LETTERS: Invasion of humanity; arguments on abortion
Invasion of humanity
I was just pondering that Denver has had a high number of immigrants show up here, uninvited, on busses that someone else paid for. Instead of bleeding Denver’s budget dry to find resources for these unfortunate people, would it not be more humane and cost effective and efficient to pay for transportation for them to return to their country of origin until they can be properly processed for legitimate entry?
I am guessing even airfare for everyone would be cheaper than what Denver is going to spend. Or is it that Denver liberals and other want this unwelcomed invasion of humanity to continue and giving them shelter is just the first step toward their pathway to citizenship and a nice new voter block?
John Pickard
Lakewood
Arguments on abortion
Some people argue that abortion is basic women’s healthcare, making it immune to restrictions. Current litigation against two Wyoming abortion bans asserts a violation of the Wyoming constitutional right to healthcare (tinyurl.com/3fj4xmrr). However, science says that human life begins at fertilization (tinyurl.com/4kf7p4jr). The Supreme Court, shortly after Roe v. Wade, said “Abortion is inherently different from other medical procedures”, highlighting its unique nature as the intentional termination of human life.
In medical abortions, Mifepristone is taken, halting blood to the baby — who dies from starvation and suffocation. If you were being suffocated, you would not call that basic healthcare. Sue Thayer (Planned Parenthood whistleblower) said, “(Women) were furious when they returned to the clinic with a plastic bag in hand containing their fully intact babies. ‘You didn’t tell us it was a baby. You didn’t tell us we would see it,’ they would say.”
Some claim that abortion restrictions are “structural violence against women”, which occurs when people face implied violence due to societal structures or institutions. Thus, lack of federal funding, because the Hyde Amendment prohibits tax dollars for elective abortion, is deemed structural violence against women (tinyurl.com/yckm8j2y). Others imply conscientious objections to performing abortions contribute to structural violence (Reference 14 of tinyurl.com/8nru5v7h). However, killing human life is far more violent than abortion restrictions. Abortionists acknowledge violence. Dr Lisa Harris admits to “the violence and, frankly, the against women” and “abortions are basic healthcare” are manipulative arguments to obscure the truth — abortion kills human life.
Lloyd Benes
Loveland
Colorado on the right track
Re: The Urgent Need for More School Choice January 23, 2024 Opinion.
School choice is a very good thing, as stated in the recent Gazette editorial. However, it is not the “right prescription for what ails Colorado schools”. It is limited, a surface toss to fixing our complex challenges, available to some children. The right prescription includes research-based learning components available to every child. The essential ingredient checklist, effectively and thoroughly implemented: learning principles application, tiered classroom supports, family-school partnerships, evidence-based decisions, reading prioritization, attendance focus, and dropout prevention. Executing this checklist requires a pervasive, collaborative practice shift in training and support, legislation. Colorado is on the right track with its 2012, 2019 READ Act requiring all districts and teacher preparation programs to implement reading science, use research and data. Let’s give Colorado a shout-out, nationally recognized for these efforts (Colorado Teacher Prep Programs Ranked First in Nation for Reading Instruction,). School choice is one helpful piece, legislation and pervasive practice shifts add the other necessary requirements for both traditional and charter schools, so every child succeeds.
Dr. Cathy Lines
Centennial
Handling the wolves problem
I was dismayed when I read your Thursday’s article about the Jackson County cattle rancher who lost 4 cattle dogs and 16 cattle while waiting for the Colorado Parks and Wildlife and State Land and Resources Board to tell him what he could do about the depredation two wolves were causing him. I was so grateful that our state legislators were taking our Parks and Wildlife and State Land and Resources folks to task.
Trained cattle dogs can be as or twice as expensive as cattle. Steers on the hoof are running $1,650 and up. Do the math. I’m tempted to rant but I won’t. It seems that in addition to some fast, effective action from our state, we need some Anatolia dog breeders in this state. The Turks train them to stay with their cattle out on the range to protect their cattle from wolves. My grand nephew who owns the Sky 9 ranch outside of Winslow, AZ says those Anatolian dogs have no problem handling wolves. I read the same thing in another article addressing this problem.
James C. Dikes
Colorado Springs
City of Denver officials help immigrants move from an encampment under the 48th Avenue overpass, near Fox Street, into emergency shelters ahead of freezing temperatures forecast.