Robert L. Owens’ commentary (“It’s well past time for national health care system in U.S.,” Monday) offers a refreshing breath of fresh air amid the boisterous, inflammatory, smoke-and-mirrors rhetoric that overloads our radios, TVs, mailboxes, telephones and social media.
Why in the world would anyone who believes in the sanctity of life — especially pro-life advocates — be against health care for each of our citizens? The hearts of hundreds of people of all ages stop every day, simply because of their lack of access to quality health care, not just the aborted.
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