion on women. It has also shown that life begins at conception and that abortion always kills a child. If abortion devastates women and kills children, why does it perist throughout the world?

The reason abortion remains with us is because we do not understand the real purpose of sex. The true purpose of sex is to demonstrate and strengthen the communion between one man and one woman who have pledged themselves to one another for life in marriage. The marriage act (that is, sexual intercourse) physically embodies the oneness of marriage, and the emotional bonding of the marriage act strengthens that oneness. Furthermore, the love of husband and wife in marriage is the source of new human life. This is the true meaning of sex.

The false meanings of sex include 1) It's just for fun, 2) It should be saved for that special person and only when one is ready (married or not), and 3) People will just do it anyway. Note that these "meanings" lack any trace of lifelong committment or understanding that sex brings new people into existence. With these attitudes, it naturally follows that anything standing in the way of these "meanings" must be removed. A child is one such obstacle to meaningless sex, and so children must, if they appear due to sex, be removed. And thus we have abortion, with its ruinous effects on women and its killing of the unborn.

We have the antidote to this meaningless destruction: elevate the importance of sex by saving it for marriage, and keep sex only between one man and one woman who are married to each other. In so doing, we will improve the welfare of women, safeguard children, build happier marriages, and strengthen society.

Women, children, and men deserve better than abortion. Let Swaziland recapture the true meaning of sex and so promote the well-being of the whole nation. May Swaziland build a culture of love and life.

Respect for Endangered Life
Father Frank Pavone is the USA director of Priests for Life. He recounts the following story:
"One Sunday I was preaching about abortion at a church in Florida [a state in America]. I told the people that the babies in the womb have no protection throughout the pregnancy from the evil of abortion. After church I took a walk across the street to the beach, and I saw a big sign posted there by the local authorities which said 'Do not touch the sea turtles or their eggs. They are protected by local, state, and federal law.'" Father Pavone continues: "My dear friends, if we don't have the right to choose to smash the egg of a sea turtle, why should we have the right to choose to smash a baby?"

Let us indeed respect all life, mothers and children included. May Swaziland build a culture of life.