Letter: Amendment 4 probably the first step toward unlimited abortion

Palm Coast Observer
Opinion

Subsidizing abortions

Dear Editor:

Florida's Amendment 4 is on the ballot supporting establishing a constitutional right to abortion before fetal viability but worded in such a way that if you get a healthcare provider to agree you can get an abortion anytime. The ACLU and planned parenthood support this initiative which is probably the first step toward unlimited abortion.

I don't believe in ballot initiatives which are an example of a pure democracy in which laws are made directly by the voting majority leaving the rights of the minority largely unprotected. We live in a republic where laws are made by representatives chosen by the people and must comply with a constitution that protects the rights of the minority from the will of the majority.

While doing some research for this letter, I was surprised to learn that 41% of American babies are born out of wedlock and my tax money is supporting them. I have been pro-life for years and (we) now have a woman running for president, Kamala Harris, whose stand on abortion is "we who believe in reproductive freedom will stop Donald Trump's extreme abortion bans, because we trust women to make decisions about their own bodies and not have their government telling them what to do."

I agree, the government shouldn't have to tell them what to do; the government should also not be subsidizing their behavior. The cost of an abortion is a lot less than 18 years of welfare payments!

Douglas R Glover

Palm Coast