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LETTERS, Page 12ABORTION
Back in 1973, in Roe v. Wade, someone made a legal argument
that allowed the Supreme Court to overstep its bounds and enter
the legislative arena (NATION, May 1). The simple fact is that
abortion has nothing to do with the Constitution and therefore
should not have been brought before the Supreme Court. Roe v. Wade
should be overturned, and the issue should be taken up by state
legislatures.
Jeff Stout
Grand Rapids
The pro-life notion that all pro-choice advocates encourage
abortion as the solution to an unwanted pregnancy is moronic.
Pro-choice means supporting an individual's right to choose, which
does not necessarily mean being proabortion. Perhaps the final
result of this Dark Ages crusade will be total government control,
telling us how many children to have, what to feed them and how to
discipline them.
Jennifer M. Centola
Rochester
It doesn't matter if some women can find a way to get
abortions. And it doesn't matter if people will perform them
illegally. We should have a law against abortion because it is
wrong.
Patrick Grant
New York City
During all this controversy, has anyone stopped to think that
maybe an abortion is something no woman really wants? It is a very
personal matter, and the decision to use this solution should be
left up to the individual. No one ought to be allowed to make my
choice for me.
Lisa Sampel
Redwood City, Calif.
I could easily give birth to, provide for and love a baby
conceived as a result of contraceptive failure. Yet I would never
want to impose my antiabortion views on women who are not in my
position. I support the pro-choice movement.
Laura Mandell
Ithaca, N.Y.
You inquire, "Will the court turn back the clock?" But I think
that is a peculiar notion of time. Babies are the future, not the
past.
David F. Hils
University Heights, Ohio
We must ask ourselves what it is like to be young, poor, alone
and pregnant.
Natalie Ruyak
Bethlehem, Pa.