Opening the Casket on Abortion

Students came out in droves last week at the University of Alabama in Auburn and at the University of Georgia in Athens. We spent the first two days in Auburn. The campus was very conservative and the students came across as apathetic to the issue of Abortion. I talked with an undergrad named Eric for over two hours. It was a refreshing conversation because of his intellectual honesty on the Abortion issue. After taking him carefully through the humanity of the Unborn and a basis for human rights he would not stray from his fear that illegal abortions would send women to the back alleys again. He did say two encouraging things. He said that he definately had a different view of the issue than he did two hours previous and he said all I needed to do to have success on the campus was to show the humanity of the unborn, something he had never considered! Another student Brian wasn't quite sure what he thought of Abortion in the case of rape. After a very lengthy conversation with him about how we are holding children responsible for the "sins of their fathers" he said he had to go. Before leaving the area he headed to the poll table where the question asked "Should abortion stay legal in the case of rape." He signed NO and walked away.