A Solemn Appeal - James White

the attempts of his parents to destroy his life before
he was born.
"And besides all this, the consequences of such
a practice are most disastrous both upon the
physical and moral nature of those whose souls are
stained with this terrible sin. The general health of
the mother is often ruined, and the generative
organs seriously injured. No system can endure the
shock produced by this unnatural crime without
being more or less impaired, while many a woman
meets death as a penalty for her sin; others live, but
are never again in a condition to conceive, and
often suffer constantly in consequence of their
fiendish endeavors; while others still are enabled to
bear children, but with such anguish as no tongue
may tell, and the child thus born is frequently a
curse to himself and all with whom he is
connected."
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