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Don Pesci and I have little in common on the issue of reproductive rights (column, Blumenthal in a select minority on abortion) and on fidelity to the truth. Mr. Pesci asserts certain things that are inaccurate. For example, he says that if Roe v. Wade is overturned, women would not necessarily be deprived of the right to an abortion, conveniently ignoring trigger laws in 10 states that would automatically make abortion illegal, sometimes even in cases of rape or incest. Abortion must be a universal right based on the Fourth Amendment right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects. A womans body is her own, not the property of the government.

Mr. Pesci further claims that Sen. Blumenthal is somehow fanatical in allowing for second and third trimester abortions. The vast majority (98.7%) of abortions take place (often spontaneously) during the first 20 weeks, well before the fetus is capable of independent survival. This leaves 1.3% of all abortions. I can assure Mr. Pesci that no woman wants to wait that long to decide. The situations at that point are dire. The womans life or health may be in danger. The baby may be so deformed, as with anencephaly, that it will not survive or will live briefly and in agony. This is a decision best made by the woman and her doctor not some political hack.

Finally, Mr. Pesci asserts that religions throughout history have regarded abortion as a sin, lumping together all Christian, Muslim, and non-Orthodox Jewish teachings and omitting other world religions. Balderdash! They dont agree. Please also note that sin is not a concept found in the Constitution, nor was abortion illegal when the U.S. was founded. If Mr. Pesci regards abortion as abhorrent, he simply shouldnt have one.

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