In his letter, published June 13, Wilfrid Paradis wrote the world’s greatest evil is “the murder of future generations in their mothers’ wombs.”

That view of abortion is one that I’ve heard endlessly from men who, although unable to experience pregnancy and birth themselves, see it as their job to protect “future generations” by stealing away rights from the women of this one.

Frankly, I’ve heard enough.

Paradis didn’t mention if he’s ever done anything to offset the cost of America’s unwanted pregnancies. But being, as he mentioned, a good Catholic, obviously concerned with the welfare of the next generation, I’m sure he’s done something … right?

Perhaps he’s taken the most obvious of actions, by adopting one of the orphans that comprise 17 percent of American children. Or, maybe he’s devoted long hours to an organization such as Orphans International, ensuring that abandoned children worldwide get, if nothing else, adequate health care and schooling. Better yet, he’s probably sponsored a teenage girl who could otherwise never finance the immensities of pregnancy, birth and a lifetime of motherhood … hasn’t he?

I understand why some view abortion as murder, but that doesn’t mean it should be banned completely, especially without addressing the problems it alleviates.

The decision of whether to have a child is painfully real for many women, and I thank God that the people of this country have not yet given more validity to an unborn fetus’ right to life than my own.

Elise Giasson, Auburn