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The provocative question in the editorial “Where is the outrage?” (June 4) deserves a reply. Here’s one.
We, who are pro-choice, hold back, I believe, because the anti-abortionists are so strongly represented and so vociferous in their protestations. Many of us on the other side tend to back off and let them rant. Many of my friends, on both sides of the issue, tend to feel the same.
We wish there were no abortions and no reasons for abortion, but we recognize it is a difficult option that is 1) legal and 2) a woman’s painful decision depending on her circumstances: financial difficulties, incest, rape, a disabled baby who bleeds a family dry, both financially and emotionally. No one should be forced to have that thrust upon her. It’s her choice – not Bishop John D’Arcy’s, not Alan Keyes’, not Randall Terry’s.
What strikes me as odd is every day we read of children, abused and/or murdered, while the abuser most often receives a few months or years in prison, shortened by good behavior. Please! I don’t see many of our most outspoken antiabortionists taking these little abused souls into their homes, offering love and solace. Where are they? (Blessings upon those who do.)
Then there are those who believe sex education in schools will result in a multitude of sexual maniacs fornicating at every street corner. Again, it is the vocal crowd of “do gooders” who would put a stop to responsible sex education. It’s hard to admit, but kids are going to have sex, and some may become pregnant.
If we don’t stand up to the outrage, which publicity seekers, i.e. Keyes and Terry, propagate, there will be more violence against those like Dr. George Tiller, who happened to hold a different opinion and loved his family and humanity.
God bless those who hold their anti-abortion beliefs. That’s their right. Allow the other side the courtesy of holding theirs.
MARY ANN SCHIEFERSTEIN Fort Wayne
