To the editor:

A recent letter from a “pro-life” Eudora woman states, “I will always advocate for those most helpless, especially the unborn.” Actually, most of the “unborn” don’t need much help until they are “born.” I guess that means that she, along with other pro-life individuals, are in favor of helping the “born” who may need social services during the course of their lifetime including affordable health care, access to nutritional foods, a good education, affordable housing and a variety of disability services from birth through old age.

If services in these areas are being cut or eliminated, as is happening in Kansas, then I would suggest that the “unborn” as well as the “born” are not being aided and supported. True acts of compassion are best demonstrated when life leaves the womb.