Editor,
Recent newspaper stories tell of an elderly woman who smothered and killed eight of her babies. Another tells of a man who purposely conceived a child with the intent of killing it after birth in order to “get even” with his wife. Closer to home we’ve seen two young people brutally murdered in Apple River. Human life has become expendable for any reason. Many will be quick to point the finger at guns or violent video games or violence in movies and television. We should stop looking at the superficial causes and go to the root of the problem: abortion. Since 1973 when abortion was legalized in our country, over 48,000,000 babies have died violent deaths. Excuses given for abortions vary, but the vast majority( 97%) are done for convenience. Imagine using that excuse for the murders I’ve previously cited. Eight babies smothered for convenience. Two people murdered for convenience. It just doesn’t fly, does it? When we so cheapen human life that we allow a baby to be killed in the womb for any reason we can only reap the reward of that action; that is a complete disregard for any and all human life at any stage. We now have a couple of generations of young adults who have grown up with the abortion mentality. They’ve been told that it’s not a baby until after it’s born, it’s just a blob of tissue or a product of conception. What a ghastly lie! Doctors and learned scientists will tell you that a human life begins at conception. All that life needs is time and nourishment to grow. We must start educating our young people that life is a precious gift. It’s not to be taken for granted or taken away by anyone.