OPINION:
It was shocking to read about the five late-term fetuses that were aborted, with several possibly killed after surviving their abortions, and turned over to Washington police this week by pro-life activists (In “GOP lawmakers ask Mayor Bowser for autopsies of fetuses obtained by pro-life activists,” Web, April 6).
Even more shocking was the failure of the District’s medical examiner to order autopsies in order to determine these preborn babies’ ages and causes of death. I was repulsed to learn that a D.C. assistant police chief said it didn’t appear any laws had been broken. What a terrible indictment of District law to permit such barbarism.
It is heartening to read that Republican legislators are urging D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser to investigate to determine whether the abortions violated the federal Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act and Born Alive Infants Protection Act. Thankfully, there are pro-life individuals and organizations who care about preborn children. These lives are in such great peril.
CAROLYN NAUGHTON
Silver Spring, Maryland
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