Posted by
Silvio Canto, Jr. on Sunday, August 27, 2006 7:04:48 AM
Julia Gorin is a contributing editor of JewishWorldReview.com. She blogs at JuliaGorin.com. Last week, she wrote a great op-ed column on abortion. It was called Petitioning for Life:
"The Web site of Ms. Magazine--yes, it still exists--is calling on readers to sign a petition: "I have had an abortion. I publicly join the millions of women in the United States who have had an abortion in demanding a repeal of laws that restrict women's reproductive freedom."
Well, so much for the right to privacy. If Ms. readers hadn't had so many abortions, there might be more Ms. readers. As for the rest of us, here's a petition we could all sign: "I wasn't aborted."
It reminds me of a picture from the 2004 Democrat convention. It showed a woman walking around with a T-shirt that said: "I had an abortion"! It was a stark reminder that the Democrats are the party of abortion.
Julia writes about her life and how she was nearly aborted:
"Like most Soviet-era fetuses conceived in Russia by couples who were already parents, I was scheduled for abortion as a matter of course."
It is a moving story. It should be shared with those who view abortion as a political statement rather than the loss of a human life.
Unfortunately, 40 million have been aborted in the US since '73. Who are they? We don't know for sure. We do know that they never had a choice!
MY VIEW by Silvio Canto, Jr.