Question of the day: How many and how long? (Clue: We are talking about babies and years.)

Answer: Over 55 million and 46 years.

Next question: Why?

Answer: On Jan. 22, 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court legalized abortion on demand for any reason or no reason at all.

Next question: With what result?

Answer: Loss of life for generations of innocent babies and a culture that lacks respect for the sanctity of human life.

Last question: Can we do anything to change this?

Answer: Yes, with God’s help.

To learn more, come to the Candlelight Vigil in the Natchez Grand Hotel on Broadway Street on Tuesday at 5:30 p.m.

Our guest speaker will be State Rep. Sam Mims, R-McComb, who is well-known to many of us as a champion for Life.

Virginia O’Beirne

Co-Chair, Pro-Life Natchez-Adams County