What if I’d been aborted?

Regarding “UT law professor warns Congress of broader threat from Texas abortion ban,” (Sept. 29): As an adoptee who was fortunate enough to be conceived and born before abortion became legal, I am saddened to read articles by pro-abortion advocates invoking “what if ” arguments trying desperately to punch holes in a law that was not blocked by the U.S. Supreme Court.

The belief in many corners is that the pregnant woman is “punished” by being forced to carry the pregnancy to term and deliver a healthy baby, whereas my parents, childless for 11 years, prayed for the blessing of a child. A 36-year-old woman helped provide the answer to their prayer.

I was a member of the Houston Fire Department, serving as a firefighter and paramedic for 33 years. I touched others’ lives. “What if ” I had been aborted?

I refuse to believe that the God I believe in blesses the shedding of innocent blood.

Today our society seemingly accepts a sacrifice of the innocents, not to Molech, but to a different and more powerful god. Its name is Self. If a pregnancy gets in the way of a woman’s career or lifestyle or is otherwise inconvenient, the child she is carrying becomes expendable.

Bob Blumrick, Houston

Regarding “Opinion: I have counseled rape survivors. Texas denies them legal abortions,” (Sept. 29): As a former Houstonian and women's rights advocate in the 1970s, I want to thank Sonia Corrales for her recent op-ed on Texas’ denial of legal abortions.

A few questions for so-called “prolifers”:

Why are pro-lifers blaming women for killing the unborn, when it still “takes two to tango” (procreate)? Surely not all pregnancies happen through immaculate conception.

Why are pro-life activists so concerned about the unborn children of living pregnant women and not about the thousands of women who are murdered every year in this country, often after being victims of domestic violence?

Why is it not in their pro-life concerns to see the root causes of these terrible, violent acts against women? Lena M. Brooks, St. Paul, MN

Yi-Chin Lee / Staff file photo A veteran firefighter and paramedic with the Houston Fire Department for 33 years says he was adopted, born before abortion became legal.