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Coates letter: Shootings and abortions

In the Nov. 18 Commentary in the Idaho Statesman, Leonard Pitts Jr. painfully cries out “My God, why are we OK with mass shootings?” He rightly wails on the innocent lives lost.

However, my question is, “My God, why are we OK with mass abortions?” Aren’t these unborn victims just as innocent?

Duane A. Coates, Meridian

This story was originally published December 7, 2017 at 11:59 PM with the headline "Coates letter: Shootings and abortions."

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