Letter+to+Obama+MA09

Dear Mr. President,

First of all, congratulations on winning the election! I’m honored to have the opportunity to share some of my thoughts with you as you begin your presidency. Although I may disagree with some of your views, I have the utmost respect for the position you now hold as the President of the United States of America, the greatest country in the world.

Being in eighth grade, much of what I’ve come to understand about the government and politics in general is a result of talking with friends, teachers, and most of all, my parents. Because all the information I receive is from other people, most of it is biased. Therefore it’s difficult for me to develop my own opinion on some of the major issues in our country. However, after doing some research of my own, I now have a better outlook on our country’s situation, and my personal view of that situation.

In my opinion, the most important issue in our country today is abortion. I believe that far too many innocent children are aborted. I don’t mean to sound disrespectful, but how would you feel if you were murdered before you were even born? I agree that women should have the right to choose whether or not to bring a child into this world, but if they’re pregnant they should already have made that choice. It’s really quite simple. If you don’t want to be responsible for another human being, don’t have sex.

I realize that this is a touchy subject; there are so many special circumstances. What if the woman was raped? Well, I know if I was raped I would probably want to have the choice to abort, but in the end I would decide that it is not the right decision. You have to think about it from the child’s point of view. Is it the baby’s fault that their mother was raped? Of course not. Of course, it’s not the mother’s fault either, but a rape is just like any other crime in that it has serious consequences. If the mother can’t handle the responsibility, she can always put the child up for adoption.

The point is it’s not the baby’s fault that their parents made a stupid decision, or that they were caught in a very unfortunate situation, such as that of a rape. Would you kill someone for having irresponsible or unfortunate parents? In my opinion aborting a child is exactly the same as murdering it, and although many people may disagree, I know for a fact that several others are of the same opinion as my own.

Thank you for using some of your valuable time to read this letter. This is very important to me and many others who are close to me, so I hope you will take it to heart.

Sincerely,

Mallorie