Taking Sides in the Abortion Argument

To the Editor: I am writing in response to Ellen Wight '97's column titled "Being Pro-Choice and Anti-Abortion." [The Dartmouth, May 3] Wight began her article with a statement common among students today, and which lacks any firm commitment to the convictions she claims to hold. She writes, "A few weeks ago, I went to see the pro-life documentary, 'The Silent Scream.' As I expected, I left the film horrified at the brutality it presented.