Reader Response Michael D. Woods ’61 ScM

I write to challenge Frances Murphy Araujo ’61, who used that old canard to claim, unsubstantiated, that pro-life groups work against government programs to help young families. As a rule, the pro-life people on the ground, if not all legislators, support many government and private-funded programs to bring financial, material, and emotional support to young families, especially young mothers. I encourage Ms. Araujo to check out the work of Heartbeat International, Care Net, the National Institute of Family and Life, and like groups that serve almost two million American women each year. These services include prenatal care, midwife services, nutrition consulting and, when asked, post-abortion counseling. Church-based groups have provided millions of dollars and thousands of man/woman hours to help the poor and most vulnerable. No major pro-abortion group has taken on a comparable commitment.