Letters to Editor—Abortion
http://www.kdhnews.com/news/letters.aspx?r=0 Abortion a contradiction to tradition of Western medicine
To the Editor:
As we recall the anniversary of Roe v. Wade on Jan. 22, the court decision which legalized abortion, I believe it is important to reflect on the tradition of Western medicine.
Western civilization formed the first hospitals and developed a school of medicine. The key to its fruition, however, is not pure chance, but is based upon the fact that each person, rich or poor, young or old, has the right to life.
Yet today, there is a great contradiction: abortion. This contradiction in the practice of Western medicine is responsible for the deaths of over 47 million U.S. children since 1973.
For those who doubt whether or not the unborn child is a true human person, science has given us a number of facts. First, the baby's heart begins beating at the age of 20 days in the womb, with brain waves start occurring at 40 days.
Secondly, by the age of 14 weeks, the entire body surface, except the back and the top of the head, is sensitive to pain. What is more, an unborn child can survive outside of the womb at 21 weeks.
In a nation where it is illegal to harm the unhatched eggs of an eagle, why do we allow for the slaughter of innocent babies, which are more valuable?
Let us hope that America will once again be the champion of Western medicine. Let us hope that she will again protect and defend the right to life, from conception until natural death.
Posted on Saturday, January 22, 2011 by Charmaine Surprenant, Killeen
Kempner reader contends abortion is un-American
To the Editor:
Abortion is highly un-American and immoral
"Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness." These three rights are strongly defended and loved by the American people. In fact, we have fought wars and risked lives to protect them.
As we recall the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the court case that legalized abortion, we must ask ourselves: what about the rights of the 47 million babies who have been killed since 1973?
During the Second World War, America helped put an end to the cruel concentration camps in Europe. Yet today, an even greater, silent holocaust is waged within our very own borders.
Every year, over a million babies are aborted. In short, the most fundamental right, that of life, which is the basis of all the others, is being denied to our own people.
Some may ask whether the unborn child is really a human. The answer is yes. Science tells us that the unborn baby has a distinct, unchanging, and unrepeatable genetic code, unique in all of history, from the moment of conception till death.
Many say that a woman has the "right" to choose. And what of the baby's right? Even more, it is illegal in this country to harm the unhatched eggs of an eagle. Why then, is it legal to kill an unborn child, who is more precious than any bird?
Should life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness be denied to our unborn babies? To answer in the affirmative would be highly un-American and simply immoral.
YEP, agreed. POWDERMAN.