Two Views on Abortion
Source: Isthmus, The Daily Page Two Letters to the Editor: Thank you to Ruth Conniff and Isthmus for her column lamenting the departure of a Madison doctor who provides critical abortion care to women (a href=http://www.thedailypage.com/isthmus/article.php?article=29768>"Good Health Care Includes Abortion," 7/9/10). Anti-choice groups have exploited this doctor's departure from Madison, claiming victory in their fight to block Madison women from accessing second-trimester abortion services. In her column, Conniff recognizes the gap in women's health services that her doctor friend was determined to fill. What happens to the woman diagnosed with cancer who must terminate her pregnancy to receive lifesaving treatment? Or the woman who learns a severe fetal anomaly will leave her baby unable to survive outside the womb? Or the 14-year-old incest victim, too ashamed to tell anyone she was pregnant until she could no longer hide it? No woman faced with terminating her pregnancy under dire circumstances should have to travel far from home to receive care — away from her family, her doctors and her support system. Thank you for a column that highlighted the real story — and real tragedy — of the gap in abortion care in Madison. Lisa Subeck, executive director, NARAL Pro-Choice Wisconsin Your pro-abortion article is another that should be banned. Why on earth would we expect the majority of taxpayers (who are anti-abortionists) to pay for someone to have a medical procedure that is the plain fault of the person having it? Unless of course rape. [Editor's note: The column clearly stated that the issue at hand, medical training, did not involve the use of tax dollars.] Over one million "murders" of innocent human beings are committed every year. At a cost of billions. It makes no sense at all. As our U.S. birthrate is now down below 2%, it would take at least 100 years to get back to a percentage (2.1%) that will continue our culture. Otherwise the Spanish and Muslims who are at 8% will be the dominant culture in America and Europe. Take a look at Detroit. Disaster with over half the population having left the city and 400,000 illegals and 300,000 Muslims have taken over and trashed the city. It has been destroyed. Is that what we want? John C. Hyland, Appleton
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