Letters to the Editor
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EVANGIMENTAL CASES
Any abortion is, of course, a tragedy - but to suggest that it is better to condemn an as-yet unborn child to a life of poverty, misery and suffering until they die from lack of proper nutrition or healthcare is a judgment that no REAL caring Christian should ever make.
It would be far, far easier for these evengimental cases to convince their target audience of the rightness of their position if they were actually willing to contribute and help with the raising of the children that they pretend to be so concerned about.
But until the day this Temple Sanhedrin of pseudo-moralists is willing to accept personal responsibility for the consequences of their actions, however, real Americans will simply have to continue to struggle to survive.
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re: Thank You Mr. Hunt
When I see films on the Holocaust/Shoah or read books which include first-hand survivor accounts, my brains and blood boil. Or, I weep. A powerful book is Survival in Auschwitz by Primo Levi. When I helped bring the Genocide Awareness Project to the University of Oklahoma this past spring, a young Orthodox Jewish man (a sergeant in the U.S. Army just returned from Israel) gave me (as a mitzvah, he said) the book, Hasidic Tales of the Holocaust.
Another common aspect between the Nazi perpetrated Shoah (and other historical atrocities) and the abortion of children, is denial. To picture the evil of abortion, a person may also look at loved ones around him/her and imagine what life would be like with them forever absent.
[And yes, I know how to spell defense and conclude.]
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Is it really all about money?
Is the love of money not just the root of evil but the defense or condemnation of life as well? What's the monetary value of your life? If I give you enought money, can I kill you? Or, conversely, if I'm short a few dollars, does that ALONE give me an excuse to end a life before it even has a chance to get started?
Wow. How sad is that.
My daughter is now 22. I couldn't "afford" to have her. I was broke as a joke when she was born (in the Air Force). But you know what? We made it work. Just like your parents did. If you regret your life, and wish you were aborted so your parents could have more cash, again, my condolences to you and your parents.
But I'm PROUD of how I sacrificed for my daughter. How we learned and lived and laughed cheap but well.
I hope, someday, we can all get away from equating life with money. I think, really, it's sick.
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How do I donate to this clinic?
I live in a place where I know I will always be able to choose what is best for me and my family. I would like to provide the same opportunity to others. How can I donate to this clinic?
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Responses - and the non-response from Zaynab D
First, thanks to those who responded to my post. I expected a lot of shrieking nonsense and I didn't get that - my expectations were low, I guess.
I see no one could really address the "pro-lifers are hypocrites if they don't adopt children" statement. That is expected, because it is total nonsense. I hope I've heard the last of that particular shibboleth (Zaynab D, I am talking to you!)
As for the rational, moral arguments *for* abortion, I appreciate the effort expended in trying to construct one. I think the poster who chose the approach that pregnancy is inherently risky might have the most promising line of attack. I don't find it all convincing, but at least it goes beyond the typical argument that babies cause or aggravate poverty (in that case, why not support infanticide?)
If you think abortion is morally acceptable, would it have been morally acceptable for your mother to abort you? I guess we will find out who the real hypocrites are now.
Oh, and Zaynab D (a Salon featured poster??!!), feel free to address my question any time.
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Frontline's Story on this
What a frightening dispatch this was.
Someone mentioned here in these letters that they remembered this from television; Frontline did a story on this clinic last year and you can watch it all online.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/clinic/view/
- Jason
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Amen, Patrick
Folks, bottom line, abortion IS killing. If you prefer the right to kill, think it's your "right" then God bless you and God help you deal with that. Facts are facts- and while we can go around about Zygote this, egg that- certainly once a baby becomes a baby (eyes, hands, toes, brain), then when you reach in, snip the little babies head off, vacuum up the rest and flush him or her, the CLINICAL term is "abortion" and the MORAL (and for most of our country's history except the past few decades) definition is MURDER.
So, talk about money, talk about the "right" of mommies to kill their kids, talk about the tragedy of an inconvient life, the impact on the environment (I say kids are more important than trees but you may disagree), but DON'T lose sight of the cold, hard fact: In life, you make choices. Often, your choices affect lives. Sometimes, in case of abortion, it's about life itself. You choose. Choose the difficult path for a long time (raising the child) or choose the difficult path for the short time (killing the child).
It's about life. My your life be filled with choices that increase, improve and make life itself possible.
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answering a question
Patrick Forman asked: "If you think abortion is morally acceptable, would it have been morally acceptable for your mother to abort you? I guess we will find out who the real hypocrites are now."
Answer: Yes, I do.
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Moral rightness
"If you think abortion is morally acceptable, would it have been morally acceptable for your mother to abort you?"
Yes.
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The Handmaiden's Tale
For those of you familiar with the book by Margatet Atwood, mark my words, it CAN happen. I agree that the anti-choice position has little to do with really caring for children and more to do with controlling women. My position is also that my right to my bodily integrity trumps the right of a fetus. I was pleased to see one of the ealier responders put it so bluntly.
Oh, and to The South Sucks - been there done that. I spent 8 long months of exile in Richmond, VA recently and, believe me, VA counts as being part of "the South" and every stereotype you can think of. I had to get out of there before one more person asked me what church I went to and coldly turned away when I responded that I did not attend church. Southern "hospitality" is a myth that explodes in the face of the reality.