Maybe they'll kill each other off. I do not know how many people in our nation would confess such contemplations, which offend the elemental mandates of our cultural beliefs and our religions. No matter how severely some among us may condemn the parents of the poor, it has been an axiom of faith in the U.S. that once a child is born, all condemnations are to be set aside. Knowledge carries with it certain theological imperatives. The more we know, the harder it becomes to grant ourselves exemption.
Somebody has power.
Elisa Izquierdo's mother killed only one child. Congress may kill thousands. The Lives of Children and the Conscience of a Nation. Time Inc. All rights reserved.