Abortion debate unresolved

By by Tom Ferry

Thursday, November 3, 2005

In response to Mr. Armstrong and his article, “Abortion unalienable right,” all I can say is that it’s a broken record. Anyone on either side of the abortion debate knows this tired argument.

My question is, why not address the real question at the heart of this debate? The question, of course, being: Is the fetus, a human life?

The day proof is produced that it is indeed not a human life and only “part of the woman’s body,” is the day that every “oppressive, bible-toting” conservative is silenced. Until then, the debate will continue to go in circles.

Tom Ferry, St. Michael, MN, freshman

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