Focus on Basic Idea of Autonomy over One’s Life!
by Dolores M. Klein, Peoria, IL
The murder of Dr. Tiller and the President’s speech at Notre Dame have ratcheted up the controversy over Roe/Wade and the issue of abortion rights. The language employed is an important element in the national discussion.
When I hear the invoking of slavery and the term Holocaust continuously used, I recall a series of letters in Ebony Magazine some years ago from black women vehemently objecting to the comparison to slavery being used in the opposition to Roe/Wade. I recall a letter in the Chicago Tribune from a Jewish women’s organization, angered by the continuous use of the word Holocaust by those attempting to recriminalize abortion.
Since that language is being used so freely today, I expect and hope to see objections from everyone who understands the basic and important issue: women’s autonomy over their lives in all races, religions and cultures.
