Abortion Rights March in DC -- a call to action
Yesterday, Sunday April 25th, there was a massive scale abortion rights march in DC.
I got to watch a good deal of the speeches given on CSPAN.
They were disappointing to say the least. The speeches raised valid and important points on such crucial issues as the number of women that die every year from illegal abortions in foreign countries, the important debate over the availability of contraceptives, and the vital issue of the equality of women. These, of course, are extremely important issues. The single most important question, however, was, not suprisingly, never even addressed: does abortion take a human life? Until that question has an answer, all these other ethical implications of abortion are merely periphery. I argue and contend that abortion does take a human life and thus it is murder. Since that is the case, we must fight abortion as strongly as we fight against murder in this society.
I wrote a letter to that effect with a basic argument for my position and sent it to a handful of local newspapers as a "letter to the editor". I ask that as many of you as possible do the same. Here's the thought: a huge massive demonstration of support for abortion just occurred in DC. By way of a foil, I'd love to see a plethora of letters pour into newspapers that stress the opposite position that (I assume) we all hold.
You could quickly put together a short response that presents a brief argument for why you believe abortion should be illegal, why it is murder, etc. And then email it off to these editors. Here are a few email addresses to mail letters to for them to (hopefully) get published:
- The Colorado Springs Gazette (I recommend under 300 words from past experience)
email submission: gtop@gazette.com
- The Denver Post (must be under 200 words)
email submission: openforum@denverpost.com
- The Rocky Mountain News (don't have length guidelines, recommend short)
email submission: letters@rockymountainnews.com
- The Greeley Tribune (must be under 300 words)
email submission: letters@greeleytrib.com
I recommend that you check out these papers websites for their submission guidelines as well.
But the point is: SUBMIT A LETTER! And submit it to all of these papers.
It is vital that you submit one ASAP in order to have a timely response to the DC rally and to increase your odds of getting published. Let us all band together and if each and every one of us submits a well-crafted intelligent letter opposing abortion... it could have a significant impact. Make sure you mention your letter is in response to the big DC rally. Also, for all of these submissions include your full name, address, and home & evening phone numbers. (they won't publish that information, but they need it to validate that you are a real person).
PLEASE SUBMIT LETTERS!!!
Blessings on you all,
-BJ
I got to watch a good deal of the speeches given on CSPAN.
They were disappointing to say the least. The speeches raised valid and important points on such crucial issues as the number of women that die every year from illegal abortions in foreign countries, the important debate over the availability of contraceptives, and the vital issue of the equality of women. These, of course, are extremely important issues. The single most important question, however, was, not suprisingly, never even addressed: does abortion take a human life? Until that question has an answer, all these other ethical implications of abortion are merely periphery. I argue and contend that abortion does take a human life and thus it is murder. Since that is the case, we must fight abortion as strongly as we fight against murder in this society.
I wrote a letter to that effect with a basic argument for my position and sent it to a handful of local newspapers as a "letter to the editor". I ask that as many of you as possible do the same. Here's the thought: a huge massive demonstration of support for abortion just occurred in DC. By way of a foil, I'd love to see a plethora of letters pour into newspapers that stress the opposite position that (I assume) we all hold.
You could quickly put together a short response that presents a brief argument for why you believe abortion should be illegal, why it is murder, etc. And then email it off to these editors. Here are a few email addresses to mail letters to for them to (hopefully) get published:
- The Colorado Springs Gazette (I recommend under 300 words from past experience)
email submission: gtop@gazette.com
- The Denver Post (must be under 200 words)
email submission: openforum@denverpost.com
- The Rocky Mountain News (don't have length guidelines, recommend short)
email submission: letters@rockymountainnews.com
- The Greeley Tribune (must be under 300 words)
email submission: letters@greeleytrib.com
I recommend that you check out these papers websites for their submission guidelines as well.
But the point is: SUBMIT A LETTER! And submit it to all of these papers.
It is vital that you submit one ASAP in order to have a timely response to the DC rally and to increase your odds of getting published. Let us all band together and if each and every one of us submits a well-crafted intelligent letter opposing abortion... it could have a significant impact. Make sure you mention your letter is in response to the big DC rally. Also, for all of these submissions include your full name, address, and home & evening phone numbers. (they won't publish that information, but they need it to validate that you are a real person).
PLEASE SUBMIT LETTERS!!!
Blessings on you all,
-BJ
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