Memorializing Roe v. Wade

One-third of my generation is missing. They are not missing because of drugs, car accidents, suicide or gunshot wounds. They are missing because of abortion. I write these words on behalf of the 45,000,000 young people in my generation who have been slaughtered in the name of "reproductive rights." I speak for them.

This year, on January 22, many Americans will stop and reflect on Roe v. Wade, the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion.

Still many more Americans, safely ensconced in the busyness their everyday lives, will pass the time of day on January 22 oblivious to the anniversary of Roe v. Wade and the far-reaching implications of that dark day.

Those of us who do take time to memorialize Roe v. Wade will be remembering it in various and diverse ways. Some of us will feel hollow, grasping for understanding, ashamed, remorseful, grief-stricken, anguished, disbelieving, crushed, and helpless. Others will feel triumphant, empowered, victorious, jubilant, superior, enabled, independent, and maybe a little bitter that not all share their joy.

To add insult to injury, several legislators in California have introduced a resolution to encourage the President and Congress to "stand firm in their resolve to uphold the intent and substance of . . . Roe v. Wade . . . [which guarantees] women reproductive rights, an occasion deserving of celebration and special public commendations, . . . [and protects] the health and freedom of women . . ."

I have two things to say to the authors of this resolution:

1) Just because the majority of 9 judges believed abortion should be legalized, that doesn’t make it RIGHT. Just because slavery was once legal, that didn’t make it morally excellent.

Our society today is consumed with the celebration of individual rights. We are so caught up with our "rights" that we forget to ask "what is right?"

2) Can you please simply rejoice in the fact that you have what you want (legalized abortion) without slapping the faces of the rest of us who are in despair on this day? Isn’t "enough" really enough?

Even if you believe abortion is good, can you please be DECENT enough to think of it as a "necessary evil" and not CELEBRATE and so gleefully embrace it?

A lot of people will be mourning on January 22. This California resolution shows no tolerance or compassion for these people who are grieving the fact that one-third of their generation, their children and grandchildren’s generation . . . is missing.