To
the Editor:
Apparently an epidemic is rampant on campus. The
“disease” has existed since the creation of man. Only
women are susceptible, but men are the infectors. People have used
clumsy devices or pills to prevent the disease. No more. Luckily
for women, a vaccination of sorts called Depo-Provera is available.
The full-page advertisement in the Tuesday, Oct. 2 edition of The
Appalachian boasts this vaccine is 99.7 percent effective, making
women “as protected as possible” from the dreaded disease.
In case you are worried about the 0.3 percent ineffectiveness or
are squeamish about needles, a Planned Parenthood advertisement
on the facing page offers hope for recovery through the so-called
“morning after pill” up to three days after “unprotected”
exposure to an infector.
An alternative exists that is drug-free, costs
nothing except exercising self-control and is free of negative side
effects. For this despicable disease, i.e., being with child, the
cause springs from engaging in the voluntary activity called sex.
The alternative, don’t volunteer until marriage, has beneficial
side effects, unlike the “vaccine” yielding “slight
weight gain” and “a possible decrease in bone density,”
or the “morning after pill” resulting in dead babies.
With this solution, pregnancy is not something from which to protect
yourself and is highly sought after in the security of marriage.
In fact, the voluntary activity so fraught with danger before can
be enjoyed freely without fear of any disease! Finally, children
are not thought of as the unfortunate “products of conception,”
but as blessings to be desired and cherished.
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