Saturday, February 11, 2006
SO IS THIS MARTYRDOM?
This morning the Idaho Statesman brings us the cheery tale of Walter Bayes, anti-abortion activist:
“Wilder abortion activist is starving to make a point”
http://www.idahostatesman.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060210/NEWS01/602100338/1002
Mr. Bayes is 33 days into a hunger strike and intends to starve to death unless the Idaho Legislature passes “a law saying that human life begins with conception.”
Talk about dedication to a cause…You’d think siring 16 kids would be enough “pro-life activism”…
And I have to ask a couple of questions: Is this martyrdom? In allowing him to do this, are his associates guilty of assisting suicide?
At the risk of appearing to be unforgivably crass, I have to opine… Go Wally! Maybe he could be a trendsetter! It would be fine if he could convince a few million or even a few thousand other busybodies to off themselves… America would be greatly served by a busybody depopulation initiative… We have too damn many people who think they are appointed to oversee other peoples’ private decisions.
Starve, Wally, starve!
“Wilder abortion activist is starving to make a point”
http://www.idahostatesman.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060210/NEWS01/602100338/1002
Mr. Bayes is 33 days into a hunger strike and intends to starve to death unless the Idaho Legislature passes “a law saying that human life begins with conception.”
Talk about dedication to a cause…You’d think siring 16 kids would be enough “pro-life activism”…
And I have to ask a couple of questions: Is this martyrdom? In allowing him to do this, are his associates guilty of assisting suicide?
At the risk of appearing to be unforgivably crass, I have to opine… Go Wally! Maybe he could be a trendsetter! It would be fine if he could convince a few million or even a few thousand other busybodies to off themselves… America would be greatly served by a busybody depopulation initiative… We have too damn many people who think they are appointed to oversee other peoples’ private decisions.
Starve, Wally, starve!
