

America's Deadly New Civil War
A lady behind us, as she pointed to a 26 week old
"fetus" that was preserved on display in a gallon-size
glass bottle, made the following comment to another
lady next to her: "That's the age my baby was." The
second lady responded, "Oh, you had a miscarriage at
26 weeks?" "No," the first lady replied, '1'm describing
my son -- the one who's now a freshman here in
meqical school, who was born very prematurely at 26
weeks." The "fetus" in the bottle was hardly the size
of a full grown hamster. The story hardly needs any
more commentary.
I was flabbergasted more recently to read that
"fetus" is Latin for "baby." Do the law and the courts
have any right to set priorities so that the ·convenience
of the mother takes precedence over the life of the
baby? Certainly not, says Supreme Court Justice
White.
Personally, I have never understood how some good
intentioned folks could conduct a candlelight vigil for
convicted murderers on death row and at the same
time be pro-abortion which is nothing more than
administering, yes, capital punishment to an innocent
unborn baby.
Free will is everybody's option. Nevertheless,
actions do have consequences. We can be both pro–
choice before creating life and pro-life thereafter.
Before conception there is a choice. After conception
there is a baby. The quick and deadly option of
abortion is wrong. Let the baby decide.
Much ink has been spilled over the years, and
certainly much blood shed, over these issues. This
monograph is just anc;>ther addition to the long list of
publications on these issues. Hopefully, the material
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