For while the debate rages on as to when life starts and anti-abortionists plead to save potential lives, one thing is for certain: women will still have illegal abortions, and in some cases die from them.

It is all true - the choice is a hard one; if men could get pregnant, abortion would be a sacrament; many women will die if abortions are illegal...

The anti-abortion movement is entrenched largely in religious fantacism, and these zealots have historically been the most difficult people to argue with. Anti-abortionists have no logic, no real argument.

Assume for the moment that the fetus is a person, a small undeveloped person, but a person nonetheless. Does it necessarily hold true that "anti-abortionists have no logic, no real argu-
ment?" Certainly not...But do make a note of the fact that Mr. Warnock could not bring himself to write that the fetus is not a person.

Abortion is to no woman an easy, fun alternative. Women do not go to abortion clinics clicking their heels and humming. Abortion is a sobering, tragic experience. And it is this very pain that makes abortion even more of a right for those who desire it.

True! But why...I suggest that the reason lies within the perception of what a fetus is. It is difficult to kill something about which we have deep seated suspicions. That suspicion is that the fetus is a helpless human being deserving of a society's protection. If society's answer is to this person that we can best protect you by killing you, then our society has a long way to go.

It is a sad, sobering problem of our times that so many children have sex when they are not ready. But this comes back to education and time, neither of which very many anti-abortionists are willing to contribute (although they will spend their time in more productive ways, such as sitting in front of clinics).

So let's not hear nonsensical statements suggesting that sitting on the steps of abortion clinics is a waste of time. I am sure that somebody somewhere once asked the inane question, "why don't those blacks quit wasting their time walking to work and get on the back of the bus?"

If the anti-abortionists want these babies brought into the world that badly, then they should propose to adopt every unwanted child.

Mr. Warnock also argued that religious zealots should get out and start adopting everyone's children. Well, many Christians have begun to establish clinics where a pregnant woman's needs are met, and once the child is born the mother has the option of letting go, if she feels it is in the child's best interest.