Letters to the Editor
This letter is associated with the following article:
-
inevitable vs. possible
Yes, universal access to abortion would make it POSSIBLE that every child would be wanted by his parents AT BIRTH. But what of the eighteen years following? Circumstances sometimes change; children who were considered "blessings" at birth can become "burdens" to their parents.
The question I was raising was a philosophical, not a legal one: are fetuses something with inherent worth, or are they along the lines of material goods, whose value is determined by supply and demand? Is a wanted, but miscarried, 12-week fetus worth more than an unwanted, purposely aborted 12-week fetus? After all, other than the circumstancial triggers of their deaths, the two are basically the same thing.