opposing abortion" dated 8/26/04. (Columbus Dispatch)
I find Mark Harrington's article very disturbing. He obviously is very
misinformed about the issues he speaks about.I would like to point out
that PRO-ABORTION and PRO-CHOICE are NOT the same thing. There is a
major difference and I find it very offensive that he would catagorize
them both as the same and call John Kerry a "pro-abortionist". John Kerry
is NOT a pro-abortionist.
Pro-choice basically means that you have the choice. Pro-abortion means
they are for abortion. Pro-life means they are for life. So, if you are
Pro-choice, you can be pro-life as well. Why you ask? As many would not
chose to have an abortion themselves, they would not prohibit women who
chose that or have to have them to save their lives. You can also be
pro-choice and pro-abortion. I just wanted to inform you that they are
not the same and you can be one or two of the three choices listed above.
Would you call a woman who has a tubal pregnancy a murderer because she
had to have a life saving abortion? I would pray that you wouldn't.
Outlawing abortion would kill those women in need of them and make the
ones that do so by choice do it anyway but in an unsafe environment which
would lead to many more mortalities among women and high infection
rates that could lead to them having to have reproductive organs removed
and leaving them barron. Is this a good thing? I would hope pro-lifers
could at least agree with this.
I wish Kate Michelman luck with stopping the reversal of Roe vs Wade.
Reversing it would violate constitutional rights and would cause more
women to be unsafe and die. It's like drugs, they were outlawed but yet
people find a way to get them. Abortion is the same way, outlaw it and
women will find a way, but it could lead to their death.
I honestly can say that John Kerry would make a great president and at
least his choice is clear: he is pro-choice, not pro-abortion.
President Bush on the other hand is confusing me and I will not vote for him.
How can you be Pro-life AND for the death penalty? It does not make any
sense at all.You are either for life or against life. You can't claim
to be both. Hippocracy? The choice is clear. Now you decide.
CAMILLE SMITH
RN student and mother of 4
Former Student Senate President of 2 terms
Marion