NO PLACE FOR ABORTION

Abortion should have no place in modern world
Charles Fuller

The recent Supreme Court confirmation hearings once again reminded us of the sharply different ideologies dividing our nation on the matter of abortion. None of the other very troubling issues that confront our nation, the soaring national debt, the sharp decline in family values, the quagmire of a war in Iraq, seem to stir such deep emotions as abortion.
The lady from Seymour, whose article appeared in the March 20 editorial page, reflects an emotional approach to that controversy that obscures some of the deeper issues. ("There's no place for abortion ban in modern world," Ozarks Voices) Though her article expressed concern over women's rights, she expressed no similar concern for the infant in womb, the unborn. I judge that she considers it only a "glob."

It is not uncommon for a woman to grieve over a miscarriage, a naturally aborted child, and insist on a private memorial service. Contrast that with the mother who allows her child to be murdered by a procedure known as partial birth abortion. That is the terminology for sucking the brains out of a perfectly healthy child in the birth canal ready to be born. Both can't be right. Thankfully, most societies would favor the child as the majority in our land still do.

It is doubtful if history will judge our nation as a failure on women's rights. It will rightly judge us for our treatment of the unborn. You can take a casual attitude if you will, but be assured of this: that the one who judges all things rightly will have the final say. Before activist judges decided they should become the arbiters of our nation's moral conscience, we found guidance from a higher order. Even most nonreligious persons accepted and willingly followed a standard set by the church and the Christian community.

Of course, if you don't believe God exists or that the Bible is truly the word of God, then you are free to ignore such standards and foolishly set your own. Fortunately, most of our citizens, when put to the test, weigh in on the side of traditional family values. When our higher institutions, especially the executive branch, the higher courts, and the institutions of higher learning, reaffirm those values, we will once again see an America that protects the child while yet in the womb.