I could not believe my eyes when I read a letter to the editor by Elise Giasson, printed July 1. There was one sentence I hope everyone read twice, as I had to, to be sure that I had read it right..

She said, “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.”

I suppose murder does alleviate some problems doesn’t it? Some of those murdered are plagues on society. Some of those murdered might otherwise be hungry. Some of those murdered might otherwise be abused, unwanted, unliked, or unattractive.

An unborn child is a person. The scientific, visual, biological evidence of that is overwhelming. If anyone would say that personhood of the unborn child is a simple matter of opinion, I would have to argue that their own personhood is a matter of opinion as well.

Abortion is murder of a person; more specifically, of an innocent child. It most certainly should be “banned completely.”

Nancy Uhde, Peru