Compassion For The Eagle

To the Editor:

On November 5, Attorney General Richard Blumenthal witnessed the release of a two-year-old bald eagle from captivity near the Shepaug Dam. Wildlife in Crisis, an animal rescue facility, had been bringing the injured bird back to health for over a year. The eagle soared skyward before landing to rest at the bottom of the dam.

 Mr Blumenthal, who had never seen an eagle released from captivity before, found the experience “absolutely magnificent and moving.” The eagle’s name is Freedom.

 A child is nurtured in his mother’s womb for nine months. He passes along the birth canal on his way to being released into our world. The child announces his triumph as he takes his first breath and utters his first cry.

 A day or so before the eagle flew skyward, President George W. Bush signed into law a ban on partial-birth abortion. This is a procedure in which a doctor takes a sharp instrument, plunges it into the back of the infant’s skull and suctions out his brains, before the child’s head completely emerges from the birth canal. The President, acting on behalf of the American people and its government, “confronted the violence and came to the defense of the innocent child.”

 Far from being moved by the President’s action, Richard Blumenthal was so “angry and outraged,” that he joined a lawsuit to strike down the law banning partial-birth abortion. He has compassion for the eagle, but none for a member of the human race. This says volumes about the character of the man the State of Connecticut has chosen for its Attorney General.

Sincerely,

Carol Recht

11 Tunnel Road, Newtown                         November 17, 2003