The right to life is simply the most basic of human rights

ACCORDING TO the Journal, our governor was “outraged and horrified” by news reports based on a leaked draft majority opinion of the Supreme Court. Justice Alito wrote, “Roe was egregiously wrong from the start. Its reasoning was exceptionally weak, and the decision has had damaging consequences.” Egregious means outrageously bad.

Perhaps the clinic in Albuquerque that advertises “Abortions through 32 weeks, after 32 weeks on a case-by-case basis” is much better cause for shock and outrage. Not only late-term abortions merit our concern. Human life begins at conception and deserves protection.

We often hear misleading terms used to confuse the issue. How can abortion be health care when the mortality rate is always at least 50%, keeping in mind that the human life in the womb always dies? We often hear the term reproductive rights as a battle cry, yet we must remember that in our Declaration of Independence are listed our basic rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. The right to life is of course the most fundamental and supersedes all other claims. Lastly, the expression “my body, my choice” is often used. Please remember there is always another body, however small, however voiceless, that is simply striving to live and grow.

As a pro-life Democrat, I ask all Democrats to base their positions and decisions on the most fundamental of all human rights, the right to life. Perhaps President Biden was even more insightful than it appears when he said, “If this decision holds, it’s really quite a radical decision.” Radical means relating to or affecting the fundamental nature of something. A review of legalized abortion is the opportunity to carefully examine our definition of ourselves not only as Americans, but even more importantly as human beings.

DOUGLAS PRICE Albuquerque