‘Post-born’ kids
Regarding “Planned Parenthood: Legacy of life or death? (Page A37, Sunday), in reading Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Sen. Ted Cruz’s essay, my first thought was, if only they cared as much for the “post-born child” as they do for the “unborn child” (their terminology). If only they put all that passion and concern toward ensuring that all the post-born children of Texas have equal access to good health care and an exceptional public school education regardless of who their parents are or where they live.
If only they cared enough to provide adequate school funding so the special needs post-born children of Texas can receive the services they need without budget cap limits being placed on school districts.
If only they cared as much for the post-born children of Texas caught up in the daily dysfunction of CPS which needs system reform, adequate funding and effective leadership. hese issues take passion, concern, time and a lot of hard work to resolve!
As a fourth-generation Texan, I don’t have any confidence that either of these two men nor any other Texas politician has the grit or passion it takes to really work on fixing these very immediate issues. It is much easier to write essays about their concern for the “unborn child” because ultimately, they don’t really have to do anything!
Brenda Williams, Magnolia