<strong>To the editor:</strong>
On the occasion of the Jan. 22, 44th anniversary of the horribly misguided Supreme Court decision somehow permitting the destruction of innocent human life in the womb (Roe vs. Wade), it may be instructive to reflect on the human carnage wrought by this judicial ruling.
Based on the most recent assessments, the aggregate number of human lives lost (since 1973) totals about 57 million. As I ponder these numbers, it remains incomprehensible to me that in 1973, the highest court in the land could so easily trump the most fundamental right of all — the right to life — without seriously confronting the equally fundamental question of when human life actually begins.
We have now eliminated 57 million human lives whose lost potential is known only to God.
Surely this nation — blessed beyond any others by God — must confront and put an end to this abominable stain on the national soul.
<p style="text-align: right"><strong>David A. Nealy</strong></p>
<p style="text-align: right">Greenwood</p>
