Letter to the Editor: Against Issue 1 in favor of parental rights

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I have read some letters to news agencies about Ohio Issue 1, the proposed amendment to the Ohio Constitution that allows reproductive rights to all individuals. Some of the authors are correct. I may never really understand the emotional and psychological trauma of having an unplanned pregnancy, especially if it is due to a violent criminal act. I can only imagine in many of those situations, one may consider the situation a matter of self defense just to be able to survive such a desperate situation. Even though I consider life sacred from conception until a natural death, I will not judge anyone who was or is in such mental anguish.