Letters to the editor: 'Abortion' machine?

Letter to the Editor

'Abortion' machine?

Regarding "Plan B contraceptive available in university vending machine" (Nation & World, Feb. 8): Students at Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania have access to a vending machine packed with the Plan B One Step morning-after pill. It has been there for about two years. Really? This is something to fight for? Apparently scientists aren't 100 percent sure how this affects a fertilized egg. However, they do acknowledge that this drug, levonorgestrel, can prevent a fertilized egg from implanting in a woman's uterus. A fertilized egg is a little bundle coded with hair and eye color, sex and his or her future shoe size. Creating an environment that repels this life sounds like abortion.

Is rape such a problem at this university that students need access to this drug like a kid needs access to M&M's and Diet Coke? Isn't that the preferred argument, that rape necessitates such a machine?

Erin Moore

Land O' Lakes

Congress' hypocrisy

Congress justifiably responded by threatening to cut $1.3 billion in foreign aid to Cairo because of Egypt's intention to prosecute 19 Americans. Yet when American peace activist Rachel Corrie was murdered by an Israeli Defense Force bulldozer, Congress was eerily silent and continued providing Israel with billions in U.S. aid.

As when Israeli security forces shot American peace activist Tristan Anderson in the head, Congress was eerily silent and continued to provide Israel with billions. And when Israel attacked the USS Liberty and killed 34 servicemen, Congress turned a blind eye and continued providing Israel with billions.

Shame on Congress for demonstrating that threatening prosecution of Americans by Egypt is far more serious and consequential than Americans being killed by Israel. This is typical of Congress' hypocrisy and immorality in foreign policy.

George Ajoue

Land O' Lakes

Loving Santorum

Regarding: "Santorum team scrambles to build on momentum" (Feb. 9): Our great, God-fearing countrymen and women fell in love and then elected visionaries such as Lincoln, Kennedy and Reagan. Now, even before St. Valentine's Day, America is falling in love with the visionary Rick Santorum, the former Pennsylvania senator.

You reported well by informing us of the following: "Money can't buy people's hearts," said Ron Carey, an unpaid volunteer who was Santorum's chief adviser in Minnesota and whose car served as a traveling campaign office." I thank God love is in the air!

Dale Kimball

Lutz