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Thousands oppose abortion proposals

I noted with interest that the Herald reprinted an article May 9 about 200 women who signed a letter to the Illinois legislature urging the passage of the radical abortion bills before it since early spring. I would love to see this paper publish an article documenting the literally thousands of women who called their representatives, signed petitions and went out in person to oppose these bills.

Polls consistently show that a majority of women - even those who support abortion rights in the earlier stages of pregnancy - do not support the barbarity of late-term or partial-birth abortion or the usurping of the parental right to know when their 14- to 18-year-old is considering such a life-altering decision. The Chicago Tribune in an Op-Ed March 24, urged legislators to let the carefully crafted existing law of parental notification, which does not require parental consent, stand. And even the pro-abortion ACLU acknowledges that Illinois already has some of the country's least restrictive abortion laws. The existing laws are in no way threatened by non-passage of these new bills.

As usual, it's always the loudest and most radical - not the majority - who force these bills to the legislature under the euphemistic label of women's health.

Frequently on the news you hear someone shouting or posting a sign which says, "My Body, My Choice". This may be a catchy phrase but unfortunately, is not very scientifically correct. I think, in the interest of scientific accuracy, this slogan should be changed to "Our Bodies, My Choice." After all, a pregnant woman - as the larger, stronger person, gets to make a life-or-death choice over the smaller, weaker person inside her.

I admit that slogan doesn't have quite the pop and sizzle of the original, but at least it's truthful.

Mary Ann McCluskey

Glen Ellyn

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