BY MARY MITCHELL
There are certain things that only God can sort out. Abortion is one of them.
Although most of us, whatever our religious beliefs, respect a woman's right to choose, there are others who believe abortion is the taking of human life.
I know better than to tell another woman what to do should she suffer an unwanted pregnancy.
Life can take such twists and turns that during rough periods it takes all of your strength just to keep you going.
And let's face it: Some of us are so self-centered we can't handle the detour of an unplanned pregnancy.
Still, I wouldn't want to point any woman toward an abortion clinic. For some women -- in the quiet moments of their regrets -- they will hear the cry of that unborn child.
Nor would I want to urge another woman to bring into the world a child that she believes she is unable to take care of.
Thirty-seven years after Roe vs. Wade, the weight of exercising the right to end an unwanted pregnancy is still a personal burden each woman carries alone.
That is why I find the billboard campaign that targets black women with a frightening anti-abortion message disturbing.
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