I WRITE TO contest Doreen McGann's letter in your publication of August 7. It is an illogical argument to say that since Father Richard Ho Lung has chosen to not get married and have children, he cannot oppose the legalisation of abortion.

It would seem to most of the rest of us that Fr Ho Lung knows more about the sanctity of life than most people. He has spent most of his adult life looking after children and older persons, and this certainly shows his deep concern for people. What pro-abortionists like McGann fail to acknowledge is that at least one human life is involved in any decision to have an abortion.

Legalising abortion is like what Adolph Hitler did to the Jews in the 1940s, where a law was passed that stated that Jews were non-persons and, as such, any other person was allowed to take their lives. A similar thing occurred during slavery in Jamaica and elsewhere. Slaves were considered chattels under the then laws of the various countries. In other words, they were not human and their lives belonged to the slave owner. It is called eugenics.

Pro-abortionists are able to make these irresponsible and cruel arguments because their mothers DID NOT have abortions.

I am, etc.,

John Mais

jrmais@gmail.com