The comparison of abortion to genocide is outrageous and completely inappropriate. Of course it is true that both genocide and abortion are graphically disturbing to witness, but are two completely unrelated controversies.

Are these activists trying to achieve more support in the battle against abortion or are they just trying to stir controversy and start skirmishes with no goal in mind? In protesting issues and promoting one’s opinions on a civilized college campus, it is important to be tasteful and reasonable, otherwise all voices are wasted and even despised.

I am very disappointed with the attitudes of these activists. We need to understand why abortions and genocide occur, even though they are completely unrelated in the context of these protests. Instead of these pro-life radicals wasting time fighting these so-called “murderers,” why don’t they fight for birth control and the education of our young people so that unwanted pregnancies leading to abortions aren’t so widely exercised?

Carl Seidman
finance and economics junior