RE: Euthanasia of Newborns with Spina Bifida
Dear Editor,
I have Spina Bifida. It was discovered during X-rays when in my 40’s. I am now in my late 60’s.
I completed university and had a satisfactory professional career.
It is somewhat disconcerting to note that someone, who thinks he/she knows better, could have destroyed my “joie de vivre”.
Keith Birch
Hamilton, Ontario
Canada
See: Paediatric Neurosurgeons Criticize Dutch Practice of Euthanasia on Babies With Spina Bifida
https://www.lifesitenews.com/ldn/2008/jan/08011610.html
Go See Juno
Dear Editor,
Well I did it. I went to see the movie. I had been told by others, including my daughter, not to prejudge. Pretty hard to do when the reviews for this film are everywhere. I tried and the verdict is in.
If you have not seen this film, then I have one word for you. GO. Get yourself down to the local cinema, pay the 12 bucks and go see this film.
We live sheltered lives within our little pro-life circles. There is a real world out there that deals with life’s issues on a day to day basis, and they don’t actually deal with them in the same way that we would sometimes like. Juno breaks the mold.
After the movie a young couple behind my wife and I were talking. He had not wanted to be dragged into a “chick flick”. She, like most women, managed to convince him. He commented to her, just loud enough for us to hear “What a good movie” and started to clap. A few others did the same. No overwhelming round of applause just a few claps of appreciation.
That was how I felt too. As someone who eats and sleeps pro-life, anti-abortion information every single day, this movie gave me hope. Juno is a real person. She could be your daughter, sister or best friend. Paulie Bleeker, Juno’s boyfriend, is your typical 16 year old boy. Their story is so matter-of-factly typical it immediately becomes your family up on the big screen.
Again, don’t take my word for it, don’t prejudge, Just GO. Pay particular attention to the portrayal of Juno’s visit to the abortion clinic. Other reviewers have focused on the young pro-life demonstrator outside. I want you to check out the woman working inside the mill. I could not have cast a better actor.
I loved the film, I loved the acting, and most importantly I love what this film says to young people faced with unexpected pregnancy. The world will not end. Life goes on and in fact even gets much better because of the decisions we make.
The movie is realistic and therefore uses everyday language that might be construed as offensive. If you want to know how young people today think about our issues GO GO GO.
John Hof,
Langley, B.C.
Editor’s Note:Juno is rated PG-13 for mature thematic material, sexual content and language.
Saskatchewan Schools Closing Down
Dear Editor,
In these days when there are so many schools closing in Saskatchewan, has it ever occurred to our government or the public that one of the causes of these closures is the large number of abortions that have snuffed out lives that would otherwise be students in our schools.
According to Saskatchewan government statistics for the years 1994 to 2006, there have been, on average, 1,700 abortions each year. That means that in the last 13 years, 22,100 children are not in our schools because of induced abortions. At 25 students per classroom, that means we’ve lost 884 classrooms of students.
The slippery slope predicted in the 1970’s has been here for some time. Abortion has diminished the value of children—just look at our low birth rate.
Let’s turn things around and “grow Saskatchewan ” by stopping, or at least reducing the numbers of abortions in Saskatchewan every year.
Michael Zenkawich
Regina, Saskatchewan
Canada
Zenkawich sits on the board of directors of Regina Prolife
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