"In one terrifying moment, Dynah Carey's perfect life is shattered by rape, her future irrevocably altered by an unwanted pregnancy, and her doting family torn apart. Her seemingly rock-solid faith is pushed to the limits as she faces the most momentous choice of her life--to embrace or to end the untimely life within her." - Book Description on AmazonFrancine Rivers holds nothing back as she tackles the abortion debate. It doesn't take long for the rape to occur and it tactfully does not go to any detail between a shadowed face and a friendly police man. However, this is only the beginning. A Christian, Dynah soon find herself pregnant. In a Christian school she surprisingly finds a lot of anger and blame rather than support. Many people suggest abortion.
Now this is where you really have to start thinking. When Christians think about abortion likely there is an automatic NO WAY but if any of us were to give exceptions it would be if the mother's life is in danger or in the case of rape. But Dynah (whose name sake in the Bible also suffered rape) must decide if the first violence to her body creating life requires a second violence to her body. Very heavy stuff.
Their is a focus on what the woman goes through and not just on the death of a baby. The loss of the baby in abortion is tragic but after that "problem" is gone the woman is still left with many issues, regret and guilt. Every possible side is also looked at from the woman to the doctor as well as the different situations that often lead to abortion.
This is a tough topic and not one to be taken lightly - read carefully through Rivers' well researched novel and then go out and learn more for yourself!
