Seymour’s Decision to Turn Pro-Choice
I--and many others, I am sure--completely disagree with your assessment of state Sen. John Seymour’s (R-Anaheim) “flip-flop” on the abortion issue. My guess is that his sudden “about-face” was primarily motivated by political expediency rather than political courage!
A lawmaker of moral courage can only work and strive to form or influence a consensus of his peers to right what he and they judge to be a wrong. With respect to his concern about poor women being denied state funding for their abortions--since when should the state feel obligated to fund abortions for poor women?
Rich women can afford Cadillacs, but is that any reason the state should provide Cadillacs for poor women too? If the senator thinks abortion is wrong, his judgment on the issue should apply to all women, rich or poor.
The senator would be a much bigger man if he had the moral courage to be true to his inner convictions of right and wrong and not bend with every political wind.
WILLIAM H. McCAUGHEY
Los Alamitos
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