America Mourns Abortion
We can never forget January 22, 1973

Some dates are easy to forget, like Groundhog’s Day or the last time you went to the dentist. The hustle and bustle of every day life can lead us to concentrate on the present. One day, however, that should never be forgotten is January 22, 1973.

On this day, two decisions that made it impossible for individual states to defend unborn life were handed down by the U.S. Supreme Court. Close to thirty years have passed since Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton allowed women to end their pregnancy through all nine months as long as they could find a willing abortionist.

Since that date, more than 40 million unborn children have lost their innocent lives to abortion. Millions of women have been emotionally and physically scarred by a procedure they were told was a “safe and easy way” to solve their problems. Life, both born and unborn, has become less and less valuable to many in our society.

In the face of all these tragedies, new breakthroughs in technology including fetoscopy and 3-D ultrasounds have shown us in crystal clear images that the child in a woman’s womb is undeniably alive and human. No one who has obtained the slightest knowledge of prenatal development can truthfully deny that abortion takes a developing human life. We are no longer in the Middle Ages when humankind could only guess how and when an unborn child develops. Science has proven that, without question, life’s wonderful journey from womb to tomb begins at conception.

January 22, 1973, is a date that can never be forgotten. No matter how old abortion on demand is allowed to become, we cannot turn our backs and forget that day. Thirty years of abortion is thirty years too long. Forty million abortions is forty million over the number that should have been allowed. We must continue to educate others and reach out to those in need so that one day, hopefully in the near future, the decision made on January 22, 1973, will be overturned.

One way to help educate others is to send them “Choose Life” postcards. You can send postcards to friends or family who may not be aware of your strong stand for life. On the back of the postcards you can explain your prolife beliefs. Knowing where you stand may give others the strength to take a stand as well.

It is also important to send Choose Life postcards to your lawmakers and to President Bush so that they know how important this issue is to their constituents. If purchased before January 17, 2003, Right to Life of Michigan is offering Choose Life postcards at a special price of $6 for 100. For more information, please call Maureen or David at (616) 532-2300 or e-mail

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