LETTERS

Marginalizing those in pro-life community

Posted 3/24/15

To the Editor:

This is in response to the 3/5 op-ed by Rev. Harry Rix, in which he contends, “Virtually all opposition to abortion…comes from the religious right.” This common attempt to …

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LETTERS

Marginalizing those in pro-life community

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To the Editor:

This is in response to the 3/5 op-ed by Rev. Harry Rix, in which he contends, “Virtually all opposition to abortion…comes from the religious right.” This common attempt to marginalize those in the pro-life community is not only factually incorrect, but also serves to trivialize what is now a majority opinion in the United States concerning this horrific procedure. I would encourage the good reverend to discuss his views with groups such as Atheists and Agnostics for Life, Feminists for Life, Students for Life, and a host of other organizations that will never be mistaken for agents of the “religious right”. These organizations and many others have two things in common: A decidedly secular orientation, and a deep respect for the sanctity of human life.

Rev. Rix goes on to say that he “opposes extremists on both sides of this issue.” Fine. But as a practical matter, what does this mean, exactly? Does the reverend oppose partial birth abortion? Abortion after 20 weeks? Gender selection abortion? Abortions whereby the unborn child feels pain? Curiously, he doesn’t say. These are the macabre facts of a cultural evil about which Rev. Rix claims we should be more “thoughtful”. Thoughtful? About a child being literally shredded in the womb? Edmund Burke said it best: “The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.” Perhaps it is time our society and specifically those in positions of leadership, heeded Burke’s words after decades of being “thoughtful.”

Thomas G. Harkins

Warwick

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