Thursday letters: Latest pro-life positions are crazy

I’m impressed that the number of abortions in South Carolina has declined, but I wonder how many births have occurred because women seeking abortions have had so many roadblocks thrown in their way by the Legislature.

I am pro-choice to the core, and I try very hard to see the pro-life point of view. But sadly, once in a while members of pro-life groups descend into self-righteous insanity. State Sen. Lee Bright, R-Spartanburg, is one such person. He opposed a pro-life bill this year because it had exceptions for victims of rape or incest.

He’s just one more man who feels he has the right to tell a woman what she can and cannot do with her own body. I can’t help wondering if Sen. Bright would feel the same way if he had a daughter who became pregnant as a result of rape or incest. Or would he accuse his daughter of lying to cover up an illicit sexual relationship?

Just as troubling is a group of anesthesiologists who will not participate in a pregnancy termination even in a medical emergency such as an ectopic pregnancy, if there is a heartbeat present. It would seem to me that with the death of the fetus almost certain and a strong likelihood that the mother will bleed to death, self-righteous piety should be thrown out the window.

I’m glad to meet anyone half way to discuss these issues, but this craziness is not half way.

This story was originally published July 22, 2015 at 7:25 PM.