LETTERS: KILLING IS WRONG

To the editor:

I hope whoever killed Dr. Barnett Slepian is caught and punished for his crime. Dr. Slepian, an abortion doctor, was murdered in his own home by a sniper while his family was present. I am not trying to take the doctor's side. I feel abortionists should be punished too, although since abortions are still legal it is hard to legally punish the doctors.

Abortion is a touchy subject. Supporters from both sides could argue about Dr. Slepian's death. I am pro-life, but I feel that murdering the doctor is not the answer. I am pro-life simply because I believe abortion is murder, and murder is wrong. My belief is that any person who commits murder is wrong. I don't understand how Dr. Slepian's killer could possibly justify what he did. If the killer is against abortions because committing murder is a sin, they he is committing the same sin as the doctors.

I wish people would realize that killing the doctors isn't going to stop abortions. Abortions need to be made illegal. If abortions are illegal and doctors still perform them, then they will be punished by the law. If abortions become illegal and more difficult to get, then some women would stop looking toward abortion as a form of birth control.

HEATHER WHITE

Scott City