February 3, 2021 (LifeSiteNews) — The following reflection on vaccines and their relation to abortion was written by Karen Darantière, an American living in France.
“For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made.” (Psalm 139:13-14)
Abortion is the modern-day massacre of the innocents. Before asking ourselves whether or not we would be complicit in this crime by accepting vaccines made from cells derived from aborted human fetuses, let us for a moment contemplate a painting that illustrates beautifully the sanctity of human life in the womb.
“Before I Formed You in the Womb” (painted in 2012) is a work of art by pro-life artist Ron DiCianni, whose intention it was “to make a statement that each life is precious to the One who created it, namely God. No life is an accident, and each has a purpose. As someone who was scheduled myself to be aborted, that has been my own story as well as the promise we have in Scripture … I wanted to clearly show three things. Notice the hand of Christ reaching out to touch both mother and child ... Look
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