Dear Editor:

Sometimes I think there are words in our language that need a “warning label.” In this case, you will note above that there are two spellings. The first spelling is incorrect, but apparently, it is so frequently incorrect that it has earned its own place in the Google search world.

Second, the definition of the word hypocrisy is a pretense of having a virtuous character, moral or religious beliefs or principles, etc., that one does not really possess.  In my house my Mom would always say if you are pointing your finger to shame another person, you always have three of your own fingers pointing back at you.

Third, the statement of those people who strongly object to having children being separated from their parents without cause, include medical physicians as well as parents who love their families and do not believe such action is legal, as proven by court orders.  There are many other reasons from the heart that none of us are privy to.

For the factual record often not understood, it is a fetus that exists in a mother's womb.  There is no hypocrisy connection between harming a live, breathing child to a fetus that could die in utero.  Having the choice to resolve medical issues in privacy is not the issue when family children are forced to be removed from the parents who love them and mothers who feed them.

The word abort was originally intended to be used for all miscarriages, intentional, or otherwise. When English first picked up the word, it was not abortion, it was simply abort. Miscarriages continue to be common and are unintentional events during pregnancy. Endometriosis is often the cause and happens when the lining of the uterus (womb) grows outside of the uterus. It may affect more than 11% of American women. 

I thank the person who reminded me that caring about what happens to our neighbor’s children is a great emotion of love that deserves generous gratitude from everyone. We are an enriched country to have so many who care.

Jarryl Larson

Edgecomb