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OPINION

Florida shouldn't trash Roe v. Wade

Palm Beach Post
Stephen Parlato of Boulder, Colo., holds a sign that reads "Hands Off Roe!!!" as abortion rights advocates and anti-abortion protesters demonstrate in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, Wednesday in Washington, as the court hears arguments in a case from Mississippi, where a 2018 law would ban abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy, well before viability.

Sadly, Florida is emulating other states on a sensitive issue: Roe v. Wade. I hope that every woman reading this is aware of what is happening in Tallahassee — HB 5 and SB146, entitled "Reducing Fetal and Infant Mortality." This is a very sneaky title because infant mortality is already a highly studied issue and much is invested on a state and local level. There are already multiple Fetal Infant Mortality Review and Healthy Start programs throughout Florida. Many have been successful at reducing infant mortality, particularly in Palm Beach County.

Roughly 60% of Americans support Roe v. Wade, including many women of faith. According to Catholics for Choice, a nonprofit that believes in reproductive freedom, the majority of Catholics believe abortion is morally acceptable, and 57% of U.S. Catholics believe abortion should be legal. We cannot return these procedures to the back alleys.

Nancy Gau, Wellington

Better campaign disclosure needed

I enjoyed Mike Diamond's two articles  "Two issues hold up UF campus site deal" and "Pitch for homes on shuttered golf course rejected" in The Palm Beach Post. Well written articles by a trained professional. Please do a story on how our county commissioners' political campaigns are financed. That should help the public understand some of their actions. Campaign finance reform is badly needed, as are legitimate journalists

Patrick Conroy, Lake Worth

Bills protecting offended offend

Gov. DeSantis’ initiative to protect the feelings of white people by withholding the ugliness of history is a scam and an outrage. These proposals have nothing to do with educating our young people truthfully or with “sensitivity.” An electorate that is ignorant of the history of tyrannical, systematic injustice will not be inclined to fight for the critical rights of others. Included in these are fair and equal representation at the polls. It’s all part of a Republican agenda to keep future generations of Floridians from understanding the impact of oppression and how it has kept minority and marginalized people from gaining a fair foothold in our country. Each of us has an obligation to understand and correct injustice by the society at large. Even if we bear no individual responsibility, it does not remove our obligation to help correct the sins of society.

Audrey Ades and Howard Fox, Jupiter

Truth in education critical

The TV series Abbott Elementary — please watch it. Absorb it and then send me a message telling me why you will vote for Gov. DeSantis. You know, the man who wants teachers to wear tape recorders, so that parents can review conversations with students, lest they be taught that racial prejudice is a bad thing, which might leave them feeling guilty for little historic hidden facts, like lynchings, and let's not even consider the immigrants and American Natives. Oh, wait. We were the immigrants; they were the natives. Did your history books mention how we invaded and destroyed this country, stealing it from the people who had lived here for thousands of years? I for one want my children to be taught facts, wherever that leads.

Gail Brecher, West Palm Beach