Respect for unborn life needed for peace
All lives matter. Black lives matter. Blue lives matter. Recently, I was driving my daughter on Lenox Road when we chanced upon a Black Lives Matter protest. It was alarming at first, a large crowd at an unusual spot, but it was a peaceful protest. Blacks, whites, all different races and walks of life were represented. What struck me was that each person showed up and probably just wanted to be heard, to make a difference, to matter.
To really foster peace in the U.S., we need to start at the beginning — where we were all created, in our mothers’ wombs. That should be the most secure and protected place to let a tiny voice flourish and grow. Science and faith agree: all genetic material is present at conception, where a baby begins to grow. All lives matter, especially those just beginning.
SUZANNE MATHEWS, ATLANTA
Ginsburg was bold, but correct
At first I welcomed the comments and agreed wholeheartedly with them. That they came from a Supreme Court justice, I found a bit startling but welcome nonetheless. Upon reading reactions, from Trump and other rattled Republicans, I began to have second thoughts. Perhaps it was unwise for a sitting Supreme Court justice to “cross that line” and enter into the political debate so baldly, threatening to undermine her credibility.
However, history is strewn with characters so vile, harmful and unqualified to lead, who managed nevertheless to become leaders, because clear-thinking people mistakenly felt some ethical restriction or were simply too cowardly to speak out. Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has correctly identified Donald Trump as that sort of figure. We can only hope she never gets to say “ I told you so.”
ANTHONY GRECO, DECATUR
