By Ralph Meyer Santa Monica
The Pope’s statement equating the holocaust to abortions ignores the fact that abortions are voluntarily requested, often by desperate women who cannot care for the many children they already have. Child poverty is a problem even in the U.S. where welfare prevents hunger. In other parts of the world, homeless children roam the streets begging for food. Surely, in the hierarchy of needs, starving children have priority over unwanted fetuses. The horror of overpopulation outweighs the Pope’s desire to save fetuses.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on March 10, 2005. Read the original PDF.