Whatever You Do, Don't . . .

Werewolves, Dracula, Frankenstein, Freddie. They creep across the screen in the theater. I want to scream to the unsuspecting woman in the film, "Whatever you do, don't stay in that house (swamp, cemetery, laboratory). Run!" But her boyfriend usually says something inane like-"Whatever you do, don't turn around!"

Why? Because he doesn't want to frighten her. He wants to keep her safe from witnessing the horror. In a way, a noble cause, but if you think about it for oh, at least a millisecond, you know his intent is not in his love's best interest. If she doesn't turn around, if she doesn't see the danger, the terror will literally consume her. She won't survive.

Our present laws on abortion are similar. They seem to protect a noble cause, but in reality they are not in the best interest of women, men and babies in our county. SILENT NO MORE is an organization dedicated to encouraging women to voice the damage they have experienced after having had an abortion. Depression, alcoholism, drug addiction, overwhelming guilt, thoughts of suicide and suicide attempts are only a few of the lasting aftershocks. Men have also joined SILENT NO MORE to share their own sense of loss as fathers and uncles who have encouraged, assisted, and insisted their wives, sisters, and girlfriends procure an abortion. In our fervor to save women from the so-called horror of unwanted pregnancies, there are aftereffects of the procedure we haven't wanted to acknowledge.

Father Frank Pavone, head of Priests for Life, believes the people of this country will never oppose abortion until they see abortion. I mean actual photos of aborted babies. If you are Pro-Choice or Pro-Life with a litany of caveats, whatever you do, don't click on the links to see the photos and videos of aborted babies. Why? Because the photos are a horror to see and remaining ignorant of this evil helps you stay Pro-Choice. Because if you do see them, it will change the way you see a baby. And when you see the tiny arms, legs, torsos, heads, when you watch the video of the dead baby's body being wrapped in a piece of butcher paper, you will see Pro-Choice from a different perspective. And you will turn around.