The direct implications of this order are obvious. Now, the American taxpayer, regardless of how he or she feels about abortions, will be required to pay for them. And our system of checks and balances, which heretofore has given our country a degree of political stability unrivaled in history, has been thrust aside as federal and states legislatures find themselves powerless on such a crucial issue. We cannot take this lightly. The purpose of the order, in itself, has opened the door for the official demolition of the values of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness upon which any civilized society must be founded.
Facts are facts.
There have indeed been instances in history when governments officially sanctioned the elimination of those members of society deemed inconvenient to the rest. For those who do not see the moral implications of President Clinton's order, the political consequences should suffice as a cause for alarm. Either that, or every moral and political precept upon which our society was built will be cast into the dustbin of history. The Rice Thresher. All Rights Reserved.