I'm well aware this is a controversial article, but that doesn't mean it shouldn't be written. I'm also well aware this may offend many, but the millions killed by abortion more than offends me and should offend you, too.

That's right; over a million lives are lost to this legal and promoted procedure each year. Whatever your opinion on this issue, the enormous statistics should be heart-breaking.

Imagine how different our world could be if only one of these unborn children were given the chance to live.

I could stay silent on this issue. I really could. And many do. Yet, the unborn have absolutely no voice, absolutely no say to defend their very lives. But I do. Which is why I, along with hundreds of thousands of others, will be in D.C. on January 22, standing up for these most vulnerable members of our society.

Our country was founded on the principles that all are "endowed by their Creator" with the right to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness," but have we really strayed so very far? Currently, the Supreme Court maintains the right to privacy- which is not even actually mentioned in the Constitution, although it could be considered implied- is deemed to hold more weight than the right to life. In the recent past, maybe privacy even was the message, pushing for abortion to be "rare, safe, and legal." Now, it seems our government is protecting the right to convenience over the lives of its weakest members.

Let's talk about these weakest members. They're derided worse than any other group. But are these "fetuses" really just a "clump of cells" or "a bunch of tissues?" The word "fetus" actually comes from Latin meaning "offspring" or "little one." Fetus should not be used as any less human of a term than adolescent or elderly; it's just a stage of development. Furthermore, if you think about it, we're all made up of clumps of cells and a bunch of tissues.

Six weeks in, unborn babies have a heartbeat. At ten weeks, they responds to touch, and all of their organs are formed and fully functional. At thirteen weeks, they have unique fingertips. And the list goes on and on. Keep in mind, by nine weeks at least, the baby can feel the pain of an abortion.

We don't just march for the unborn; we march for the mothers too. We long to show them that they have a brave and beautiful option before them: the option of life. We don't want them to have to live in regret or to lose the gift of motherhood. And we want to share with them resources they have to keep their child.

Whether you can be at the March for Life or not, will you join me in standing up for life?