Today, abortion providers don bulletproof vests the way Israelis use gas masks. Guns are pointed toward women's clinics the way Scud missiles are aimed at Tel Aviv. Yes, bullets and bombs, like sticks and stones, can hurt us. But the childhood rhyme was wrong. Names hurt too.
Phrases turn doctors and clinic receptionists into casualties.
Sentences destroy cultural pluralism and religious freedom. Rhetoric creates mass graves. Speech must remain free. But speech must also assure everyone's right to life. All rights reserved.