2009-06-02 issue:
Deliberately killing an unborn child is wrong
by Jerry C. Stanaway, Lombard, Ill.
In response to Paul H. Martin's letter ("Saving the Fetus Is Also Violence," May 19), I do not advocate showing preference toward saving an unborn child at the expense of the mother. Sometimes unborn children survive abortions. In life-threatening pregnancies I believe in making an equal effort toward saving both lives.
When I said, "Abortion is always wrong," I meant deliberately killing the unborn child is always wrong. So I advocate trying to save both lives rather than saving either life at the expense of the other. In the process of trying to do this one of the lives may die, but this should never be the intention.
Associated Issue: Come to Columbus - May 19, 2009
Current Stories
Articles
- Thoughts on abortion
- The messiness of 21st-century mission
- Mr. Christ Comes
- Where is Jesus?
- For Franklin
News stories, digests and Meno Acontecer
- MCC's 'new wine'
- Donations extend life of CPT projects
- AMBS receives gold certification for green building
- Mexico tour focuses on women, migration
- Mennos in the News: Two bodies of Canadian Mennonite brothers found
- Berne church changes conferences
- Two Mennonites among 12 acquitted
- Indonesian, Zimbabweans swap stories
- New structure brings new voices to EMM
- MCC may become a new 'global entity'
- Hesston College graduates 156 students
Columns
- The meanings of dialogue
- When something takes the babies
- Pre-emption redemption
- Don't abort the truth