Name:   MartiniMan - Subject:   Food for thought Date:   1/25/2018 6:17:31 PM

Interesting article.  For me it is very simple.  I belief life begins at conception, mostly because no one has been able to provide a convincing argument that it begins at some other arbitrary point......one that seems to be a moving target with the advances in medicine.  Once you agree that life begins at conception then a fetus (which is Latin for "little one"....i.e., a little baby) deserves protection and it is no longer the liberty of just the mother at stake, it is also the liberty of the child.  If someone has convinced themselves that life begins at some other arbitrary point in time, then they may be OK with abortion and it is not really something you can argue with them about because of the fundamental difference in view points.

For sure we need to have empathy for women that have made this choice over either raising the child or giving it up for adoption.  There is no need for post-adoption counseling but there is a great need for post-abortion counseling because we are all infused with the basic understanding of natural law and that there are well docuemnted psychological consequences as a result of making this decision.  That goes beyond any one religious belief but really goes to the heart of the matter of what is our humanity.  Our Knights of Columbus council supports ultrasound machines and technicians at pregnancy aid clinics and so many women, when they see that the fetus is in fact just a little baby in the earlier stage of development, they quite often go through with the pregnancy. 

I think even if abortion remains legal I am optimistic that over time a vast majority of Americans will recognize it as an intrinsically evil act and it will fade away into obscurity and disuse.  And Planned Parenthood will revert to its original purpose, the elimination of undesirable races as they will be relegated to areas with economically disadvantaged black and hispanic women.  But even on that front I am optimistic that it will be rejected by these women as well as they will recognize it for the eugenics it is.