The letter to the editor titled "Deception lies with the pro-lifers" (July 22) should have been titled "Deception and lies promote death."

Abortion is the destruction of the most innocent of all life. It is completely unnecessary and totally irresponsible. Secular progressives will become rabid over that statement, but it is true. If a woman practices birth control and assumes responsibility for her actions, abortion doesn't exist.

The writer uses the word "pro-lifers" the way most people use curse words. What have we as a society become when those of us who honor and cherish life are ridiculed and reviled?

The writer goes on to equate human life with animals' lives, desperately trying to justify her point of view.

As for the statement that one-third of all conceptions are aborted naturally, I remain very pessimistic and totally unconvinced that this is a true statement.

There is documented proof that many women who undergo abortion suffer mental trauma, including hearing infants cry when there are no babies in the area.

Even our Constitution guarantees life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Life, not abortion!

The solution is simple. Take true responsibility for one's own actions. If not, no one wins. The result is death!