Why Do Some People Support Abortion Rights

Abortion rights protesters are not ingrates
It’s not a privilege to be born malnourished, drug-addicted, or unwanted. Or to be born to abusive, unfit, or immature parents.

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Or to be born with a nervous system so traumatized by toxic gestation that emotional bonding with other human beings is impossible.

It’s not a privilege to face a much higher chance of addiction, mental illness, and educational and behavioral difficulties throughout your life.

The question about a crisis pregnancy should not be,are the parents strong enough to gut through this pregnancy, and then will they have enough diapers?

The question should always be,what is the best way to protect this child?

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Sometimes we must let go, with wracking pain and sorrow, even a very much loved and wanted child in order to prevent their suffering if born.

People demonstrating for access to safe ways to protect unborn children are not ingrates who do not understand the sanctity of life.

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It is precisely because they do understand this sanctity that they are fighting for parents’ rights to decide what is best for their children, even if those decisions result in compassionate terminations.

Martha Sanders,Columbus

If Mike Gibbons can’t answer our letters, can he meet our needs?
In the last month, my husband and I have written to theMike Gibbonscampaign regarding several issues we wanted to discuss.

My husband wanted information about how Gibbons will handle balancing the budget. I wanted to bring to his attention that handicapped people who do vote will be disenfranchised since he wants to prohibitmail-in voting.

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I pointed out that voter fraud in Ohio is minimal, per our attorney general.

I want to explain that in-person voting for me, and others who are handicapped, is extremely difficult. This attitude attempts to take away my right to vote.

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There has been nothing from either Gibbons or his campaign. This leads me to wonder how good a senator he would be for Ohio.

We need a senator who meets the needs of Ohioans.

Perhaps Republican voters, and other voters, need to consider if he is the right person to represent us.

Jacqueline Alarie, Columbus

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Americans should strive to fight prejudice in 2022
As an American Ahmadi Muslim, I would like to encourage our fellow citizens to reflect on the importance of Black History Month.

It is worth acknowledging and celebrating shared values regardless of our race, religion, or background. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once famously stated, “I look to the day when people will not be judged by the color of their skin, by the content of their character.”

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In Islam, this absolutely echoes with what Prophet Muhammad beautifully stated: “A white has no superiority over a Black, nor a Black has any superiority over a white, except in piety and good action.”

This has ultimately served as a profound tenet of Islamic principles of equality for 1,400 years. In light of this advice, I would like to encourage our fellow Americans to strive to fight prejudice in 2022 by looking for goodness and piety in our fellow man.

Samar Ahmad, member of Muslim Writers Guild of America