LETTER: Anti-abortionists closed minded

Editor,

I am writing in response to Scott Dewey’s letter regarding abortion, dated Jan. 28. Mr. Dewey raises an important issue in discussing abortion – the great institutions on which this country was founded, freedom and democracy. I think we can all agree that freedom today is not what it used to be.

I wholeheartedly disagree with Mr. Dewey’s view of America; I think some of the best things about our country are the freedoms we have. As a young Jewish woman from Chicago (a triple whammy!), I must say at the very least I dislike other people telling me what I can and cannot do with my own body. This is comparable to censorship in a way. If you don’t like what’s on TV, don’t watch it (instead of ruining it for the rest of us by complaining that it is offensive). If you don’t want to kill a parasite (which is, essentially, what a fetus is until it is born), then don’t.

The key word in pro-choice is choice. Just because someone is pro-choice does not mean he or she will choose an abortion in a particular situation. Rather, the person is open to the idea.

This leads me to ask the obvious question: If a woman were raped and became pregnant, would one expect her to have the baby? The problem here is closed mindedness; some people will never be able to accept that their view is not absolutely correct. Sure, it’s great if a person wants to make the world a better place, but people need to remember that one is only the master of his own destiny.

Leia Weston