Letter to the editor: Oz's changing views on abortion

Dr. Mehmet Oz has questioned John Fetterman’s physical health once again (“Oz releases health records to spotlight Fetterman’s stroke,” Sept. 23, TribLIVE), as if a person must have a perfect health record to serve in the Senate. But moral health is more of an issue, and that’s a real problem for Oz.

He has had at least four different positions on abortion since 2019, from favoring a woman’s right to choose to considering abortion at any time to be murder. The later position was stated to an audience of supporters and could soon change. It seems that Oz can make up new positions on matters of importance at any time. What we can really expect of him, should he be elected, is what we see with Republicans running at any level who will take a hard line against a woman’s right to privacy when it comes to decisions about her body.

Many Republicans are in favor of spying on women in order to hunt them down if they are even thinking about dealing with health problems associated with abortion. Consider that Oz has referred to abortion at any time as murder. Some Republicans in office already have proposed bills that would charge women accordingly. There is no statute of limitations for murder. From some statements Oz has made, it seems he would be fine with imprisoning a huge number of women for simply making the best choice available to them and their families.

In my opinion, Fetterman stands for individual rights and freedoms and Oz cares only about getting elected.

Robert J. Reiland

O’Hara