Editor,

With all the natural disasters occurring in this day and age, we so often see figures of death tolls numbering in the thousands and we mourn the loss of so much human life. We’d be a cold unfeeling people if we did not mourn! And yet in our nation alone, over 1.5 million babies are killed every year from abortion and we remain silent. Why? Why should a death from abortion be less of a disaster than a death from a hurricane or an earthquake? Each death costs one human life. The unborn child is not a “potential human being” but is a “human being with potential”.

We need to educate our fellow citizens about abortion. We don’t condemn the women who get abortions but they need to know exactly what happens to the child and to them during and after an abortion. Everyone should take responsibility for their own actions. The “choice” in pro-choice should come before conception, not after! More than 97% of all abortions are done for convenience of the mother. That’s a wicked form of birth control.

Please take time to study abortion and its effect on women, men, and our country. You’ll be stunned at what you’ll see. An increase in physiological problems, suicide, physical injury, and a whopping 500% increase in child abuse!

Let’s help women who have unplanned pregnancies, not kill the child. This is not a casual statement; Catholic, Lutheran, and other social service organizations and pregnancy centers all across the country are putting their money where their mouth is.