LETTERS: KANSAS BANS PARTIAL-BIRTH ABORTIONS

To the editor:

Congratulations to Kansas Gov. Bill Graves for signing into law a bill that not only bans most late-term abortions and partial-birth abortions, but also abortions of viable unborn children with severe abnormalities. The governor said the issue was too serious to be driven by politics.

By comparison, Missouri Gov. Mel Carnahan shows complete disregard for all life by his continuing support for partial-birth abortion, a brutal procedure that is nothing short of infanticide. There is never any reason why a woman would have to undergo this abortion to protect her health.

Missouri is grappling with this abortion issue. I hope this time around pro-life supporters will win two victories, including the probability our $16 billion budget will ban the use of state family-planning funds for Planned Parenthood.

CHRISTINE E. STEPHENS

Cape Girardeau