Mother Teresa Quote

I am currently reading 'A Century Turns' by William Bennet. It is a book on American politics from 1988 to 2008. Having recently become a massive fan of the West Wing this is a great book for me as it charts the rise and fall of the last 20 years of US presidents along with the major world events that have occurred. Anyway, today the author recounted the story of when Mother Theresa visited Washington D.C in 1994 and addressed the national prayer breakfast. To the American government (who at the time was Clinton's Democrats) she had this to say;

We are fighting abortion by adoption - by care of the mother and adoption for her baby. We have saved thousands of lives. We have sent word to the clinics, to the hospitals and police stations: "Please don't destroy the child; we will take the child."

Please don't kill the child. I want the child. Please give me the child. I am willing to accept any child who would be aborted and to give that child to a married couple who will love the child and be loved by the child. From our children's home in Calcutta alone, we have saved over 3000 children from abortion. These children have bought such love and joy to their adopting parents and have grown up so full of love and joy.

As America deal with this issue again with many of the implications from the new healthcare bill and as the UK with the lines on this issue set in stone in our society, I feel that we need to hear a message like this again and be ready and willing to answer the call.