When a state denies access to health care
Re: “Woman blocked from having abortion,” Dec. 10 news story
As the state of Texas is denying a Texas resident the right to terminate a pregnancy in which the unborn child has medical issues as well as the mother risking possible health issues if carried to term, have the rights of an individual gone for the sake of political postures?
If this unborn child survives, since the state refused one’s wishes, are they going to accept the responsibility of funding the care this child may need or is it then the parents’ responsibility? Texas, you can’t have it both ways by denying individual rights and then passing responsibility on to others. If you want to make laws taking away rights, you better support your positions and support the outcomes of your decisions.
Dave Usechek, Parker
If a woman has received the sad news from her doctor that her fetus could not possibly survive and the humane solution is to have an abortion, why does the court have the power to overrule this request? Do they presume to be God?
It looks like we have returned to the back ally and coat hanger procedures.
Dismantling Roe vs. Wade has turned our country into a court system of barbaric lunatics. Men should not have any voice in this matter; it’s the woman’s body.
Elaine Little, Denver
Kate Cox can’t get an abortion in Texas even though the fetus has a fatal diagnosis, and failing to abort might endanger Ms. Cox’s life.
Itap nice to know itap still 1923 somewhere.
Isn’t it?
Craig Marshall Smith, Highlands Ranch
Protecting the election process and its workers
“I hope the county clerk is issuing you bulletproof vests.”
This is the response I received from an acquaintance when informed that I planned to work as an election worker at the three statewide elections scheduled in 2024. While her concern may seem absurd, sadly the sentiment is not unfounded.
I applaud the Colorado County Clerks Association’s letter of Dec. 8 to all Colorado elected officials urging them to defend the election process unequivocally. I have been an election worker in two Colorado counties over the course of several years. The seasonal election workers and the career county employees are adamant about maintaining the integrity of the system while ensuring that every eligible voter is given the opportunity to vote.
If you have doubts about the election system, I challenge you to become involved. Every county recruits from the community to staff the election roles. While the monetary compensation is minimal, the satisfaction of performing an important civic duty is immense.
Antoinette Tadolini, Brighton
Murder victims deserve separation from the suicidal killer
Re: “Region sees four murder-suicides in two weeks,” Dec. 8 news story
I object to the term “murder-suicide.” Victims of domestic violence do not deserve to have their lives folded into that of their murderers, as if the two went skipping hand in hand to the Promised Land.
Frankly, similar crimes are not reported like that. If someone kills five people at a university and then offs themselves, the media does not report it as a “murder-suicide,” but rather as a “mass killing and the gunman later took his life.”
Please start separating the killers from the killed.
Susan Williams, Lakewood
