Fighting Abortion: from Mexico to the U.S.
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- Pro-life supporters rally in Mexico in 2007.
In Mexico, amidst protests from pro-abortion groups in that country over recent initiatives to protect the unborn at the state level, Carmen Alba, director of the Institute for the Rehabilitation of Women and the Family (IRWF), cautioned that abortion is neither a “solution” nor a definitive end to a woman’s “problem.”
In a column published by the Mexican daily “El Gráfico,” Alba explained that since Mexico City legalized abortion up until the 12th week of pregnancy, she has “seen a greater number of young women at the IRWF considering ending the lives of their babies than we have in the past ten years.” She added that the “girls are mainly between the ages of 14 and 25.”
Those who visit IRWF following an abortion all share the same story, Alba added. According to her, these women suffer from “confusion, sadness, depression, anguish,” as well as “nightmares” and the need to “search for a substitute baby.” Almost “48 percent consider suicide,” stated Alba.
She said that contrary to what abortion supporters claim, “Life after an abortion is not simple, it requires honest and specialized treatment that aids in resolving the grief and pain” caused by the procedure.
The topic abortion is also getting a lot of attention in the United States. Just this week, the bishops of North Carolina have said that a proposed school textbook that describes Roe v. Wade as a ruling against government oppression of rights should be opposed by Catholics. They argue the text implies that opposition to abortion is wrong.
Bishop of Raleigh Michael F. Burbidge and Bishop of Charlotte Peter J. Jugis reported the problem with the textbook in a Feb. 11 letter to Catholics.
They said the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction is considering a proposal for a revised textbook on Civics and Economics. The proposed text asserts that Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision that mandated permissive abortion laws nationwide, is an example of the Supreme Court upholding rights “against oppressive government.”
If the text is approved, the bishops warned, children will be taught the textbook’s interpretation is the correct one. “The implication of this proposed text is that opposition to Roe v. Wade is wrong,” the bishops said. “As a voice united on behalf of the unborn who have a right to life, a fundamental human right, we oppose this draft statement.”
They asked Catholics to inform the Department of Public Instruction of their opposition and to ask that any reference to Roe v. Wade be removed from the text.
Also in the United States, just last week a pro-life billboard campaign caused controversy in the state of Georgia for saying that black children are an “endangered species” because of the disproportionately high abortion rate among African-American women.
The billboards show a close-up of an African-American boy’s worried face. To the left in large print are the words “Black Children are an Endangered Species.”
Georgia Right to Life has sponsored the 65 billboards with the Atlanta-based Radiance Foundation, a group which encourages adoption. According to the New York Times, the two organizations hope to sponsor 80 billboards.
The Americano / Agencies
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