Letter to the editor: Life has worth, and it's worth protecting

Leading up to the election, the pro-choice candidates never wasted an opportunity to remind us that their opponents are against legal abortion. While most of the political ads on television focused on the terrible case of rape, which accounts for less than 2% of abortions, none of the ads mentioned the reason why people work to end abortion. I would think that the vast majority of pro-life advocates would agree that a woman is free to choose what she does with her body, as long as she does not hurt anyone else.

A new human being with unique human DNA is formed at the moment of fertilization. Nascent cardiac tissue begins to produce a heartbeat five weeks later. At eight weeks, arms and legs with fingers and toes are present. At 12 weeks, the unborn child is actively moving in the womb, kicking, twisting and sucking her thumb. It cannot be denied that this is a human life. The question is, does this tiny human life have worth? Pro-life advocates think that this life does have worth, and that it is a life worth protecting.

If you or someone you know is pregnant and needs help, call or text Option Line at 800-712-4357 or go to optionline.org.

John Lewandowski

Castle Shannon