The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to legalize abortion is to the twentieth century what Chief Justice Roger B.Taney’s “Dred Scott” decision was to the nineteenth century, and makes as much sense. Taney held that a human being -- a slave -- could be treated and disposed of as property. That is what the Supreme Court has ruled concerning unborn babies, that they are just property and can be disposed of at the whim of and for the convenience of the woman.

But the facts are that the DNA of an unborn baby establishes conclusively that the baby’s body is uniquely its own and is biologically separate from and distinctly different from the body of the mother. Life begins at the moment of egg fertilization when the man and woman’s two cells unite and the child’s separate and distinct DNA is established. The unborn child is clearly not any woman’s property -- neither at conception nor birth -- property to be discarded or disposed of at will.

We Americans highly value human life. Our Declaration of Independence clearly states that human life is precious and should be preserved at all costs. If human life is not protected within the security of the womb of the mother, it won’t be protected walking down the streets of our cities.

Actions have consequences. Because the Supreme Court got the DNA connection wrong in its Roe v. Wade decision, abortion is encouraged by the courts when it should be discouraged. There should be penalties not rewards for the killing of unborn children. All actions have consequences and should be fully evaluated with all available information concerning all possible outcomes.

Does it not occur to us that in one of those plastic garbage bags so popular in abortion clinics and trash dumpsters might be discarded an Albert Einstein, or a Pavarotti, or a Robert Frost? Perhaps there, thrown away, are the remains of one who was destined to lead the exploration of Mars and other planets.

Adoption should always be preferable to abortion. To speed up the adoption process, adoptions need to be freed from excessive bureaucratic governmental procedures. If every pregnant woman knew that there was a loving family waiting to adopt her unborn child, perhaps fewer unborn babies would be sacrificed.

We Americans kill our unborn babies, encourage immigration because we need more workers, then we travel overseas to adopt foreign born babies. Does this make sense to anyone?