Letter to the editor: Abortion is a private matter

I’ll gag if I read one more anti-abortion letter, naturally written by a male. Saying it’s up to the female to prevent her unwanted pregnancy is a true chauvinistic statement. Men have help for erectile dysfunction and Viagra to enhance their sexual desire. Yet many want women to defend themselves against a determined male.

It doesn’t matter if you are pro-choice or pro-life: The government is denying a woman the right to make a medical decision that’s about her own health and her own body. These politicians act like they have an “MD” beside their names. Who are they to decide what is best for the woman? It’s an issue between her doctor and herself.

No one knows the situation the woman is in. She may be in an abusive relationship with an uncontrollable man. She may already have too many children and can’t afford another child. Many times, a male refuses to accept responsibility for raising and supporting a child. There are many issues not said. But I’m sure God wouldn’t want an unwanted baby to be born and then be tortured or killed by an abusive partner.

Marlene Butler

Hempfield