I wrote a Letter to the Editor last week and got a lot of comments about being racist and questioning a woman- only right to abort a male-conceived fetus at will.

“Isn’t it ironic that the very same hippies, anarchists and flower children of the 1970’s (and now their grown up daughters) are exactly what they accused the returning Vietnam War veterans of being: ‘baby killers’. There were 1,300,000 living, human fetuses who were killed in their mother’s womb in 2011. The Vietnam veterans were never proud of having to kill civilians during the war. The ‘baby killers’, on the other hand, are proud of it. They call themselves, ‘pro-choice’.”

This is my rebuttal to Mr. Raul Gomez (“Vote and make the correct choice,” AFN, Oct. 28).

“Read the paper and saw a new reason for the liberals to celebrate: Abortions in Arizona are up. Liberals: Pro choice, as long as the choice is abortion. Proud of that?”

DALLAS — Airlines give many reasons for refusing to let you board, but none stir as much debate as this: How you're dressed.

The much-applauded landing of the roving Mars Science Laboratory (a.k.a Curiosity) has gotten me started thinking about the sorry state of curiosity in modern society.

PHOENIX (AP) — A federal judge has scheduled a July 25 hearing on an attempt to block enforcement of a new limit on when most abortions can be performed in Arizona.

Gov. Jan Brewer makes no bones about her animosity toward Planned Parenthood.

Gov. Jan Brewer makes no bones about her animosity toward Planned Parenthood.

Gov. Jan Brewer makes no bones about her animosity toward Planned Parenthood.

PHOENIX — A Tucson Republican legislator who has been a vocal opponent of legal abortion is drawing attention again with her suggestion that women who want to terminate a pregnancy should first be required to watch the procedure on someone else.

Two longtime Arizona pollsters say the odds are stacked against former Arizona Senate President Russell Pearce in his campaign to return to the legislature.

Washington -- Arizona is one of 13 states to turn “hostile” toward abortion rights during the last decade, according to a report Thursday from a national reproductive health organization.

Pasadena, Calif. • When sizing up Sarah Palin for the HBO movie “Game Change,” in which she plays the former vice-presidential candidate, actress Julianne Moore knew what she had to master immediately.

Pasadena, Calif. • When sizing up Sarah Palin for the HBO movie “Game Change,” in which she plays the former vice-presidential candidate, actress Julianne Moore knew what she had to master immediately.

A federal judge has blocked the state from cutting off tax credits to those who donate to organizations which suggest their pregnant clients might want to consider an abortion.

A federal judge has blocked the state from cutting off tax credits to those who donate to organizations which suggest their pregnant clients might want to consider an abortion.

"I consider myself a conservative Republican, but I'm going to have a lot of problems supporting either Gov. Rick Perry or Rep. Michelle Bachmann as long as their main message is arguing evolution with kids, bashing gays, condemning anyone who is pro-choice (which I really consider to be pro-life) and saying the military ought to be supporting their candidacy. How about some governmental leadership?"

Tina Dupuy, guest commentary

Don't think for one minute I don't face a dilemma bringing this up. In the longstanding tradition of the Lutheran Church, it is our practice to leave politics at the door in favor of building unity. This lighting rod issue transcends politics and faith, but both are at the center. But it's unity I have in mind that compels me to engage in a new conversation about abortion. There, I said it. Stay with me, please.

Don't think for one minute I don't face a dilemma bringing this up. In the longstanding tradition of the Lutheran Church, it is our practice to leave politics at the door in favor of building unity. This lighting rod issue transcends politics and faith, but both are at the center. But it's unity I have in mind that compels me to engage in a new conversation about abortion. There, I said it. Stay with me, please.

Bonnie Erbe, guest commentary

David Yount: We are just now waking to the worldwide disparity in the numbers of men and women of marriageable age. By a lopsided measure worldwide, there are not nearly enough women available to guarantee a wife to every eligible man who wishes to marry and enjoy the blessings of home and family and the civilizing influence of a spouse.

Len Munsil: "Safe, legal and rare.” That was the formulation former President Bill Clinton used to describe his view of the appropriate exercise of abortion rights in America. Clinton, a pro-choice Democrat, understood that this truth — implicit in the abortion choice is a moral decision with profound implications — is so profound that the exercise of this court-created right should be undertaken only rarely.